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Prescott Events
MAR 5 2016 - MAR 31 2016
Inspiration to Creation: The Hidden Life Behind Bronze
Prescott - Phippen Museum
–featuring an amazing collection images of Western sculptors
by artist and bronze specialist Erik Petersen and his professional
photographer cousin, Willie Petersen, $5-7, 928-778-1385 or
MAR 25 2016
Prescott's 4th Friday Art Walk
Prescott – Downtown- more than 18 participating Prescott
galleries keep their doors open to visitors and local alike for a
night of fun, food, music and ART, 5-7 pm, www.artthe4th.com
APR 1 2016 - APR 30 2016
Inspiration to Creation: The Hidden Life Behind Bronze
Prescott - Phippen Museum
Inspiration to Creation: The Hidden Life Behind Bronze –featuring an amazing collection images of Western sculptors by artist and bronze specialist Erik Petersen and his professional photographer cousin, Willie Petersen, $5-7, 928-778-1385 or www.phippenartmuseum.org
APR 9 2016 - APR 10 2016
Mata Ortiz Pottery Show and Sale
Prescott - Smoki Museum
Mata Ortiz Pottery Show and Sale - view hundreds of pots that range in size from tiny to super-sized, watch as the artists from Mata Ortiz create pots the way they have for hundreds of years, pots available from the artists at "direct to you" prices, all unique, one-of-a-kind, signed pottery items, featuring Lucy Mora and Lorenso Bugarini, firing of the pottery on the museum grounds, www.smokimuseum.org
APR 15 2016 - APR 17 2016
Becoming an Outdoors Woman
Prescott - Camp Friendly Pines
Becoming an Outdoors Woman - Camp Friendly Pines, offers adventure and life skills, for women age 18 and older to learn to camp, fish, rappel, hike, cook with Dutch ovens, photograph wildlife & a range of outdoor recreation skills, "hawk talks" and nature hikes, $235 includes meals, lodging and classes, 480-644-0077 or www.azwildlife.org
APR 16 2016 - APR 17 2016
Chalk It Up! Prescott
Prescott - National Bank Plaza
Chalk It Up! Prescott – National Bank Plaza, “children” of all ages are invited to create pavement art, individual or group artists, live entertainment, free, 10 am – 4 pm, 928-308-9651 or www.prescottchalkart.com/
APR 21 2016 - APR 24 2016
Annual Prescott Valley Days
Prescott Valley - Prescott Valley Event Center carnival, parade, food, arts and crafts, live music, 928-772-8857 or www.pvchamber.org
APR 29 2016 - APR 30 2016
Whiskey Off Road Mountain Bike Race
Prescott endurance mountain bike including technical single track, smooth fire roads and quality climbing with great views, 15-, 25- & 50-miles, at the end is a community concert,
8 am, www.epicrides.com
APR 30 2016
Kaleidoscope of Color 2016 Prescott’s 17th Annual Festival of Iris
Prescott - Mortimer's Nursery
Prescott’s 17th Annual Festival of Iris –features an amazing variety of iris in all the colors of the rainbow, vote for your favorite iris, stunning displays of blooms and arrangements, planting and care demonstrations, hundreds of potted Iris for sale, 10 am – 3 pm,
623-980-6627 or www.prescottirissociety.org
APR 30 2016
Mike High PBR, Professional Bull Riding
Prescott Valley - Prescott Valley Event Center – showcases rising stars of the PBR, riding alongside fan favorites and veterans, competitors face-off against the most famous bucking bulls, the Touring Pro Division offer bull riders the opportunity to compete in PBR sanctioned events while earning money to qualify for PBR's elite Built Ford Tough World Finals, $10 and up, 7:30pm www.prescottvalleyeventcenter.com/events/details/36-PBR
MAY 1 2016
Whiskey Off Road Mountain Bike Race
Prescott - Whiskey Off Road Mountain Bike Race - endurance mountain bike including technical single track, smooth fire roads and quality climbing with great views, 15-, 25- & 50-miles, at the end is a community concert, 8 am, www.epicrides.com
MAY 1 2016 - MAY 31 2016
Inspiration to Creation: The Hidden Life Behind Bronze
Prescott - Phippen Museum
Inspiration to Creation: The Hidden Life Behind Bronze – featuring an amazing collection images of Western sculptors by artist and bronze specialist Erik Petersen and his professional photographer cousin, Willie Petersen, $5-7,
928-778-1385 or www.phippenartmuseum.org
MAY 1 2016 - MAY 31 2016
Historic Prescott Downtown Walking Tours
Prescott
Historic Prescott Downtown Walking Tours – Visitor Information Center, learn a bit of Prescott's historic past and present, 90 minutes, tours are every Friday, Saturday & Sunday unless major event is downtown, 10 am, donations appreciated, 928-445-2000 or www.prescott.org
MAY 7 2016 - MAY 8 2016
30th Annual Mountain Artists Guild Fine Art & Wine Festival
Prescott - Courthouse Plaza -
juried art show with more than 140 artisans from throughout the West, displaying and demonstrating work in painting, ceramic, metal art, woodworking, glass, fiber and jewelry, live music, food and wine garden, free, Sat 9 am - 5 pm, Sun 9 am - 4 pm, 928-445-2510 or www.PrescottArtFestivals.com
MAY 7 2016
3rd Annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Prescott - Park Plaza
– featuring authentic Mexican entertainment Mariachis, folkloric dancers, children’s dance troupe, for dancing - a DJ with traditional and contemporary Mexican music, a popular Mexican singer, some children’s activities, water and soft drinks, 3-9 pm, www.facebook.com/PrescottCincodeMayoFiesta
MAY 13 2016 - MAY 15 2016
38th Annual YCCA Home & Garden Show
Prescott Valley - Prescott Valley Event Center
38th Annual YCCA Home & Garden Show – more than 200 vendors, free, Fri & Sat 9 am – 5 pm, Sun 10 am – 3pm
www.prescottvalleyeventcenter.com
MAY 14 2016
38th Annual Whiskey Row Marathon
Prescott- considered one of the most difficult in the U.S., panoramic views of Northern AZ, from 5,280 to 7,000 ft. in first 7 miles, also half marathon, 10K run, 2 mile fun run/walk, 6 am, 928-445-7221 or www.whiskeyrowmarathon.com/
MAY 14 2016 - MAY 15 2016
Arizona Junior Rodeo Year End Finals Rodeo Prescott - saddles to year-end event winners, all-around saddles to each age group, www.arizonajuniorrodeo.com
MAY 14 2016 - MAY 15 2016
12th Annual Prescott Highland Games
Prescott - Watson Lake Park
Prescott Area Celtic Society, a wide array of musicians, Scottish and Highland dancing, pipe bands, British food and drink, etc, Scottish athletic competitions, genealogy tent, massed bands and march of clans, $8-16, 9 am –5 pm, www.prescotthighlandgames.com/
MAY 27 2016
4th Friday Art Walk
Prescott
4th Friday Art Walk - 15 galleries stay open late and offer food, musical entertainment, artist receptions and painting demonstrations,
MAY 28 2016 - MAY 30 2016
42nd Annual Phippen Museum Western Art Show & Sale
Prescott - Courthouse Plaza,
premier outdoor western art show featuring more than 150 western artists from around the country, a popular "Quick Draw" & auction 2 pm Sat & Sun, daily 9 am,
928-778-1385 or www.phippenartmuseum.org
MAY 28 2016 - MAY 30 2016
28th Annual Off Street Festival
Prescott - Chamber of Commerce, more than 100 arts & craft vendor booths, food, fun, Sat-Sun 9 am –
5 pm, Mon 9 am – 3 pm, 928-445-2000 or www.prescott.org
JUN 1 2016 - JUN 30 2016
Inspiration to Creation: The Hidden Life Behind Bronze
Prescott - Phippen Museum
– featuring an amazing collection images of Western sculptors by artist and bronze specialist Erik Petersen and his professional photographer cousin, Willie Petersen, $5-7, 928-778-1385 or www.phippenartmuseum.org
JUN 3 2016 - JUN 5 2016
10th Annual Chaparral MusicFest 2016Prescott
Chaparral MusicFest presents educational workshops for youths-seniors and engaging performances free to the community, Youth Choral Workshop, Suzuki Academy, Percussion Academy, Composition Workshop and Chamber Music Workshop, 928-777-8663 or www.chaparralmusicfest.org
JUN 4 2016 - JUN 5 2016
43rd Annual Folk Arts Fair
Prescott - Sharlot Hall Museum, family-friendly heritage celebrates traditional arts, crafts and entertainment of central territorial Arizona, gold panning, hands-on crafts, livestock area, sheep shearing, food, living history interpreters, antique autos, $3-7,
10 am - 5 pm, 928-445-3122 or www.sharlot.org
JUN 4 2016
Woof Down Lunch
Prescott - Courthouse Plaza
vendors, live music, dog obedience, agility, K-9 Unit demonstrations, raffles, dog contests, kid activities, adoptable dog introductions, $20 ticket includes a BBQ lunch and choice of a handcrafted pet bowl or ten raffle tickets, 928-778-2924 or www.UnitedAnimalFriends.org
JUN 3 2016 - JUN 4 2016
Mountain Top Quilters Guild Quilt Show
Prescott Valley - Prescott Valley Event Center - more than 250 quilts on display, vendors, a
members’ boutique, a small quilt auction on Saturday, enjoy our Friendship Quilts challenge, appraisals available for a fee, food and beverages , free parking, $5, pieced and appliquéd Opportunity Quilt, www.mountaintopquiltersguild.com/quiltshow.html
JUN 11 2016
Quilt Show
Prescott Valley - Prescott Valley Event Center -Quilt Show, items for sale such as quilts, table runners, wall hangings, placemats, potholders, and more. Benefits LVQG's Community Projects, free, 10 am – 4 pm, 928-925-3845
JUN 24 2016
4th Friday Art Walk
Prescott – more than 18 galleries stay open late and offer food, musical entertainment, artist receptions and painting demonstrations, 5 pm, www.artthe4th.com
JUN 24 2016 - JUN 25 2016
3rd Annual Shakespeare in the Pines Prescott - Highlands Center for Natural History
$60 includes appetizers catered by El Gato Azul, drinks from Black Hole Beer Company, coffee and dessert, 6:30 pm, www.laarkproductions.org
JUN 25 2016 - JUN 26 2016
35th Annual Bluegrass Festival
Prescott - Courthouse Plaza 4 top bands, jam sessions, workshops, free, Sat 10 am – 9 pm, Sun. 11 am – 3 pm, 800-266-7534 or 928-771-9827 or www.prescottbluegrassfestival.com
JUN 28 2016 - JUN 30 2016
129th Annual Prescott Frontier Days & World's Oldest Rodeo
Prescott - Prescott Rodeo Grounds, 8 rodeo performances, Arizona’s largest rodeo parade, kiddie parade, arts & crafts show, food, rodeo dances, 7:30 & 1:30 pm select days, 928-445-3103 or 866-407-6336 or www.worldsoldestrodeo.com
JUL 1 2016 - JUL 17 2016
Inspiration to Creation: The Hidden Life Behind Bronze
Prescott - Phippen Museum
featuring an amazing collection images of Western sculptors by artist and bronze specialist Erik Petersen and his professional photographer cousin, Willie Petersen, $5-7, 928-778-1385 or www.phippenartmuseum.org
JUL 1 2016 - JUL 4 2016
129th Annual Prescott Frontier Days & World's Oldest Rodeo
8 rodeo performances, Arizona’s largest rodeo parade, kiddie parade, arts & crafts show, food, rodeo dances, 7:30 & 1:30 pm select days, 928-445-3103 or 866-407-6336 or www.worldsoldestrodeo.com
JUL 2 2016 - JUL 4 2016
36th Annual Prescott Rodeo Days Fine Arts & Crafts Show
Prescott Courthouse Plaza, a juried show featuring 150+ juried on-site artisans and crafts persons from across the Southwest, music and entertainment, Fri & Sat 9 am - 5 pm, Sun 9 am – 4 pm, 928-443-5220 or www.prescottdowntown.com
JUL 2 2016
Frontier Days Parade
Prescott - Courthouse Plaza
Champions - Past and Present - Courthouse Plaza, celebrate the history and heritage and the pageantry of this annual tradition,
9 am, 866-407-6336 or, www.worldsoldestrodeo.com
