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 

www.phippenartmuseum.org

 

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, 

www.artthe4th.com

 

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