Gold Rush Days & Rodeo 62nd |
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| Location | 160 N. Valentine Wickenburg, AZ 85390 |
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| Dates | February 12, 2010 - February 14, 2010 - CONFIRMED! | |
| Description: | FEBRUARY 11-14, 2010 WESTERN FUN RIDES IN WITH THE 62nd ANNUAL GOLD RUSH DAYS âOUT WICKENBURG WAY!â This event celebrates the townâs origins as a ranching & gold mining center in the days before there was a Phoenix. The heritage event was founded 60 years ago, and today Gold Rush Days draws tens of thousands of visitors, during the three days of activities. Festivities begin on Thursday, February 11, with a Western Hat Rendezvous lunch on Frontier Street with the gals from Buckshot Babes from 12noon-2pm; followed by the Family Fun Carnival opening at 4:00 p.m., in the downtown district. Joining us in Wickenburg for special performances isâNashville artist Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlativesâ who will appear in concert on Thursday and Friday Night at 7:30 p.m., at the Del E. Webb Center for Performing Arts. The official opening gets underway on Friday, February 12 with the Opening Ceremonies on Frontier Street at 10:00 a.m. with gunfights, and gold rush officials kicking off the event. Friday is the only day you will be able to see beautiful classic cars on Frontier Street from 9am -3 p.m. The main festival area on Valentine Street in the historic district will see 200 arts/crafts exhibitors, a family fun carnival, photography exhibit, art show, free stage entertainment, and much more from 9:00 a.m. â 5 p.m., with the carnival running throughout the evening. One of the highlights on Friday is the first show of the Desert Stagers old fashioned melodrama, held in the historic Saguaro Theatre at 7:00 p.m., nightly throughout the celebration. The parade on Saturday at 10:00 a.m., is one of the largest in Arizona, with over 100 entries including 1,000 horses, classic autoâs, floats, marching bands, and youth groups participating. Spectators line the street as one of the largest parades in Arizona passes by. The parade theme is: âSteers & Stripesâ with Arizona Highways Television Host Robin Sewell as the grand marshal. On Saturday the main event activities are the same, but include the additions of a Western Barbeque, and the first performance of the Senior Professional Rodeo held at 2:00 p.m. at the Everett Bowman Arena, located off of Constellation Road, just one mile east of the downtown area. Admission is $10 adults, $8 seniors, $6 students, children $3, and under 5 Free. Gates open at Noon. Again this year is the addition of the Grand Canyon PRCA Rough Stock to the rodeo. On Saturday night, the popular âArizona Outlawsâ is the band playing on Saturday night inside the Wickenburg Community Center from 8:30 p.m. âMidnight for the Gold Rush Days rodeo dance with great music. Admission is $8 / $15 couple Sunday, the activities include the arts/crafts area, gold panning, family carnival, rodeo performance, melodrama, and special day events such as the Young Life Pancake Breakfast at 7:30 am â 11 am inside the Community Center; traditional Mining events - Mucking & Drilling Contest at 10:00 a.m. where contestants compete for money and prizes and spectators can bid in a Calcutta Auction for a contestant; and the Arizona Gold Panning Championship, where contestants compete for money and prizes while panning for gold starts at 1:00 p.m. The second performance of the Senior Pro Rodeo is at 2 p.m. This annual celebration is one of the Signature Heritage events for Wickenburg, and was named recently as Arizonaâs Best Special Rural Event by the Arizona Office of Tourism. This event was also in the Library of Congress, named as one of Americaâs Living Legacies. For more Information, and tickets call (928) 684-5479 or visit the event on www.wickenburgchamber.com. Tickets for the Webb Center concert call 928-684-6624 | |
| Contact name | Julie+Brooks | |
| Phone | 800 942-5242 | |
| Event Website | http://www.wickenburgchamber.com | |
| Show hours | Fri-Sat 10-5, Sun 10-4 | |
| Year # | First Year | |
| Art/Craft Space price | $250 10x10 | |
| Application URL: | http://www.wickenburgchamber.com/pdf/2009/APPLICATIONArtsCrafts.pdf | |
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