Arizona America250 Events Calendar
Explore our Arizona America250 Events Calendar, your hub for commemorating America’s 250th anniversary in Arizona. This calendar highlights both signature events hosted by Arizona America250 and community-led events taking place across the state.
If your organization or community is planning an event that aligns with the spirit of America250, we invite you to be part of the celebration. Help us build a vibrant calendar that reflects the richness of Arizona’s past, present, and future. Submitting your event is easy and free!
Let’s make history together. One event at a time.
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Blue Corn Festival
March 7 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Join Arizona Humanities and NDN Girls Book Club for the second annual Blue Corn Festival! The Blue Corn Festival features local cuisine and traditional blue-corn inspired dishes; poetry readings and storytelling; free books by Indigenous authors; kids’ crafts and activities; and dozens of art and culture vendors.
Honoring History and Foodways
At the heart of the festival is blue corn, a crop deeply rooted in the history and lifeways of Indigenous peoples across the Southwest. For generations, communities including the Navajo, Hopi, and Apache have cultivated this drought-tolerant food and incorporated it into ceremony, cuisine, and cultural identity. Today, blue corn remains an essential bridge between the past and present, carrying forward stories of resilience, tradition, and innovation.
Our Mission
The Blue Corn Festival uplifts Indigenous voices while fostering new conversations about food sovereignty, cultural continuity, and shared heritage. By celebrating blue corn and its enduring importance, the festival inspires hope for the future and strengthens connections between generations within Arizona’s Native communities.
Join us as we honor tradition, celebrate creativity, and build community—one story, one meal, and one shared experience at a time.
By the People: Conversations Beyond 250 is a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.