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.
The Oro Valley Historical Society features America’s Semiquincentennial as its exhibit in the Pusch House Museum at historic Steam Pump Ranch. This celebration features people, events, and the challenges that led to today’s ability to acknowledge our Nation’s 250th anniversary. Tours are self-guided, and volunteers will be on site to answer questions and provide additional […]
Join ASU Professor Emeritus Duane Roen, founding coordinator for the Project for Writing and Recording Family History in the College of Integrative Science and Arts, for this unique family history workshop. Sometimes family historians have only names, dates, and places for ancestors, but the more we gather names, dates, and other genealogical facts, the more […]
Get your trusty long ear, your trusty lawn chair, and bring all the good vibes to Apache Junction's Prospector Park for the 67th Annual* Apache Junction Burro Derby and Prospector Play Day! This approximately 5k course is flat and fast, although the scenery is so beautiful you and your burro may choose to simply mosey […]
The Apache Junction Library will be hosting speaker, Shane Krauser. He will lead a lively discussion on the Constitution for adults and teens. Come hear about this great document and bring your questions!
Get to know the plant life of the Sonoran Desert on this guided hike with Arizona State Park Volunteer, Valerie. You'll spend an hour exploring the trails and learning about local cacti, trees, and shrubs, seeing how they've adapted to grow in and support this ecosystem. Expect some small hills and loose gravel with no […]
Just how big is the biggest cactus in the United States? Can you eat it? What role does it play in our desert community? Get answers to these questions and more when you join us for a ranger-led hike to observe and learn about the mighty saguaro. We’ll walk and talk for about an hour […]
Last chance to see the Oro Valley Historical Society exhibit commemorating America’s Semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of our nation. Visit the Pusch House Museum at historic Steam Pump Ranch between 9 a.m. and noon. The exhibit explores the origins of the United States, the people who shaped its beginnings, and the actions that secured our […]
Join our naturalist for a walk around the Ranch to learn more about the people who lived there as well as the flora and fauna of our desert surroundings. Complimentary one-hour tours are scheduled at 9:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., and end at the Society-managed Heritage Garden, where you can visit the replica of a […]
Welcome back local historian extraordinaire Steve Hoza as he shares interesting facts from Arizona’s history. Arizona was the home to 24 German prisoner of war camps during World War II. Steve has spoken to hundreds of former POW’s, their guards and camp personnel, and presents a gripping history of these camps. Included is the famous […]
Want to tour the Grand Canyon virtually? Mikki Monaghan, former bus tour guide, will take you through the Grand Canyon and share her knowledge and enthusiasm for this Arizona wonder!
Fridays (January - April) @ 9 a.m. Join us at the Birding Trail kiosk (next to campsite #12 in Patagonia Lake State Park) for a ranger led hike to learn about the diverse avian wildlife at Patagonia Lake and Sonoita Creek. The park is designated as an Important Bird Area by the Audubon Society. If […]
Get to know the plant life of the Sonoran Desert on this guided hike with Arizona State Park Volunteer, Valerie. You'll spend an hour exploring the trails and learning about local cacti, trees, and shrubs, seeing how they've adapted to grow in and support this ecosystem. Expect some small hills and loose gravel with no […]