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.
Limited space, by reservation only! Did you know that Oracle State Park was once covered by warm, shallow seas? Are you familiar with the numerous faults that uncovered rocks once buried more than 5 miles beneath the surface? The park offers visitors the opportunity to experience the unique geology of the Santa Catalina Mountains area. […]
HD SOUTH, Home of the Gilbert Historical Museum, proudly invites the community to experience the Red, White & Blue–themed 21st Annual “Art of Quilting” Show, a vibrant celebration honoring the nation’s Semiquincentennial. This year’s show presents a special traveling exhibit from the American Quilt Study Group, featuring works from the remarkable collection “Makers and Designers: […]
Celebrate America’s true art form, jazz, with the Grammy Award-winning Count Basie Orchestra. The 16-piece band’s repertoire features Basie’s signature blend of swing, blues, and improvisation, delivering a masterful performance. This special 90th anniversary concert features Nnenna Freelon, a seven-time Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist, arts education advocate, producer, and arranger who has achieved great heights in […]
Meet in the Palo Verde Day Use area and learn how to distinguish between birds and seek out our avian friends from hawks to hummingbirds throughout the trail! Be prepared for a 1-mile, slow-paced bird walk on moderate, rocky terrain with a mild 150ft elevation gain. The program takes about 1.5 hours. Please wear close-toed […]
Commemorate America’s 250th Birthday and the start of the Cactus League spring training games with sports photographer Jean Fruth and an intimate behind-the-lens look at the country’s favorite pastime, baseball. As one of the few women to cover the Majors, Fruth brings a fresh perspective the field.
Live snakes in the library! Melissa Amarello from Advocates for Snake Preservation (ASP) will be here with her snake teachers (non-venomous snakes) to share her enthusiasm for our slithering friends. If you are not an appreciator of snakes, you will be after this presentation! All ages are welcome.
This beautiful program is designed to start with a famous Arizona sunset draping gracefully over the Superstition Mountains, and end under the light of the full moon. The 1.5-mile trail features some rocky, rough terrain but with little elevation gain. It is a ranger-guided hike focusing on the aesthetic, while offering opportunities to stop and […]
Join us for a new series of kid focused programs. The program will be held the first Sunday of the month at 10am Dec. through March. Each month will be a new theme where kids can learn about different science and outdoor related topics and complete a related activity. The program is free with paid […]
America loved the swinging sounds of female close-harmony groups even before The Andrews Sisters hit the airwaves. Audiences will hear those great vintage songs with fresh ears when this trio takes the stage! These New York City-based vocalists have performed across the USA at iconic spaces honoring our veterans (the Intrepid Air and Space Museum, […]
Straight from St. Peter Street, the quintessential New Orleans jazz band brings its jubilant and infectious brand of music to Wickenburg. Transforming the stage into an era when Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton ruled the Big Easy, the 6-piece ensemble offers creative energy and fresh interpretations of their authentic sound.
Join us for a heartfelt celebration of early folk, gospel, and Western swing music. This isn’t just a multi-media concert—it’s an exuberant exploration of this expansive and singular American genre that planted the roots of American music featuring vocalists and instrumentalists Cristina Vane and Brennen Leigh. The performance includes songs made famous by iconic artists […]
This two-day StandDown brings together service providers and community partners to support veterans experiencing homelessness or housing instability, as well as those in need of employment, healthcare, and benefits assistance. The event will be open 8am-3pm on March 12th and 13th. StandDown events provide veterans with the opportunity to connect face-to-face with service providers, peers, […]