Scottsdale saddles up for Western Week
Scottdale's Western Week will be returning at the end of January.
Scottsdale's Museum of the West, 3830 N. Marshall Way, will offer presentations such as Riding Through Scottsdale: An Equestrian History on January 29th, and The Gentlemen Doc Holiday with Wyatt Earp on January 30th.
The museum will have free admission for Scottsdale residents on Thursday, January 30th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and free admission for everyone on January 31st and February 1st from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Outside the museum, The Pony Express will be on Friday January 31st from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm with Pony Express riders entering Old Town Scottdale from Holbrook and family-friendly fun such as live music and line dancing.
The 70th annual Parade del Sol will take place the next morning February 1st from 9:30 am to noon. This procession will represent cultures including native American, Mexican, Western, and Arabian with over 125 entries including floats, horse- drawn carriages, stagecoaches, horse and riders, and marching bands.
After the parade Old Town will have food trucks, a kids' zone, merchandise vendors, and live entertainment from noon to 4:00 pm at its Trail's End Festival.
The Arizona Indian Festival will have an inclusive inter-tribal celebration of food, arts, crafts, culture, trends and innovations at the Scottsdale Civic Center, 7380 East 2nd Street February 1st and 2nd.
Stationery printers often use colorful pictures from events like these on their American West card sets.
Scottsdale's Museum of the West, 3830 N. Marshall Way, will offer presentations such as Riding Through Scottsdale: An Equestrian History on January 29th, and The Gentlemen Doc Holiday with Wyatt Earp on January 30th.
The museum will have free admission for Scottsdale residents on Thursday, January 30th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and free admission for everyone on January 31st and February 1st from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Outside the museum, The Pony Express will be on Friday January 31st from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm with Pony Express riders entering Old Town Scottdale from Holbrook and family-friendly fun such as live music and line dancing.
The 70th annual Parade del Sol will take place the next morning February 1st from 9:30 am to noon. This procession will represent cultures including native American, Mexican, Western, and Arabian with over 125 entries including floats, horse- drawn carriages, stagecoaches, horse and riders, and marching bands.
After the parade Old Town will have food trucks, a kids' zone, merchandise vendors, and live entertainment from noon to 4:00 pm at its Trail's End Festival.
The Arizona Indian Festival will have an inclusive inter-tribal celebration of food, arts, crafts, culture, trends and innovations at the Scottsdale Civic Center, 7380 East 2nd Street February 1st and 2nd.
Stationery printers often use colorful pictures from events like these on their American West card sets.