Prescott, Arizona events calendar

Prescott Frontier Days has run since 1888 and is recognized as the World's Oldest Rodeo. The rodeo runs late June through July 4 at the Prescott Rodeo Grounds, with parades and street events overlapping the 4th of July weekend.

Prescott Arizona was named Christmas City USA for the courthouse-plaza tree lighting, the Christmas Light Parade, the lit Whiskey Row, and the calendar of December events centered on the Yavapai County Courthouse.

The Prescott Christmas Parade (the Christmas Light Parade) runs the first Saturday evening of December through downtown, kicking off the tree-lighting weekend on the Courthouse Plaza.

Check our things-to-do-this-weekend guide for the rolling list. Whiskey Row live music, Saturday Prescott Farmers Market at Yavapai College, and seasonal anchors (rodeo in summer, Christmas in December, Bluegrass and Highland Games in spring) cover most weekends.

Yes. The Prescott Bluegrass Festival on the Courthouse Plaza is a free annual outdoor music event, typically the last weekend of June. Bring a chair.

The Prescott Valley Event Center inside Findlay Toyota Center hosts arena concerts, sports, and large gatherings. Smaller events run along Glassford Hill and at the Prescott Valley Civic Center.

The Whiskey Row Marathon, held annually in early May since 1978, starts and finishes on Whiskey Row in downtown Prescott. The course climbs into the Prescott National Forest before returning to the Plaza.

The 4th of July weekend in Prescott AZ overlaps with Prescott Frontier Days. The Independence Day Parade runs Cortez Street and Gurley Street downtown the morning of July 4. Multiple rodeo performances at the Prescott Rodeo Grounds run that evening and the surrounding days. Fireworks launch from Pioneer Park after dark, with live music on Whiskey Row most nights of the weekend.

The Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza tree lighting (first Saturday of December) is the headline. The Prescott AZ Christmas Light Parade runs that same evening through downtown. The Acker Music Festival fills downtown the second Friday in December. Whiskey Row stays lit through the month, the Hassayampa Inn runs holiday teas, and Heritage Park Zoo holds its Boo at the Zoo / WildLights events. Christmas City USA earns the title every year.

The Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza is the centerpiece - strings of lights covering the courthouse and trees through January. Whiskey Row keeps strings lit. The historic homes along Mt Vernon Avenue, the Hassayampa Inn lobby, and several Granite Dells residential streets run elaborate displays. Heritage Park Zoo's WildLights walk-through runs select December nights.

Yes - Prescott Valley runs its own Christmas Parade, and Findlay Toyota Center / the Prescott Valley Event Center books holiday concerts and family shows through December. Lights at the Lake displays around Fain Park and the Prescott Valley Civic Center campus are the visible local sets.

Halloween in Prescott AZ centers on Whiskey Row costume crawls (Friday and Saturday nights of Halloween weekend), the Hassayampa Inn ghost-tour weekend (the hotel is famously haunted), and family Halloween at Heritage Park Zoo's Boo at the Zoo. Spirit Halloween runs an annual Prescott Valley pop-up.

The Hassayampa Inn at 122 E Gurley Street is the headline haunted hotel - many local ghost tours stop there. The Palace Saloon, Hotel Vendome, and several Whiskey Row buildings show up on history-based ghost walks. The Prescott Pioneers' Home cemetery and the Yavapai County Courthouse run on local Halloween folklore.

The official Prescott Frontier Days fireworks launch from Pioneer Park after dark on July 4. Watson Lake Park has overflow viewing of the show. Prescott Valley runs its own fireworks display on a different timing - check the Town of Prescott Valley calendar for current year details.

Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo tickets typically go on sale in early spring (March or April) for the late-June through July-4 performances. Buy direct through the Prescott Frontier Days website. Finals performances sell out first.

Our Prescott events this weekend guide tracks the rolling calendar against the City of Prescott Special Events page. Whiskey Row live music runs most Friday and Saturday nights. The Saturday Prescott Farmers Market at Yavapai College runs most of the year. Seasonal anchors (rodeo, Christmas, Bluegrass, Highland Games) are scheduled by month.

Prescott Valley Days is the annual town festival each May with parades, vendors, music, and family activities centered on the Prescott Valley Civic Center campus. Check the Town of Prescott Valley calendar for the specific year's date.