Prescott Frontier Days
From Bullfighters to English Shire Horses, the Prescott Frontier Days is one of the best ways to celebrate the Fourth of July. Since 1888 cowboys have been celebrating their independence in fine Western fashion. Just 120 miles south of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, beautiful high-desert Prescott knows how to hootenanny like you wouldn't believe.
Dates: June 29, 2011 - July 04, 2011 update info
Time: 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Event Cost: varies
Venue: Couthouse Plaza - Prescott, AZ
Contact: Prescott Frontier Days, Inc
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Website: worldsoldestrodeo.com
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Please join us as we honor and pay our respect to the many "Frontiersmen" and "Frontierswomen" who blazed their way west and settled this great territory. Nowhere is Arizona's Territorial History so beautifully preserved as it is in Prescott, which began as a small mining town with the discovery of gold on nearby Lynx Creek in 1863. Arizona became a territory during that same year and Prescott served as the Territorial Capital between 1863 and 1867, and again from 1877 until 1889, when the capital was finally moved to Phoenix.
There's lots going on, and here's the schedule to keep things straight stop here. http://worldsoldestrodeo.com/schedule.html
In true patriotic fashion, the festivities begin with the Frontier Days Parade in the morning. The parade weaves through downtown Prescott, which features famous old Western Whiskey Row. Running north and south on North Montezuma and in between Gurley Street and East Goodwin Street, Whiskey Row was the red-light district until 1956. The historical town has 525 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.
While the World's Oldest Rodeo is perhaps the most famous aspect of Prescott Frontier Days, many distinctively Western events make up the annual event. Other festivities during Frontier Days include a golf tournament, 10K run, Rodeo Parade, and, of course, the "World's Oldest Rodeo."
Prescott's rich history allows Frontier Days the authenticity only a true Western town could have. Centrally located in the middle of Arizona, Prescott used to be a territorial capitol.
Spending Independence Day at the centuries-old Frontier Days in Prescott, Arizona will create memories for a lifetime.
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