Events to attend if you’re going out of town for July 4
Flagstaff Folk Festival
Fans of folk music will want to head to the cooler temps of Flagstaff for the Flagstaff Folk Festival. The event features 100plus acts across five stages, along with jams, workshops and more.
Details: SaturdaySunday, June 30-July 1. Check website for performance schedule. Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Fort Valley Road, and Arizona Historical Society Pioneer Museum, 2340 N. Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff. $5 per person or $15 per family per day. 928-607-8480, flagfolk fest.org.
World’s Oldest Rodeo
Prescott Frontier Days presents the World’s Oldest Rodeo. Since 1888, this event has taken place over Fourth of July weekend and has included many exciting performances. Each approximate 2.5-hour performance time features the same events and specialty acts.
Details: June 28-July 4. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Tues- day; 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Prescott Rodeo Grounds, 840 Rodeo Drive, Prescott. Tickets start at $12. worldsoldest rodeo.com.
Prescott Rodeo Days Fine Art & Crafts Show
The arts and crafts show corresponds with other Independence Day events taking place in Prescott around the same time, including the World’s Oldest Rodeo, Frontier Days Parade, Whiskey Row Boot Race and more. The juried art show features original works by arts and craftspeople as well as live entertainment.
Details: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, June 30-July 1; and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, July 2. Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza, 120 S. Cortez St., Prescott. prescottdown town.com.
Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration
Visit Tubac Presidio State Historic Park for free hot dogs, nachos, watermelon, lemonade and activities for kids including hula hoops, bean bag and ball toss, coin guess, adobe brick making and face painting.
Details: 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday, July 4. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, One Burruel Street, Tubac. Free. www.azstateparks.com/ tubac.