16th Annual Vertuccio Farms Fall Festival
Mesa, Includes a 10 acre scarecrow themed corn maze,
1800’s family variety show, giant tube slide, rubber duck
races, and spider web crawl, bounce house, mini hay
maze, barrel train, pumpkin patch and farm animals, for
adults test your strength on hi-striker, race pedal cars,
and jump on the extreme air pillow, walk through the
farm and discover where pizza comes from, kettle korn,
fry bread, and barbecue, http://www.vertucciofarms.com
NVRHA National Championship and World
Greatest Versatility Ranch Horse
Queen Creek - Horseshoe Park and Equestrian
Centre, an association working to preserve the great
American Ranch Horse traditions through the 5 classes:
conformation, ranch cutting, working ranch horse, ranch
trail and ranch riding, http://www.nvrhafinals.org/
November 1-9:
Pumpkin Days & Corn Maze
Glendale - Tolmachoff Farms, pumpkin patch, 6 acre
family corn maze with a new theme every year (search
for pieces of your map as you walk through), mini corn
maze (perfect for little ones), haunted corn maze (dare to
enter), also petting zoo, train ride($2), hay pyramid, corn
box, adult/child pedal cart track, jumping pillow and
more, new this year: climb on 20 X 20 Spider Web,
$9 admission, 623-386-1301 or
http://www.tolmachoff-farms.com
November 1-30:
The Cowgirl Who Became a Justice: Sandra
Day O’Connor – McClelland Irish Library, exhibition
examines the intersection and divergence of ranch life
and bench life, the exhibition features family and public
life photos, ranch artifacts on loan from the Day family,
items on loan from the O’Connor family, and selected
editorials, http://azirishlibrary.org
Day at the Ranch
Camp Verde - JACKPOT Ranch, Arizona Equestrian
Connection is hosting a day at the ranch which includes
hay rides, paddle boating, swimming, water slide, mini
cart rides, fun dress-up photos, geo caching, catch and
release fishing, giant tree house and more, free,
10 am – 3 pm, Saturdays and Sundays, 602-314-5413
November 3-7
3rd Annual John Wayne’s
Monument Valley Ride
Monument Valley - Four-day horseback ride in the
heart of the Navajo Tribal Park, if you love John Wayne /
John Ford movies filmed here, then this ride is for you,
includes horses, tack, wranglers, Navajo guide/historian,
meals, “period-clothing” recommended, reservations
needed, http://www.great-american-adventures.com/
Monument%20Valley%20Ride.htm
November 4
Downtown Street Scene – Harvest Fair
Casa Grande - Main Street Alley and Historic Florence
Street, classic car show, exhibitors, live entertainment,
beer garden, merchants and restaurants open late, free,
5:30-9 pm, 520-836-8744 or http://www.cgmainstreet.org
November 5
The Little Red Hen
Phoenix - Great Arizona Puppet Theatre
The Little Red Hen – Great Arizona Puppet Theatre, who
will help the Little Red Hen with all the work it takes to
get wheat made into bread? This sing-along show invites
lots of audience participation and shares available
message bout helping each other, closed 11/27, $7-10,
10 am – 2 pm, 602-262-2050 or http://azpuppets.org/
AZintheSaddle.com
November 7-9
5th Annual Chandler Chuck Wagon Cook-Off
Chandler - Tumbleweed Park - Demonstrates 1880s Old
West lifestyle, teams from across the western United
States, old fashioned culinary competition, teams
prepare foods from their authentic chuck wagons and
use methods and utensils in the style of those used in
1880s cattle drives, meals available for the public to
purchase, also stage entertainment, family activities and
shopping opportunities, meals are $10-12 per plate,
http://chandleraz.gov/chuckwagon
November 8:
Annual Zeke Taylor Open Pit Barbecue
Cottonwood - Features beef, cowboy beans, ice cream,
benefits the Clemenceau Museum, $3-7, 11 am - 3:30
pm, http://www.clemenceaumuseum.com/
6th Annual Sahuarita Pecan Festival
Sahuarita - The Farm - Showcases the Green Valley Pecan
Company’s extensive pecan history, also celebrates the
culture, cuisine and music of the Santa Cruz Valley, includes
live entertainment, family-friendly activities, harvest
demonstrations, hayrides and games, regional food and
pecan-related dished, local arts and crafts market, 9 am – 5
pm, http://www.sahuaritapecanfestival.com/
Mesa Old West Days
Mesa - Downtown, showcases the pioneer and territorial
history of Mesa, includes 9th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers,
gun fight reenactments, quick draw competition, music
& entertainment, food, cowboy crafts, costume contest,
Kiddie Rides, free, 10 am – 5 pm,
http://www.mesaoldwestdays.com
10th Annual Certified Local Fall Festival
Phoenix - 10th Annual Certified Local Fall Festival –
Portland Place, celebrate Arizona’s local businesses, food,
10-minute massages, live music, kids’ games, giveaways,
beer & wine garden, raffle prizes, 10 am – 4 pm,
http://www.localfirstaz.com
P&M Arena Presents: Rope ‘Em, Turn ‘Em,
Tie ‘Em Challenge
Four Event Challenge - Barrels, Poles, Steer Stopping,
Breakaway; Saddle to High Point Winner; Buckle to
Runner Up & Reserve; More prizes coming
www.pmarena.com, 480-980-5865 for more info
November 8-30:
Click-The West through the Lens
Prescott - Phippen Museum, a very special invitational
exhibition and sale featuring the fine art photography
of seventeen of America’s finest photographers
of the West, $5-7, 928-778-1385 or
http://www.phippenartmuseum.org/
Nov 11 2014
An Evening with Vince Gill
and the Time Jumpers
Mesa - Mesa Arts Center, an assemblage 11 member
band that has made major contributions across the
country music industry for the last 30 years, known for
their 2007 hit Jumpin’ Time, a sound versed with country
and an overwhelming affection of western swing, $3767, 7:30 pm, http://www.mesaartscenter.com
November 13:
Wyatt Earp – A Life on the Frontier
Scottsdale - Kerr Cultural Center, meet the man, not
the myth! The contemporary Wyatt Earp, has been
portraying his famous relative Wyatt Earp in this oneman show since 1996. Set in the mid-1920s, an elderly
Wyatt Earp tells of his adventures during the final days
of the American frontier from Arizona to Alaska. The play
has delighted audiences throughout North America and
Europe and was written by Earp’s wife, award-winning
pla