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Annual Festivals
n Casa Grande and the surrounding area, there is no shortage of festivals, music and special events in the winter and spring months. CASA GRANDE STREET FAIR A two-day celebration in historic downtown, Casa Grande Main Street’s Street Fair is generally held in the middle of January. The event is free to attend and features continuous entertainment, a beer garden, food courts and more than 200 arts and crafts vendors and exhibitors as well as a car and motorcycle show. It’s a fundraiser for the Casa Grande Main Street program. AGRI-COUNTRY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Music fans and performers from across the country travel to the Pinal Fairgrounds and Event Center every January for two days of toe-tapping bluegrass performances held on two outdoor and one indoor stage. Besides music from top bluegrass bands, the event includes a classic car show, vendors, crafts, model trains, antique tractors, a quilt show and other activities. GOLD CANYON ARTS FESTIVAL The Gold Canyon Arts Festival is a free event sponsored by the Gold Canyon Arts Council at Gold Canyon United Methodist Church, 6640 S. Kings Ranch Road in Gold Canyon. Held in January, it generally features a juried art show with the work of nearly 90 artists in a wide variety of genres and styles from throughout the state as well as entertainment and a food court with a variety of food and beverages. ARIZONA CLASSIC JACKPOT & FARM SHOW Livestock animals are shown and judged every February during the Arizona Classic Jackpot & Farm Show. The event is the largest livestock show in Arizona. It’s held at the Pinal Fairgrounds and Event Center.
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WUERTZ FARM’S ANNUAL GOURD FESTIVAL The annual Wuertz Farm Gourd Festival, featuring the “Running of the Gourds,” is held each February at the Pinal Fairgrounds and Event Center. The festival brings together gourd artists, vendors and fans and includes a competitive event for gourd artists. Attendees will find gourd displays, live music, a farmers market, games and more. TOWN OF FLORENCE HISTORIC HOME TOUR Usually planned in February, the historic home tour is a chance to explore one of Arizona’s oldest towns and highlights the history and architecture of Florence, dating back to territorial days. CASA GRANDE COWBOY DAYS & O’ODHAM TASH Casa Grande’s annual two-week celebration of the Western lifestyle is usually held in February and includes two weeks of various rodeos and roping events, a parade, music, chuckwagons, a pony express event and other activities. Most events are at Ed Hooper Rodeo Park, 2525 N. Pinal Ave., but the parade is held on Florence Boulevard. Visit casagrandecowboydays.com for information. CACTUS FLY-IN The Cactus Fly-in is sponsored by the Arizona Antique Airplanes Association. This event is one of the earliest fly-ins of the year. The desert lets them get an early start, even though it’s still winter. This fly-in usually takes place in early March. ARIZONA CITY DAZE Arizona City’s annual community celebration takes place every year on the cross streets of Sunland Gin Road and Alsdorf Road. The event attracts more than 3,000 attendees each year and includes live performances throughout the day, a kids’ zone, more than 100 vendors and a parade.
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