Tucson Rodeo & Parade 2008

83rd La Fiesta de los Vaqueros

Rodeo Tickets on Sale

The 2008 Tucson Rodeo, held from February 16-24, 2008, features six rodeos. The top 12 cowboys and cowgirls from the Saturday-Saturday rodeo performances return on Sunday, Feb. 25 for Championship round.

Current and former World Champions will compete in one of the top rodeos in North America.

The Tucson Rodeo purse plus entry fees equal over $290,000 in total prize money. The Tucson Rodeo is ranked in the top 20 professional rodeos in North America based on prize monies.

PRCA Rodeo: bareback riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, team roping, women's barrel racing and bull riding.

Slack for steer wrestling, tie-down and team roping on Feb. 18-19 is open to the public. $5 general admission. Tickets available at the gate only.

Free admission for school groups (no reservations necessary). Parking is free. There is no slack for roughstock events (bull riding, bareback and saddle bronc riding). Slack does not include any entertainment features.

Special events at 12:30 p.m. each day of the Tucson Rodeo include children's Dodge Mutton Bustin' and the Justin Junior Rodeo.

Country Thunder Announces Concert Dates

December 7, 2007 — Country Thunder USA, the nation's premier country music and camping festival, returns to Arizona for the 15th consecutive year, to Wisconsin for the 16th straight year, and back to Texas for the second year.

Each festival will once again feature fun-filled days of entertainment from more than 40 of the hottest stars in country music, fun onsite activities for adults and children, great food and outstanding arts and crafts. This year a special "2 for 1" four-day ticket will be available for purchase for Arizona and Texas events for $119 until the end of the month.

The 15th Year Anniversary of the Arizona event will be held at Canyon Moon Ranch in historic Florence April 17-20, 2008. The Wisconsin festival will take place in Twin Lakes/Randall, WI, at Shadow Hill Ranch, July 16-19, and Country Thunder USA – Texas will be held at Thunder Ridge Ranch in Waxahachie/Ennis May 30- June 1.

Performance lineups will be announced soon. More information can be found at countrythunder.com.

Giant, Two-Ton Salmon Rolls into Arizona

 Stops in Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff Are Part of Five-State Summer Tour
 to Raise Awareness for Endangered Wild Salmon and Steelhead in Pacific
                               Northwest

  SEATTLE, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Extinction Stops Here," a
5- state public outreach tour to raise awareness for endangered wild salmon
and steelhead in the Pacific Northwest, rolls into Arizona this weekend,
with stops in Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff and a 25-foot-long, two-ton
salmon in tow.
  Organized by Save Our Wild Salmon, a coalition of environmental groups,
fishermen and other salmon advocates, the road show is touring Oregon,
Washington, California, Arizona and Nevada this summer to raise visibility
for the plight of endangered salmon and steelhead in the Columbia and Snake
Rivers, and build support for removing the four lower Snake River dams in
Washington State.
  The star of the show is Fin, a traffic-stopping, two-ton, 25-foot-long,
hand-crafted King Salmon that has been making appearances at fairs,
festivals, farmer's markets, zoos, aquariums, marinas and various
waterfront locales. Children can climb inside and explore hands-on exhibits
about salmon, their lifecycle and critical watershed habitat, while adults
can learn about what it will take to recover endangered Northwest salmon to
healthy, abundant and sustainable populations and restore declining West
Coast fisheries.
  Fin will make her initial Phoenix appearance on Sunday, July 15 from
1-5 pm outside Chase Field as the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the San
Diego Padres.
  The road show moves to Tucson on Monday, July 16, with stops at Dry
Creek Outfitters (5420 East Broadway Blvd.) in the morning, and Tucson
Children's Museum in the evening from 4:30 -- 8:00 pm.
  It returns to the Phoenix area on Tuesday, July 17, with an appearance
at the Arizona Science Center from 10 am -- 12 noon, completing the day at
Bass Pro Shop superstore in Mesa (1133 North Dobson).
  On Wednesday July 18, Fin will tour Flagstaff before continuing north
into Nevada.

Trailfire Trail - Arizona

Hello, yesterday I visited the Pima County Fair in Tucson. Boy, is this a well run fair. The fair was in its 10th day of operation, but you'd never know it from the attendance and activities going on. Some of my favorite things were the Giant Aquarium (one of the world's largest raveling aquariums with free fishing lessons for kids under 12 - Have Trunk Will Travel, Asian Elephant Exhibit, Sea Lion Splash (if you can imagine Sea Lions in the desert no less) - Mopapa Acrobats (who really really moved despite the heat). Super Science Exhibit (a real learning experience for kids and adults) The Budweiser Clydesdales and last but certainly not least the Freak Show!! featuring John Shaw and George the Giant performing among other things: Bed of Nails, Fire Breathing (fascinating), Sword Swallowing (yes, folks the sword was real), Bug EAting, Conortions, Escape acts and more...
Unfortunately, I couldn't stay to see what was on the main stage but I bet it was great. They had of course, the usual cows, pigs, goats and sheep - which included the annual action.
This fairboard really rocks - and so does this fair,,, I give it an A PLUS. If you ever get a chance to go. I guarantee a great time for any age. Well, except for the heat - except this is Arizona you know.

Hogs, Dogs and Flying Bobs Invade The Verde Valley !

The pigs are revving up. The dogs are hitching up their stagecoach. The carnival is moving in. What could it all mean? Only one thing….The Verde Valley Fair is almost here! That’s right, it’s fair time. The 41^st Annual Verde Valley Fair will kick off Wednesday, May 2^nd and run through Sunday, May 6^th. The family event will take place at the fairgrounds in Cottonwood , Arizona.

“People look forward to this event all year. We are thrilled to be able to bring news things, some old favorites and of course a few surprises too,” says Linda Harrison, Fair Manager. Whether you like the thrill of carnival rides, the chill of frozen drinks, the spills of the bull riders or the frills of the exhibits, the Verde Valley Fair has something for everyone.

Freak Show - Pima County Fair Tucson

Funny, Grotesque, Fascinating and UNBELIEVABLE!

Back by popular demand!

The Pima County Fair Freak Show!
Audiences will cringe, scream and applaud 3 shows daily!

THE BLOCKHEAD pounds nails into his nostrils!
LIGHT BULB eater! Gives new meaning to “let there be light!”
EYE LID WEIGHT LIFTING! Yes, you read this correctly!
BUG EATING! Need I say more?
BEER BILE! Drinking one’s stomach contents...definitely not for faint hearted!
SWORD SWALLOWING!
ESCAPE ACTS! Favorites of the old time sideshows…Straight jacket, bed of nails and more!
EXTREME FIRE BREATHER John Shaw can spew fire like a dragon
GEORGE THE GIANT! Visit Georgethegiant.com for a preview and listing of George McArthur’s stats.
3 shows daily in Club Corona


John Shaw website: www.underworldent.com Tattoedmother69@aol.com

George the Giant: www.georgethegiant.com George@georgethegiant.com