64th Annual
Gold Rush Days
Feb 17-19, 2012
An annual event for over 60 years, this is a celebration of Wickenburg’s rich heritage.For three action-filled days, always the second full weekend in February, thousands of visitors and participants enjoy the multitude of activities that make this Chamber-sponsored event.
Festivities begin with a shoot-out on Frontier Street that kicks of a wild rootin’-tootin’ western weekend. Spectators line the streets on Saturday as one of the largest parades in Arizona passes by. Cowboys from all over the country gather on Saturday and Sunday afternoon to participate in the rodeo. In the area around the Community Center families can enjoy a carnival, food booths, and arts and crafts.
A Tradition as old as the town itself, Gold Rush Days has become a part of Wickenburg’s heritage. Contest events are enjoyable to watch and educational as well. See gold panning, a mucking and drilling contest, and other activities relating to the gold fever that created the town.
Music, dancing, a real old-fashioned melodrama, horses, floats and food – it’s all a part of Wickenburg’s most action packed weekend of the year. Visitors from all over the world mix and mingle with cowboys and garter girls. This true old-west celebration demonstrates what western hospitality is all about “Out Wickenburg Way.”
Independence Celebration-Fireworks & Family Fun!
July 3: 7-9pm Sunset Park 
Fiesta Septiembre – 23rd Annual
SEPT. 3rd, 2011
11am – 6 pm – Held in the Historic downtown at the community center, 160 N. Valentine Street. Schedule of events include:
Mariachi groups, folklorico dancers, salsa and margarita contests, outdoor mercado, food and beverage cantina, historic photo exhibits and crafts booths, and a tasty food fair.
Wickenburg Fly-In & Classic Car Show - Held the 2nd Saturday in October at the scenic Wickenburg Municipal Airport. The event features airplanes, booths and a display of classic cars.
Bluegrass in the Desert!- For over 30 years, this three-day event held the second full weekend in November has featured the Four Corner States’ championship contests for fiddle, flat pick guitar, mandolin and bango. Three nationally know bluegrass bands perform throughout the weekend. The event draws thousands of spectators throughout the Southwest and is one of the oldest Bluegrass Festivals of its kind. Food and drink booths, arts/crafts, kids zone, reserved RV Camping.
Cowboy Christmas Poets Gathering - For over 20 years, cowboy poets and entertainers have visited Wickenburg the first weekend in December for offerings of poems, songs and stories relating to ranching and Western heritage. 
