Gold Rush Days & Senior Pro Rodeo: Wickenburg's Premier Western Celebration
FEBRUARY 9-11, 2024 – WICKENBURG, ARIZONA
This three-day event celebrates the town’s origins as a ranching and gold mining center in the days before Phoenix was established. This heritage event was founded 75 years ago, and today Gold Rush Days draws tens of thousands of visitors during the three-and-a-half days of activities.
THE RODEO
The National Senior Professional Rodeo & Open Rough Stock takes place on Saturday, February 10th and Sunday, February 11th at the Everett Bowman Rodeo Arena (935 Constellation Road), located just a mile and a half outside the downtown district. Gates open at noon, and the rodeo begins at 2:00pm each day. Rodeo is rain or shine. Purchase tickets with a card online or at the Wickenburg Visitor Center (216 N. Frontier Street); it will be a cash-only entry at the gate.
OTHER GOLD RUSH FESTIVITIES
Festivities for the weekend begin on Thursday, February 8th with Brown’s Amusements Family Fun Carnival which will open at 4:00pm at the Wickenburg Community Center (160 N. Valentine Street).
Gold Rush Days officially begins on Friday, February 9th during the opening ceremonies on Frontier Street at 10:00am. Kick off the weekend with Gold Rush officials and enjoy live entertainment with western stuntman Will Roberts on Frontier Street. Additionally, Friday is the only day you’ll be able to see beautiful classic cars up close and personal on Frontier Street from 9:00am to 2:00pm.
From 9:00am to 5:00pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the main festival area (160 N. Valentine Street) will showcase 150 Wickenburg Art Club Artisan Fair & juried art show vendors, family fun carnival, live music, gold panning, over 150 arts and crafts vendors, and more. The carnival will continue to run throughout the evening each day.
The parade is on Saturday, February 10th at 10:00am. The Gold Rush Days parade is one of the largest in Arizona with over 70 entries which include dozens of horses! Classic automobiles, marching bands, and youth groups will also be participating. The parade theme for Gold Rush Days 2024 is “Our Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys.”
We invite you to join us out Wickenburg way and help us celebrate our Western heritage with three days of fun for the whole family!
For more information, visit outwickenburgway.com or contact the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce at info@wickenburgchamber.com or 928-684-5479.
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