Feb. 1-March 25 | SCOTTSDALE Celebration of Fine Art
Meet some 100 juried artists and see them working in many art styles, including realism, impressionism, landscapes, and more.
Location: Hayden and Loop 101. Contact: (480) 443-7695. $
Feb. 1-5 | QUARTZSITE Hobby, Craft, and Gem Show
Enjoy the displays of jewelry and craft items, and live entertainment.
Location: Show Grounds. Contact: (520) 927-6325. Free.
Jan. 28-Feb. 5 | SCOTTSDALE Arizona Sun Country Circuit Quarter Horse Show
Highlights include reining, roping, and working cow competitions. You will be able to visit with more than 100 vendors.
Location: WestWorld. Contact: (618) 397-1388.
Jan. 30-Feb. 5| SCOTTSDALE Waste Management Phoenix Open
This annual golfing event is a top draw on the circuit and is known for raucous fans and great play.
Location: Tournament Players Club. Contact: (602) 870-4431. $
Feb. 3-5 | CASA GRANDE Wuertz Farm Gourd Festival
There are artists, vendors, workshops, the Running of the Gourds, and the Mini Gourdster Races.
Location: Pinal County Fairgrounds. Contact: (520) 723-4432. $
Feb. 3-5 | GLENDALE Glendale Chocolate Affaire
Featured are nearly 40 chocolate vendors, roaming Shakespearean actors, horse-drawn carriage rides, and so much more.
Location: Murphy Park. Contact: (623) 930-2299
Feb. 3-5 | SIERRA VISTA Cochise Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering
Enjoy storytellers, poets, singers, and musicians pay tribute to Western heritage and ranching in the Southwest.
Location: Buena Performing Arts Center. Contact: (520) 549-3868
Feb. 4 | SEDONA Sedona Marathon
A marathon, a half marathon, and a 5K are the featured races.
Location: Cultural Park Place. Contact: (800) 775-7671.
Feb. 4-5 | QUARTZSITE Rock and Roll Classic Car Show
Visitors will see hot rods, street rods, customs, and classics.
Location: Show Grounds. Contact: (800) 969-5464. Free
Feb. 8-12 | TUBAC Tubac Festival of the Arts
You’ll enjoy the work of hundreds of visiting artists, craftspeople, and musicians from the U.S. and Canada.
Location: Various locations. Contact:(520) 398-2704.
Feb. 9-12 | TUCSON Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
Gem and mineral specimens from some of the world’s finest museums and private collections are featured.
Location: Tucson Convention Center. Contact: (520) 322-5773. $
Feb. 11 | SCOTTSDALE Parada del sol Parade
It’s the world’s largest horse-drawn parade. The Trails End celebration starts immediately after the parade in Old Town.
Location: Old Town Scottsdale. Contact: (480) 990-3179.
Feb. 11-12 | LAKE HAVASU CITY Winterfest Jamboree
This fun-filled festival features entertainment, arts and crafts, contests, prizes, banjo players and square dancers.
Location: McCulloch Boulevard. Contact: (928) 855-4115. Free
Feb. 11-12 | PHOENIX World Championship Hoop Dance Contest
Dance performances and American Indian foods, including fry bread are featured.
Location: Heard Museum. Contact: (602) 252-8840. $
Feb. 11-April 1 | APACHE JUNCTION Arizona Renaissance Festival
You’ll find a medieval amusement park, a 12-stage theatre, a circus, jousting tournaments, and an arts and crafts fair.
Location: Festival Village. Contact: (520) 463-2700. $
Feb. 12 | PHOENIX Willo Historic Home Tour and Street Festival
Look insidesome of the unique homes that make up the neighborhood. Willo is Phoenix's largest historic district consisting of over 900 homes.
Location: Downtown Willo District. $
Feb. 16-26 | SCOTTSDALE Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show
Celebrities, barn parties, artwork and jewelry, exhibits, and equine-themed products are all part of this extraordinary event.
Location: WestWorld. Contact: (480) 515-1500. $
Feb. 17-19 | SCOTTSDALE Waterfront Fine Art and Wine Festival
Stroll though the paintings, sculptures, photography, and jewelry while you listen to live music and sip fine wines.
Location: Downtown. Contact: (480) 837-5637. $
Feb. 17-19 | CAMPVERDE Pecan, Wine, and Antique Festival
Some 30 booths are loaded with antiques and collectibles. Pecan pies, a pecan cook-off, and a pecan nut judging are featured.
Location: Downtown. Contact: (928) 567-0535. $
Feb. 17-19 | WICKENBURG Gold Rush Days
Celebrate the town’s gold mining days with gold panning, a senior rodeo, mucking and drilling contests, and so much more.
Location: Everett Bowman Arena. Contact: (928) 684-5479. $.
Feb. 18-19 | PHOENIX The Travel Show
Arizona’s largest travel expo presented by AAA and Arizona Highways shouldn’t be missed. Travel vendors from Arizona and around the world, presentations, and more are all waiting for you.
Location: Phoenix Convention Center. Contact: (480) 838-9123. $
Feb. 18-26 | TUCSON La Fiesta de los Vaqueros
This PRCA-sanctioned event is one of America’s largest outdoor, mid-winter rodeos.
Location: Tucson Rodeo Grounds. Contact: (520) 741-2233. $.
Feb. 20-26 | MARANA World Golf Championships- Accenture Match Play Championship
Catch the action as the top players battle for the Walter Hagen Cup.
Location: Ritz-Carlton Golf club Contact: (866) 942-2672. $
Feb. 23-26 | GLENDALE International Sportsmen’s Exposition
Visitors can learn bow hunting tips, enjoy a Dutch oven cook-off, enter the Fly Fishing Contest, and watch the Splash Dogs contest.
Location: U. of Phoenix Stadium. Contact: (800) 534-6100. $
Feb. 24-25 | PHOENIX Arizona Scottish Highland Games and Celtic Gathering
The Caledonian Society of Arizona hosts this event, which features Highland and country dancing, pipe band competitions, and more.
Location: Steele Indian School Park. Contact: (480) 431-0095. $
Feb. 24-26 | APACHE JUNCTION Lost Dutchman Days
Highlights include a rock and gem show, rodeos, a parade, dance, carnival, entertainment, and much more.
Location: Various locations. Contact: (602) 540-6524. $
Feb. 24-26 | FOUNTAIN HILLS Great Fair
More than 450 exhibitors display their works. Entertainment, sky divers, rides, and hot air balloons are also part of the fun.
Location: Fountain Park. Contact: (480) 837-1654. Free
Feb. 25 | AVONDALE Lucas Oil 150
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series makes its second stop at the place where it all began in 1995.
Location: Phoenix International Raceway. Contact: (602) 252-2227. $
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