AZ celebrates Statehood Day February 14

PHOENIX - Plans are in place for Arizona's 100th Statehood Day!

On Feb. 14, you'll have a chance to participate in ceremonies and events throughout the day downtown Phoenix.

Included in the festivities will be an American Indians Sunrise Ceremony, reenactment of Gov. George W.P. Hunt's walk to the Capitol on Admission Day and the First Day Issue ceremony for the Arizona Statehood Commemorative Stamp.

Below is the complete schedule for Arizona's Statehood Day celebrations:

Statehood Day Event Schedule

7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. - Arizona American Indians Sunrise Ceremony (Sunrise Is At 7:12am; Phoenix City Hall, Cesar Chavez Plaza, 2nd Avenue and Washington St.)
7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. - Reenactment of Governor George W.P. Hunt’s Walk to Capitol (Begins at Phoenix City Hall)
9:00-9:45 a.m. - Happy Birthday Ceremony with Gov. Janice K. Brewer (Arizona State Capitol, 1700 W. Washington St., Senate & House Lawns)
9:00-9:03 AM - Governor Hunt i.e. Don Shields
9:05-9:09 AM - ASU Barrett Choir - Arizona March
9:11-9:14 AM - Governor Janice K. Brewer
9:16-9:21 AM - Dolan Ellis – 100 Years Brand New
9:23-9:27 AM - Yellow Bird Apache Dancers
9:29-9:34 AM - Marshall Trimble – History Story
9:36-9:40 AM - Ballet Folklorico Esperanza
9:42-9:45 AM - Rex Allen, Jr. - I Love You Arizona
10:00-10:30 a.m. - USPS First Day Issue Ceremony (Senate & House Lawns) – Commemorative 100th Statehood Stamp
10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Arizona Entertainment
10:40-10:45 AM – James Garcia, New Capra Theatre
10:45 –10:55 AM – Tony Duncan
11:00-11:10 AM - Bob Boze Bell
11:15-11:25 AM - Pat McCrossan, Irish Cultural Center
11:30-11:40 AM – Fiddler Champion Peter Rolland
11:45-11:55 AM - Flamenco Del Sol
12:00-12:10 PM – Cowgirl Singer Sue Harris
12:15-12:25 PM – Chinese Asian Performance
12:30-12:45 - Marshall Shore: Retro Spectacular
12:50-1:00 PM - Sec. Ken Bennett and the CTS Band

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. - Centenarian Brunch (Ticketed event) (Sheraton Downtown Phoenix)

1-2 p.m. - Polly Rosenbaum Writing Contest Winners & Award (Senate & House Lawns)

2-3 p.m. - Wayne Newton (Senate & House Lawns)

5:30 p.m. - Fandango! Arizona (Ticketed event) (Phoenix Convention Center, North Ballroom)

ALL DAY FESTIVITIES:

USPS First Day Issue Stamp Sale & Cancellation

Non-stop Arizona Entertainment 

Legacy Projects & Official Centennial Event EXPO

Centennial Merchandise

Phoenix Food Trucks

View Archived Documents (Arizona Capitol Museum, Historic Senate Chambers)

• Appointment of the first Territorial Governor (1863)
• Organizing the Territory volume (1864)
• First Territorial chaptered bill (1864)
• Map of Arizona Territory (1865)
• Legislative resolution asking that we be made a state (1895)
• Map of Territory
• Canvass results of Joint statehood w/New Mexico  (1906)
• Map of Territory
• Constitution (1910)
• Canvass results of the ratification of the state Constitution (1910)
• First state chaptered bill (1912)
• Original Tombstone newspaper, Statehood (Feb 14, 1912)
• Handbill for Women's Suffrage (1912)
• Map of the state, 1912
• Dimensions and description of the state flag (1918)