Whether you want to escape the summer heat wave, or need an excuse for a road trip, there are a bunch of festivals happening this summer around our state.
Music festivals. A food and wine festival. A lavender festival. Rodeos. Hummingbird watching.
Scroll below to check out a roundup of summer festivals happening around the state.
Tilted Earth Festival
Tilted Earth Wine & Music Festival (June 16 - 18)
IF YOU GO:
Riverfront Park in Cottonwood
June 16 - 18 (Festival 17-18, 5 p.m. - midnight)
Admission: $20 - $400, various packages available
www.tiltedearthfestival.com
Alpine Country Blues Festival (June 17-19)
IF YOU GO:
Mellody Field (Highway 180, just east of Highway 180, Highway 191 Junction)
June 17 - 19
Admission: $10 - $20
www.alpineazmusicfest.com
Flagstaff Blues & Brews Festival
Flagstaff Blues & Brews (June 18)
IF YOU GO:
Continental Driving Range, 5200 E. old Walnut Canyon Road, Flagstaff 86004
June 18. Gates open at 11 a.m. Music starts at 11:30 a.m.
Admission: $30 - $90
High Mountain Music Festival (June 18)
IF YOU GO:
Pinetop Lakes Activity Center and Stables, 5475 Buck Springs Road
June 18, 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Admission: $10 - $30
www.highmountainmusicfest.com
Tucson 23: Mexican Food Festival (June 18)
IF YOU GO:
JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa, 3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd., Tucson AZ 85745
Time: 6 p.m.
Admission: $45 - $55
Flagstaff Folk Festival (June 18-19)
IF YOU GO:
Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff AZ 86001
June 18-19, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Admission: $5 per person
http://flagfolkfest.org/
Red Rock Lavender
2016 Lavender Festival (June 23-26, 30 - July 3)
IF YOU GO:
Red Rock Ranch, House 38, County Road 5309, Concho, AZ 85924
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Admission: $5
Flagstaff Wine and Food Festival
Flagstaff Wine & Food Festival (June 25)
IF YOU GO:
Pepsi Amphitheater, 2446 Fort Tuthill Loop, Flagstaff AZ
June 25, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: $45
Pride in the Pines (June 25)
IF YOU GO:
Thorpe Park, 191 N. Thorpe Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
June 25, 12 p.m.
Admission: $15 - $55
www.flagstaffpride.org
World's Oldest Rodeo - Prescott Frontier Days (June 28 - July 4)
IF YOU GO:
Rodeo grounds, 840 Rodeo Drive, Building H, Prescott AZ 86305
June 28 - July 4. Most performances start at 7:30 p.m, 2 do start at 1:30 p.m. Check schedule.
Admission: $12 - $25
www.worldsoldestrodeo.com
83rd annual Hopi Festival of Arts & Culture (July 2-3)
IF YOU GO:
Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Ft. Valley Road, Flagstaff AZ 86001
July 2-3, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
www.musnaz.org
Medieval Mayhem Renaissance Fair (July 8 - 10)
IF YOU GO:
Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex, 1101 N. Woodland Road, Pinetop-Lakeland, AZ 85929
July 8 - 10, Friday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: $10 - adults, $5 - kids (5-13)
www.azmayhem.com
T. B. Thorson/Camp Verde CornfestCamp Verde Cornfest (July 15-16)
IF YOU GO:
Downtown Camp Verde
July 15, 3 p.m. - 10 p.m. and July 16, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Admission: Free
www.campverdepromotions.org/cornfest/
Arizona Highland Celtic Festival (July 16-17)
IF YOU GO:
Foxglenn Park, 4200 E. Butler Avenue, Flagstaff AZ 86004
July 16, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. and July 17, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission: $5 - $25
Peach Mania (July 16-17, 23-24, 30-31, Aug. 6-7)
IF YOU GO:
Apple Annies, 2081 W. Hardy Road, Wilcox AZ 85643
All day events from U-Pick to all-you-can-eat breakfast and free samples.
www.appleannies.com
Shootout on Whiskey Row (July 23-24)
IF YOU GO:
Whiskey Row, along Montezuma Street near Gurley Street
July 23-24
Admission: Free
www.prescottregulators.org
National Day of the Cowboy (July 26)
IF YOU GO:
Sedona Main Street District (SR 89A and SR 179)
All Day activities
www.visitsedona.com
Sedona Hummingbird Festival (July 29-31)
IF YOU GO:
Sedona Performing Arts Center, 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road, Sedona AZ 86336
Admission: Free
www.hummingbirdsociety.org
Dog Days of Summer (Aug. 6)
IF YOU GO:
Historic Downtown Glendale
Aug. 6, 7 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Admission: Free
www.visitglendale.com
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival (Aug. 11-14)
IF YOU GO:
Arizona Riverpark Inn, 77 W. Cushing Street, Tucson AZ
Aug. 11 - 14. View festival schedule, programs
Admission: $15
www.tucsonaudubon.org/festival
Payson Rodeo (Aug. 18-20)
IF YOU GO:
Payson Event Center, 1400 S. Beeline Highway, Payson AZ 85541
Aug. 18-20. View schedule.
Admission: $10 - $30
www.paysonrimcountry.com
