Events: Arizona - Phoenix - Scottsdale

2018 65^TH ANNUAL Scottsdale Parada del Sol ActivitiesTheme:  "Scottsdale - Past, Present, and Future.”

Feb. 5 – 11th - Western Week Events – Downtown ScottsdaleFeb. 9 - Hashknife Pony Express- Scottsdale’s Museum of the WestFeb. 10 - Parade & Trail's End Festival-Scottsdale Road-Old Town Scottsdale Mar. 8-11 - Parada del Sol Rodeo – Westworld of Scottsdale

The 65th Annual Scottsdale Parada del Sol Parade & Trail’s End Festival on February 10, 2018 promises to be a full day of wild west adventures in downtown Scottsdale for the entire family,” says Parada President Wendy Springborn.  “For 65 years the Scottsdale Parada del Sol Committee of volunteers has coordinated this free parade of horse-drawn carriages, bands, wagons and stagecoaches.  Mounted horse riders of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Posse, Hashknife Pony Express riders and Scottsdale Charros are just a sample of the horse groups visitors will see,” she said.  The theme for 2018 is "Scottsdale - Past, Present, and Future.”

“The team is focusing on the ‘Spirit’ of the old west and lore that has attracted visitors from around the world to Scottsdale.  After the Parade, the Old town downtown streets transforms into a western street festival

with western bands, dancing and a Cowboy Kids zone filled with petting animals, bouncy houses, cowboy drama and horse rides.  The famous 1959 “Howdy Dudettes,” ambassadors from the Embassy Suites Hilton, will be official western ambassadors during the festivities. A colorful and fascinating cultural Arizona Indian Festival will be in the Civic Center Mall. The three street stages will have rockabilly, string, and rock bands. The Arizona Wine Garden will feature award-winning wines from Arizona. Aztec and Folklorico dancers on the Hispanic stage and street entertainers offer photographers a vast array of vivid color and western style.

“The Parada Western Week events in Downtown Scottsdale include many different activities which start on Feb. 5 and go through February 10, so check all the schedules on the ScottsdaleParade.com website. On February 9^th at noon, the Hashknife Pony Express will ride into Scottsdale with the U.S. Mail and deliver it to postal officials at Scottsdale’s Museum of the West.  The Scottsdale Parada del Sol Parade and Festival starts Saturday morning at 10 AM but come early to save your place along the route with the Festival starting immediately after the Parade and ending at 4 PM.   Plan on coming early at 9 AM to enjoy breakfast, do some shopping, and stay later for dinner and dancing in downtown Scottsdale,” says Springborn.   “The Parade draws thousands of visitors who come to enjoy the flashy Arabian horses and riders, roughhousing mountain men, wild women of the west, U.S. Marshals Posse and marching bands.”

Go to ScottsdaleParade.com