Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering
In August, the Cowboy Poets Gathering at Yavapai Community College brings together campfire bards and cowboy musicians from around the country.
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In August, the Cowboy Poets Gathering at Yavapai Community College brings together campfire bards and cowboy musicians from around the country.
The town had its first organized cowboy competition in 1888 and lays claim to having the world's oldest rodeo: the annual Frontier Days roundup, held on the July 4 weekend at the Prescott Rodeo Grounds.
Prescott's popular Bluegrass Festival takes place downtown at Courthouse Plaza in June.
Musicals and dramas, plays for children, and a concert series are put on by the Prescott Center for the Arts. The association's gallery also presents rotating exhibits by local, regional, and national artists.
Performances by the Phoenix symphony and others are hosted by the Yavapai Symphony Association and usually held at Yavapai City College; call ahead for schedules and venues.