Press Release – Plenty of Things For Snowbirds and RV Enthusiasts To Do In Southern Arizona This Fall and Winter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jo Ann Mickelson
Arizona Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds
602.403.6196
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GoCampingInArizona.com

There’s Plenty of Things for Snowbirds and RV Enthusiasts To Do in Southern Arizona this Fall and Winter

Many are using GoCampingInArizona.com to identify the parks they can use as base camps while attending festivals and other special events from Tucson to Tombstone

Tucson, Ariz., August, 2017 – RV enthusiasts who visit southeastern Arizona this fall and winter will have no shortage of things to see and do.

“Dates have already been set for special events ranging from Wild West shootouts to poetry and art festivals,” said Jo Ann Mickelson, executive director of the Arizona Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, which hosts GoCampingInArizona.com, the travel planning website.

Upcoming events include:

— Tombstone’s Helldorado Days: The annual event, set for October 20 – 22, includes live music and street entertainment, including gunfight reenactments.

— All Souls Procession in Tucson: Tucson has a major procession on Nov. 5 in celebration of the Mexican Dia de los Muertos, which honors the memory of family members and friends who have died. The procession starts at sunset at 6th Avenue and 6th Street in downtown Tucson and includes people walking with elaborate, creative and even macabre costumes as well as parade style floats.

— La Fiesta de Tumacacori: This event takes place Dec. 2 – 3 at Tumacacori National Historic Park, 45 miles south of Tucson, whee Spanish missionary Eusebio Francisco Kino established his first mission in Arizona near the Santa Cruz River. Guides will lead tours of the mission and walks along the Santa Cruz River. There will also be craft making activities, piñatas and roughly 50 traditional food and craft booths.

— Luminaria Nights / Fiesta de Navidad in Tubac:  From Dec. 1 – 3 Tubac’s streets will be lined with luminarias, which are votive candles that are set inside small paper bags that are weighted down with sand. The luminarias provide a special sense of holiday atmosphere in Tubac’s downtown area, where vendors offer homemade food and refreshments as visitor check out the art shops and enjoy holiday music.

— Wings Over Willcox Birding and Nature Festival:  This event, scheduled for Jan 11 – 14, honors the sandhill cranes, hawks, owls, eagles and roughly 500 other species of birds that make their temporary or permanent home in Willcox area. Activities include birding and photography tours as well as activities for children.

— Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase: This Jan 25 to Feb 11 event is the world’s largest gathering of gem, mineral, fossil buyers and sellers. Hundreds of dealers set up shop in various venues around town including the Tucson Convention Center to buy and sell gems and minerals.

— Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering in Sierra Vista: This event, slated for Feb. 2 – 4, is an annual gathering of poets, musicians, singers and storytellers.

— Tubac Festival of the Arts: This Feb 7 – 11 event, the oldest art festival in southern Arizona, is Tubac’s largest art show of the year, featuring about 170 visiting artists.

— La Fiesta de los Vaqueros in Tucson: This Feb. 22 event, the largest non-motorized parade in the US takes place at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds. It features a parade as well as various rodeo competitions sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.