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Bird Watching & Hiking
Ongoing - April through October
July 4th Celebrationn
Saturday, July 04, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Benson will celebrate
4th of July starting with our parade at 9:00am. the
festivities will move to Lions Park at 10:30 for our yearly
"Water Fight". After
the Water Fight, there will be entertainment all day long. The
Fireworks show
will start at about 8:30pm. Come join us for this day of family
fun! For a
schedule click description.
July 4th
Schedule of Events:
9:00 a.m.
Parade - Floats – Horses – Antique
Tractors, etc.
10:00 a.m.
Water Fight – Volunteer Fire
Departments - Lions Park
11:15 a.m.
Ronald McDonald – Music and Magic -
Under the Ramada
12:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Jumping
Castle & Train
12:30
Live
Music - Beau Renfro - Clear Country
1:45 p.m.
Pie
Eating Contest - Under the Ramada
1:45 p.m.
Pie Eating Contest
- Under the Ramada
2:30 p.m.
Live
Music - Exit 303
- Under the Ramada
4:30 p.m.
Live Music –
Afterburn
- Under the Ramada - Classic Rock
4:45 p.m.
Parade Awards / Announcements
6:45 p.m.
Bobcat Alumni Band
8:00 p.m.
Break/Recognize Sponsors
& Adopt-A-Firework
8:15 p.m.
Patriotic Reading
8:20 p.m.
National Anthem
8:30 p.m.
Fireworks - Best viewed from the
lower soccer field
9:00 p.m.
Family Dance –
DJ - Lions Park on the lower
soccer field.
Vendor Applications
Adopt-a-firework
Parade Application
October 9, 10, & 11
2009 _ Butterfield Overland Stage Days
This year the Benson Chamber
of Commerce will be putting on a special Butterfield Overland
Stage Days. Although it only ran for 2 years in 1858 and 1859,
it was one of the turning points in American history. October
of 2009 will mark 151 years since John Butterfield’s dream for
an overland mail and passenger service connecting the East with
the West. There will be vendors and entertainment in Lions Park.
The Benson Volunteer Fire Department will be celebrating their
102nd birthday with a large cake with 102 candles
(subject to approval of Fire Marshal). There will also be an
official U.S. Post Office Pony Express mail run from Benson to
Dragoon on horseback taking letters with a special cancellation
just for this event. The day will end with a spectacular
fireworks show. For more information call the Benson Chamber of
Commerce at 520 586-2842.
www.bensonchamberaz.com
October 10, 2009
Butterfield
Rodeo
The Benson Rodeo Committee will be having
their one-day Butterfield Rodeo on October10th will all the
profits going to charity. It will be held at the Arena Bar on
Prickly Pear Ave. (across from WAL MART) The rodeo has been one
of the more popular rodeos in the area. The Rodeo Starts at
5:00pman will be followed by a dance at 8:30pm. For information
call 520 586-4293.
www.bensonvisitorcenter.com
Download Rodeo Flyer from
2008
October 16, & 17, 2009
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SAHR Biker Rodeo
Every year the third weekend in October,
the Southern Arizona Harley Riders put on their Biker Rodeo at
The Arena in Benson. For more information
go to
http://www.sahr.org or
contact Nick Confer at
seminole@theriver.com
November 14 & 15, 2009 Holy
Trinity Monastery Fall Festival of the Arts
The Holy Trinity Monastery will be having
their Fall Festival of the Arts. There will be 150+ booths of
Arts & Crafts as well as Entertainment and variety of food. For
information call 520 720-4642 ext 22
http://www.holytrinitymonastery.org
November 22,
2009
Thanksgiving Fiesta of Books
The Singing Wind
Book Shop will be having their “Thanksgiving Fiesta” on November
22nd. A medley
of regional authors of history, fiction, natural history and
children’s
books. For information call 520 586-242
Directions to
Singing Wind Bookshop
Bird Watching & Hiking
Winter Bird viewing - Ongoing - October - April
December 5th & 6th, 2009
29th
Annual Cascabel Christmas Fair
10am to 4pm
December 12, 2009
Christmas
on Main Street
The Benson
Chamber of Commerce has been putting on Christmas on Main Street
for the past several years. It has been a favorite of the
community since it started in 2004. There will once again be
street vendors as well as local entertainment such as the Saint
David High School Choir. There will also be a visit from Santa
Clause. It will be a day of fun for the whole family.
For more information call the Benson Chamber of Commerce
at 520 586-2842.
www.bensonchamberaz.com
January 21,
2010
Cowboy Cowgirl Round-up
The Singing Wind
Book Shop will be having their “Cowboy / Cowgirl Round-up The
last Sunday in January in 2010. Readings and music by cowboy
poets, fiction writers and western historians. For information
call 520 586-2425
Directions to
Singing Wind Bookshop
April 23, 24 & 25, 2010
Bluegrass
in the Park
Benson’s Fifth
Annual “Bluegrass in the Park” will be April 23, 24 & 25 2010.
This event keeps getting better each year. With Sandoval
Productions putting together the line-up, the bands are some of
the best in the North America. For Information Call the Benson
Chamber of Commerce at 520-586-2842.
www.bensonchamberaz.com
The Bluegrass Festival is supported by KXCI Community Radio
How to find Lions Park
Download Bluegrass Schedule
Below are some photos from last year's festival.
Bluegrass
Patriots
Bost Family Traditions
Perfect Strangers
Flint Hill Special
May 1,
2010 San Pedro Off Road Association Mud Bogs
Benson Arena Bar
Check out some of last
years photos below!
For Information call
520-586-9983
The Mud Bog will be at
the Arena Bar - 250 N Prickly Pear
Ave, Benson AZ
May 8, & 9,
2010 Holy Trinity Monastery Fiesta de la
Primavera
The Holy Trinity Monastery will be having
their Spring Festival on Mother’s Day. There will be 150+ booths
of Arts & Crafts as well as Entertainment and variety of food.
For information cal 520 720-4642 ext 22
http://www.holytrinitymonastery.org
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