In 2005,
the United States Senate passed a Resolution
proclaiming what we in Goldfield have believed all
along – that the American Cowboy is a National Icon.
Introduced by Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas, Senate
Resolution #138 officially sets aside the 4th
Saturday in each July as a day “Honoring the many
contributions of t hose known as Cowboys and
Cowgirls to our National Identity and Way of Life.”
No one takes this Proclamation more seriously then
the cities here in NE Pinal County, Arizona who host
the largest regional National Day of the Cowboy
celebrations in the Country! We are especially proud
that Goldfield’s “1890’s Cow Town Festival” acts as
the centerpiece to the events coordinated in nearby
Gold Canyon, Superior and Florence.
We invite each of you to come celebrate with us on
Saturday, July 25th. Gates open at 8:00am and the
fun goes on until 5:00pm.
MAIN EVENTS
DROVER’S PROCESSION DOWN MAIN
STREET 10:00 am
Come join our Grand Marshals as they lead our
Celebrity Guests, cowboys and cowgirls in a mounted
Parade down Main Street!
EARP-HOLLIDAY MUSTACHE & BEARD
CONTEST 11:00am
Meet us at the Town Gallows as Ms. Trixy Rose and
the Beautiful Bordello Girls from Lulu’s Sporting
House & Bordello make their selections for the most
authentic, most luxurious 19th century Beards &
Mustaches to tickle the noses of hombres from all
over the State!
FAST DRAW SHOWDOWN SHOOT OUT
10:45 – 3:30pm
Try your gun hand against a mechanized iron
desperado with a vintage .45. Don’t get excited,
partner – we’re shooting wax bullets with low yield
charges so nobody gets hurt! Challenge your friends
or come watch the Celebrity Show Down! If you’ve
ever stood in the mirror blowing imaginary gun smoke
off your pointer finger, this is the event for you!
KIDS KORRAL
9:00am-5:00pm
Straw Calf Roping, Stick Horse Racing, Tall Tales,
Storytelling, Painted Mustaches and visits from our
town Desperados and Cowgirls! Supervised fun for our
Young Buckaroos.
OTHER & ONGOING ACTIVITIES
Cowgirl Fashion Show & Reviews ~ Hanging Judge
Parker’s Courthouse ~ Professor Marvels Patent
Medicine Show ~ Longhorn Cattle Exhibit ~ Hourly
gunfights by the Goldfield Gun Fighters ~ Skits &
Street Acts by Western Character Actors provided by
the Arizona Renaissance Fair ~ Spirit of the
Frontier Cowboy Poets ~ Radiozona “Old Tyme” Radio
Shows ~ Buffalo Soldiers of the Arizona Territories
and two stages of entertainment with Cowboy Comedy,
Crooners and Shows.
ADMISSION & PARKING IS FREE
as are most of the above listed activities. If you
wish further information on the Goldfield
NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY
or other activities in the area call the
APACHE JUNCTION CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE at
480-982-3141 or email
ajchambermembers@qwestoffice.net
FROM OUT OF TOWN? We
have dozens of motels, bed & breakfasts and resorts
all offering special DAY OF
THE COWBOY special rates & packages. Call the
Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce 480-982-3141 for
listings and contact information.
THE NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY
IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NORTH EAST PINAL ECONOMIC
PARTNERSHIP AND OUR VARIOUS CORPORATE “FRIENDS OF
THE COWBOYS” SPONSORS.
