2024 Cowboy Festival Program
2024 Cowboy Festival Preliminary Program
November 1, 2024
ARENA DEMONSTRATIONS
Saturday, November 2, 2024
- Presenting the Colors, Sonoita Rodeo Royalty; National Anthem, Sonora Schmitt
- 10 am–Regi Richter Horsemanship
- 10:30 am–Joel Eliot & George Masek Cattle Demo
- 11:15 am–Kids Stick Horse Races
- 11:30 am–Charros y Modelos de Tucson
- 12 pm–BLM Wild Horse & Burro Demo
- 12:45 pm–Spanish Barb Horses
- 1:15 pm–Charros y Modelos de Tucson
- 1:45 pm–Kids Stick Horse Races
- 2 pm–Regi Richter Horsemanship
- 2:30 pm–BLM Wild Horse & Burro Demo
- 3:15 pm–Joel Eliot & George Masek Cattle Demo
Sunday, November 3, 2024
- Presenting the Colors, Sonoita Rodeo Royalty; National Anthem, Sonora Schmitt
- 10 am–Regi Richter Horsemanship
- 11 am–Kids Stick Horse Races
- 11:15 am–Joel Eliot & George Masek Cattle Demo
- 12 pm–Charros y Modelos de Tucson
- 12:30 pm–Spanish Barb Horses
- 1 pm–Kids Stick Horse Races
- 1:1 5pm–Regi Richter Horsemanship
- 2 pm–Joel Eliot & George Masek Cattle Demo
- 2:45 pm–Charros y Modelos de Tucson
- 3 pm–Regi Richter Horsemanship
MUSIC STAGE
Saturday, November 2, 2024
- 10 am–Mountain Saddle Band
- 11 am Doug Figgs
- 12 pm Ramblin’ Rangers
- 1 pm–Mountain Saddle Band
- 2 pm–Doug Figgs
- 3 pm–Ramblin’ Rangers
Sunday, November 3, 2024
- 10 am–Doug Figgs
- 11 am–Ramblin’ Rangers
- 12 pm–Mountain Saddle Band
- 1 pm–Doug Figgs
- 2 pm–Ramblin’ Ranger
- 3 pm–Mountain Saddle Band
WESTERN SKILLS DEMONSTRATIONS
- Blacksmithing/Chuckwagon— Ron Applegate
- Branding—Bill Schock
- Eagle Falconry – Tom Boulton
- Leatherworking — Drew Bevan-Church
- Power from the Past — Charlie Bub
- Reata Braiding—Dick Schorr
- Silversmithing — Byrd Moss
- Telegraph Operation — Joe Mortimer
COWBOY CONVERSATIONS
Saturday, November 2, 2024
- 11 am –Dan Judkins– “49’er Trails in Southern Arizona, and Early Roads & Trails”
- 12 noon–John Fahey, MD–“The Military Roads That Helped Establish the Empire Ranch 1856-1876.”
- 1 pm–Grace Au-Clair–“Dress Through Time: A layer-by-layer look through women’s dress in 18th Century New Spain”
- 2 pm–Ian Tomlinson–“Ranching in the Sonoita Valley”
Sunday, November 3, 2024
- 12 noon–Maria Lisa Eastman “The Personalities and Poetry of Horses”
- 1 pm–Alison Bunting & Chip Fears “The 1890 Cattle Drive from the Empire Ranch to California”
- 2 pm–Bunker DeFrance, Marty Freese, Gene Freese “Movies on the Empire Ranch”
EDUCATIONAL/NON PROFIT DEMONSTRATIONS & BOOTHS
- Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy
- Bureau of Land Management, Tucson Field Office
- Code of the West–Margaret Vail re-enactment
- Forever Home Donkey Rescue & Sanctuary Inc.
- Friends of Old Pueblo Crafters
- Horse’n Around Rescue
- Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Mounted Color Guard
- Mountain Empire Rotary Club
- Patagonia Area Resource Alliance
- Santa Cruz County Cowbelles
- Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area
- Save the Scenic Santa Ritas
- Spanish Barb Horse Association
- Tucson Audubon Society
- Tucson Rodeo Committee
- Tucson Rodeo Parade and Museum
WESTERN AUTHORS
TRAIL RIDES
Take a 45-minute trail ride. Riders must be age 8 or older; a parent/guardian must ride with children under 18 years of age. Registration fee is $50. Rides depart at 10:30 am, 11:45am, 1:00 pm, 2:15 pm, and 3:15 pm. Online sales of trail ride tickets has closed. Rides can be purchased at the Festival on a first come first served basis.
GREAT LUNCH GRUB
- All American Food LLC (burgers, hot dogs, chicken tenders, fries, and sodas)
- Fiesta Filipina (Filipino & Asian Cuisine)
- Gunny’s Barbeque & Event Center (pork & chicken BBQ)
- Las Vigas Rest (Carne Asada, Shredded Beef, Quesadillas, Mexican food)
STEAK FRY DINNER (Saturday, November 2nd at 4pm)
Mesquite grilled Vera Earl Premium Beef, Macaroni ‘n Cheese, Chuck Wagon veggies, butter topped dinner rolls with Apple Caramel drizzle cake for dessert! LIVE western music by the award-winning Mountain Saddle Band will accompany your meal. The Steak Fry is sold out.
VENDORS
- B Square Bags and More (aprons, Turtle Mops, PJ Shoe Bags, Burrito Baby Blankets, Grocery Bag Holders, Hanging Towels, Cloth Children’s books)
- BlackJack Citrus Infusions (fresh squeezed lemonades and iced teas)
- Desert Bloom Hats (western hats, ball caps, trucker hats and accessories)
- Leanne’s 3D Printing and Crafts (3D Printed busts, articulated figures, light boxes and more. Tumbler’s Mugs, Shirts, Night Lights, wind spinners and Shadow Boxes)
- Little Green Bags (purses, tote bags, wallets and backpacks using re-purposed fabrics and leathers)
- Mariana’s accessories (handmade leather purses and handmade jewelry)
- Mescal Movie Set (film location for western movies)
- Plated Again Silver Designs (silverware art)
- Vaquero Biscuit Co. (Western, ranching, Mexican ranching inspired apparel)
- Vera Earl Premium Beef (humanely treated beef that are fed locally-sourced grains)
- Wild West Turquoise (authentic Native American sterling silver and turquoise jewelry and accessories)
- Windsor Hat Shoppe (sun hats, fun hats, church hats, Steampunk, Cowboy and more! )