2025 Cowboy Festival Program
2025 Cowboy Festival Preliminary Program
Updated October 11, 2025
ARENA DEMONSTRATIONS
- 10 am—Cienega High School NJROTC Presentation of Colors
- 10:15 am–Regi Basinger Horsemanship
- 11 am–Kids Stick Horse Races
- 11:15 am-–Tombstone Ghost Riders Mounted Shooting
- 12 pm–Kids Stick Horse Races
- 12:15 pm– Florence Prison & BLM Wild Horse & Burro Demo
- 1 pm–Regi Basinger Horsemanship
- 1:45 pm–Tombstone Ghost Riders Mounted Shooting
- 2:30 pm–Kids Stick Horse Races
- 2:45pm–Florence Prison & BLM Wild Horse & Burro Demo
MUSIC
- The Ramblin’ Rangers
- Doug Figgs
- John Anderson & Ken Brown, strolling musicians
DEMONSTRATIONS
- Animal Husbandry — Yana Carter
- Blacksmithing — Ron Applegate
- Branding—Bill Schock
- Code of the West—Margaret Vail re-enactment & knife display
- Cowboy Clothing, Hollywood vs. Reality—Pete Fischer, Gerry Lawford, Chris Rivera
- Falconry — Thomas Boulton
- Horseshoeing — Tyler Basinger
- Leather Bag Lacing for Kids—Mark Ellis & Rick Collins
- Roping — Kurt Schild
- Saddles, Evolution of Military & Cowboy —Mark Ellis & Rick Collins
- Silversmithing — Byrd Moss
- Telegraph Operation — Joe Mortimer
- Western Sketching — Chip Travers
- Women in Science at the Turn of the 20th Century—Barb Collins
NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
- Forever Home Donkey Rescue & Sanctuary Inc.
- Friends of Sahuarita Community 4-H Club
- Habitat for Humanity
- Horse’n Around Rescue
- Oro Valley Historical Society
- Santa Cruz County Cowbelles
- Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area
- Tucson Chicks n Chaps
- Tucson Rodeo
WESTERN AUTHORS
TRAIL RIDES
Take a 45-minute trail ride. Rides start at 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm and 2:30pm for $50 each.. Riders must be age 8 or older; a parent/guardian must ride with children under 18 years of age. Click below to register online. Online registration ends on October 29th
GREAT LUNCH GRUB
- BlackJack Citrus Infusions (lemonades and iced teas)
- Gunny’s Barbeque (burgers, dogs, brats, Italians, Polish, pork, chicken, brisket, ribs, chips, soda)
- KOOLTWISTS/KOOLSIPS (Soft serve ice cream, root beer floats, slushies, sundaes, flavored lemonade, tea, banana split, brownie sundaes)
- Las Vigas (Mexican food)
- Papa’s Pretzels (artesian hand made Bavarian pretzels, coffee, hot drinks)
- The Kettle Corn Connection (freshly popped Kettle corn in a variety of flavors)
STEAK FRY DINNER (Friday, October 31st at 4pm)
Dinner ($45/plate) includes Grilled Tri-Tip Steak, Cream Corn, Potatoes, and Dinner Rolls with Texas Sheet Cake for dessert! Musician Andy Hershey will entertain you as you relax and enjoy dinner in the historic Adobe Hay Barn. TICKETS ARE LIMITED so make your reservation now by clicking the link below.
VENDORS
- Cheryl’s Jams and Jellies (homemade jams and jellies, candied pecans, local honey, homemade all purpose seasoning blend)
- Cowboy Grade (soaps, beard & body oil, colognes, balms, hand scrubs, and branded apparel)
- Crafting Resilience (handmade and upcycled goods including clothing, bandanas, stitched patches, hand-embroidered accessories, small home goods, and original textile art)
- Firesky Farms Lavender Farm (Elgin-grown lavender culinary and bath and beauty products)
- Flip Flop Farm (boozy jams and jellies, rendered lard and pork shares, and herbal remedies)
- GG Jewels (women’s hats, western jewelry)
- Joyce Hansen (vintage collection of Western-themed books, photos, collectables)
- Little Pop of Joy (caramel corn mix consisting of popcorn, pretzels, crunchy rice cereal and pecans in a variety of flavors)
- L N L Leatherworks (leather products, hand sew, hand cut and tooled)
- Painted Windmill Ranch (decorated cowboy boots with Christmas lights, jewelry, new western saddle, lots of bling, donkey pillows)
- Rebel Rose Boutique (ladies clothing and accessories; Western and classic inspired pieces)
- Thats Just Bull Designs (handmade cowhide and leather handbags and accessories, logo t-shirts and canvas bags)
- The Plaid Buffalo Candle Co. (100% “better for you” soy candles, wax melts, car air fresheners)
- Williams Crafts (usable wood products – some with turquoise inlay)
- Windsor Hat Shoppe (hats, sea glass jewelry, cork products, 3-D printed items)