Summer Trips to Lowell Observatory

Bearizona

Bearizona Wildlife Park is located on approximately 160 acres in beautiful Williams, AZ.

As a member of the Zoological Association of America as well as the American Association of Zoo Keepers, Bearizona is dedicated to responsible wildlife management, conservation, and education.

Everyday, visitors can drive through over three miles of Ponderosa Pine Forest viewing North American animals in their natural habitats.

More animals are housed in Fort Bearizona, a beautiful 20-acre walk-thru area, which is more of a “zoo” style setting.

Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park, located just a 1.5 hours away from Flagstaff by car, encompasses 278 miles (447 km) of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands.

Located on ancestral homeland of 11 Associated Tribes, Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular examples of erosion anywhere in the world — unmatched in the incomparable vistas it offers visitors from the rim.

The park offers accessible experiences for all visitors, from paved scenic walking trails to challenging hikes, mule rides, and camping excursions.

Meteor Crater & Barringer Space Museum

Over 50,000 years ago space and earth came together when a huge iron-nickel meteorite, approximately 150 feet wide and weighing several hundred thousand tons, impacted an area outside of Flagstaff, Arizona, with a force 150 times greater than an atomic bomb. The result of this impact was devastation for miles and the creation of the giant bowl-shaped cavity we call Meteor Crater, which measures 550 feet deep and almost a mile wide.

Nestled on its north rim, Meteor Crater Visitor Center is one of the most popular attractions in Northern Arizona. See the crater for yourself and explore interactive exhibits in the Barringer Space Museum!

Museum of Northern Arizona

The Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) is a private, non-profit, educational institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona at the base of the beautiful San Francisco Peaks. The Museum was founded in 1928 by a group of Flagstaff citizens to protect and preserve the natural and cultural heritage of northern Arizona through research, collections, conservation, and education.

MNA’s 200 acre museum campus includes the Museum exhibit building, office space, research lab space, and collection storage for more than five million Native American artifacts, natural science specimens, and fine art pieces.

Arboretum Opening

Surrounded by ponderosa forest at 7,150 feet in elevation with spectacular views of the San Francisco Peaks, The Arboretum at Flagstaff is a unique destination, specializing in increasing the understanding, appreciation and conservation of plants native to the Colorado Plateau. Home to 750 species of plants, the beautiful 200-acre property consists of gardens, greenhouses, and woodland trails that are family and pet friendly. The Arboretum also hosts a number of special events, plant sales, wedding and facility rentals, youth and adult classes as well as features local artist works in their gift shop.

Date: April 30, 2025
Location: The Arboretum – 4001 South Woody Mountain Road
Contact: 928-774-1442

Yoga on the Lawn

Stretch it out under the summer sky with beginner-friendly yoga classes in the heart of downtown. Don’t forget your mat!

• Northern Arizona Yoga Center at the County Courthouse Lawn
  $5 Drop-In | Every 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Saturday of in June, July, and August
• The Foundry at Heritage Square
  FREE | Last Saturday in June, July, and August

Dates: Saturdays, June 7 – August 23
Time: 9:00am – 10:00am
Location: County Courthouse Lawn & Heritage Square

First Friday Art Walks

It’s Flagstaff’s monthly street party and your walking shoes are a necessity. First Friday ArtWalk is one of Northern Arizona’s premier arts events. Held on the first Friday of the month, art galleries and businesses in historic Downtown Flagstaff open their doors from 6-9pm with special art exhibitions, performances, live music, treats, and more. Many downtown hot spots remain open after 9 pm as the ArtWalk celebrations continue.

Date: Every first Friday of the month
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Downtown Flagstaff

Spin on the Square

Wake up and ride with The Box Studio! Start your Sunday with an energizing outdoor spin class right in Heritage Square. Book your bike here!

Dates: Sunday Mornings, May 25 – August 31
Time: 9:00am – 9:45am
Location: Heritage Square

Flagstaff Rodeo

Slide on your cow- boy or girl boots and giddy on up to the Flagstaff rodeo this June for a hoot and holler of a time. While this is an animal-friendly event, it is not pet-friendly, so please leave your furry friends at home.

Date: June 5-7, 2025
Time: Gates open @ 5pm, Performance from 7-9pm
Location: Fort Tuthill County Park
Details: Flagstaff Rodeo

Painting Sessions with Creative Spirits

Creative Spirits is a local wine and paint studio that helps bring out everyone’s inner Bob Ross. Visit their calendar of events to pick your favorite painting to recreate and hang some new decor on your walls or gift to a friend or loved one. Participants 21+, get your alcohol, get ready, PAINT! Did we mention there are creative kids summer camps too?

Location: 13 N San Francisco St
Contact: 928-600-9291
Details: Events Page

First Friday Artwalk

It’s Flagstaff’s monthly street party and your walking shoes are a necessity. First Friday ArtWalk is one of Northern Arizona’s premier arts events. Held on the first Friday of the month, art galleries and businesses in historic Downtown Flagstaff open their doors from 6-9pm with special art exhibitions, performances, live music, treats, and more. Many downtown hot spots remain open after 9 pm as the ArtWalk celebrations continue.

Date: Every first Friday of the month
Time: 6-9pm
Location: Downtown Flagstaff

Movies on the Square

Grab your blankets, lawn chairs, and the whole crew, it’s movie night in Heritage Square! Each Saturday kicks off with live music and maybe even some games before we roll the film under the stars. Live music kicks off at 5:00pm, followed by the movie at dusk. FREE!

Dates: Saturdays, May 24 – July 26, 2025
Time: 5:00pm-9:00pm
Location: Heritage Square

Location: Heritage Square, Downtown Flagstaff

Music on the Square

Add some rhythm to your weekend with free performances in the heart of downtown! From acoustic sets to lively local bands, you’ll find feel-good sounds filling the Square all summer long. FREE!

• Emerging Artist Thursdays: 5:00pm–7:00pm – Support and enjoy music from Flagstaff’s emerging talent!
• Friday Night Concert Series: 6:00pm–8:00pm – Start your weekend on a high note with live local music in Heritage Square.
• Saturday Pre-Movie Jams: 5:00pm – Come early before Movies on the Square for even more local live music.
• Sundays on the Square, 12:00pm-2:00pm | Sun, lunch, and live tunes = the perfect Sunday!

Dates: Thursdays-Sundays, May 25 – September 28
Location: Heritage Square

Discover Flagstaff Through Hikes, Bikes, and Trails

Lace-up your boots and pick a trail, adventure awaits. Fodor’s Travel is wheelchair and stroller accessible, Lenox Crater trail, and A’a trail are scenic beauties waiting to be rediscovered. In addition to these unique and awe-inspiring trails, the Walnut Canyon Rim Trail is waiting for you. This is another wheelchair and stroller-accessible trail to ensure fun can be had by the entire family!

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Discover Flagstaff Recommended Trails

4th of July

Recognized by Fodor’s Travel, Flagstaff is a must-do for many things and 4th of July is among the laundry list. Watermelon and hot dog eating contests follow a charming parade riddled with red, white and blue flag-waving lined sidewalks, free symphony concert and a special Lights on the Lawn.

The Sky is the Limit

Flagstaff is the world’s first Dark Sky City and Lowell Observatory’s campus and telescopes serve as a perfect location to see millions and millions of stars as well as find your favorite constellation. After all, this is where Pluto was discovered, too.

By day, a scenic sky ride at Arizona Snowbowl provides breathtaking views from an elevation of 11,500’ and even offers a distant glimpse of the Grand Canyon.

Live Music at the Orpheum Theater

The Orpheum is never lacking events to keep you entertained all summer long. In addition to all the live music, savor deep belly laughs at their comedy shows too!

Location: The Orpheum
Details: Orpheum Event Lineup

Kids Squared

Little ones, big fun! Each Tuesday morning, Heritage Square transforms into a hands-on activity zone with crafts, games, and learning adventures from awesome local partners.

Date: Tuesdays in June & July
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Location: Heritage Square

Art in the Park

Flagstaff Art in the Park is a locally owned arts and crafts festival that features tightly juried one-of-a-kind fine art and fine crafts designed and shown by the artists. These shows take place over the Fourth of July and Labor Day weekends in Wheeler Park in Downtown Flagstaff; a beautiful tree-shaded, grassy venue across the street from City Hall and on the main thoroughfare to the Grand Canyon.

In addition to nearly over 70 artists from across the Southwest, these shows feature nonstop live music throughout the three days of each event, various types of decadent fresh food, and a Shady Beer Garden featuring local and regional breweries. So come and join us once again for another amazing season of art and music in the heart of Northern Arizona’s cool pines!

Date: July 4-6, 2025
Time: 9:00am – 6:00pm on Friday and Saturday, 9:00am – 4:00pm on Sunday
Location: Wheeler Park

Flagstaff Urban Flea Market

This is an awesome, eclectic mix of artisans and peddlers who make and sell a unique variety of goods.  Vendors sell items such as records, antiques, books, bicycles, food, gems and minerals, handmade woodwork and leatherwork, ceramics, soaps, vintage clothing, used tools, comics, toys, household goods, jewelry, up-cycled goods, flowers, and any other sort of funky/flea market type treasures. Flagstaff Urban Flea is held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the months June, July, August, September and October on Historic Route 66 in the heart of downtown Flagstaff!

Date: Sundays June 14 – October 25, 2025
Time: 9:00am – 2:00pm
Location: City Hall parking lot, Downtown Flagstaff

Bear Howard Gravel Race

Sable events is offering three distances for the Bear Howard Gravel Race again, now in its 5th year.

The 100 is the crown jewel. Sure, some courses have more climbing, some courses are even a bit or a lot longer, but this gravel century is no joke. Sprinkled with a little asphalt but mostly gravel and a cool section of single track with just over 6k of total elevation gain, this course is a test of meddle for sure! The 60 is the perfect blend of racing and fun and captures some of the best parts of the 100 course. The just over 30, is fast fun and an easy course to follow for someone who is new to the sport. All still part of the 60 and 100 so giving the new rider a sense of what to expect.

Lowell Observatory is the finish line! With that, Lowell has just completed a state-of-the-art observatory and visitors center that invite to you bring your family and visit while waiting for you to finish or post-race, mixing wild west history with the future of space!

Date: August 2, 2025
Details: Bear Howard Gravel Race — Sable Events

Climb to Conquer Cancer

The Climb to Conquer Cancer of Flagstaff, is the American Cancer Society’s largest single day Climb event in the world. Everyone is invited to participate in this non-competitive fundraising event. People of all ages hike, run, walk, wheelchair and even push their babies in strollers up Snowbowl. Whether it’s a cardio workout to the top of the mountain, a brisk walk or a leisurely stroll, ascending this Arizona peak generates fun, entertainment and most importantly, funds the fight to end cancer.

Together with great sponsors and support from the community, American Cancer Society tackles this mountain, rally’s every community, and relentlessly continues in the fight against cancer.

Date: September 6, 2025
Time: 7 am–11 am
Location: AZ Snowbowl, 9300 N Snowbowl Rd
Details