Buck Connors Western Days Nov. 9-11, 2018

Time to Get your Yee Haw on!

Quartzsite Plans Buck Connors Western Days Festival 

Veterans Day Weekend!

Buck Connors Western Days festival comes to 
Quartzsite, Arizona  ~ November 9, 10, 11, 2018. 

FREE Admission! FREE Parking!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: (subject to change)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018

 8:30am...........................Quartzsite Pioneer Tour

 High Noon.....................OHV Cattle Drive Parade 

 Noon-6pm......................Vendor Row & Delicious Food

 Noon-6pm......................Chamber Saloon Beer Garden

 2pm-dusk.......................UTV Challenge

 6pm................................Buck Connors Outdoor Movies

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Dr. Buck Montgomery is bringing his WILD WEST SHOW to Quartzsite! Get ready for the Wild West Time of your life, as you enjoy Wild West Stunt Shows, featuring Real Hollywood Stuntmen, World Champion Trick Roper and Gun Spinner Will Roberts, Old West Magic by Mysterioso,  Nationally Known Cowboy Historian, Lee Anderson and his Wonder Horse Concho and more! 

Special Celebrity Appearance by Award Winning Actor/Author Michael Dante, too!

 8am...............................5K Run, Walk, Rock & Roll Register @ 7am

 9am-3pm.......................Branding Iron Art Gallery & Show

 9am-3pm.......................Show off Your Horse Power Car Show

 9am-5pm.......................Live Music & Entertainment

 9am-6pm......................Vendor Row & Delicious Food

 10am-5pm....................Dr. Buck’s WILD WEST SHOW!

 9am-5pm......................Special Celebrity Guest! Award Winning Actor/Author Michael Dante

 11am-2pm....................Cowboy Chili Cook Off

 Noon-6pm....................Chamber Saloon Beer Garden

 10am-4pm....................L’il Buckaroos Corral & Petting Zoo

 10am-4pm....................Gold Panning

 6pm...............................BBQ Dinner at Quartzsite Improvement Assoc. (QIA)

 7pm...............................Dr. Buck’s Wild West STAGE SHOW at QIA

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2018 VETERANS DAY

 10am............................Cowboy Church

 11am...........................Veterans Day Ceremony

 10am-2pm...................Vendor Row & Delicious Food

Organizers are now accepting Vendor Applications for the three day festival to be held at Quartzsite Town Park. 10x10 booth $45. 10x20 $75. Food Vendors & Park & Sell Booth 20x40, $100. (Booth fee includes Town of Quartzsite Special Events Vendor Permit) If you, or someone you know, is interested in being a vendor at this exciting event on November 9, 10, and 11, 2018, please download the application online at www.BuckConnorsDays.com.

  

You can also pick up a Vendor App at Quartzsite Town Hall Monday thru Friday, 8am-5pm. Or at the Chamber: Wednesday, Thursday or Friday from 10am-2pm.

For more information contact Town Hall at 928-927-4333 x5.

Visit www.BuckConnorsDays.com for more details.

Quartzsite Chili Cook-off and Rock Auction photos

Saturday, March 5, 2011 was a delightful day in

Quartzsite, Arizona!

The Quartzsite Chili Cook-off joined with

the 2nd Annual Rock Auction

for a unique new successful event for our community!

Quartzsite is the Rock Capital of the World! Local artists volunteered their time and talent painting Rock Slabs donated by Inland Lumber, Ace Hardware in Blythe, Calif. The 2nd Annual Rock Auction raised $2665 for local charities. Thank you Quartzsite for your generosity!

Quartzsite Quilters created this one-of-a-kind beauty! Raffle tickets will be sold throughout the year until the Arizona Centennial Finale in February, 2012. Tickets are only $1 or 6/$5! You've got to see it to believe it!Way to go ladies!

 



Local Senior Artists painted small rocks all year for the silent auction! Thank you everyone for your participation! We thought we had around 30, but ended up with 60! Many folks got to take home these treasures and raised funds for Proud Neighbors of Quartzsite!

Hundreds of folks lined up to taste the best chili in town! What a great turnout! Thanks Quartzsite

Auctioneer Richard McBride (left) and his helper Jerry Livingston (right) entertained the crowd while auctioning off the beautiful Rock Art Pieces.

Quartzsite Chili Cook-off and Rock Auction huge success!

Quartzsite- The Quartzsite Chili Cook-off, sponsored by the Arizona Centennial Committee of Quartzsite was originally planned for Feb. 26th, but was postponed due to weather. On Saturday, March 5th the Chili Cook-off joined forces with Proud Neighbors of Quartzsite's 2nd Annual Rock Auction for a new successful event for the community!

Every cook entering was a winner! With the change of date and the new venue, organizers were surprised with the wonderful turnout. Hungry folks arrived all afternoon to taste the delicious entries. "It's another beautiful event for Quartzsite!" said Jerry Lukkasson, the event coordinator. "Looks like everyone had a fun afternoon!"

This year, the organizers held a beer garden,  using the almost completed "Snack Shack" being built with donated funds from local businesses, residents, and snowbirds. The cooks and vendors set up on the football field, with lots room for all the other activities.

Quartzsite Rotary held a raffle, AZ Centennial souvenior hats and bags were available for sale. There were vendors, a Penny Auction, and the debut of the AZ Centennial Quilt made by local quilters was on display. The beautifully detailed quilt will be on display throught the year at each of the AZ Centennial events. Raffle tickets can be purchased for only $1 or 6 tickets for $5! The drawing for the Quilt will be held at the AZ Centennial Finale Event in February, 2012. You've got to see this quilt! Buy a ticket and it can be all yours! Proceeds will support the Centennial Lasting Legacy Project.

PNQ's Rock Auction raised over $2600 this year, a 25% increase over last year's event. Dean Taylor won the bidding for the first Rock Art Piece, painted by J. Foster Stoltz. His winning bid of $300 will be donated to the Children's Playground at the park. The sale of the two Rock Art Pieces painted by local Elementary School children raised $375 for a Children's Art Fund. Those two pieces were purchased by Susan Cushman and Patricia Anderson, and both buyers donated the rock art to be in locations where the children will continue to see their beautiful work on display: One will be located at Quartzsite Elementary School and the other will be on display at the Children's Library. The other fourteen Rock Art Pieces were delivered on Sunday to their new loving homes!

A huge thank you to all of the volunteers who helped make this such a wonderful event! Next year will only get better!

Thank you Quartzsite for making the Chili Cook-off and Rock Auction a huge success!

Quartzsite Chili Cookoff planned for February 26th

Quartzsite, AZ - Rumors buzzed around town, after incomplete information was printed in a new publication about the Annual Chili Cook Off.

Quartzsite Town Council Member, Jerry Lukkasson, explained at the Town Hall meeting yesterday that the Quartzsite Chili Cookoff is still on...keeping the same date of Saturday, February 26, 2011, with a new look and new venue! The Quartzsite Business Chamber of Commerce had cancelled their annual "It's Chili in Quartzsite" when challenges arose with the La Paz County Health Department.

The Arizona Centennial Committee of Quartzsite will sponsor the Cook Off this year, with cooperation from the Business Chamber. The Quartzsite Chili Cookoff will take place at the Town Park, on N. Plymouth. Lukkasson expressed his hopes that the new "Snack Shack" at the park would be completed by then, to help with issues raised by the health department.

So get your favorite chili recipies ready and plan on a wonderful family event at the park on Saturday, February 26th!

Watch for more information in the next issue of the Desert Messenger on Wed. Jan. 5, 2011.

For more information, contact 928-308-0011.