Pinal County National Day of the American Cowboy
Apache Junction/Gold Canyon/Florence/ Superior, AZ
Multiple locations in Pinal County
7/24/2009 to 7/26/2009

A partial listing of festivities over the weekend Apache Junction/ Goldfield Ghost Town -Drover's Procession/ Luke Short Poker Tournament/ Earp-Holiday Mustache Contest/ Fast Draw Show Down/ Professor Marvel's Patent Medicine Show/ Re-enactments, gun fights, Cowgirl Fashion Show and 2 stages of entertainment. GOLD CANYON: Art Shows, Evening Fireworks, Street Dance. FLORENCE: Cowboy Cradle of the Southwest Celebrations SUPERIOR: La Noches de Vaquero - Celebrations of the Mexican Cowboys

Apache Junction and Gold Canyon NEWS is the "Day of the Cowboy" Official Media Sponsor

National Day of Cowboy
July Parade Seeks Applicants
Scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, July 25

The Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce is taking applications for parade entries in the Drover’s Procession Parade (sponsored by Horizon Bay Retirement Living) scheduled to open the Pinal County National Day of the Cowboy’s festivities at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 25, at Goldfield Ghost Town.

Participation is open to any organization wishing to honor the American cowboy and cowgirl subject to the following conditions & procedures.

  • No motorized vehicles are allowed save period autos approved by the PNDOC or official parade vehicles.
  • All participants must dress in Western and preferably 19th century attire.
  • Mounted entries will be subject to the discretion of the Official Parade Wrangler as to horse’s temperament and safety issues concerning spectators and other participants. No private wagons, coaches or other horse-drawn vehicles will be allowed.

There is a $15 application fee per organization. Applications are available from the Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce, 567 W. Apache Trail, Apache Junction.

There are limited parade spots available and they will be awarded on a first-come first-served basis.

For more information, call (480) 982-3141 or e-mail ajchambermembers@qwestoffice.net
Moustache Contest To Return

In the 1800s, gentlemen admired a good mustache and the boys who sported exceptional ones were known as "real Whiskerinos."

At 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25, Miss Trixie Rose and the Beautiful Bordello Girls of Goldfield Ghost Town will be seeking the Best Whiskerinos in the Territories for the Pinal County National Day of the Cowboy’s Earp-Holliday Mustache Contest.

Prizes are awarded for the longest, lushest and most authentic 19th century mustaches and beards so now’s the time to start working on one that will catch Ms. Trixie’s attention.

Last year, with more than two dozen entries, the ladies had their work cut out for them but they weren’t complaining.

"We see some real good-looking gentleman" Trixie said of the past two years’ mustache contests. "You’all just keep bringing then on."

The Earp-Holliday Mustache Contest is just one of the many events scheduled for the Pinal County National Day of the Cowboy from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at Goldfield Ghost Town, five miles north of Apache Junction on State Route 88.

For more information concerning the Earp-Holliday Mustache Contest or National Day of the Cowboy events call the Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce at (480) 982-3141 or email ajchambermembers@qwestoffice.net.

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