January Events in Arizona

Information about Arizona events in January.

January Holidays in Arizona

New Year's Day in Arizona
January 1

Martin Luther King Day in Arizona
Third Monday in January

Other January Events in Arizona

Arizona Bach Festivall
Annual festival in Phoenix.

Arizona Home and Garden Show
Phoenix Convention Center

Arizona National Livestock Show
This livestock show founded in 1948 is the larggest livestock show in the Southwest United States. Usually takes place in late December or ealy January. The 2011 Arizona National Horseshow will take place January 6-9, 2011 at the WestWorld Equestrian Center in Scottsdale Arizona.

Arizona National Horse Show
Features a cutting competition, a Quarterhorse show, a 4-H and FFA Horse Show and an Arizona National Reining & Western Affiliate qualifying show.

Fiesta Bowl Football Game
United States college football game played every year at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Between 1971 and 2006 the Fiesta Bowl was played in the Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe.

Cave Creek Balloon Festival
The first annual Cave Creek Balloon Festival took place on Saturday, Januay 9, beginning at 5:00 p.m. on the Rancho Manana Golf Course. The event featured displays of hot air balloons launching from the 11th Fairway of the golf course.

Desperado Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

Fiddler and Bluegrass Jamboree

Gathering of the Gunfighters
Every January there is an old west reenactment event called the "Gathering of the Gunfighters" on the grounds of the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. The event features a group ride into Yuma Arizona and old west skits, set between 1876 and 1909, performed by the Southwest Ghostriders, the Arizona Ghostriders, the Pistols and Petticoats, and the WesTroupe acting groups.

London's Run at Queen Creek

Wags for Wishes
Annual Glendale Arizona fundraiser for the Make a Wish Foundation. Features dog competition and activities.

See also:
Arizona Events by Month
More About Events in Arizona
Arizona for Visitors