Sedona, Arizona
Weekend Happenings
June 29th – July 1st, 2012
Horseback Riding ~ Tiger Splash ~ Tubing ~ Live Entertainment
Tube down the Verde River, take a scenic Sedona horseback ride, watch the big cats play at “Tiger Splash“, “Tango with South America” on the Grape Train Escape, the possibilities for family fun in Sedona and the Verde River Valley are limitless! For information on the hottest entertainment in the red rocks this weekend including events at Studio Live, Sedona Film Festival, and Tlaquepaque visit “This Weeks Lineup of Entertainment in Sedona, Arizona“. Everything else you need for a great weekend in the red rocks you will find right here. Below we have provided information on Sedona events, attractions, tours and lodging in the area. Just click the links you are interested in and have a fabulous time in Sedona. Make sure to visit us on Facebook and Twitter!
- Featured Sedona-Verde Valley Events
- Featured Events Studio Live Sedona & Sedona Film Festival
- Featured Sedona Metaphysical & Spiritual
- Featured Sedona-Verde Valley Tours
- Featured Sedona-Verde Valley Attractions
- Featured Sedona Lodging
Featured Sedona-Verde Valley Events
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Select Saturday evenings feature the Verde Canyon Railroads very popular Starlight Tours. The Tequila Sunset Limited and the Grape Train Escapes (wine-tasting trains) highlight these moonlit evenings throughout the summer. The train departs the depot at 5:30 pm. and as it rumbles through the Canyon, the low slant of sun bathes the high cliffs in soft golden hues. The train reaches the turn-around point of Perkinsville amid a scandalous sunset. The return trip offers a serene glimpse into the nocturnal wildlife set against a dazzling canvas of celestial bodies.For more information or to make reservations please visit the Verde Canyon Railroad.
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Red Rock State Park – Guided Bird Walk
June 30th, 2012 (7:00 am)
Join a naturalist for a “Guided Bird Walk”. Beginning as well as advanced birders are welcome. Rangers recommend that visitors bring their own binoculars. A limited number are available for loan from the Park. No matter the time of day, visitors can check out the many birds who make Red Rock State Park their home. The bird-feeding area behind the visitor center, on the Hummingbird Patio, is an excellent spot to start your tour or to take pictures. Hummingbirds are almost always there to take advantage of the feeders! Another good viewing point is the visitor center roof. Most of the year-round birds are found in the riparian area next to Oak Creek or along the field that is behind the visitor center. While visitors hike the trails, they will see many birds who call the Park “home. For more information please visit Red Rock State Park.
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Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village – Shakespeare Sedona Summer Theater
July 1st, 2012 ( 8:00 pm)
Tickets:General – $30.00; Seniors / Students with ID – $20.00
Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village’s old-world charm and elegance will be the setting for Shakespeare Sedona Summer Theater as it returns for its 11th anniversary season of providing professional classical theater to Northern Arizona. This year’s production is one of the cleverest comedies The Bard ever penned, MUCH ADO features one of the most engaging and unlikely romantic couples in all of Shakespeare, Beatrice and Benedick. In all its intrigues, battles of wits, romance, buffoonery, and dramatic thrills, MUCH ADO asks us to look beneath the surface of love to its true nature, past human frailty to humility and forgiveness.For more information on this Sedona event please visit Tlaquepaque Arts & Craft Village.
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Museum of Northern Arizona - 79th Annual Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture
June 30th & July 1st, 2012 
A Fourth of July tradition since the 1930s, award-winning Hopi artists from the twelve Hopi villages bring the mesas to Flagstaff. Add map of Hopi The unique work of carvers, painters, jewelers, potters, quilters, and basket and textile weavers fill the more than 65 artists’ booths. Enjoy cultural presentations, storytelling, music, and dances that fill the Museum grounds during the Fourth of July weekend. Taste Hopi bread and piki baked outside in ovens. Watch Hopi pottery being shaped, painted, and traditionally fired. Walk the Museum’s Rio de Flag Nature Trail with a Hopi medicine woman. Learn about Hopi clans and clan migration, and how the tribe is working to preserve language and agricultural traditions. For more information on this event please visit the Museum of Northern Arizona.
To see event more events please visit our Sedona Events Page.
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Sedona’s Featured Metaphysical & Spiritual
| Sedona Metaphysical and Spiritual Association Your Trusted Source for Personal Enrichment Vortexes, Psychics, Spirituality and Healing  Sedona is a place of wisdom, enlightenment, beauty and transformative opportunities where retreats, metaphysical book stores and classes provide abundant spiritual learning experiences.Book your personalized spiritual, metaphysical, and healing experiences with members of the Sedona Metaphysical Spiritual Association,an Affinity Group of The Sedona Chamber of Commerce, all of whom abide by a pledge of professional integrity.
Members of the Sedona Metaphysical and Spiritual Association, take great pleasure in guiding you as a Sedona visitor along the path of your choice of individualized growth and assure you of the best possible experience while you are here in Sedona. For more information please visit the Sedona Metaphysical and Spiritual Association’ website or visit the SMSA Center inside Gloden Books & Music at 1575 West State Route 89A. |
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Featured Sedona-Verde Valley Tours
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Sedona Adventure Tours Have some family fun and cool off this weekend with “Tubing Madness” from Sedona Adventure Tours ! The fun begins when you meet the friendly staff of Sedona Adventure tours at the Verde River Adventure Center, where you will board their shuttle with all your gear and head upstream to the put-in. Then the adventure begins! Have fun with epic water fights with water cannons provided by Sedona Adventure tours, as you ‘leisurely’ float downstream! Expect to get lots of sun and very wet! For more information or to see more of their Verde River tours please visit Sedona Adventure Tours. |
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Arizona ATV Adventures
“Thrilling Family Fun”
Take an expertly guided 30 mile ATV tour in the outback of the West Sedona Valley where over 40 movies have been filmed. Arizona ATV Adventures has over a hundred miles of trails to choose from, which allows their guides to customize each tour based on the age, interests and skill levels of the group. Book an ATV tour now!
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Featured Sedona-Verde Valley Attractions
| M Diamond Ranch “Much more than just a trail ride” Take in the majestic scenery of Sedona & learn about real western history and heritage from the back of a horse with the 100 year-old family owned cattle ranch M Diamond Ranch. You can choose from a 1hour/2hour trail ride guided by a friendly, knowledgeable M Diamond Ranch cowboy wrangler, or a full morning or evening experience that combines a horseback ride with a Cowboy Cookout, complete with kids’ activities and entertainment. For more details please visit the M Diamond Ranch. |
“Little Gem Guest House”
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Out of Africa Wildlife Park
“Your best Wild Life Adventure”
Get up close and personal to wild life in their natural habitat at Out of Africa Wildlife Park! The Park offers fun, exciting and educational attractions such as Wildlife Preserve, Tiger Splash, African Bush Safari and Predator Feed. Where else can kiss a giraffe, feed a Tiger, or watch people and tigers play together in a giant swimming pool? A favorite place for Sedona visitors! Receive a $8 off General admission internet coupon by clicking here!
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Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village
“The Art and Soul of Sedona”
When it comes to exploring the world of art in Sedona, the Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village is the place to be. Tlaquepaque is a perfect setting to witness gifted artisans absorbed in their work. With over 40 specialty shops and exclusive art galleries, your journey into the arts of Sedona becomes a joyful revelation of fabulous art treasures and distinctive gifts around every corner. For more information visit Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village.
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Featured Sedona Lodging
| Best Western Inn of Sedona “Unbeatable Views of Sedona’s Red Rocks”
Beckoned by the mystique of Sedona, Arizona, the Best Western Inn of Sedona will surround you with breathtaking beauty and the natural majesty of Sedona’s Red Rocks, showcased from one of their four terraced promenade decks that cascade from our hilltop location into the splendor of Sedona. For more details please visit the Best Western Inn of Sedona. |
The Best Western Inn of Sedona offers a wide variety of money saving, fun-filled Sedona vacation packages ! |
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Alma de Sedona Inn Bed and Breakfast
“The Soul of Sedona”
Alma de Sedona is an award winning member of “Sedona’s Premier Bed Breakfast Inns”, featuring a retreat-like setting in an upscale residential neighborhood, and spectacular red rock views. Make sure to check out their Sizzlin’ Summer Special!
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Wildflower Inn
“Your Home Away from Home”
Wildflower Inn offers quaint, peaceful accommodations at extremely reasonable rates making it easy to say yes to the concept of taking a moment to enjoy the natural beauty of the Red Rocks like Bell Rock and Courthouse Butte right outside every room at this Sedona hotel! Check out their Sedona hotel specials!
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Kokopelli Suites
“Voted Best of Sedona 3 years in a row”
Kokopelli Suites, winner of Best of Sedona hotels three years in a row, offers a variety of rooms and suites at affordable prices.
Check out their great Sedona hotel deals & discounts!
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Casa Sedona Bed & Breakfast Inn
“An Invitation to Indulge”
Casa Sedona is a nationally recognized Bed & Breakfast Inn nestled on an acre of natural and manicured gardens where beauty and serenity abound. Reserve one of their exceptional Sedona vacation packages!
Make sure to check our Sedona Deals page for current vacation packages, discounted Sedona tours and much more. Check this website every Friday morning for an updated “Things to Do in Sedona this Weekend” story!
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