What’s Happening

Return of the Turkey Vultures is a citywide celebration welcoming these necessary migrating aerial scavengers back to Bisbee.

Meet Quanah, Liberty Wildlife’s turkey vulture ambassador. Quanah visits Bisbee annually for the Return of the Turkey Vultures celebration.

The Prowl Motorcycle Show is an annual gathering of classic and chopper motorcycles and those who ride them.

This meeting in the Gulch is Arizona’s largest gathering of choppers and vintage motorcycles.

Alice in Bisbeeland is cosplay. Do you love cosplay, or are you not sure what it is? Fine, either way.

In April each year, Bisbee hosts the most extreme 3 day cosplay event in the United States: Alice in Bisbeeland! You, too, can slip through the Bisbee...

Bisbee Pride is an annual three day festival held on Father’s Day weekend.

Celebrate with the LGBTQ+ community in Bisbee with a parade, live music, a pool party, a doggy drag show, and many more fun events.

The Bisbee Pirate Weekend is an annual, three day, citywide costume event. Come dressed as a pirate or mermaid and take part in pub crawls, costume contests, a pirate prom, magic, music, the Return of the Mermaids Parade, and more.

Elvis in Bisbeeland, presented by Gretchen Bonaduce and Mike Ablin, begins at 7 pm on Saturday, August 16, at the American Legion Bar & Grill in Old Bisbee. It features Sabrina Solo, a one-woman band.

Come dressed like Elvis and join in the fun.

Cars & Bikes at The Vista is an annual fundraising event for the Boys & Girls Club of Bisbee. It is held on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend in Bisbee’s historic Warren neighborhood.

Come to admire the beautifully restored and tricked out cars and bikes. Stay for the food...

The Plein Air Festival is held throughout Bisbee during the second weekend in October. Join artists and compete for prize money, painting Bisbee’s historic architecture, sprawling staircases, vintage streets, industrial mining remnants, and colorful homes in the Mule Mountains.

Always run on the third Saturday in October, the Bisbee 1000 The Great Stair Climb is arguably one of the world’s most unusual and challenging events.

Its 4.5 mile course features nine staircases (1000+ steps) spread throughout the Old Bisbee neighborhood.

Mariachi groups and beautiful ballet folklorico dancers perform at Bisbee’s Mariachi Festival, which takes place annually on the first Saturday in November at the historic Warren Ballpark.

The proceeds from this ticketed event benefit the Bisbee Coalition for the Homeless and the Bisbee...

The Sidepony Express Music Festival is open and free to the public. It is a three-day showcase that lauds Bisbee as the ideal spot for a festival celebrating underground, original, art forward music from across genres...

Bisbee’s New Year’s Eve Celebration draws people from around the world. Look for themed parties at local venues for a roaring good time.

It’s a memorable way to wrap up the holiday season and start the new year with a bang. Visit the Discover Bisbee...

Gretchen Bonaduce and Mike Ablin present the Bisbee New Year’s Eve 2026 Swing Dance Party featuring DJ Gidzillah.

This 1940s dance party, held at the Legion Bar and Grill in Old Bisbee, starts at 8 p.m. and costs $55 to attend. Check back for more...

Located in Old Bisbee just off the main drag, the Central School Project celebrates National Youth Arts Month with its MAKE Youth Festival.

This free, one day festival for children ages 3-17 provides interactive, multidisciplinary, hands-on artmaking.

El Tour de Zona is a three day, fully supported bicycle tour during the day and a fun festival at night, visiting the towns of Sierra Vista, Bisbee, and Tombstone.

The ZONA is all about having FUN! Enjoy three days of destination loop bicycle rides.

The Copper City Classic Vintage Baseball Tournament is held on the first Saturday and Sunday in April.

Teams from Bisbee, Tucson, Colorado, California, and the Phoenix metro area take to the field to play in the 14th Copper City Classic...