What’s Happening

For over a century, Bisbee has celebrated the Fourth of July with parades, spring contests, patriotic events, dances, picnics, and fireworks.

Visit the Discover Bisbee Annual Events page for updates on Fourth of July happenings.

The 4th of July Drilling & Mucking Competition begins at noon in Old Bisbee on Brewery Avenue, also known as “the Gulch.

BISBEE TRIVIA: “Iron Man” represents Bisbee’s hand-drilling past. Local artist R. Phillips Sanderson created the Iron Man Statue in 1935 as a tribute.

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.

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 Bisbee Garden Tour, held annually on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, is a fundraiser for beautifying public spaces in the City of Bisbee. This one day event provides a glimpse into well-tended gardens in featured Bisbee neighborhoods...

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...

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.

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.

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.