1. Historic Downtown Wickenburg “Placemaking Since 1863”
Vincent P. Lorefice
Town Manager
Town of Wickenburg

2. Historic Downtown Wickenburg Events
Heritage Events (10+ years)
Recently Added Events (under 10 years)
DC Ride – 72nd year
Gold Rush Days/Parade – 70th year
Cowboy Poetry – 29th years
Street Dance – 26th year
Light Parade – 22nd year
Walk to Boot Breast Cancer – 17th year
Cowgirl Up – 13th year
Guys Who Grill – 7th years
Literary Festival – 3rd year
Tree Lighting – AZ Cowboy Christmas Town – 3rd year
Free Downtown Concert Series – first Saturday of each month – Started January 2018
120 + Special Events per year, majority of events are in the Historic Downtown
Tourism is key to Wickenburg's success

3. 70th Annual Gold Rush Day

4. Free Downtown Concert Series - 1st Saturday of each month -

5. Literary Festival

6. Highway 60 Bridge
Before
After

7. Hassayampa Riverwalk Bridge
Re-use of a transportation bridge
Federal/Regional Grants to re-purpose the bridge
APWA and APRA Project of the Year 2016
Community uses:
Town sponsored events
Non-profit fund raisers
Chamber of Commerce appreciation dinner/dance
Pumpkin Chucking – Rotary
Gold Rush Days - live band area
Street dances
Tree lighting

8. Arizona’s Cowboy Christmas Town Tree Lighting

9. Questions?
Thank you!