annual events
The White Mountains are filled year round with events to keep you coming back.
Make sure you book your next visit before someone beats you to it.
Pinetop-Lakeside Chamber Putt & Pub Crawl
MArch
The best time you can have in Pinetop, the Putt Putt Pub Crawl, has nine stops (or holes) at El Rancho Restaurant, The Lodge Sports Bar & Grill, El Patron Mexican Food Restaurant, Charlie Clark’s, Matty’s Beef & Beer, The Chalet Restaurant, GreenTree Inn & Suites Altitude Bar, The Hungry Buffalo, and Ponderosa Lanes Bowling Alley Bar. At each stop, you and three team members will give it your best and—with any luck—use a putter to achieve a hole in one! The team with the best overall low score will take home the first-prize cash award and trophy.
www.pinetoplakesidechamber.com
White mountain kite festival
august
The White Mountain Nature Center hosts its Annual Kite Festival. THIS IS A FREE EVENT. The first 200 people will receive a free kite building kit! You can be creative and build and decorate a kite or bring your own. The Nature Center address is 425 S. Woodland Rd, Pinetop, AZ.
White mountain spring carnival
may
Take a carnival ride, view live animal exhibits, and browse merchandise during this annual event
www.pinetoplakesideaz
Pinetop-Lakeside Chamber Beer & Music Festival
september
The beer is brewing, the spirits are flowing, and the burgers are grillin’! Don’t miss this once-in-a-summer event in the cool ponderosa pines of Arizona’s White Mountain.
Beer and Music Information
show low days
july
Derby Down the Deuce, huge arts and craft festival, wiener dog race, itty bitty Olympics and rides for kids of all ages, including live entertainment throughout the day and great bands in the evening.
Information
White mountain balloon festival
june
Take your White Mountains Adventure to new heights this year! The skies will come to life while you enjoy live music, local food vendors, and fun activities for the whole family.
www.wmbfaz.com
July 4th weekend
july
FreedomFest offers amazing specialty foods & desserts. Enjoy a concert from one of our featured bands. Have a great time at our fun zone. One of the state’s biggest parades, an art show, and farmers market by day, and fireworks by night.
July 4th.com
Snowflake pioneer days
july
Arts and Craft Show along with the Car Show, Rodeo, barbeque, 10k run, Historic Homes Tour, parade, games and fireworks.
Pioneer Days Info
run to the pines car show
september
The Run to the Pines Car Show is a 37-Year Tradition held in Arizona’s beautiful White Mountain region. This collection of 575 pre-1973 cars is the largest of its kind and a not-to-be-missed event.
www.runtothepinescarshow.com
Annual Fall Artisans Festival
september
The Fall Artisan Festival features handmade, crafted items by artisans from all over the country. Each artist displays and sells their own unique designs from jewelry to paintings to woodwork.Fall Festival Info
christmas festivals
- White Mountain Winter Fest
- Winterfest Chili Cook off
- Show Low Shines - An extravaganza of holiday lights and decorations that lights up Show Low from the day after Thanksgiving through Jan. 2. Light displays in downtown Show Low along the Deuce of Clubs, at Festival Marketplace, at Show Low City Hall (synchronized to holiday music), at the Show Low Library and inside Show Low City Park.
- Christmas Light Parade. Join the crowd along the Deuce of Clubs from Central Avenue to White Mountain Road to enjoy the floats with a collection of beautiful light displays.
- Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Immediately following the Christmas Light Parade at the Show Low City Library.
- Deuce of Clubs Drop, 11 p.m., Dec. 31: Enjoy music, dancing and food and then join in on the countdown to midnight as the city ushers in the new year by dropping a giant electrified Deuce of Clubs from the top of the big community Christmas tree in front of the Show Low City Library. The evening comes to a climax with a giant fireworks show immediately following the dropping of the Deuce of Clubs.
and more......
January - White Mountain Nature Center Eagle Festival
April - Taste of the MountainApril - Easter Egg Hunt
June - Apache Culture Appreciation
June - White Mountain Yoga Festival
July - Medieval Mayhem Faire