From Bluegrass music to Chili and Brew, find out about the most interesting places to visit and festivals to attend in the Southwestern United States in the month of June.
This festival is an international taste sensation in the heart of the Rockies. Enjoy a 3-day culinary treat featuring the International Chili Society competition and tastings, microbrews and summer ale competition and tastings, live music and more.
Rancho de las Golondrinas, just south of Santa Fe, New Mexico, is a Spanish colonial living history site. It is also a beautiful park with rolling hills, river valley and scenic mills and historic buildings dotting the countryside. It is so scenic that movies.. ranging from Westerns to Civil War sagas, have been filmed there.
Organically grown, hand picked contemporary and traditional bluegrass and old-time music in a classic "down home" pickers setting near the Gunnison River, with trees, great camping and jams! New for 2006! A Colorado Showcase Stage, a Honky Tonk Dance, and a Downtown Art Exhibit with Wine Tasting and Tours!
Each June, Corvette owners from across the U.S. converge on scenic locations in Arizona for road rallies, car shows, and good old fashioned fun. Open to the public.
The Wool Market has two exciting days of exhibits, demonstrations, competitions and vendor booths. The event is free and open to the public. See sheep dog herding demonstrations and sheep shearing demonstrations, visit the Children's Tent, where visitors, young and old, are invited to try their hands at rope weaving, spinning and loom weaving. Watch sheep, llama, alpaca, cashmere & angora goat competitions. For the shoppers, more than 50 vendor booths will be filled with fleeces, raw fibers, novelty knitting and crocheting yarns, as well as finished coats, scarves, hats, shawls, and fiber-processing equipment.
It's rodeo - individual and team roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, saddle and bareback bronc riding and, last but by far not least, bull riding - and other entertainment including clowns, surprises and "mutton busting" at every show. This year's featured specialty act, Tomas Garcilazo, an amazing trick roper riding his talented horse, Charro is not to be missed.
Sailin' Shoes race, poker ride, entertainment, classic car show, festival food and a city wide celebration to enjoy in Colorado Springs.
Having run continuously since 1972, the Kerrville Folk Festival is the longest running festival of its type in North America. Lasting 18 days, the festival features over 100 songwriters, concerts, arts & crafts, kids concerts and more.
For almost two decades in the first part of June, Houston area architects, designers, engineers and contractors have taken their tools to East Beach in Galveston for what is considered one of the world's largest sandcastle competitions. The Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) sponsors this annual contest where some 80 teams have their eyes (and shovels) set on winning the prestigious "Golden Bucket" award.
The Quilt Walk Festival is held to honor the pioneer heritage of Panguitch. Attend the huge Quilt Show, sign up for quilting classes, see free quilting demonstrations, free trunk show, cowboy action shoot and costume contest, Lions Club breakfast, Street Races, Old Red Brick Pioneer Home Tour, Craft and Pioneer Heritage Fair, Dutch Oven Cooking classes.
