To Benefit Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum Building Repairs       

Travel back in time to the 1880’s at Wild West Days at Old Tucson Studios, March 25-28, 2010. Each day from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm the four-day festival hosts events and musical performances that honor and recreate frontier life in the thrilling days of the Wild West circa 1880’s.

Wander the lawless 1880’s streets of Old Tucson Studios but don’t get caught in the crossfire of a cowboy gunfight.  And ladies…be sure to keep a hold of your men-folk during the new and bawdier than ever Miss Kitty’s Can-Can Revue. Enjoy Old Tucson Studio’s new comedy and stunt show, Wild Wild West: Night of the Deadly Tycoon. The show is based on the popular 1960’s television show that spawned two made-for-TV movies shot at Old Tucson Studios featurong the hi-jinks and heroism of Secret Service Agents James West and Artemus Gordon, the show’s stars.

Bring your hearty frontier appetite to the 1880’s chuckwagon for brisket and other frontier grub north of town at Bitter Creek daily from 11 am to 2 pm.

A portion of the proceeds from the Wild West Days will be directed toward the repair of buildings that house the Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum’s priceless collection of horse drawn vehicles.  The roof of historic adobe building at the museum, built in the 1930’s to house the city’s mounted police livery, needs immediate maintenance.

Many of the museum’s buildings that need work were once part of Tucson’s original airport, the first municipally owned airport in North America. The airport hosted pilot Charles Lindbergh and his Spirit of St. Louis aircraft in September of 1927 after Lindbergh’s historic Trans-Atlantic flight four months earlier. The Tucson Rodeo Parade Committee is celebrating its 85^th anniversary in 2010.

The head-lining performance at Wild West Days occurs Saturday, March 27 when World Champion Lady Six Gun Spinner  Pistol Packin’ Paula and Hot Shot Johnny Tuscadero, Wild West Performing Arts Society (WWPAS) 2009 World Champion Gun Spinner, square off in pistol spinning contest. Recently, the two dueled to a “draw” at an exhibition in Las Vegas during the WWPAS World Championships. The winner takes home a pair of Cimarron 45’s that are custom engraved by gunsmith John Schultz. The pistol set includes a custom holster set made by saddle-maker Ed Douglas. Both John Schultz and Ed Douglas recently set up shop at Old Tucson Studios where guests can see the master craftsmen at work.  

Additional festival performers include:

• Sourdough Slim, a gifted comedian and musician who will have audiences laughing in the aisles one minute and spellbound the next with his unbelievable yodeling routine
• Wild West Showman Kowboy Kal, the Guinness Book World Record Holder for the largest wedding ring loop, will perform fancy rope and gun tricks
• Card Shark Dick Casey who specializes in Blackjack (also known as “21″) brings his gambling act to Old Tucson Studios and guests will be amazed and cheated…uh, make that “entertained” with each hand played.

 The Tucson Rodeo Museum will host a rolling stock exhibit at the festival with historic vehicles from the museum’s world-class collection.  Museum docents will thrill guests with stories of the wagons and other horse drawn vehicles on display. 

All festival events are included in the regular Old Tucson Studios Admission price of $16.95 for adults and $10.95 for children.   

Old Tucson Studios is a corporate member of SASS.  Active SASS members in full costume receive free admission to Old Tucson Studios if members meet the following Admission Requirements.

1.  Members must be dressed in period costume with a SASS badge and must present a SASS ID card.
2.  No live ammunition will be allowed in the Park.  Dummy rounds in gun belts will be allowed provided that the primers are dimpled and/or the brass is drilled.
3.  Guns will be allowed provided that they are unloaded. (Guns will be safety checked at the gate).
4.  No alcohol may be consumed by a SASS member wearing firearms.
5.  SASS rules apply.