ZooLights
Annual - Nov 27th, 2008 - Jan 11th, 2009
 The magic begins after the animals at the Zoo go to sleep! Jengo the talking giraffe will return to entertain kids, Stingray Bay will be open with some new species to touch, plus there will be an all new dancing tree show! ZooLights is one of the largest holiday light shows in the southwest with 2.5 million lights, hundreds of custom lighted animal displays with new ones appearing every year, carousel rides, camel rides, wagon rides and more!
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Arizona Renaissance Festival
Annual - Feb 28th - Mar 1st, 2009
 One of the nation's largest and most picturesque Renaissance Festivals takes place below the foothills of the Superstition Mountains. The 30-acre festival village is filled with castles and cottages, kitchens and pubs, and 12 stages filled with non-stop performances of music, dance and comedy. So come join the festivities with your friends and family today and enjoy all that the Renaissance Festival has to offer!
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My husband is a major Chicago Cubs fan, so when we lived in Los Angeles we used to go see the Cubbies during spring training in Mesa, AZ. It really is a great time - and I'm not a sports fan. The concessions and tickets are cheap and the crowd is lively - filled mostly w/displaced fans from Chicago & wherever the opposing team is from. The whole atmosphere is really intimate and if you get to the game early or stay late you can meet the players.
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The swap meet/flea market is open Friday to Sunday. It has a free entrance and everything you could ever think of. We went to the swap meet on Sunday morning while our husbands were golfing. We found so much there at great prices. We even took our husbands back on Friday morning!
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Playing at Las Sendas is like playing a round of golf in the middle of the Saguaro National Park. For those of you who have not been to Mesa or the Phoenix area, the Saguaro Cactus is the giant cactus, often referred to as the symbol of the southwest).
Las Sendas is a challenging, beautiful, 5-star course with very quick greens and lots of cacti. It is as close to to a desert course as I've played.
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Welcome to Mesa
Welcome to Mesa, Arizona – a city with a progressive vision for the future. It’s a city that provides the advantages of a thriving metropolis while maintaining the feel of a suburban environment. A place where the sun shines and the people are friendly. A place where great food, recreation and jobs are abundant. And, while taking advantage of Mesa’s attractive lifestyle, more than 460,000 people call Mesa home. As one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities and the third-largest in the state of Arizona, Mesa enjoys the best in a variety of amenities: restaurants with every type of food you can imagine, parks within easy walking distance from home, a variety of sports facilities that cater to athletes young and old, highly rated golf courses for every skill level, a diversity of special events and Mesa’s ever-popular Chicago Cubs Spring Training baseball.
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38th Annual Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction
Annual - January 11th - 18th, 2009
Barrett-Jackson Auction Company holds the world-famous Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Scottsdale, Arizona annually in January. Whether you are in the market for a world-class classic car or just enjoy looking at them the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction is not to be missed. This is the world's greatest classic car auction. View rare vehicles made before 1968 that can be found only in museums. Each vehicle valued at $100,000 or more.
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Fighter Combat International – Be your own pilot!
Fighter Combat International in Mesa, Arizona offers the "Flight of a Lifetime" through exciting adventures in air combat and aerobatics for individuals, teams and groups. This season, 2008, hallmarks Fighter Combat's 12th year of full time operations giving thrill seekers the opportunity to fulfill their dreams of being a 'Top Gun Fighter Pilot' or an 'Air Show Pilot' in a day of fun and excitement. As our client, you or your guest have the opportunity to actually fly a REAL world-class aircraft with REAL military fighter pilots.
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Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
Pueblo Grande Museum is located at a 1,500 year-old Hohokam village ruins in modern day Phoenix. On the 102 acre park grounds, visitors explore the ruin of an 800 year-old platform mound possibly used by the Hohokam for ceremonies or as an administrative center. An excavated ballcourt, and to full-scale reproductions of prehistoric Hohokam homes can be viewed along the ruin trail. The site also includes some of the last remaining intact Hohokam irrigation canals. Discover life of the prehistoric Hohokam Culture near Mesa.
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River Rafting
Salt River Rafting brings you the best Whitewater Rafting in the White Mountains of Northeastern Arizona. Located just 2 1/2 hours from Phoenix and 3 hours from Tucson in the Tonto National Forest and on the White Mountain Apache Tribe's ancestral lands lies Arizona's "other Grand Canyon." Undeveloped, unspoiled and mostly unknown, the Upper Salt River is the only commercially run class III and IV whitewater raft trip in the Sonoran Desert of the United States. Saguaros, sun, scenery and splashes are guaranteed with every trip.
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Apache Trail & Superstition Mountains
On road by car or off-road by foot, bike or jeep, the Apache Trail is a great nature trail for outdoor enthusiast. One of Mesa's most popular day trips is up the historic Apache Trail through the mysterious Superstition Mountains and Tonto Natural Forest to Canyon Lake. You will see breathtaking canyons and mountain vistas, towering Saguaro cacti and desert wildflowers in the spring. Visit prehistoric Indian ruins and museums, pan for gold in the ghost town of Goldfield or ride a narrow gauge railroad.
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101 Things to Do in Mesa
In and around Mesa you’ll find over 101 Things to Do, from outdoor adventures to sport, from world class museums to fine entertainment. Nestled amid the red buttes of Papago Park,
the Desert Botanical Garden hosts one of the world’s finest collections of desert plants. Get a taste of Arizona’s colorful mining history in the Goldfield Ghost Town. The Mesa Arizona Temple is a noted landmark with beautifully manicured gardens throughout the grounds. At Easter it hosts the world’s largest annual Easter Pageant. Formed by a natural 20-foot drop along the Arizona Canal, Arizona Falls combines art, history and technology to generate clean electricity from the canal’s waterfall. Come and enjoy Mesa’s fun with your family.
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Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch provides a great opportunity for bird watching. Close to 200 have been sighted and people come from different states and countries to see our beautiful and sometimes rare birds. The Gilbert Rotary Centennial Observatory (GRCO) is the latest addition to the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch. Come and experience plenty of Mesa's wildlife and the breathtaking Arizona sky at night.
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Queen Creek Olive Mill
Tours are offered hourly at Queen Creek Olive Mill, Arizona's first working olive farm and mill. Here, they press Arizona's finest extra virgin olive oil from nine different varieties of olives all hand picked olives and blended to make one of the world’s finest extra virgin olive oils. Each tour is 30 minutes and designed to educate you on Olive Oil, the different varieties of olives grown around the world and what specific types grown in Arizona. Follow your tour with a visit to the Mill Store and del Piero, the Tuscan-inspired eatery featuring gourmet sandwiches, panini's as well as soups, salads, gelato and espresso.
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An Abundance of Outdoor Activities
Mesa's near-perfect weather makes it possible to enjoy the outdoors year-round. Visitors can tee-off at one of more than 40 golf courses within a half-hour drive from downtown. There are six lakes and two rivers within 60 miles of Mesa that let you experience desert boating, swimming, fishing, sailing and water skiing, or you can hop on your own personal rubber raft and float leisurely along the cool waters of the Salt River. The Superstition Mountains just east of Mesa provide the opportunity to explore adventures that will last a lifetime. Jeep and Hummer tours, hiking treks, mountain biking, camping trips, multi-day off road excursions, horseback riding, dinner campfire cookouts, cattle drives, helicopter tours and more await the outdoor enthusiast.
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Mesa Convention and Visitors Bureau
120 N. Center
Mesa, Arizona 85201
Tel: (480) 827-4700
Toll Free: (800) 283-6372
Fax: (480) 827-4704
Internet: www.VisitMesa.com
Milt Fort
Director, Sales & Marketing
Email: milt@visitmesa.com
Donna Cluckey
Group Sales Manager
Email: donna@visitmesa.com
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Enjoy a Round of Golf!
 Enjoy an outstanding assortment of great golf locations in Mesa and its surrounding areas. The Mesa Area gives golfers the opportunity to choose from many of the area's legendary courses. With over 320 days of sunshine each year golfers can take the challenge and enjoy Mesa’s golf courses year round. Experience extraordinary desert golf courses in the breathtaking landscape of Arizona’s desert!
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