32nd Annual Fort Lowell Day Celebration
Schedule of Events and Special Features
FORT LOWELL DAY CELEBRATION
History of a Neighborhood and Its Fort
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
[download a Word or PDF schedule or a copy of the flier PDF]
Schedule of Events and Special Features
(note that all times are approximate)
Fort Lowell Park & Parade Grounds – Historic Sites #1 - #9
B Troop, 4th US Cavalry Regiment (Memorial) Fort Huachuca
Cavalry Drills (Parade Ground) 12:30 – 2:00
4th US Cavalry Regimental Band, Tucson – Music (Site 6) 2:00 – 3:00
Vintage Baseball League Games
Bisbee Black Sox v. Tucson Sahuaros (near Site 6) 10:00 & 1:00
Tucson Medical Center – Bus tour of historic buildings & museum
bus departs main parking lot at the park 12:00 – 3:30
Activities for All Ages
Adobe brick making -- Fort Lowell Park Hospital Ruins (Site 5) 12:00 – 4:00
Kids Passport to History (pick up at info booths) 12:00 – 4:00
Mexican paper flower making at San Pedro Chapel– (Site 23) 12:00 – 3:30
Fort Lowell Road - Commissary Site 10
Meet Historical Re-enactors 1:30
Visit open room with Mormon settlers exhibit 12:00 - 3:30
Exhibitors Under the Tent (near Site 7) - archaeological discoveries and information on the 1873 Officers Quarters and restoration work 12:00 – 4:00
Food Booths – along Fort Lowell Road near site 11 (Mexican) & at the San Pedro Chapel, (Site 23) (Kettle Corn) 12:30 3:30
Music along Fort Lowell Road and the San Pedro Chapel
Mariachis Trio Gala (near Site 11) 12:00 – 1:00
“Way Out West” trio cowboy songs (Site 23) 12:30 – 1:15; 1:45 – 2:30
Bookstore – San Pedro Chapel (Site 23)
Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood publications, T-shirts & souvenirs12:00 – 4:00
Garrison Flag Lowering Ceremony
Near site 6 in Fort Lowell Park 4:00
Free Shuttle – Schedule between
Fort Lowell Park (main parking lot) and San Pedro Chapel: 12:00 - 4:00
For info about renting San Pedro Chapel for weddings and other events, call 520-302-9265
Sponsored by Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood Association, Inc., 318-0219
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