Downstream Events Calendar November 2024

Publishers Note - If you would like to add your upcoming event to this monthly list please click on our Add Your Comments section. There is no charge for listings and links. Links will be reviewed by our Editor and included as time permits. - Jim Allen

November 2 - Fly-Day Event For Challenged Kids

November 4 - AZGFD Hunt Tags

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More than 2,200 permit-tags remain for 2025 spring hunts, raptor capture. Applications accepted — by U.S. mail only — beginning Monday.

Also — The Arizona Game And Fish Department (AZGFD) will make available 2,820 over-the-counter non-permit-tags for non resident archery deer hunters for the 2025 calendar year beginning at 8 a.m. (Arizona time) Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. Information: www.azgfd.gov/hunting.

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November 5 - Election Day Please Vote!

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November 9 - Condors & Cocktails

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• TIME 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Liberty Wildlife welcomes guests to our campus for a festival atmosphere, as we celebrate efforts to save the endangered California condors. Festivities begin at 4pm until 7pm, for this 21+ year of age event.

• Liberty Wildlife

• 2600 E. Elwood Street

• Phoenix, Arizona 85040

• (480) 620-6785

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November 10 Everyone Runs - Veterans Day

5.3-Mile & 10.6-Mile Trail Races and 5K Road Run & Walk

• ADMISSION $42.00-$65.00

• TIME7:15 AM to 10:00 AM

This Veterans Day weekend, on Sunday, November 10, Everyone Runs is hosting 5.3-mile and 10.6-mile trail races and a 5K road run at Catalina State Park to benefit veteran agencies in need, including Project Action for Veterans program! Project Action for Veterans is a program in Tucson, Arizona that helps veterans in need of housing, workforce development, and neighborhood revitalization. The program is part of the Primavera Foundation.

Come join the fun at what Everyone Runs describes as Southern Arizona’s Favorite Trail Race! The race starts and finishes at the park trail head and travels the trails of this magnificent park, while the 5K road run takes place on the fast and flat roads of the park.

In addition to your spot in the race, your registration will include their homemade Mexican breakfast, free professional race photos available for download in any size, free coffee from A Gusto Coffee, quality finisher shirts in cotton and tech (moisture-wicking polyester), and overall and five-year age group medals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Overall winners in the 5.3-mile and 10.6-mile trail races will take home free running shoes from Fleet Feet!

November 11 VETERANS DAY: Wear a Poppy!

Tom Cole Marine Retired, Western Outdoor Times Special Features Writer

More stories about our veterans are available at Western Outdoor Times "Veterans In The News.

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November 23 - History in the Park: Salute the Troops – The Military History of Arizona

• HOURS 10:00am to 1:00pm Timezone: MST

• ADMISSION $5.00

• 2900 N. Craycroft Rd

• Tucson, Arizona 85712

520-622-0594

Before registering, please visit the Everyone Runs website, the Veterans Day event page and view their course instructions.

If you can’t make it to the event, but are still interested in donating, you can do so using the Project Action for Veterans page on the Everyone Runs website.

Entry fees are not refundable and bibs cannot be transferred without prior approval by Everyone Runs. If you have any questions or are interested in veterans discount codes, please contact Owner and Race Director, Steve Landau, s.landau@comcast.net.

November 23-24 - The Hummingbird Effect

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• ADMISSION free, but reservations required

• TIME 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Saturday, Nov. 23: 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 24: 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

• Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium

3700 Willow Creek Road

Prescott, Arizona 86301

928-777-3422

November 30 -December 28 - : Scottsdale Announces Return of Scottsdazzle Holiday Extravaganza

• TIME 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM

The City of Scottsdale is pleased to announce the return of its popular annual holiday celebration, Scottsdazzle. This season, the city is introducing new decor and entertainment to level up the spirit of this beloved event.

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December 15 - Enter the Great 8 fall raffle for just $10

The Arizona Game And Fish Department (AZGFD) would like to remind hunters that Conservation First USA is running its bonus Great 8 fall raffle. With fall seasons opening and hunting on the brain, what better time to purchase tickets?

You must purchase your tickets online through Conservation First USA’s website. But don’t wait, the deadline for ticket purchases is December 15. Make sure to check out all the rules.

December 31 - Hunter Education

The Arizona Game And Fish Department (AZGFD) is making it easier to complete the requirements necessary to become certified by the department’s Hunter Education program. If a resident student has taken the online course from October1, 2019 to August 28, 2024, they will have until December 31, 2024, to complete an in-person or virtual field day before their certificate expires.