Event Details

The Saguaro Hill Festival: A Gathering for the Plants, Animals and People of our Desert Home will have a number of different FREE activities for you to learn about the Sonoran Desert.

Event Catering
Tonto Bar and Grill, Cave Creek, Arizona
Breakfast: 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Lunch: 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
For menu selections, please CLICK HERE.

Event Photography
Chuck Williams, Event Photographer
Barbara Koca, Event Photographer

Event Activities

Animal Viewing Stations - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Visit desert animals in their habitat! Stations will be located throughout the event.

Book Signing - 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Gerald A. Rosenthal will be signing his book "Sonoran Desert Life".

Educational Seminars - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
All seminars will focus on water conservation in the landscape, land stewardship and pet care.

Garden Tours and Desert Hikes - Tours throughout the day on a regular basis
Tour the Caroline Bartol Preserve. Animals and wildlife educators will be stationed along the hiking trail to create a feeling of exploration and adventure for the young and the young at heart.

Pet Adoptions - 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Visit adoptable animals at the Foothills Animal Rescue, Amazing Aussies, Arizona Beagle Rescue, Arizona Chihuahua Rescue, Desert Labrador Retriever Rescue and Rescue a Golden.

Plant Sale - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Native, culinary and desert adapted plants will be available.