The Hullabaloo takes over Wheeler Park downtown for a weekend every June with giant puppets, a costumed bike parade and two music stages. Kids 5 and under get in free, and so do the first 250 people each day who bring food for the food bank.
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Locals put on the Hullabaloo to celebrate the town: neighbors, families, artists, local businesses and non-profits, for "families and funksters" alike. Readers of the Arizona Daily Sun and Flagstaff Live voted it the best event of the year five years running, from 2010 to 2014.
Costumes are the point, from tweed to pink boas and hula skirts. Two stages alternate all day with bands, dance groups and young violinists, and Sunday repeats the kids' parades and both costume contests.
| Time | What |
|---|---|
| 9:30 am | Flagstaff Athletic Club Bike Parade leaves the City Hall solar lot (staging from 9) |
| 10:00 am | Gates open |
| 2:00 pm | Mini kids' parade from the puppet tent |
| 3:40 pm | Kids' costume contest on the main stage |
| 4:00 pm | Kids' parade |
| 5:25 pm | Adult costume contest |
| 7:15 pm | Headliner until 8:45 pm |
June is Flagstaff's driest month, with highs around 79°F, and the sun is strong at 7,000 feet. Wristbands let you leave and come back.
Wheeler Park is downtown, so a downtown hotel means no driving after the beer garden.
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17 minutes on foot from Heritage Square, so you can leave the car at the hotel and walk to Wheeler Park.
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Every June in Wheeler Park downtown. The 2026 festival was June 6 and 7: Saturday 10 am to 9 pm and Sunday 11 am to 6 pm.
Kids 5 and under are free, and the first 250 people each day who bring 3 non-perishable food items get in free.
A community festival with giant puppets, a bike parade, a costume contest and live music on two stages, plus a kids' area and local vendors.
No. Animals aren't allowed, except licensed service animals.
On Saturday morning. Riders gather at the City Hall solar lot at 9 am and leave at 9:30 am, in costume if they like.
In Wheeler Park, 212 W Aspen Ave, in downtown Flagstaff.
