:''This is for the festival in Arizona. See

Helldorado Days (Las Vegas) :''This is for the festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. See Helldorado Days (Tombstone) :''This is for the festival in Arizona. See Helldorado Days (Las Vegas) for the festival in Nevada.'' Helldorado Days is a festival that began in Tombstone, Arizona ...

for the festival in Nevada.'' Helldorado Days is a

festival A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival c ...

that began in

Tombstone, Arizona Tombstone is a historic city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, founded in 1877 by prospector Ed Schieffelin in what was then Pima County, Arizona Territory. It became one of the last boomtowns in the American frontier. The town grew si ...

in 1929 and is held every year in October. In 2008, 30 different entertainment groups participated, including belly dancers, line dancers, and musical groups. There was also a parade.

History

Helldorado Days, started in 1929 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Tombstone. The Tombstone Epitaph newspaper stated that - by staging historic reenactments, bringing’ back pioneers of the day, exhibiting artifacts of the day against the backdrop of Tombstone, “the show will be Tombstone.” Helldorado Days takes place on the 3rd complete weekend of October and is currently sponsored by Helldorado, Inc. whose membership is composed of residents in Cochise County.

References

{{reflist Tombstone, Arizona Music festivals in Arizona 1929 establishments in Arizona Festivals established in 1929