07/31/2025
Please join us for this year's 14th Annual Prickly Pear Festival in Superior AZ.
Auge 22nd - 24th.
We are not just about Prickly Pears; Every year we do our best to bring Food Education, Plant Medicine, Sustainability, Permaculture, Regenerative Design, Homeopathics, and Activism to the forefront of this event.
Our goal is to make this event a hub for like-minded individuals, groups, and organizations to come together and build networks, collaboration, and partnerships.
Not just in the region but eventually, globally!
Each year I listen to the attendees and participants as to what they want to see and do more of.
And each year it's about more demos, more interaction, more indigenous food, more pre-colonization cuisine, and more gathering of food knowledge and connections.
This is what we aim for, and this is why our theme for this year is "Going back to the Roots"
So, we would like to highlight and show respect for the natural foundation of the incredible edible desert.
This message is for everyone and it's all inclusive, regardless of age, race, religion, or political views.
Our Open Invitation Event starts on Friday, Aug 22nd at 4:30 pm at the Town Hall auditorium 199 Lobb Ave. With the partnership of Local 1st AZ. Good Food Finder. Their team will have a viewing of the recent film followed by a panel discussion with regional native American growers, farmers, Foragers, and chefs discussing food sovereignty, sustainability, regenerative design, and more.
Panelist include – Larold Pinal -White Mnt. Apache, Jeffry Ferns -Precolonial foods, Angel Martinez -Yavapi Apache, John Slattery -Forager.
There will also be light refreshments by the Aravaipa Condor, followed by a food demo by Rodney Smith with “Good Food Grow”
Saturday morning begins at 7:00am at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum at their Agroforest portion. A tour of the Heartland Trial offers visitors an immersive look into desert-adapted agroforestry in action. Guests will walk through layered planting zones featuring mesquites, saguaro, agave, prickly pear, and other culturally significant species, while learning about passive water harvesting techniques, soil restoration and carbon sequestration, and fire suppression techniques being used on the site. The tour also highlights the blending of science and traditional knowledge, offering insight into how this project serves as both a conservation effort and a vision for community-based sustainability in the Sonoran Desert. 1st Tour at 7:00 am – 8:00am 2nd Tour is 8:00 am – 9:00am Free admission but Arboretum entry fee if you are non BTA members.
Contact Mike Montiel at 480-272-3786
8:00am We start with a pancake breakfast at the Sr. Center at 360 Main Street until 11am. ($10.00 min donation)
There will also be the Farm to Fantastic local growers’ market inside the same building from 9 am to 5 pm.
Once the pancake breakfast is over Miss B'sTacos will set up to sell their famous Fish Tacos until 5pm!
This is a Street fair on Main Street Superior, so all components will be within walking distance.
Food trucks and vendors will be set up at or close to Besich Park, 240 Main Street.
Guest speakers will start from 9am to 5 pm at the Chamber of Commerce office located at 165 Main Street.
Speakers include: Nicole Cory with Natural Restorations, Jeffry Ferns with precolonial Foods, Angel Martinez from the Yavapi Apache, Larold Pinal and LT. from the White Mountain Apache, Rodney Smith with Good Food Grow and several more to come.
Music will be played outdoors by DJ Suptown all day in Besich park with multiple vendors and Food Trucks!
Most of our local restaurants will be serving some sort of desert edibles or dessert related food and beverages!
The Local VFW located at 405 Main Street will have a Rummage Sale all day.
There will also be a grand opening for the Roses Cantina at 203 Main Street, serving plenty of Prickly Pear Margarita’s and cold beers!
Stop in the local Bruzzi Vinyard wine tasting room at 14 N Magma Ave.
Paloma Art Gallery will feature Prickly Pear Art at 20 N. Magma.
The Art 145 room will also host vendors and crafts for the youngsters. 161 West Main Street.
Random Boutique, All things Desert, Rollin’ Rock Gallery, and Picket Post Antiques will also feature related items.
In the evening, we will have an awesome addition to the event, which is a desert edible dinner paring with mezcal, tequilas, and whiskey at Bella’s Cafe 149 Main Street from 6pm to 10pm. This is hosted by “Steamcornpunk” This experience is led by Alen Moore, Danielle Goldtooth, and Aspen Bingham out of Shiprock, AZ. Steamcornpunk.com
This is our only paid entry portion of this event. 80 people max. Ticket sale info will be available shortly.
Sunday morning at 10am to 2pm the Silver King Smokehouse 404 Main Street we will be having a Sunday brunch with food demos and sampling!
Open to public!
Any questions or vendor applications please call Pete at (520) 827-0692
Email at [email protected]
Or follow us on facebook at ‘Prickly Pear Festival’
Please join in!
