Quartzsite Arizona Show Dates 2024-25

2024-2025 QUARTZSITE EVENTS 

AND SHOW SCHEDULE 

SEASONAL MARKETS ~ Open Daily 9-5 October thru March

Main & Central

Corner Marketplace 

Hi Ali Swap Meet

Tyson Wells Market Centre

Vendors on Main Street

SHOWS Open Daily  9-5 

Desert Gardens Int’l Rock, Gem & Mineral Show    January 1-February 28, 2025

Prospector’s Panorama         January 1-February 28, 2025

Tyson Wells Rock & Gem Show January 3-12, 2025

59th Annual QIA Pow Wow Gem & Mineral Show January 15-19, 2025

Tyson Wells Sell-A-Rama         January 17-26, 2025

Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show (Big Tent) January 18-26, 2025

Tyson Wells Arts & Crafts Show January 31-February 9, 2025

Gold, Treasure & Craft Show @ QIA February 7-9, 2025

QUARTZSITE EVENTS and HAPPENINGS

October

1-Ladies Lunch, Times 3 Restaurant

19- World Singing Day Senior Center 1:30pm

November

2-QIA Yard & Craft Sale

5- Ladies Lunch, QIA

6- Arizona SunRiders 10am, QIA

6- Metal Detecting Club 7pm, QIA

7- Flags n Flowers 10am, Hi Jolly Cemetery

13- Pancake Dinner 5pm, QIA

16- Metal Detecting Club Coin Hunt in Town Park

18- Quartzsite GFWC Vitalant Blood Drive, Senior Center

23- Fall Festival Quartzsite Town Park 10am-5pm

23- Veteran’s Stand Down 10am QIA

30- Santa’s Workshop Craft Fair 10am, QIA

December

1- Santas Workshop Craft Fair 11am, QIA

3- Ladies Lunch, QIA

3- Skyhawk Dance 7pm, QIA

4- Off-Road/AZ SunRiders Meet & Greet 10am, QIA

7- QIA Yard and Craft Sale

11- QIA Pancake Dinner 5pm

11- Metal Detecting Club Coin Hunt in Town Park

13- Health Fair, QIA

14- Wreaths Across America 11am, Hi Jolly Cemetery

14- Christmas Light Parade

17- Right’s Path Health Ultrasound 10am, QIA

21- Metal Detecting Club Coin Hunt in Town Park

31- New Years/Skyhawk Band 7pm, QIA

January

4- QIA Yard & Craft Sale

7- Ladies Lunch, QIA

8- Off-Road/ AZ SunRiders Meet & Greet 10 am, QIA

8-10- Women’s Rubber Tramp Rendezvous (WRTR)

11- Quartzsite Hi Jolly Daze Parade

11-12- Camelpalooza

11-16- Rubber Tramp Rendezvous (RTR)

13- Michael Cullipher Concert, VFW Backyard

18- Metal Detecting Club Coin Hunt in Town Park

18-26- Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show (Big Tent)

20- Quartzsite GFWC Vitalant Blood Drive, Senior Center

28- Scholarship Dinner 5pm, QIA 

February

1- QIA Yard & Craft Sale

4- Ladies Lunch, QIA

4- Skyhawk Dance 7pm, QIA

5- Arizona SunRiders 10am, QIA

7 & 8 Quilt Show at Senior Center

7-9- Gold Show at QIA

12- Pancake Dinner 5pm QIA

15- Quartzsite Metal Detecting Club Coin Hunt in Town Park

18- Right’s Path Ultrasound 10am, QIA

22- ATV Fun Run, VFW, Feeding Veterans Fund

22- Tyson Wells Stage Station Museum – Walk in the Past, Quartzsite Cemetery

28- Johnny Cash Tribute Band 6pm, QIA

March

1- QIA Yard & Craft Sale

4- Ladies Lunch, QIA

4- Skyhawk Dance 7pm, QIA

5- Arizona SunRiders 10am, QIA

12- Pancake Dinner 5pm, QIA

15- Senior Center Craft Fair & Yard Sale

15- Quartzsite Metal Detecting Club Coin Hunt in Town Park

17- Quartzsite GFWC Vitalant Blood Drive, Senior Center

21- Tyson Wells Stage Station Museum Historic Building Tour

21-22- Buck Connors Western Days Town Park

21- 5^th Annual Senior Prom – Let’s be Kids Again, Tyson Wells Stage Stop Museum

22- Desert Gold Golf Tourney for Fire Department Scholarships

April

1- Ladies Lunch, QIA

5- Hagely Monument Dedication

TBD- Quartzsite Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Annual Meeting

May       

6- Ladies Lunch, Times 3 Restaurant

14- Run for the Wall, VFW

19- Quartzsite GFWC Vitalant Blood Drive, Senior Center

26- Memorial Day 10am, Hi Jolly Cemetery

Town of Quartzsite www.QuartzsiteAZ.org 928-927-4333

Quartzsite Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism www.QuartzsiteTourism.com 928-927-5200

Be sure to check Quartzsite Calendar at www.QuartzsiteCalendar.com

Quartzsite Camping 2024

Camping in Quartzsite, Arizona 

Every year, thousands of visitors come to enjoy the natural beauty and recreational opportunities offered. With over a thousand vendors arriving each winter, Quartzsite is also known for its RV and OHV friendly atmosphere. With the influx of snowbirds, and 60 RV Parks, there's plenty to do all winter long. Seasonal Businesses and Restaurants, Multiple Swap Meets & Shows, Gem & Mineral Shows, Live Music, OHV Trails, Fine Art/Quilt/Arts & Crafts Shows, Bingo, Rock Hounding, Gold Hunting Gem & Mineral Classes, Dancing, Senior Activities, and the Famous Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show in Late January.  

Quartzsite has over 50 RV Parks offering a wide variety of amenities. If you'd like to camp in the desert, here are your options.

Quartzsite is surrounded by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Arizona State Trust Lands. NO Camping is allowed in BLM DAY USE AREAS which are close to Town. Please only camp in designated areas only. State Trust Land is NOT Public Land. You must obtain a permit from the Arizona State Land Dept. to be on State Trust lands. You must obtain a permit from the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) to be on State Trust lands. For current fees visit their website. 

BLM manages FIVE free camping areas around Quartzsite. Free camping not to exceed 14 days in a 28-day period is permitted in non-fee Quartzsite BLM areas. 

• Plomosa Road: Off 95 north of Quartzsite on north and south sides of Plomosa Road.
• Hi Jolly/MM112: About 3 miles north of Quartzsite on US Highway 95. 
• Dome Rock Mountain: West from Quartzsite about 6 miles.
• Scaddan Wash: About 3.5 miles east of Quartzsite. 
• Road Runner: On the west side of US 95, about 5 miles south of Quartzsite.

BLM maintains FOUR Long Term Visitor Areas (LTVAs) south of town, where visitors may camp for as long as seven months. Winter visitors who wish to stay in an LTVA, must purchase a long-term permit. Long Term Visitor Area Permit is required from September 15th through April 15th each season. The cost is still $180.00 and is valid for up to 7 months. A Short-Term Permit can be purchased for a 14-day stay. This permit is $40.00. Permits may be purchased on site or at the BLM Yuma Field Office in Yuma, On Site at the Welcome Station, or Online at Yuma Field Office Blm Site Pass - Recreation.gov. Be sure to follow directions and print your receipt before arriving. The permit and decal(s) are valid at all Bureau of Land Management LTVAs, which include Hot Springs, Imperial, La Posa, Midland, Mule Mountain, Pilot Knob, and Tamarisk.

The LTVA was created in 1983 to fulfill the needs of winter visitors and to protect the local desert ecosystem from over-use. The campground is approximately 11,400 acres in size, flat landscape, sparsely vegetated with plants such as Creosote bushes, Palo Verde trees, Ironwood trees, Mesquite trees and various species of cacti. 

The Yuma Field Office manages 1.2 million acres of southwestern Arizona and southeastern California. The area includes 155 miles of the lower Colorado River, a destination for hundreds of thousands of visitors seeking water-related recreation year-round. In winter, the desert becomes a small city as long-term campers escape the northern winter.

The Yuma Field Office is part of the Colorado River District. For more details visit blm.gov/ or call 928-317-3200.

If you arrive after business hours, please park and set up your campsite at the LTVA, then proceed to one of the locations above the following morning to exchange your pass for a permit and decal(s). Passes are non-transferable, non-refundable, not replaceable if lost or stolen, and are void if altered or reproduced.

Enjoy your stay while visiting Quartzsite, Arizona!