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Arizona Boardwalk: First Festival Of The New Year
December 31, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm MST
The First Festival Of The New Year
Sun, Jan. 2nd | 10am-2pm
Free Outdoor Event. No Admission Fee Required!
Take photos with Anna and Elsa, play under falling snow, and enjoy bounce houses, slides, and obstacle courses. Other actives include face painting, coloring contests, music, dancing and interactive games for kids of all ages!
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FREE Conservation Expo is Back!
Sat, Jan. 15th | 9 am – 2 pm
Free Outdoor Event. No Admission Fee Required!
This FREE family-friendly festival will feature photos with Odysea Aquarium’s animal ambassadors including African Black-Footed Penguins and Squidney, OdySea Aquarium’s lovable two toed sloth. Interact with other live animals including raptors (hawks, falcons, vultures), reptiles, and more. They’ll be pet adoptions through Arizona Humane Society and Dane Haven, Inc., and 40+ organizations who are making a difference! Free Outdoor Event. No Admission Fee Required!
Meet Super Heroes, Ride a Zipline, and More!
Sat, Jan. 22nd | 12 pm – 4 pm
Free Outdoor Event. No Admission Fee Required!
Meet your favorite action heroes (Batman, Captain America, SuperGirl and Wonder Woman), fly on a Zipline, enjoy bounce houses and slides, face painting, live entertainment, action-packed performances, raffle prizes and giveaways, and local vendors for shopping! Free Outdoor Event. No Admission Fee Required!
Special Exhibition –
Lincoln: Assassination and Honor
is now open inside The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not!®
This unique exhibition featuring 19 Lincoln-focused pieces never seen in Arizona is sure to spark interest in U.S. history for guests of all ages. Get a firsthand view of one of the two derringer guns carried by John Wilkes Booth the night of the assassination, a piece of the curtain Booth hid behind in the Presidential theater box, a pall from Lincoln’s casket, and a lock of hair taken post-mortem from the President at the request of his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln. These historic pieces and more take guests back in time to Lincoln’s death and the elaborate, three-week series of events when the country mourned his death and memorialized his life.
The exhibition is included in admission to The Science of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Now thru February 21st ONLY!
Make It a Combo and Save!
Arizona Boardwalk has a variety of attractions to keep the whole family busy and entertained during Winter Break. The more you bundle, the more you save!
Pick 2 Attractions: Save 10%
Pick 3 Attractions: Save 15%
Pick 4 Attractions: Save 20%
OdySea Aquarium
Butterfly Wonderland
Ripley’s Believe it Or Not!
Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs
Surprise Your Eyes
Laser & Mirror Maze
You can visit all the attractions on one day or on different days. Combo tickets can be used for up to 1 year.