Tempe, Arizona Events

Cave Creek Museum Presents will feature "A Dozen Ways of Dying in the Desert" on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 2-4 PM at the Cave Creek Museum. “Rattlesnakes, Gila monsters, scorpions, mountain lions, heat stroke, hypothermia and bees. Oh my! What a way to go,” says featured speaker Leonard Marcisz. “There are so many unusual […]

Arizona Gold Mining Experience features a mine tunnel and shaft that showcases miners’ challenges from long ago. According to Dan Cornette, a gold miner and stamp mill expert for the museum, the Experience’s mineshaft is a multi-pronged, interactive exhibit filled with historical significance. “The mine shaft explodes with sights and sounds,” says Cornette. “Visitors see […]

On Sunday, April 13, 2025, at 2 PM, Cave Creek Museum’s Kiwanis Family Day will present Heroes Day! According to Audra Botwin, Cave Creek Museum volunteer, Kiwanis Family Fun Day and Cave Creek Museum will welcome first responders from Daisy Mountain Fire and Rescue to talk about fire safety. “Did you know that firefighters do […]

Cave Creek Museum will remain open through Saturday, May 31, 2025, the last day of its 2024-25 season. “We opened the doors this season with a record number of visitors,” says JoAnn Stuckey, interim executive director. Stuckey says the museum enjoyed many firsts throughout the season including record crowds for the new Arizona Gold Mining […]

Cave Creek Museum introduces Passport to History for children who visit the museum during the month of May. The new program is a museum-wide scavenger hunt done with the help of an accompanying adult. With passport in hand, kids can explore all areas of the museum to discover the natural wonders and desert foothills real-life […]

The Cave Creek Museum recently dedicated its Golden Reef Stamp Mill and Tramway, the only operational stamp mill in the State of Arizona, to Charlie Connell. Connell, a mining engineer who discovered the 1870s stamp mill on top of Continental Mountain nearly a decade ago, worked with interested parties and talented volunteers to bring the […]