The primary event Discover Flagstaff is planning is a Route 66 Centennial Celebration on Saturday, June 6.
Throughout the past 18 months, Discover Flagstaff has been educating and inspiring people to visit Flagstaff as a must-see Route 66 destination. Ahead of the centennial, the organization has been promoting Flagstaff as “the only 7,000-foot elevation, pine-fresh, dark-sky city on the Mother Road.”
The primary event Discover Flagstaff is planning is a Route 66 Centennial Celebration on Saturday, June 6. Discover Flagstaff is working with local event planner Rugged Nature Productions to incorporate 3D-illusionary street art, music, dancing, classic cars and other family-friendly elements into the daylong celebration.
The illusionary street art promises to be a showstopper, with artists commissioned to create images on the downtown street that will give visitors the impression the street has come to life.
Aspen Avenue, between Leroux and San Francisco streets, will be closed from the afternoon of Friday, June 5, through Saturday evening, June 6, allowing visitors to enjoy the downtown area on foot. Additional special events are occurring near Gateway Plaza – the patio and walking areas between Rainbow’s End and Flagstaff Brewing Co.
The free event will coincide with the Hullabaloo festival at Wheeler Park, making for a lively, family friendly day of celebration.
Mountain Line is offering free bus service on all routes for the Route 66 Centennial celebration on June 6, so leave the car behind and tour the Mother Road in style. The Route 66 bus departs the Downtown Connection Center every hour at quarter after, and will offer a tour of the sites along Route 66 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
The city also recently launched a new digital passport, providing locals and visitors an opportunity to “check in” at Route 66 landmarks to earn points they can redeem for prizes at the Visitor Center (1 E. Route 66). https://www.flagstaffarizona.org/things-to-do/route-66/
Discover Flagstaff also offers the “Walk this Talk” Route 66 self-guided tour, which begins at the Visitor Center and guides visitors through 10 historic sites within about a half mile of the starting point. https://www.flagstaffarizona.org/blog/walk-this-talk/
The city invites you to rediscover Route 66, enjoy the many experiences and mark your calendar for the June 6 event, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. https://www.flagstaffarizona.org/things-to-do/route-66/route-66-centennial. FBN
By Ryan Randazzo
Photo courtesy of Discover Flagstaff: Flagstaff is the only 7,000-foot high, pine-fresh, dark-sky city on the Mother Road.
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