Prescott Guide

Skateboarding has been around for decades, but has not always enjoyed the popularity that it does now. Prescott Guide invites you to learn about the Mike Fann Community Skate Park in Prescott where “sidewalk surfers” can hone their talent. Recreation The Mike Fann Community Skate Park is a 20,000 foot “street-plaza” style park located near downtown Prescott inside Ken Lindley Park. The skate park is not just for skaters though. The park hosts skateboards, in-line skates and bikes, and provides recreation for all skill levels. And with the temperate weather that Prescott enjoys, using the skate park is a year-round experience. Communities As skateboarding has evolved, communities have built skate parks to accommodate its popularity. Skateboarding is now considered mainstream with all the media attention and commercialization that it has garnered. With more attention on skateboarding, there are more parks, better skateboards and more companies that continue to innovate and inven...

Ever been to an outdoor concert in Prescott? Prescott Guide offers the local community and visitors a little background and what to expect at Prescott’s annual legendary Bluegrass Festival. How it started The Prescott Bluegrass Festival started out as a simple contest dedicated to a local fiddle player. By the 1980's it had morphed into typical full-on bluegrass festival. Since the mid-90's the festival has been held in June at its current location at the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza. Prior to that, the festival had been held at Watson Lake park. Since its move to downtown Prescott, it has remained free and continues to be the one of the few bluegrass festivals still free to the public. What to expect The festival is financially supported by various local businesses, Friends of Bluegrass, the City of Prescott, the Arizona Commission on the Arts as well as various entrepreneurial ventures like raffles and merchandising. Prescott's Chamber of Commerce is the coordinat...