The 34th Annual Chandler Chamber Ostrich Festival will return to the East Valley for two consecutive weekends, March 8-10 and March 15-17, at Tumbleweed Park in Chandler.
The annual Ostrich Festival is part of Chandler’s early history of ostrich ranching, which included raising these unusual creatures within the city limits. There are no longer ostrich races at the festival, but ostriches will be onsite roaming freely in a designated area. The All-Alaskan Racing Pigs, an attendee favorite, will be racing up to four times a day during the event.
Renowned as one of the premier festivals in the Southwest and a long-standing community tradition, the Ostrich Festival is a family-friendly event featuring national and local entertainment, stage shows, carnival rides and games, classic festival food and interactive activities for all ages at Tumbleweed Park, located in Chandler at 2250 S. McQueen Road.
Tickets and more information can be found at OstrichFestival.com. Tickets are $20 for ages 5 through 12 (children 4 and under are free), $30 for general admission adult tickets, $150 for VIP tickets and $160 for a family package. Reserved parking tickets are also available for $10.
Select Bashas’ and Food City locations, including the Queen Creek Bashas' at 23760 S. Power Road, are selling tickets this year. A full list of locations can be found here.
Rides will include festival favorites like the Giant Ferris Wheel, Century Wheel, Tilt-a-Twirl, Turbo, 1001 Nachts, Super Shot Drop, Zipper and Scrambler, among many others. The festival will also feature kiddie and family rides, including the Looney Tooter Train, Chopper Hopper, Jumpin Jungle, Tom Kangaroo and more.
Attractions will include Off Axis Stunt Team, JUMP! The Ultimate Dog Show, The Flying Royals, Neutron Ninja, Mango and Dango, Imaginology STEAM, Professor Smart - Family Fun Tent, BOOM! Percussion, Megan The Bubbleologist and Kid Zone by Arizona Bounce Around, among many others.
Headliner acts will include multi-Grammy Award-winning reggae artist Shaggy and viral artist Paul Russell on Friday, March 8; Country Music Award-winning duo Big & Rich, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Gretchen Wilson and chart-topping singer Cowboy Troy on Saturday, March 9; Latin Grammy Award-winning group Los Tucanes de Tijuana on Sunday, March 10; platinum-certified singer-songwriter Yung Gravy on Friday, March 15; three-time platinum-certified country artist Chris Lane, chart-topping country singer-songwriter Lauren Alaina and country singer-songwriter Madeline Edwards on Saturday, March 16; and five-time Grammy Award-winning country artist Wynonna Judd on Sunday, March 17.
