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Helldorado Days

United States of America

Helldorado Days is a festival that began in Tombstone, Arizona in 1929 and is held every year in October. In 2008, 30 different entertainment groups participated, including belly dancers, line dancers, and musical groups.

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Helldorado Days is a festival that began in Tombstone, Arizona in 1929 and is held every year in October.

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HistoryHelldorado Days, started in 1929 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Tombstone.
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Helldorado Days is a festival that began in Tombstone, Arizona in 1929 and is held every year in October.

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Helldorado Days is a festival that began in Tombstone, Arizona in 1929 and is held every year in October. In 2008, 30 different entertainment groups participated, including belly dancers, line dancers, and musical groups. There was also a parade. 1

History

Helldorado Days, started in 1929 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Tombstone. The Tombstone Epitaph newspaper stated that - by staging historic reenactments, bringing’ back pioneers of the day, exhibiting artifacts of the day against the backdrop of Tombstone, “the show will be Tombstone.” Helldorado Days takes place on the 3rd complete weekend of October and is currently sponsored by Helldorado, Inc. whose membership is composed of residents in Cochise County, including Ethel Robertson Macia. 1

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Helldorado Days (Tombstone)”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1

Helldorado Days is annual festival held in Tombstone, Arizona, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2

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