Helldorado Days (Tombstone)
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Helldorado Days is a cowboy themed festival
that began in Tombstone in 1929 and is held every year in October, loosely coinciding with the date of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
. In 2008, 30 different entertainment groups participated, from belly dancers, gunfighters, line dancers, cowboy storytellers and musical groups. There was also a parade.
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
that began in Tombstone in 1929 and is held every year in October, loosely coinciding with the date of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a roughly 30-second gunfight that took place at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona Territory, of the United States. Outlaw Cowboys Ike Clanton and Billy Claiborne ran from the fight, unharmed, but Ike's brother...
. In 2008, 30 different entertainment groups participated, from belly dancers, gunfighters, line dancers, cowboy storytellers and musical groups. There was also a parade.