What a fun Friday night activity! From the Pioneer website:

“Every Friday night through August, Pioneer Arizona will be open from 6:30PM to 8:30 PM. Join the docents as they interpret life in the ‘Territory,’ before statehood; and don’t miss the gunfight, especially written to take advantage of the twilight and the evil denizens that haunt those bewitching hours. The gun show is put on by dedicated volunteers to educate and entertain visitors. Dressed in period garb and using replica weapons, the Guns of Pioneer troupe presents an action-packed performance, full of gunplay and one-liners designed to delight visitors of all ages. Visitors to Pioneer Living History Village are sure to take away useful information from, and fun memories of “The Guns of Pioneer”.

Tony Gutowski, Executive Director and a long-time ghost hunter, will take the strong-in-heart for a ghastly, ghostly trolley ride to each Village building that is known to house ghosts. Many of these haunts are believed to have spirits who arrived with artifacts currently on display at the Village. Maybe you will be among those who see a specter…. and live to tell about your experiences! (You may want to bring your flashlight, and don’t forget cameras!)

THE TROLLEY LEAVES AT 6:45PM… DON’T BE LATE!!!!”

Cost is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, and $5 for students 5-17. Kids under 5 are free. There is a BOGO free admission coupon in the Phoenix Entertainment Book. Click here to get one.

This is a great way to learn more about what it was like in Arizona for the pioneers. Our kids are sixth generation Arizona, my husband’s family settled here around the time of the Civil War. The family likes to say they’re “pioneer stock”.

A fun activity if you have a free Friday night in August!