Ostrich Festival 2023 Lineup - Mar 16 - 19, 2023 (2024)

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Ostrich Festival 2023 Lineup - Mar 16 - 19, 2023? ›

Ostrich Festival admission tickets for individual days start at $30 for an adult and $20 for children ages 5-12. Three-day, weekend multi-day passes start at $75 for adults and $45 for children ages 5-12.

Ostrich Festival admission tickets for individual days start at $30 for an adult and $20 for children ages 5-12. Three-day, weekend multi-day passes start at $75 for adults and $45 for children ages 5-12.

What Are the Acceptable Forms of Payment? The only cash that will be accepted at the festival will be at the ticket box office, carnival kiosks (rides and carnival games), and the wristband reload tents, where you can pre-load cash onto your RFID wristband.

Ostrich Festival 2024 lineup, times

Friday, March 8: Paul Russell, 8-9 p.m.; Shaggy, 9:30-10:45 p.m.

Individual tickets will be $1 each and the amount needed for each ride varies from three to seven tickets. (Game prices will vary.) Unlimited ride wristbands are available for $35 on Thursday and $40 on Friday and Saturday. Yes, there are actual ostriches at the Chandler Ostrich Festival.

Ostrich Festival parking is accessible via Hamilton Road or McQueen Road and Celebration at Tumbleweed Park. Parking is an additional fee and payable by credit card only.

Ostrich Festival History

The Ostrich Festival is a community family event featuring live ostrich races and ostrich-themed activities, national and regional entertainment, carnival midway, spectacular food, upscale arts & crafts, a Saturday morning parade and much more.

Where and when is the 2024 Chandler Ostrich Festival? This year's Chandler Ostrich Festival runs Friday-Sunday on the second and third weekends of March (March 8-10 and March 15-17) at Tumbleweed Park at 2250 S. McQueen Road, between Germann and Ryan roads.

The Festival

The Chandler Chamber Ostrich Festival is part of Chandler's recent history, but it is based on the colorful early history of ostrich ranching, which included raising these unusual creatures within the city limits.

Expires Monday March 7th, 2022. Bashas' Supermarkets and Food City are the exclusive retail ticketing providers of the Ostrich Festival. Tickets available for purchase include $20 adult tickets, $15 youth (4-12 years of age), $32 unlimited all-day ride wristbands and $125 family packs.

Can you buy Ostrich Festival tickets at Fry's? ›

The famous festival takes place at Tumbleweed Park in Chandler and will feature entertainment, food, drinks, fun and of course, ostriches. Tickets are on sale now. But if you're wanting to go, you can purchase discounted pre-sale tickets at any Valley Fry's location, according to the festival's Facebook page.

For more than 20 years, Jamaican entertainer and international recording artiste, Orville “Shaggy” Burrell and his Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation have supported the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC) programme of 'mending little hearts'.

Ostrich racing also takes places in Virginia City in Nevada, Fairgrounds in New Orleans, Canterbury Park in Minnesota, Ellis Park in Kentucky and Prairie Meadows in Iowa. Before the race starts, ostrich jockeys stretch and examine the birds in their pens which is similar to a horse race pen.

This year marks the 27th anniversary of the American Family Insurance Ostrich Festival Tournament presented by RSL-AZ. The tournament is held each March to coincide with the city of Chandler's Ostrich Festival which draws over 250,000 visitors.

Tickets are on sale now at the Ostrich Festival website. General admission for Thursday, March 16, starts at $15, with VIP tickets from $50. Admission for Friday-Sunday, March 17-19, begins at $20 for ages 5 through 12 and $30 for those 13 years and older. VIP starts at $150.

Plastic wristbands generally last 3-7 days while vinyl is great for festivals that are 7-14 days long. These are very similar wristbands; however, the material is different. Vinyl is the most durable wristband for festivals because they're made out a 3-construction vinyl material.