The Mesquite Festival is co-hosted by Maricopa County Parks, Friends of Hassayampa, and Cave Creek Desert Awareness Committee. Educational and fun for all ages!

Learn all about this iconic desert tree: its use throughout history; harvesting, preparation, and storage; food preparation and nutritional and medicinal uses; and much more. Free samples of food prepared with mesquite.

Catch one of the informative mini-seminars:

9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.: Can’t Beat Mesquite!

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.: Health Benefits of Mesquite

11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: Cooking With Mesquite

Also: food and drink samples, gardening and landscaping information, and Native American use and demo