Good morning, Flagstaff! Have you been hearing the bagpipes in town for Celtic Week? If Celtic rock & folk is more your style, look for Killian’s Angels at Gopher Hole this weekend.

Today in Flagstaff Inspires:

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— Alissa Zorn & Alexandra Wittenberg

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🏫 Multiple Flagstaff schools are relocating for the upcoming school year. The four Montessori Schools of Flagstaff campuses are consolidating into one Pre-K through Sixth Grade campus in the former Marshal Elementary School Building.

Flagstaff Christian Preschool and Flagstaff Gymnastics are moving to a 42,000-foot facility at 1400 W Forest Meadows. The campus will be shared with the brand new American Legacy Academy.

👾Goobabs Retro Arcade is celebrating its 1-year anniversary July 18th! Wear a retro-style item to get $3 off. Plus, chances to win day passes. Summer hours are Tue-Thu & Sun 12-8pm and Fri-Sat 4pm-midnight. Located at 1250 S. Plaza Way

🎒✒️ Get a basic body piercing or small flash tattoo at Blue Diamond Ink tattoo studio when you bring $10 or more worth of school supplies in July 19th. Supplies will be donated to Kuttz Barbershop for their upcoming Back-to-School event.

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⚽🎥World Cup Watch Party: Watch the 3rd place and the Final match for the World Cup on the big screen at the Orpheum! July 18th and 19th. Free but RSVP. [More downtown watching options]

🍀Flagstaff Celtic Festival: Arizona Highland Celtic Festival is July 18th and 19th at Fort Tuthill with games and workshops including baking, bodhran drums, and Tartan history. Check out the Highland Dance Competition and contests in athleticism and piping, plus live music and food vendors.

🏃🏻‍♂️Register for Cherish the Moments Walk: This fundraiser for Northern Arizona Alzheimer's and Dementia Alliance will be at Buffalo Park, July 25th. Live music and giveaways, pet-friendly and Kids 10 and under are free! Every step supports local families.

🎨Youth Art Class: A new art class for ages 9-12. This is a great way for homeschoolers to recieve quality, hands on art lessons. Email [email protected] for info and to register. 10am-12pm, Murdoch Center

🩸Route 66 Centennial Blood Drive: Celebrate the Route 66 Centennial by donating blood. All donors receive t-shirt and can enter into drawings for mall gift card and car.1-6pm, Outside JCPenney

🍻Get Your Kilts on Route 66 Pubcrawl: Grab your kilt and join Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society for a festive Pub Crawl through downtown! Follow the sound of bagpipes from the Meadhall to Weatherford to Uptown. 5:30-8:45pm

👾✨ Open Table Game Night: Meet new friends in a relaxed environment! Open Table Night is the perfect spot to find your game squad. 6:30pm Good Game Cafe

🥕 East Flagstaff Community Market: Featuring handcrafted goods and original artwork from local Flagstaff vendors, along with food trucks offering delicious eats and treats. 8am-1pm, Mall Parking Lot

🥾 Guided Hike — Round Tree: Join library staff to explore a section of forest that was thinned one year ago through a restoration program. Hike along logging roads ~2 miles. 8am, Round Tree Trailhead

🌸 Artful Gardens Tour: Tour six creative gardens in Flagstaff’s unique environment, including water features, patios, hardscapes, plants and garden art. Proceeds go to Cedar Closet. Tix sales begin 8:30am before event. 9am-2pm,Violas

🔨 Young Builders — Build a Message Board: Bring your Young Builder and make it a morning of fun, learning, and creativity. FREE, 9am, Homco Lumber & Hardware

🧘‍♀️Yoga on the Lawn: Start your Saturday with a deep breath and a good stretch, soaking up the summer sunshine. For all levels. 9-10am Courthouse Lawn

🌄 Mountain Town Market + Gardeners Market: Every Saturday May - October swing by for plants, produce, bread, flowers, treats and more! 9am-1pm, Pine Forest School Parking Lot

🍃🚗 Centennial Electric Vehicle Ride: Test drive a variety of electric vehicles, meet local EV owners, and learn about about EV in a friendly, no-pressure setting with Drive Electric AZ. Pre-register. 10am-2pm, 15 N Beaver St.

🍦Ice Cream Day: Join ScoopN’Mobile Ice Cream and East Flagstaff Community Market for a fun-filled celebration with an ice cream eating contest, facepainting/henna tattoos, car show, pet drive, raffles/prizes. 11am-1pm, Mall Parking Lot

🌭🐕Hot Dog Days of Summer: A fun-filled day of games, hot dogs, live music and more. Bring your pup or adopt one onsite from High Country Humane. Plus, sample a new brew release. 2-6pm, Historic Brewery’s Eastside Taproom

🍿Movies on the Square - GOAT: Free family-friendly movies under the stars every Saturday in summer + music & activities. Bring a cozy blanket and chair! 5pm kickoff, movie at dusk. Heritage Square

🎤 The Flagstaff Foundry's July Show: Come celebrate Flagstaff’s creativity! Every show is something new. Comics, dancing, theatre, storytelling, and so many more possibilities. 7pm, Momentum Aerial

👢Country Dance Night: Grab your boots for free dance lessons with Meghan from Own Your Dance, then social dancing to follow. 18+. 9pm, Alpine Pizza

🍅 Community Farmer’s Market: Thriving local market with food vendors, art, fresh produce and more. 8am-1pm, City Hall Parking Lot

🚴‍♂️Spin on the Square: Kickstart your Sunday with sunshine, sweat, and bumpin’ tunes with The Box Studio’s cycling class. Pre-register. 9-9:45am, Heritage Square

🎮Game Day: Video games and table top games for ages 8-17. 12-1:30pm, East Library

🧘🏼‍♀️Yoga for Recovery: Short reading, optional group sharing and a mindful yoga practice to support nervous system regulation, release tension, and reconnect with breath and body. No experience needed. Free. 1-2:15pm, Happening Here

🍦👛Ice Cream Social + Night Market: Sosta’s monthly Ice cream social from 2-5pm - $1 scoops of gelato with proceeds to charity, and a night market from 4-8pm with crafts, arts, ceramics, jewelry and more. 2-8pm, Sosta

👩🏽‍🍳Cooking Class: Free, hands-on class designed to make healthy, delicious meals accessible for everyone including dietary needs and those with limited kitchen space, equipment, or ingredients. 6-7:15pm, Flagstaff Family Food Center Kitchen

✏ Sketch & Chill: Bring a sketchbook or drawing tablet and meet with other art makers for beginner friendly drawing prompts and sketching. 6-7pm, East Flagstaff Public Library

🎬 Free Family Film Series - Camp Rock: Free movies on the big screen every Monday in June & July. The theme this year is 'Feel the Beat!' 6pm, Orpheum

🧙🏼‍♂️🥃 Mead & Magic Mondays: Every Monday the Mead Hall hosts a plethora of tabletop games, focusing on Magic the Gathering, 6-9:30pm, Mead Hall

🙋‍♀️ Trivia Night at BBBB: Get your weekly fill of brain teasers to test your knowledge at Trivia Night. Prizes for top 3 teams. 7-9 pm, Brown Bag Burger + Bar

🔵Bingo Night at Dark Sky: Join the Bingo cult! $5 entry fee goes directly to the non-profit of the month. 21+ Regular Bingo 5:45-8pm, Bonus Bingo 8-9pm, Dark Sky Beer Garden

Southwest Flow Festival is a relaxed, family-friendly weekend celebrating flow arts: movement-based creative practices like dance, hooping, poi, staff, juggling, fans, and other ways of moving, playing, and expressing yourself.

Join us September 18 & 19, just outside Flagstaff at Gateway Ranch for workshops, music, camping, fire circles, stargazing, performances, and community. Whether you come with friends, bring your family, or show up solo, SWFF is a welcoming space to meet good people, try new things, and leave feeling better than when you arrived.

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Flagstaff Inspires is always free thanks to the support of business sponsors and the kind donations of our community.

Flag Brew | Pummin Lummin | 6pm
Heritage Square | Andy See & His Swinging Jamboree | 6-8pm
The Annex | The Carbonics | 6-9pm
Brown Bag Burger | Karaoke | 7-10pm
Charly’s | Cameron Jameson | 7-9:30pm
Gopher Hole | Killian’s Angels | 9:30pm

Flag Brew | Dead Air | 4pm
Woody Mountain Campground | Fire on the River | 4-7pm
Heritage Square | Flagstaff Dancing Grannies | 5-7pm
Flag Brew | The Harvest | 8pm
Mountain Top Taproom | Cactus Atlas | 8-11pm
Flag Brew | Brad & Deb Band | 9pm
Gopher Hole | Killian’s Angels | 9:30pm

Heritage Square | Sun Elk | 12-2pm
Flag Brew | Toxic Positivity | 2-5pm
Harrington’s Tap House | Irish Session | 4:30-6:30
Dark Sky Beer Garden | Two Hand Union | 5-7pm
Wanderlust Brewing | Bluegrass Jam | 2:30-5:30pm

Dark Sky Brewing | Beth Pickens | 6-8pm
Mountain Top Taproom | Open Mic | 7-11pm

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