A three-day weekend could offer the ultimate in luxury, especially if you chose to spend it in Sedona in one of our Sedona.Org holiday hideaways. Offering a beautiful opportunity to spoil yourself while exploring a landscape so stunning it will take away your ability to form words, spending three days with us (or an entire week if you want to combine your vacation days with your holiday!) will leave you feeling rested and at peace, while also providing exciting adventures you will never forget. This guide to Arizona Presidents’ Day in Sedona will give you a few ideas on how to fill all those minutes of your getaway!
Shop the Sales
Although Presidents’ Day sales are usually on items too big to cart home (televisions, mattresses, and major appliances) the shops that line the streets of Sedona are destined to have more than a few sales going on in honor of our nation’s leaders, making a shopping expedition something that should be high on your list. Spend a day exploring the shops and galleries at Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village, finding beautiful gifts that will forever remind you of the fun you had during your Arizona adventures or visit any of the shops that catch your eye; we can promise you will have a good time and find some good buys during Presidents Day in Sedona.
Take a Photography Tour
There are dozens of tours that will all offer premier experiences and a greater understanding of the area, but perhaps the most unique way of seeing Sedona is with a photography tour led by one of the world’s most accomplished photographers, Kevin Floerke. Offering a daylight tour of the landscape, Mr. Floerke helps participants take their best photos, taking you where the views are the best and then placing you where the shots you take make the best of the view. Also offering a night photography tour that takes full advantage of Sedona being a Dark Sky Community, the souvenirs you bring home from your Arizona holiday hiatus will be ones you will definitely want to keep forever.
Extending Your Stay? Check Out the Sedona International Film Festival
Generally falling on the Saturday after Presidents’ Day and practically making a weeklong stay a necessity, the Sedona International Film Festival has been a local must attend for nearly 30 years. Offering nine days of independent movie viewing and over 90 films being displayed, visitors will be able to rub shoulders with their favorite actors and directors while losing themselves in the magic of movies. The movies being shown include full length feature films, short films, documentaries, foreign films, and student films that will make you marvel over the creativity of today’s youth.
Savoring Sedona’s Cuisine
Although there is nothing particularly presidential about a taste tour of the town, you can’t come all this way without sampling the flavor of Arizona, and Sedona offers some unique restaurants that are sure to please. Explore the flavors of the Southwest and an elevated Dining Experience at Elote Cafe, 350 Jordan Road, or investigate the authentic tastes of Oaxaca, a local favorite that has been around for many decades and is located at 321 N State Route 89A. The Cowboy Club Grille & Spirits, 241 N State Route 89A, blends down home comfort with innovative twists, including a Bison Pot Roast that will make you wonder why you would eat pot roast any other way. And because breakfast is the most important meal of the day, the Coffee Pot restaurant, resting in the shadows of Coffee Pot Rock, offers over 100 omelette selections for your breakfast pleasures! Located at 2050 W State Route 89A, we haven’t completely worked our way through its extensive menu, but we can tell you we are working on that AND we haven’t had a bad breakfast yet!
The Joys of Home
If this visit is a quick one, only lasting three days, you may not have time to explore everything, especially as you really should set one day aside for exploring the beauty of your Sedona.Org holiday hideaway. Offering a complex blend of comfort, style, luxury, and modern conveniences, our homes are designed to be an integral part of your getaway. Playing pool with the family in game rooms decked out with a variety of ways to play, sitting on the deck every evening savoring the fire of a Sedona sunset while sipping an Arizona wine that is destined to be your new obsession, or simply gathering around the dining room table playing board games and groaning over dad’s latest collection of jokes. These moments will bring you joy and will ensure that you never forget the days spent exploring our little piece of paradise.
Reserve your favorite escape today and start planning a new Arizona Presidents’ Day tradition, one that you will look forward to every day of your life!
