15th Annual Beaver Dam Jam – The Heart of Community
– By Jenny Riddick –
May 5-7, 2023, at the Beaver Dam Station and Bar
Driving by the Beaver Dam Station and Bar, you might not think to stop if you don’t live in Beaver Dam, Arizona, but you would be missing a lot!
Here you will find the center of the Beaver Dam community, the heart. Beaver Dam Station and Bar has operated in Beaver Dam, Arizona, for over 40 years. It serves as the local grocery store, and Beaver Dam Bar next door as a local gathering place where lifetime friendships are formed. Owned and operated by Bill Evans since 1979, its doors are open to all. Bill has held annual dinners for Thanksgiving and Christmas at no cost to patrons. These are in addition to the many barbeques and potluck dinners (Bill provides the main dishes) held for birthdays, Halloween, other holidays such as Memorial Day and Fourth of July, and celebrations of life when friends and loved ones have passed.
Looking for fun? You will find it at the monthly lawnmower races the second Saturday of each month (except during the Jam, which is the first Saturday in May) starting at 10 AM Arizona time, or joining in for karaoke two nights a week, Wednesday and Friday nights, beginning at 6 PM at the Beaver Dam Bar.
Another annual event that folks from St. George, Utah to Mesquite, Nevada, and beyond have anticipated and enjoyed for 15 years (with the exception of 2020 due to COVID) is the Beaver Dam Jam, a 3-day music festival featuring local and regional bands, on multiple stages, coming from as far as Oklahoma and from California, Nevada, and Utah, and showcasing all different genres (country, rock-n-roll, reggae, folk).
For 2023, The Beaver Dam Jam music festival will be held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 5, 6, and 7, 2023. In addition to the music festival of bands, there will be artisans and other vendors displaying and selling their unique wares. Food, drinks, and other goodies will be available, including food at Red Wagon Eats, a mobile food truck rounding out the trio, which is the Beaver Dam Station, Beaver Dam Bar, and Red Wagon Eats. On Thursday night, May 4, enjoy “pre-Jam” music with the Dealt-A-Straight Band on our outdoor stage starting at 7 PM. The Jam music festival begins at 2 PM on Friday, at 11 AM on Saturday, and at 10 AM on Sunday. Vendors will set up and sell as early as 10 AM on all three days. Vendor spaces are $20/day or $50 for all three days; no power is available for vendors.
Vendors can call 928-347-5589 with any questions.
