Year in Review: Maricopa in Photos 2018
Here are some favorite photos from throughout 2018 of Maricopa and Maricopans. Click each photo to learn the story behind each. JANUARY 2018 FEBRUARY 2018 MARCH 2018 APRIL...
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MHS dancers showcase icons (GALLERY)
Maricopa High School Dance Department's Performance Company presented its annual showcase Friday and Saturday in the Performing Arts Center, this year with the theme...
Parade celebrates, thanks Maricopa veterans (GALLERY)
Maricopa's second Veterans Day Parade drew a crowd along Bowlin and Porter Roads to honor its many military veterans. The hour-long parade included veteran...
Balloon entertainment, Old-West style (VIDEO)
Arizona Rick and the Bang Bang Balloon Company entertained a room full of children at Maricopa Public Library Thursday as part of the summer...
Wildman Phil brings animals to library (GALLERY)
Phil Rakoci, aka Wildman Phil, brought his collection of live animals to Maricopa Public Library to educate the gathering of children and their parents...
MHS recognizes graduating seniors with awards night (GALLERY)
Maricopa High School hosted its annual Senior Honors Night May 14. It was a time to recognize hard work in the classroom and in...
MUSD hosts 7-hour music extravaganza (GALLERY)
The fourth annual Music-a-Thon at Maricopa Unified School District filled the Performing Arts Center with music for seven hours Saturday. Bands and choirs from...
Native American Family Night honors past, present, future (GALLERY)
Maricopa Unified School District’s Native American Education Program and its parent advisory committee (NAPAC) hosted their year-end Family Night on Wednesday, honoring past, present...
Tejano music draws crowd to Ak-Chin (GALLERY)
Tejano music fans danced for hours Saturday night during a Latin music showcase at UltraStar Multi-tainment amphitheater. Grupo El Regreso, from Phoenix, opened the...
Poker Run draws capacity, benefits program (GALLERY)
Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino hosted its fourth annual 5K Poker Run Saturday, filling all available slots in a race that sent funds to United Way...
Pathway Pumas continue baseball domination (GALLERY)
With a record of 9-0-1, the defending state baseball champion Sequoia Pathway Pumas are again leading the Canyon Athletic Association Division 2. They are...
Maricopa Music Festival plays for hours at Copper Sky (PHOTOS)
Live music boomed under the blazing sun at the Maricopa Music Fest last weekend. It’s the second event hosted by Founder Chrystal Allen-O’Jon after...
Maricopa kids hop into Easter (PHOTOS)
Hundreds of egg hunters attended the 14th annual Easter Egg Hunt on the lawn outside UltraStar Multi-tainment Center Saturday. The free event is hosted...
Salsa Festival draws thousands (GALLERY)
What organizers estimated was the largest attendance yet at Maricopa's Salsa Festival voted past champion Crazy Cranberry Salsa the best overall entry in Saturday's...
Cars, planes, music jazz up Millar Field (GALLERY)
Millar Airport and Vietnam Aviation Veterans of Arizona Museum again played host to an annual Spring Break Extravaganza car show and fly-in March 17....
Church touts vendors for annual spring fling (GALLERY)
Fifty local vendors set up pop shops at the annual Spring Fling Craft and Vendor Event at Maricopa Community Church on Hathaway Avenue. The...
High schoolers check out Maricopa college campus (GALLERY)
Local high school students toured the Central Arizona College Maricopa Campus Tuesday morning and shopped various collegiate booths. The event was part of CAC’s...
Disc golfers enliven Meadows with annual tourney (GALLERY)
Saturday and Sunday, 135 disc golfers converged on Maricopa for the annual Maricopa Meadows Open. Treated to fair weather, 34 players were under par...
Families drop a line at Copper Sky lake (GALLERY)
Anglers of all ages were greeted with perfect winter weather during the annual Family Fishing Day at Copper Sky Lake Saturday morning. The event,...
Photos we loved from 2017 (GALLERY)
Some of InMaricopa's favorite shots by staff and freelance photographers during 2017 In April, Maricopa Police Department conducted a training exercise in one of the...
City Hall decks the halls for Christmas tree lighting (GALLERY)
Maricopa City Hall was full of music and blithe spirits Tuesday for the annual tree-lighting ceremony. Santa Claus and Mayor Christian Price counted down...
Merry Copa celebration in photos (GALLERY)
The fourth annual Merry Copa festival drew a crowd to Copper Sky on Saturday. See the growing gallery of photos (and send in your...
MHS boys’ basketball off to strong start (GALLERY)
The Maricopa High School boys' basketball started the season 4-1 after defeating Campo Verde, 71-50, Friday. Though the Coyotes took an early lead, the...
Maricopa Library hosts Holiday Showcase (GALLERY)
The Maricopa Public Library kicked off the 2017 holiday season with their Holiday Showcase Thursday. Employees and volunteers greeted library goers with song and holiday...
Turkey Trot heralds Thanksgiving (GALLERY)
Scores of Maricopans turned out Thanksgiving morning for the 10th annual Maricopa Turkey Trot at Pacana Park. Participants registered with food goods to be...
Families crowd into MAC for Farm Day (GALLERY)
Maricopa Agricultural Center hosted its annual Family Farm Day on Saturday, filling a temporary parking lot with cars. Attendees tried their hands at traditional...
Church’s annual ‘fling’ gets gift-buying started early (GALLERY)
Maricopa Community Church hosted its annual Fall Fling Arts and Crafts event Saturday. Vendors offered holiday hand-made gift-giving ideas and nonprofit organizations like the...
MHS Theatre Co. brushes up Shakespeare (GALLERY)
Maricopa High School Theatre Company debuted its version of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" Thursday at the Performing Arts Center. The Bard's...
Maricopans go camping (GALLERY)
Copper Sky Regional Park hosted a Family Camp Out on Friday. Families brought tents and overnight provisions and connected through campfire stories, a scavenger...
Maricopans wax poetic at library’s Slam (GALLERY)
Maricopa Arts Council hosted the All-Maricopa Poetry Slam Friday night at Maricopa Public Library. Residents presented their verse before an audience, and judges chose...
