Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth — Coalition to participate in 2026 Flagstaff Community STEM Celebration on April 26 at Fort Tuthill

April 22, 2026 Update

CCC&Y Spotlight

Coalition to participate in 2026 Flagstaff Community STEM Celebration on April 26 at Fort Tuthill

By the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth

FLAGSTAFF — The Coalition will participate in the 2026 Annual Community STEM Celebration to be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2026 at the Fort Tuthill Fairgrounds.

THE EVENT, PRESENTED BY Flagstaff STEM City, IS FREE!!!

The Coalition’s display will feature the return of its stomp air rockets, a water bottle rocket display and plenty of informational handouts on the U.S. space program including the recent successful Artemus II journey around the moon.

This year’s STEM Celebration will include the return of the Lunar Legacy Invitational – bringing even more opportunities for hands-on STEM exploration.

The Lunar Legacy Invitational will welcome robotics teams from across the Southwest to celebrate Flagstaff’s rich history in space exploration. Teams will compete in space-themed challenges, earn awards, and explore exciting STEM exhibits—continuing the legacy of innovation in our community.

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Education Spotlight

2026 Summer camp program information compiled by CCC&Y. See our listings

By the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth

COCONINO COUNTY — Time is running short for families to start checking out potential summer camp programs in Coconino County and Northern Arizona.

The following is a listing compiled by CCC&Y. Contact individual programs for more information on their 2026 summer camps.

Please check with individual organizations to confirm times, dates, other information. Please visit the links below to see if registration is still available. Registration deadlines may have already passed for some programs.

If your organization would like to be added to this listing, please send an email to frank@coconinokids.org

(INFORMATION UPDATED April 22, 2026)

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Community Updates

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Registration now open for Arizona Board of Regents’ Morning Scoop AZ Opportunity webinar on May 6

Registration now open for 2026 Child Abuse Prevention

Conference in Phoenix on July 21, 22. (CCC&Y Executive Director Virginia Watahomigie is a presenter)

Girls on the Run seeking coaches for the Fall 2026 season

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Events

April

• Please see our monthly April events calendars
• April — Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library events
• April 23 — Tuba City Regional Health Care Corp. presenting Sexual Assault Awareness Walk. More details to come
• April 24 — Coconino Community College presenting annual Palette to Palate
• April 24-25 — “Spring into Health Page Health & Wellness Fair” to be held at the Page Public Library
• April 24-25 — Flagstaff Dentistry 4 Kids to be at “Spring into Health Page Health & Wellness Fair” at the Page Public Library
• April 25 — STEM City Flagstaff to present 2026 STEM CELEBRATION at Fort Tuthill Fairgrounds
• April 25 — Flagstaff Public Library, in partnership with HOPE Coconino Substance Use Prevention Coalition to present Alcohol Awareness Month event in Flagstaff
• April 27; May 4, 11 — Native Americans for Community Action (NACA) presenting free 6-week online class focused on Indigenous plant-based foods for health and wellness

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