Events

Throughout the year, Cartwright’s Sonoran Ranch House and its sister restaurant, Tonto Bar & Grill, hosts special events to bring together family and friends and foster a sense of community. From our popular Halloween Party in October to our romantic Valentine’s Day dinner, we invite you to come out and join us for the good times. Our calendar lists events happening at both restaurants and in the neighborhood.

Remember to visit Cartwright’s when you are in Cave Creek/Carefree enjoying all of the wonderful activities the area has to offer, including golfing, shopping, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, bird watching, sightseeing and attending festivals.

Ongoing

Daily happy hour

  • When: Join us 4:30-6:30 p.m. nightly for happy hour at the Mesquite Bar
  • Location: Cartwright’s Sonoran Ranch House
  • Description: Enjoy $1 off draft beers, $5 well cocktails and featured wines, $8 well martinis, $5 select appetizers and $1 oysters

Cartwright’s Specials

  • When: Every Friday
  • Location: Cartwright’s Sonoran Ranch House
  • Description: Prime Rib Night! Prime rib only $2.50 per ounce (min. 8 ounces), served with garlic-rosemary au jus, creamed horseradish and choice of starch and vegetable.

Agenda

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  1. May
    28
    Mon

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      Memorial Day
      5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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      Commemorate the Start of Summer

      Even though summer weather starts a lot early here in Arizona, the long Memorial Day weekend is traditionally seen as the beginning of the summer season. Gather up your family and stop by on Monday, May 28th, for dinner from our regular menu and specials.

      Cocktail:
      The Tall Salute: Maker’s Mark Bourbon, Fresh Squeezed Lemonade, Agave Nectar, Splash of Soda Water, Garnished with Maraschino Cherry & Slices of Lemon, Served in a Tall Glass 9.

      Entrée Special:
      Mesquite Wood-Grilled 16 oz Bone In Rib Eye Steak with BBQ Jus, Red, White & Blue Potato Salad, Corn on the Cob Roasted with Fresh Herb Butter & Sea Salt 44.

      Dessert Special:
      Red, White and Blue Angel Food Cake: Sliced Angel Food Cake with Fresh Raspberries & Blueberries. Topped with White Chocolate Chiffon Cream & Berry Coulis 9.

  2. Jun
    6
    Wed

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      Arizona History Dinner featuring Bob Charnes & Guns of Western Gunfighters and Related Factoids
      5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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      Speaker:             Bob Charnes — This gun-totin’ authority will tell his stories of
      the weapons of the Old West, including his tales of long guns and Arizona’s gunfighters.
      Subject:             Guns of Western Gunfighters and Related Factoids
      Appetizer:         Molasses & Apricot Glazed Quail on Caramelized Onion Grits,
      Apricot Drizzle
      Entrée:               Chicken & Seltzer Dumplings with Braised Local Vegetables
      Dessert:             Dried Apple & Prune Pie with Bourbon Caramel Sauce

      Each event will kick off with a friendly no- host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $45 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.
      Cartwright’s AZ History Night Details

  3. Jun
    17
    Sun

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      Father’s Day
      4:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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      Let us do the grilling! Bring in Dad for a special Mesquite Wood-Grilled meal.

      Cocktail: “The Do-Dad”
      Rye Whiskey, Cognac, dash of: Grand Marnier, Simple Syrup, Absinthe, Bitters and Club Soda. Garnished with an Orange Peel and served in a Bucket Glass 9.

      Entrée Special:
      Bacon Wrapped 8 oz Beef Tenderloin, Worcestershire Demi Glace, Fingerling Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Maytag Blue Cheese, Charred Cherry Tomatoes and Wood-Grilled California Artichoke 38.

      Dessert:
      Gentleman Jack Apple Pie with Pecan and Brown Sugar StreuselServed A La Mode With Vanilla Bean Ice Cream and Caramel Sauce 9.

  4. Jun
    20
    Wed

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      Arizona History Dinner featuring Bob Boze Bell & Movie Myths
      5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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      Speaker:       Bob Boze Bell
      Subject:        Movie Myths
      Appetizer:   Arizona Filed Greens, Shrimp & Avocado Saddle, Jicama,  Tomatoes  & Cilantro-Lime Dressing
      Entrée:          Bacon Wrapped Buffalo & Dried Cherry Meat Loaf, Wild Mushroom & Cippolini Onion Gravy, Cheesy Gratin Potatoes, Mesquite Wood-Grilled Asparagus with Piñon Nuts
      Dessert:           Chocolate Pots de Crème

      Each event will kick off with a friendly no- host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $45 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.
      Cartwright’s AZ History Night Details

  5. Jul
    3
    Tue

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      Indipendence Day
      5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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      Okay, so Cave Creek is special enough to have 2 firework shows, just so happens that the one on July 3rd is right outside or front door. So get an early start and join us on the 3rd of July.

      Red Reflection:
      Cocktail: Hornitos Reposado Tequila, Triple Sec, Fresh Watermelon Juice, Pomegranate Juice, Lime Juice, garnished with a Watermelon Wedge Sprinkled with Guajillo Chili, and Served in a Bucket 9.

      Entrée Special:
      Mesquite Wood-Grilled Full Rack of Baby Back Ribs, Blackberry Jalapeno BBQ, Baked Anasazi Beans, Roasted Sweet Potato Planks & Fresh Watermelon with Guajillo Chili Dust 30.

      Dessert Special:
      All American Grilled Banana Split:
      Vanilla Pound Cake Squares, Grilled Bananas, Trio of Ice Cream & Chocolate Sauce. Garnished with a Grilled Kabob of Pineapple & Strawberries 9.

  6. Jul
    4
    Wed

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      Arizona History Dinner featuring Marshall Trimble & His Patriotic Show
      5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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      Speaker:          Marshall Trimble
      Subject:           Patriotic Show
      Appetizer:       Fingerling Potato Salad on Iceberg Plank with Bacon & Red Wine Vinegar Dressing, Deviled Egg
      Entrée:             Mesquite Wood-Grilled Baby Back Ribs & Chicken Thigh, Blackberry Jalapeno BBQ, Baked Anasazi Beans, Green Chili Creamed Corn & Fresh Watermelon with Guajillo Chili Dust
      Dessert:          All American Grilled Banana Split: Vanilla Pound Cake Squares, Grilled Bananas, Trio of Ice Cream & Chocolate Sauce. Garnished with a Grilled Pineapple & Fresh Strawberries

      Event to end by 8:30 to view fireworks outside Cartwright’s

      Each event will kick off with a friendly no- host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $45 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.
      Cartwright’s AZ History Night Details

  7. Jul
    18
    Wed

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      Arizona History Dinner featuring Bob Boze Bell & The Life and legend of Billy the Kid
      5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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      Speaker:         Bob Boze Bell
      Subject:          Life and legend of Billy the Kid
      Appetizer:     Cut Throat Trout, Stolen Butter Sauce, Soft Grits, 21-Day Bread & Butter Pickles
      Entrée:           Mesquite Wood-Grilled Buffalo Sausage & Pork Chop topped with a Fire Bullet (Chorizo &  Cheese-Stuffed Jalapeño, rolled in Cornmeal & fried), Sweet Potato Hash with Roasted Corn and  Peppered Whisky Sauce
      Dessert:         Tres Leches Pastel with Cajeta Caramel

      Each event will kick off with a friendly no- host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $45 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.
      Cartwright’s AZ History Night Details

  8. Aug
    1
    Wed

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      Arizona History Dinner featuring Bob Charnes & Long Guns: If you can see ‘em you can hit ‘em!
      5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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      Speaker:         Bob Charnes
      Subject:          Long Guns: If you can see ‘em you can hit ‘em!
      Appetizer:     Rabbit Dumpling Soup with Wild Sage & Root Vegetables
      Entrée:            Dutch Oven-Braised Short Ribs with Sarsaparilla Sauce, Jack Cheese Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans & Young Carrots
      Dessert:         Prickly Pear Cheese Cake with Mesquite Crust and Piñon Nut Brittle

      Each event will kick off with a friendly no- host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $45 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.
      Cartwright’s AZ History Night Details

  9. Aug
    15
    Wed

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      Arizona History Dinner featuring Marshall Trimble, Arizona Land of Anomalies and Tamales
      5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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      Speaker:         Marshall Trimble
      Subject:          Arizona Land of Anomalies and Tamales
      Appetizer:      Sweet Corn Tamale with Gulf Crab Meat & Avocado Crema
      Entrée:            Arizona-Territory Beef Skirt Steak with Pan Roasted Shrimp, Peppers, Onions & Red Chili Butter, Sweet Potato, Corn & Tortilla Hash and a Flour Tortilla
      Dessert:           Arizona Saguaro Fruit Ice Cream with Tequila Marinated Berries & Crushed Pecan Brittle

      Each event will kick off with a friendly no- host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $45 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.
      Cartwright’s AZ History Night Details

  10. Aug
    29
    Wed

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      Arizona History Dinner featuring Marshall Trimble, “Arizona’s Colorful Characters ”
      5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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      Speaker:         Marshall Trimble
      Subject:          “Arizona’s Colorful Characters.”
      Appetizer:     Spinach Salad with Brown Sugar Bacon, Balsamic Vinaigrette & Fresh Strawberries
      Entrée:           Arbuckles Coffee & Cocoa Roasted Pork Tenderloin, Agave Nectar & Pomegranate Demi Glace,  Wild Rice with Candied Arizona Pecans, Summer Squash Succotash
      Dessert:         Almond & Fresh Peach Cobbler with Cinnamon Ice Cream

      Each event will kick off with a friendly no- host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $45 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.
      Cartwright’s AZ History Night Details

  11. Sep
    12
    Wed

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      Arizona History Dinner featuring Marshall Trimble, Tinseltown: Tales of Classic Western’s Filmed in Arizona.”
      5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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      Speaker:         Marshall Trimble
      Subject:          Tinseltown: Tales of Classic Western’s Filmed in Arizona.”
      Appetizer:      Heirloom Tomato Salad with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
      Entrée:            Mesquite Wood-Grilled Bistro Tender, Pan-Roasted Mushrooms, Roasted Grand Canyon  Onions & Cracked Pink Peppercorn Demi Cream. Herb & Garlic Roasted Potatoes & Sautéed Broccolini
      Dessert:          Rhubarb Upside-down cake with Strawberry Compote

      Each event will kick off with a friendly no- host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $45 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.
      Cartwright’s AZ History Night Details

  12. Sep
    26
    Wed

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      Arizona History Dinner featuring Marshall Trimble, “Bungled Burglaries: Tales of Arizona’s Mentally-Challenged Outlaws ”
      5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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      Speaker:     Marshall Trimble
      Subject:      “Bungled Burglaries: Tales of Arizona’s Mentally-Challenged Outlaws”
      Appetizer:  Mother’s Pickled Beet Salad with Local Goat Cheese and Field Greens
      Entrée:        Roasted Organic Chicken with Preserved Lemon Sage Butter, Whipped Potatoes & Farmers Green Beans
      Dessert:      Son-of-a-Gun-in-a-Sack with Molasses Plum sauce

      Each event will kick off with a friendly no- host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $45 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.
      Cartwright’s AZ History Night Details

  13. Oct
    10
    Wed

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      Arizona History Dinner featuring Marshall Trimble, Law of the Gun: Outlawry and Justice in Old Arizona
      5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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      Speaker:         Marshall Trimble
      Subject:          “Law of the Gun: Outlawry and Justice in Old Arizona
      Appetizer:      Pine Nut-Crusted Trout Salad with Dried Peach Relish
      Entrée:            Soulful Caldo: Braised Stew of Chicken Thighs, Pork Ribs & Chorizo Pinto Beans, Corn, Tomatoes & Roasted Chilies
      Dessert:          Fried Cherry Empanadas with Mexican Chocolate Sauce

      Each event will kick off with a friendly no- host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $45 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.
      Cartwright’s AZ History Night Details

  14. Oct
    24
    Wed

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      Arizona History Dinner featuring Bob Boze Bell, “O.K. Corral fight ”
      5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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      Speaker:     Bob Boze Bell
      Subject:      “O.K. Corral fight”
      Appetizer:  Autumn Greens with Dried Cranberries, Grilled Apples, Toasted Pumpkin Seeds & Candied Ginger Dressing
      Entrée:        Braised Turkey Mole with Cornbread Stuffing & Butternut Squash
      Dessert:      Pumpkin-Pecan Cheesecake with Brandied Eggnog Anglaise

      Each event will kick off with a friendly no- host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $45 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.
      Cartwright’s AZ History Night Details

  15. Oct
    27
    Sat

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      Halloween Specials & Costume Contest
      4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
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      Our annual “spooktacular” Halloween costume contest will be held in the Ranch Room. $100 gift card for 1st place and $50 for runner-up for “Freakishly Frightening” and “Un-dying-ly Unique” costumes. Enjoy dinner and drink specials all night.

  16. Nov
    22
    Thu

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      Thanksgiving Dinner
      1:00 pm – 5:15 pm
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      Seating’s are 1, 2, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5 & 5:15 p.m.
      Join us for a special Thanksgiving meal thats sure to create lasting memories. We also offer gluten-free and vegetarian meals. For reservations, please call 480-488-8031. Sorry, reservations are NOT taken online for this holiday, please phone in.

  17. Dec
    24
    Mon

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      Christmas Eve
      4:30 pm – 9:30 pm
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      Celebrate Christmas Eve at Cartwright’s. We’re serving our regular menu as well as a holiday dinner special that will rival any gift under your tree.

  18. Dec
    31
    Mon

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      New Year’s Eve
      4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
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      Join us for a gourmet Western meal at Cartwright’s on New Year’s Eve. We’re serving our regular menu as well as a mouth-watering special you won’t want to miss.