Tucson – Over the past 15 years the much loved, signature event of the Bears of the Old Pueblo has welcomed thousands of Bears and buddies from across the globe and helped raise over $40,000 for local charitable organizations. La Fiesta de Los Osos 2012, January 12-16, is open for registration.
The Bears have a beautiful new host hotel right in the heart of downtown Tucson (Hotel Tucson City Center) and a whole slew of new features and of course all your Fiesta favorites to guarantee you a weekend of mirth, merriment, and men in warmth of the desert sun.
There will be three delicious catered dinners, DJ-hosted pool parties, the famous Piñata Bust, the (in)famous Fiesta Bear Contest, the Bonfire Party, and all the day and half day tours that show off the beautiful Sonoran Desert.
New this year, the “Fur Real” dance DJ’d by David Biehl, who has run the 1000+ Bear “Tidal Wave” dances/parties at the Walt Disney World water park for the past three years. The Fur Real dance will launch following the banquet and contest giving everyone the chance to shake it with to some hot tunes on the hotel’s spacious dance floor. The Fur Real Bears dance is a public event that non-Fiesta registrants can attend for $10 at the door with 100% of the proceeds benefitting Wingspan. The $10 gets folks in the door for the dance and the infamous Bear Contest as well as access to the pool and the Bears Den hospitality suite.
Cigar and pipe enthusiasts will find nightly parties on the hotel’s beautiful patio, and Desert Dominion will again host an off-site Bear Hug Party in their organization’s warehouse/playspace.
This year the Bears of the Old Pueblo again have chosen the Homeless LGBT Youth Services of Wingspan (www.wingspan.org) and Open Inn (www.openinn.org) to be recipients of the funds raised during Fiesta, so know that you are helping make the lives of LGBT youth better while you’re having fun.
The Bears will also be offering a specially produced shirt with the artwork of talented New Zealander Don Chooi (www.dchooidoodles.com) featured on the Fiesta poster with 100% of sales going to these amazing organizations.
Registration closes December 31st or when organizers reach 300 registrants. They are offering reciprocal discounts for Bears of the Old Pueblo and Bears of the West members in good standing.
Registrations are coming in fast and they are sure to hit the 300 registrant cap so don’t miss out on the first big Bear run of the new year, head over to: www.fiesta.botop.com for all the details, a complete schedule of events, and registration options.
