What Is the Ladies' Program at the Colorado River Fall Festival?

The Ladies' program at the Colorado River Fall Festival runs alongside the men's York Rite degree conferrals, so a companion can attend the same weekend without sitting through the ritual sessions. According to the festival's website, it includes a hospitality room, a luncheon, and the Royal Arch Widow's Degree. The Ladies' Luncheon is held Tuesday at 11:30 AM, and the site specifically asks that you register her for it. If you are deciding whether to bring your wife or partner to Laughlin, the program plus the surrounding area gives her a full schedule rather than downtime.

What the Ladies' program includes

• Hospitality room — a standing space for the ladies' group during the festival.
• Ladies' Luncheon — Tuesday at 11:30 AM. Registration is requested.
• Royal Arch Widow's Degree — part of the Ladies' program, alongside the festival's other events.

The festival describes the weekend as being about "camaraderie, fraternalism, education, and cooperation" as much as the degree work, and the Ladies' program is organized on that same premise.

What else is there to do in the area

The site points guests to activities at the Riverside and nearby, including:

• Hoover Dam
• Grand Canyon West
• The London Bridge in Lake Havasu

It also notes that Laughlin itself offers shopping, movies, reasonably priced meals, and Nevada-style entertainment. Don Laughlin's Riverside Casino is the annual venue, which the festival frames as a chance to stay a few extra days and turn the trip into a vacation.

How to register her

The festival's registration page is the starting point: register for the 2026 Festival, and make sure the Ladies' Luncheon is included for Tuesday at 11:30 AM. If you have questions about the ladies' side of the program, the committee can be reached at [email protected].

Dates to plan around

The 2026 festival marks the event's 35th anniversary. Registration for 2026 is open.

Is it worth bringing her

If the question is whether a companion would have something to do, the answer from the festival's own materials is yes: a dedicated program, a scheduled luncheon, and a location chosen partly for its vacation potential. The main practical step is registering her for the luncheon rather than assuming she can be added on arrival.