Tombstone Desert Donkey Dash – Tombstone, AZ 2026

Run with a donkey in the "Town Too Tough to Die!" Please join us for the 7th Annual Tombstone Desert Donkey Dash on Saturday, April 18, 2026! Registration & Shirts Register early to guarantee your preferred shirt size. Available sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL (while supplies last). MANDATORY Each runner must have a personal donkey or have arranged for one prior to registering. A donkey must be secured prior to race registration. Please note that donkey rentals are an additional fee and separate from the race entry. No solo runners allowed. No other equines permitted. No riding. This is an in-hand trail race. Donkeys must be sound, healthy, and fit to race. Mistreatment of any donkey results in immediate disqualification. A brief history of the donkeys that now run Pack Burro Races Donkeys first arrived on US soil in 1784 as a royal gift from King Charles III of Spain to George Washington. The donkeys first worked the plantations, but by the 1800s, were helping to build the American West. They