Empty Bowls of Prescott Arizona

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Empty Bowls of Prescott Arizona Prescott Empty Bowls supports our quad cities’ food banks with community participation. Guests are invited to a simple meal of soup and bread.

Since 1998 the Prescott Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (PUUF) and the Granite Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation (GPUUC) have jointly sponsored this community event to feed the hungry. It all began in 1997 when Bobbie Root, a member of PUUF, heard about an Empty Bowls event in Phoenix. That first year, the fellowship members made soup in their own kitchens and served it to neighbors and friends in paper bowls at a worship service on hunger. The next year Bobbie, who was a potter, asked her friends to help make ceramic bowls to sell. By the third year, local restaurants, artisans, potters, and many others in the community began to participate in this community service event and it moved to the Courthouse Plaza. With your help, in 2021 alone we raised $17,000 to distribute to local organizations that feed those in need.

“Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger and was created by The Imagine Render Group. The basic premise is simple: Potters and other craftspeople, educators and others work with the community to create handcrafted bowls. In exchange for a cash donation, guests are asked to keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The money raised is donated to...organization[s] working to end hunger and food insecurity.” — emptybowls.net

And here's that guitar--a Yamaha F325D. Wonderful starter or camping guitar!
09/11/2026

And here's that guitar--a Yamaha F325D. Wonderful starter or camping guitar!

Great news! At Empty Bowls on Sunday, September 13, we are adding a guitar donated by Gray Dog Music to our Silent Aucti...
09/11/2026

Great news! At Empty Bowls on Sunday, September 13, we are adding a guitar donated by Gray Dog Music to our Silent Auction! AND we are adding a beautiful wreath donated by Marlene Hunter of EMH Crafts & More. Come select a handmade bowl made by a local artisan, eat gourmet soup provided by one of 15 local restaurants, and bid on some art!

Check out the beautiful work of Yavapai College potters under the gifted guidance of Laura Bloomenstein! These bowls wil...
09/10/2026

Check out the beautiful work of Yavapai College potters under the gifted guidance of Laura Bloomenstein! These bowls will be available at Empty Bowls on Sunday, September 13 at the Prescott Courthouse Plaza from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Come select a bowl and get two servings of gourmet soup from one of 16 participating restaurants!

Yesterday we shared the wonderful art available through our Empty Bowls raffle on Sunday, September 13 from 11 to 2 at t...
09/08/2026

Yesterday we shared the wonderful art available through our Empty Bowls raffle on Sunday, September 13 from 11 to 2 at the Prescott Courthouse Plaza. Today we are sharing the Silent Auction artwork available for bid! Check it out--whether you are into vintage prints, masterful bowls, or original art, we have it available thanks to the artists and donors giving their all to make this event a success!

Check out the beautiful art donated for our art raffle at Empty Bowls on Sunday, September 13th from 11 to 2 at the Pres...
09/08/2026

Check out the beautiful art donated for our art raffle at Empty Bowls on Sunday, September 13th from 11 to 2 at the Prescott Courthouse Plaza! We also have a silent auction--stay tuned for more!

09/04/2026
Here are the amazing restaurants and chefs participating in Empty Bowls this year--not to mention their fabulous soups! ...
09/04/2026

Here are the amazing restaurants and chefs participating in Empty Bowls this year--not to mention their fabulous soups! Vegetarian? No problem! Gluten free? No problem! Vegan? No problem! Come join the fun!

And here are our bronze level and our merchant sponsors!
09/01/2026

And here are our bronze level and our merchant sponsors!

Empty Bowls 2026--our 29th!--is coming! The event will be held at the Prescott Courthouse Plaza on Sunday, September 13t...
09/01/2026

Empty Bowls 2026--our 29th!--is coming! The event will be held at the Prescott Courthouse Plaza on Sunday, September 13th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We want to thank our wonderful business sponsors, who cover all the costs of running the event so that your $25 donation can go directly to our local food pantries! Last year, we were able to distribute $34,000 to eight local pantries. Let's do it again, Quad Cities!

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120 S. Cortez Street (Courthouse Plaza)
Prescott, AZ
86303

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