Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for Dec. 24-26

PHOENIX — It’s the weekend of Christmas and there are various events to choose from such as ice skating, Christmas light drive-thrus or theatre performances that can help you celebrate the holiday.

Here are some of the biggest events around the metro Phoenix area this weekend.

Phoenix

• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical
  • Day: Friday
  • Times: 1 p.m.
  • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

• The Nutcracker
  • Day: Friday
  • Times: 1 p.m.
  • Venue: Symphony Hall (75 N. 2nd St.)

• CitySkate
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 5 p.m. until 11 p.m.
  • Venue: CityScape Phoenix (11 W. Washington St.)

• Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
  • Day: Sunday
  • Times: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m
  • Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)

• Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

• Sock Skating
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Venue: Children’s Museum of Phoenix (215 N. 7th St.)

• ZooLights at the Phoenix Zoo
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Zoo (455 N. Galvin Pkwy.)

• Nightly Snowfall at Desert Ridge Marketplace
  • Days: Friday and Sunday
  • Times: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Desert Ridge Marketplace near AMC Theatres (21001 N. Tatum Blvd.)

Scottsdale

• Holiday Light Experience
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (7555 N. Pima Rd.)

• Bowl with Santa
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Mavrix (9139 E. Talking Stick Way)

• Holiday Lights at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • Venue: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park (7301 E. Indian Bend Rd.)

Glendale

• World of Illumination Candy Rush
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Diamond Casino (9431 W. Northern Ave.)

• Murphy Park LiGHTS
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Murphy Park (W. Glendale Ave.)

• Skate Westgate
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: Various
  • Venue: Westgate Entertainment District (6751 N. Sunset Blvd.)

Mesa

• Arizona Lights In The Night
  • Days: Each day
  • Times: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday
  • Address: 1901 N. Alma School Rd.

• Winter Wonderland Ice Rink
  • Days: Friday and Sunday
  • Time: Noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, noon to 10 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Mesa City Plaza (20 E Main St.)

Tempe

• World of Illumination Reindeer Road
  • Days: Each Day
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Diablo Stadium (2200 W. Alameda Dr.)

• Nightly snowfall at Tempe Marketplace
  • Days: Friday and Sunday
  • Time: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Tempe Marketplace at the District Stage (2000 E. Rio Salado Pkwy.)

Chandler

• FunBox: World’s Biggest Bounce Park
  • Days: Friday and Sunday
  • Times: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Chandler Fashion Center (3111 W. Chandler Blvd.)

Carefree

• Carefree Farmer’s Market
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Venue: Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (Easy Street)

Queen Creek

• Christmas at Schnepf Farms
  • Days: Saturday and Sunday
  • Times: 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Schnepf Farms (24810 E. Rittenhouse Rd.)

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