Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for April 8-10

PHOENIX — Country Thunder returns, iconic rock band Journey plays in Glendale and the Maricopa County Fair are among the things to do in the Valley this weekend.

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

Phoenix

• Maricopa County Fair
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 10 a.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Arizona State Fairgrounds (1826 W. McDowell Rd.)

• Fried French Fry and Music Festival
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Margaret T. Hance Park (67 W. Culver St.)

• Sacramento Kings vs. Phoenix Suns
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)

• Nina Simone: Four Women
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Friday at 7:30 p.m., 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

• Mangia Ganja Food Festival
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Events and Entertainment Complex (2209 N. 99th Ave.)

• San Diego Padres vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 6:40 p.m. on Friday, 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, 1:10 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Chase Field (401 E. Jefferson St.)

• The British Invasion
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)

• Lil Durk: The 7220 Tour
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Arizona Federal Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)

• Egg-streme Bunny Bash
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Ridge Marketplace (21001 N. Tatum Blvd.)

• The Color Purple
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 8 p.m. on Friday, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, 3 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)

• Cosi fan tutte
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Phoenix Symphony Hall (75 N. 2nd St.)

• Cornelio Vega & Su Dinastia
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)

• My Son The Waiter
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 8 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

• Los Tigres Del Norte La Reunion
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Arizona Federal Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)

• Pass Over
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday
  • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

Scottsdale

• Phoenix Film Festival
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Harkins Scottsdale (7000 E. Mayo Blvd.)

• Southwest Shakespeare Company – Shall I Compare Thee: The Sonnets
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West Pavilion Theatre (12345 N. Taliesin West.)

• Old Town Farmer’s Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Address: 3806 N. Brown Ave.

• Immersive Klimt
  • Days: Varies
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Lighthouse Artspace (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)

• Tents by the Tracks
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park (7301 E. Indian Bend Rd.)

Mesa

• 2nd Friday Night Out
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Downtown Mesa (1 N. Macdonald)

• Celebrate Mesa
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Venue: Pioneer Park (526. E. Main St.)

• Downtown Mesa Farmers Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to noon
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• My Name is Not Mom
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• Mimosas and Palomas Brunch
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• The Jungle Book
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7 p.m. on Friday, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday

• Family Fun Day at the Commemorative Air Force Museum
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Venue: Commemorative Air Force Museum (2017 N. Greenfield Rd.)

Tempe

• Venardos Circus
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7 p.m. on Friday, 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Singh Meadows (1490 E. Weber Dr.)

• 10th Annual El Puente Festival
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)

• ASU Symphony Orchestra – Debussy La Mer and Concerto Competition Winners
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: ASU Gammage (1200 S. Forest Ave.)

• Bunny Hop
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Marketplace (2000 E. Rio Salado Pkwy.)

• Tempe Jazz Day Concert featuring Nayo Jones
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)

Glendale

• Journey – Freedom Tour 2022
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Gila River Arena (9400 W. Maryland Ave.)

Buckeye

• Honoring Fire Chief Costello
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
  • Venue: Buckeye Fire Administration (21699 W. Yuma Rd.)

• Bike Buckeye
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
  • Venue: Sundance

• Spring Celebration
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Venue: Sundance Park (22865 Lower Buckeye Rd.)

Carefree

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

Chandler

• Chandler Family Bike Ride
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 a.m.
  • Venue: Chandler Park and Ride (Hamilton and Germann Rd.)

• Phoenix Rising FC vs. LA Galaxy II
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex at Wild Horse Pass (19593 S. 48th St.)

• Downtown Chandler Farmers Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Venue: Dr A.J. Chandler Park West (3 S. Arizona Ave.)

• Chandler Police Department Hispanic Outreach
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Venue: Hartford Elementary School (700 N. Hartford St.)

Carefree

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

Florence

• Country Thunder Arizona
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 1 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, 1 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: 20585 E. Water Way

Fountain Hills

• Ignite Bike 2022 – Women’s Cycling Event
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 7 a.m. to noon
  • Venue: Fountain Park (12925 N. Saguaro Blvd.)

Gilbert

• Gilbert Family Nights – Circus Entertainment and Aerial Arts
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Gilbert Regional Park (3005 E. Queen Creek Rd.)

Goodyear

• Goodyear Lakeside Festival
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Estrella Lakeside Amphitheatre (10300 Estrella Pkwy.)

Peoria

• Second Saturdays
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Old Town Peoria (Jefferson Street and 83rd Avenue)

• Peoria Spring Outdoor Movie – Peter Rabbit 2
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Paseo Verde Park (7561 W. Greenway Rd.)

• Great Egg Giveaway
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to noon
  • Venue: Park West (9744 W. Northern Ave.)

• Peoria Free Outdoor Movie – Disney’s Encanto
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Fletcher Heights Park (8135 W. Lone Cactus Dr.)

Sun City

• Sun Bowl Concerts – Flipside 45
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Sun Bowl Amphitheater (10220 N. 107th Ave.)

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