Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for Aug. 12-14

PHOENIX — The Mercury closing out their regular season, Billy Idol coming to town and a new event in Tempe are just a few things to do this weekend in metro Phoenix.

Here are some of the biggest events around the Valley.

Phoenix

• Billy Idol
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)

• Dallas Wings vs. Phoenix Mercury
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)

• 2022 Best Fest
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Events on Jackson (245 E. Jackson St.)

• Phoenix Farmers Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Bioscience Core (435 N. 5th St.)

• Big Time Rush
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)

• Flashlight Nights
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N. Galvin Parkway)

• Chicago Sky vs. Phoenix Mercury
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 2 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)

• World Hip Hop Dance Championships
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: Various
  • Venue: Arizona Grand (8000 Arizona Grand Parkway)

• On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday
  • Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)

• Frida Kahlo, An Immersive Biography
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Various
  • Venue: Walter Where?House (702 N. 21st Ave.)

Mesa

• Downtown Mesa Farmers Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7 p.m. on Friday, 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, 2:30 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• Salt River Tubing
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Salt River Tubing (9200 N. Bush Hwy.)

Scottsdale

• Sour and Sweet Beer Fest
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: The Clayton House (3719 N. 75th Street)

• Immersive Monet and the Impressionists
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Lighthouse Artspace Phoenix (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)

Tempe

• Brews + Views + BBQ
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: Noon to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Skysill Rooftop Lounge (11 E. Seventh Street)

• Park After Dark
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m. 10 p.m.
  • Venue: 6th Street Park (24 E. Sixth Street)

Carefree

• Carefree Farmers Market
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  • Venue: Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (Easy Street)

Chandler

• Summer Concert Series: Smokestack Lightning
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)

• Downtown Chandler Farmers Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
  • Venue: Dr A.J. Chandler Park West (3 S. Arizona Ave.)

• Melting Point: Artisans of Bollinger Atelier Exhibit
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday
  • Venue: Vision Gallery (10 E. Chicago St.)

• RAD Bowl-a-thon
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Venue: AMF Chandler Lanes (1900 N. Arizona Ave.)

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