Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for Dec. 9-11

The Arizona Coyotes are back in town, more holiday festivities are underway and museums could be your next favorite winter go-to spot.

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Dec 9, 2022, 4:05 AM

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PHOENIX — Holiday light displays, The Nutcracker and the Phoenix Zoo Lights are just a few things to do this weekend in the Valley.

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

Phoenix

Ballet Arizona’s ‘The Nutcracker’
- Day: Varies
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Symphony Hall

Candy Rush by World of Illumination
- Day: Each day
- Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Diablo Stadium (220 W. Alameda Drive)

CitySkate
- Day: Each day
- Time: 4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
- Venue: Patriot’s Park inside CityScape (11 W. Washington St.)

Zoo Lights
- Day: Each day
- Time: 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Zoo

Adam Sandler
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Footprint Center

Dinosaurs in the Desert
- Day: Each day
- Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Zoo (455 N. Galvin Parkway)

Phoenix Festival of the Arts
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Center for the Arts

Winter Wanderland
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Venue: Downtown Phoenix

Las Noches de las Luminarias
- Day: Each day
- Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Venue: Desert Botanical Garden

RUF MMA: RUF51 Live Mixed Martial Arts Cage Fighting
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 5 p.m. to midnight
- Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)

Philip C. Curtis and the Landscapes of Arizona
- Day: Each day
- Time: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Art Museum

Black Nativity – Black Theatre Troupe
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Helen K Mason Performing Arts Center (1333 E. Washington St.)

The Phoenix Boys Choir: Home for the Holidays at MIM
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Venue: Musical Instrument Museum (4725 E. Mayo Boulevard)

An Evening of Smooth Jazz
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Venue: Hyatt Regency Phoenix (122 N. Second St.)

‘Tis the season: Holidays at MIM
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Musical Instrument Museum

Brunch with Santa at Carcara
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Venue: Carcara at Sheraton Phoenix Downtown

Live Music in the Heated Beer Garden: Serena Nicolle
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Greenwood Brewing (425 E. Roosevelt St.)

Lucky Buck 2-year Anniversary Party
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Luckys Indoor Outdoor (817 N. Second St.)

Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Venue: 720 N. Fifth St.

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Venue: Herberger Theater Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

Jeff Ross
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Stand Up Live (50 W. Jefferson St.)

Mesa

Arizona Lights in the Night
- Day: Each day
- Time: 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Venue: Thompson Event Center (1901 N. Alma School Rd.)

Mesa Temple Christmas Lights and International Nativity Display
- Day: Each day
- Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Mesa Temple Visitors Center (101 S. LeSueur)

Lights at the Farm
- Day: Each day
- Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Venue: Vertuccio Farms (4011 S. Power Rd.)

Downtown Mesa Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

Pratt Brothers Christmas and Holiday Spectacular
- Day: Each day
- Times: Various
- Venue: Bell Bank Park (6321 S. Ellsworth Rd.)
Sllash and Doppe
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.
- Venue: Endgame Bar (1233 S. Alma School Rd.)

Beards & Brews Booze Crawl
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Venue: 47 W. Main St.

Mesa Santa Express
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Light rail station near Mesa Dr./Main St.

Glendale

Glendale Glitters
- Day: Each day
- Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Downtown Glendale and Murphy Park

Skate Westgate
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Westgate Entertainment District

Jingle Bell Hike
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Venue: Thunderbird Conservation Park

Enchanted Safari by World of Illumination
- Day: Each day
- Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Desert Diamond Casino and Entertainment (9431 W. Northern Ave.)

Rockin’ Christmas by World of Illumination
- Day: Each day
- Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (4243 W. Pinnacle Peak Rd.)

Yuridia – Pa’ Luego Es Tarde USA Tour
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre

Scottsdale

Christmas at the Princess
- Day: Each day
- Time: All day
- Venue: Fairmont Scottsdale Princess (7575 E. Princess Drive)

The Immersive Nutcracker
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: Starts at 10:30 a.m. each day
- Venue: Lighthouse Artspace (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)

World’s Largest Bounce Park
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Salt River Fields (7330 93rd St.)

Christmas in the Rainforest
- Day: Each day
- Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Butterfly Wonderland

Winter Wonderland at OdySea Aquarium
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: OdySea Aquarium (9500 E. Via de Ventura)

Enchant
- Day: Each day
- Time: 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
- Venue: Salt River Fields

Breakfast with Santa at CIELO Restaurant
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 a.m. to noon
- Venue: CIELO at ADERO Scottsdale (13225 N. Eagle Ridge Drive)

Tipsy Grinch Holiday Lounge
- Day: Each day
- Time: 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- Venue: Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch

Sacred Spaces Exhibition
- Day: Each day
- Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin (12621 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.)

Winter Wonderland
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Venue: W Scottsdale (7277 E. Camelback Rd.)

Parent’s Night Out: The Great Elf Escape
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Horizon Community Center (15444 N. 100th St.)

Scottsdale Wine Fest
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Venue: Wasted Grain (7295 E. Stetson Drive)

Scottsdazzel — Holiday Lights
- Day: Each day
- Time: 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Venue: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park (7301 E. Indian Bend Rd.)

Omni Montelucia Breakfast with Santa
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Venue: Omni Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Montelucia (4949 E. Lincoln Drive)

Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Venue: 3806 N. Brown Ave.

Phillip K. Smith III: Mirrorworks
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Scottsdale Philharmonic Holiday Concert
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 4 p.m.
- Venue: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts (7380 E. Second St.)

BODYTRAFFIC
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

The Mavericks
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Talking Stick Resort

Home for the Holidays
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Venue: Taliesin West

Tempe

Arizona Coyotes vs. Boston Bruins
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Mullet Arena (201 S. Packard Drive)

Arizona Coyotes vs. Philadelphia Flyers
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 5 p.m.
- Venue: Mullet Arena

Fantasy of Lights Boat Parade
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Tempe Beach Park

Christmas at Petersen House Museum
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Venue: Petersen House Museum (1414 W. Southern Ave.)

Interactive Improv Comedy Show
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Venue: The Bridge Improv Theater (937 E. Broadway Rd.)

To Kill A Mockingbird
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: ASU Gammage (1200 S. Forest Ave.)

2nd Sundays on Mill
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Venue: Mill Avenue

Apache Junction

Movie in the Park — Polar Express
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Venue: Flatiron Park

Buckeye

Glow on Monroe
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Venue: Historic Downtown Buckeye

Cave Creek

Western Holidays
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Stagecoach Village (7100 E. Cave Creek Rd.)

Chandler

FuelFest Phoenix 2022
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Venue: Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park (20000 S. Maricopa Rd.)

Picturing Home: Dust Bowl migrants in Chandler
- Day: Each day
- Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Chandler Museum (300 S. Chandler Village Drive)

Fountain Hills

Christmas Market and Stroll in the Glow
- Day: Friday
- Time: 10 a.m.
- Venue: 16858 E. Avenue of the Fountains, Suite 103

Fountain Hills Farmers Market
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Venue: 16729 E. Avenue of the Fountains

Gilbert

Riparian After Dark
- Day: Each day
- Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch (2757 E. Guadalupe Rd.)

Goodyear

Holidays on the Square
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Goodyear Civic Square

Litchfield Park

Holiday Nights in Lights
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Venue: The Wigman (300 E. Wigman Boulevard)

Peoria

Old Town Holiday Festival
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Old Town Peoria — Johnny E. Osuna Memorial Park

Queen Creek

Christmas at Schnepf Farms
- Day: Friday through Sunday
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Schnepf Farms

Holiday party and pictures with Santa
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Queen Creek Marketplace (21398 S. Ellsworth Loop Rd.)

Surprise

Desert Farm Lights
- Day: Each day
- Time: 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: 14629 W. Peoria Ave.

2022 SciTech Festival
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 10 a.m. to noon
- Venue: Mark Coronado Park parking lot (15851 N. Bullard Ave.)

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