Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for Dec. 23-25

PHOENIX — Holiday events hit a fever pitch and the Arizona Cardinals host a Christmas game for the second consecutive year.

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

Phoenix

• Cirque du Soleil ‘Twas the Night Before…
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)

• Memphis Grizzlies vs. Phoenix Suns
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)

• Ballet Arizona’s ‘The Nutcracker’
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Symphony Hall (75 N. Second St.)

• CitySkate
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Patriots 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 (455 N. Galvin Parkway)

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

• Concert Series: The Merriest
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: The Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 North Central Ave.)

• Philip C. Curtis and the Landscapes of Arizona
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Art Museum (1625 N. Central Ave.)

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

• Pratt Brothers Christmas and Holiday Spectacular
  • Day: Each day
  • Times: Various
  • Venue: Bell Bank Park (6321 S. Ellsworth Rd.)

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 (6770 N. Sunset Blvd.)

• 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.)

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Arizona Cardinals
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 6:20 p.m.
  • Venue: State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinals Way)

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.)

• Christmas in the Rainforest
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Butterfly Wonderland (9500 E. Via de Ventura)

• 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 (7555 N. Pima Road)

• 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.)

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

• 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 (7374 E. Second St.)

Tempe

• Los Angeles Kings vs. Arizona Coyotes
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mullett Arena (411 S. Packard Dr.)

Fountain Hills

• Fountain Hills Farmers Market
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Venue: 16729 East Ave. of the Fountains

Queen Creek

• Christmas at Schnepf Farms 
  • Day: Friday through Sunday
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Schnepf Farms (24810 S. Rittenhouse Rd.)

Surprise

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

For more local events and entertainment news listen to KTAR News 92.3 FM weekdays at 5:45 a.m., 6:45 a.m. and 7:45 a.m.

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