Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for May 19-21

PHOENIX — An event to say farewell to the Metrocenter Mall and various theatre performances lead events in the Valley this weekend.

We’ve made a list of some places to go, things to do and people to see this Friday through Sunday.

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

Phoenix

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

• Ballet Arizona – The Rite of Spring 2023
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N. Galvin Pkwy.)

• Dermot Kennedy
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)

• Private Lives
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7;30 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Herberger Theater Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

• Northern Arizona Wranglers vs. Arizona Rattlers
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 6:05 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)

• Taco Fest
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Address: 1st and Moreland streets

• Chicago Sky vs. Phoenix Mercury
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 1 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)

• Metrocenter: A Fond Farewell Event
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Metrocenter Mall (9617 N. Metro Pkwy.)

Scottsdale

• Leonardo: The Universal Man
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Lighthouse Artspace (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)

• Immersive Monet
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Lighthouse Artspace (4301 N. Scottsdale 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.)

• McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park Summer Concert Series
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  • Venue: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park (7301 E. Indian Bend Rd.)

Glendale 

• Glendale Farmers Market
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Venue: Cabela’s (9380 W. Glendale Ave.)

Mesa

• Pre-Summer Splash Pool Party
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Brimhall Aquatic Complex (4949 E. Southern Ave.)

• Heritage Academy Dance Concert 2023
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

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

• Joy Alexander
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• 9 to 5
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

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