Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for April 14-16

PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Fair, Monster Jam and Foodstock are all returning to the Valley for a weekend of family fun.

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.

Phoenix

• Phoenix Suns v. Los Angeles Clippers
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)

• Maricopa County Fair
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 10 a.m.
  • Venue: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum (1826 W. McDowell Rd.)

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

• Cactus Clubhouse
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N. Galvin Pkwy.)

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

• Playing with stars: Rotraut at Desert Botanical Garden
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N. Galvin Pkwy.)

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

Scottsdale

• Museum of Illusions Scottsdale Grand Opening 
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Museum of Illusions Scottsdale (9500 E. Via de Ventura)

• 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.

• 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.)

• Phillip K. Smith III: Mirrorworks 
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (7374 E. Second St.)

Glendale 

• Monster Jam
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinals Dr.)

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

Mesa

• The Mesa Music Festival
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: Noon to midnight
  • Venue: Downtown Mesa

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

Peoria

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