Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for Dec. 16-18

PHOENIX — The Arizona Coyotes and Phoenix Suns are in town and more holiday events are set to begin this weekend in the Valley.

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

Phoenix

• Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Pelicans
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center

• Cirque du Soleil ‘Twas the Night Before…
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre

• VRBO Fiesta Bowl Parade
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m.
  • Venue: Central Arizona

• 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

• Jewish Community Night at ZooLights
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Zoo

• Adult Prom: “Let it Snow with Love”
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
  • Venue: The Country Club on Hampton (1440 South Country Club Drive, Suite 12)

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

• Butterfly Brush Strokes at Night
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Butterfly Wonderland

• Concert Series: The Merriest
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: The Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 North Central Ave.)

• IRIE Fridays: Jammin Live
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
  • Venue: Ocho Rios Jerk Spot

• Handel’s Messiah
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Varies

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

• 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.)

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

• Christmas through the ages
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: All Saints Lutheran Church (15649 North Seventh St.)

• Holiday Harvest
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: The Rhythm Room

• Melrose Vintage Market
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Venue: 700 West Campbell Ave.

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.)

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

• Mesa Book Festival
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Benedictine University (225 East 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

• 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.)

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

• 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.)

• 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.)

• 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

• Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez: A Merry-Achi Christmas
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

• Breakfast with Santa at CIELO Restaurant
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 a.m. to noon
  • Venue: CIELO at ADERO

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

• Scottsdazzle Holiday Hooves and Howls
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Noriega Livery Stable (3806 North Brown Ave.)

Tempe

• Arizona Coyotes vs. New York Islanders
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mullet Arena

• Arizona Coyotes vs. Buffalo Sabres
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Mullet Arena

• Cheers! A Holiday Concert Celebration
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts

• Christmas at Petersen House Museum
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Venue: Petersen House Museum

Chandler

• The Doo Wop Project Holiday Show
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts

• 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

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

Litchfield Park

• Holiday Nights in Lights
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Venue: The Wigwam

Queen Creek

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

Surprise

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

• West Valley Symphony Youth Orchestra
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Venue: The Vista Center for the Arts

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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