Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for March 17-19

PHOENIX — From Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour concert to the Arizona Tennis Classic, there will be a lot to do around 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.

Phoenix

• 2023 Arizona Tennis Classic
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Country Club (2901 E. Seventh St.)

• Special Edition Science with a Twist 
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Arizona Science Center (600 E. Washington St.)

• Destination Arizona Carnival Bacchanal 
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Steele Indian School Park (300 E. Indian School Road)

• Phoenix Flea
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Heritage Square (113 N. Sixth St.)

• Vance Joy: In Our Own Sweet Time Tour 2023
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)

• C.S. Lewis on stage: Further up and further in
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Herberger Theater Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

• Phoenix Vintage Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Venue: Uptown Phoenix (1645 E. Missouri St.)

• PhxArt AfterHours
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Art Museum (1625 N. Central Ave.)

• An American in Paris
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: The Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)

• 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.)

• Playing with stars: Rotraut at Desert Botanical Garden
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Botanical Garden

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

Tempe

• Arizona Coyotes vs. Chicago Blackhawks 
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mullet Arena

Mesa

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

Chandler

• Chandler Chamber Ostrich Festival
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 10 a.m. to midnight
  • Venue: Tumbleweed Park (745 E. Germann Road)

Gilbert

• Boots in the Park
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Gilbert Regional Park (3005 E. Queen Creek Road)

Glendale 

• Taylor Swift — The Eras Tour
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 6:30 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.)

Scottsdale

• Tanya Tucker
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Talking Stick Resort (9800 E. Talking Stick Way)

• 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.)

Peoria

• Second Saturday’s
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Old Town Peoria

Apache Junction

• Artists of the Superstition Spring Studio Tour
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Venue: Gold Canyon Studios/Apache Junction Studios

Buckeye

• Bike Buckeye
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Festival Foothills Park (26252 W. Desert Vista Blvd.)

Care Free

• Art and Wine Festival – Spring
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Downtown Carefree

Cave Creek

• Rodeo Days Parade
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
  • Venue: Towncore

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