Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for March 3-5

PHOENIX — The always-entertaining Harlem Globetrotters and a music festival are just a couple of the special happenings that should bring plenty of people out of their homes.

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

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Phoenix

• M3F Music Festival
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Margaret T. Hance Park (1202 N. Third St.)

• Eighth Annual Italian Festival
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Heritage Square (115 N. Sixth St.)

• Harlem Globetrotters 2023 World Tour
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)

• The Sound of Music
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Arizona Opera (1636 N. Central Ave.)

• Melrose Street Fair
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: The Melrose Curve (Along Seventh Avenue, from Indian School Road to Campbell Avenue)

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

• Scenic View Sculpture Exhibit
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Five15Arts @ Chartreuse (1301 Grand Avenue)

• An American in Paris
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: The Phoenix Theatre Company

• 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. Carolina Hurricanes
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mullett Arena (201 S. Packard Dr.)

• Arizona Coyotes vs. New Jersey Devils
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Mullett Arena

• Stadium Golf Tour
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: ASU Sun Devil Stadium (500 E. Veterans Way)

• Hayden’s Ferry Days Festival 
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: Noon to 4 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe History Museum

• Disney’s “Frozen”
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: ASU Gammage (1200 S. Forest Ave.)

• The Light Rail Plays
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: 200 E. Fifth St.

Mesa

• Mask Alive Festival
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Pioneer Park (526 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.)

• I Love Science Day
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to noon
  • Venue: Arizona Museum of Natural History (53 N. Macdonald)

Glendale 

• Marc Anthony
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Diamond Arena

• Folk and Heritage Festival
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Sahuaro Ranch Park (9802 59th Ave.)

• Maricopa County Home Show
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinals Way)

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

Scottsdale

• 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.)

Chandler

• Beer, Bourbon, Barbeque and Band Festival
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Venue: Dr. A.J. Chandler Park (3 S. Arizona Ave.)

Peoria

• Arts and Cultural Festival 
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Venue:  Old Town Peoria

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