Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for May 5-7

PHOENIX — Fiestas celebrating Cinco de Mayo, a horse racing show and one of the biggest home and gardening events will take place in the Valley.

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

• Suns vs. Nuggets – Western Conference Semifinals Game 3
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)

• Suns vs. Nuggets – Western Conference Semifinals Game 4
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)

• The 2023 Woodford Preserve – Derby Dayclub
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:15 a.m.
  • Venue: Turf Paradise (1501 W. Bell Rd.)

• Cinco de Mayo Phoenix Festival
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: Noon
  • Venue: Downtown Phoenix (Washington Street and Third Avenue)

• Diamondbacks vs. Nationals
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Chase Field (401 E. Jefferson St.)

• 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 (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 Pkwy.)

Scottsdale

• Maricopa County Home Show
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: WestWorld of Scottsdale (16601 N. Pima Rd.)

• 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.

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

Tempe

• Fiesta de Taco
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Beach Park (80 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)

Glendale 

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

Mesa

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

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