Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for Dec. 23-25
Dec 23, 2022, 7:15 AM
PHOENIX — Holiday events hit a fever pitch and the Arizona Cardinals host a Christmas game for the second consecutive year.
Here are some of the biggest events around the metro Phoenix area this weekend.
Phoenix
- Cirque du Soleil ‘Twas the Night Before…
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)
- Memphis Grizzlies vs. Phoenix Suns
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)
- Ballet Arizona’s ‘The Nutcracker’
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Symphony Hall (75 N. Second St.)
- CitySkate
- Day: Each day
- Time: 4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
- Venue: Patriots 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 (455 N. Galvin Parkway)
- Dinosaurs in the Desert
- Day: Each day
- Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Zoo (455 N. Galvin Parkway)
- Concert Series: The Merriest
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: The Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 North Central Ave.)
- Philip C. Curtis and the Landscapes of Arizona
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Art Museum (1625 N. Central Ave.)
- Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Venue: 720 N. Fifth St.
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.)
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 (6770 N. Sunset Blvd.)
- 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.)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Arizona Cardinals
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 6:20 p.m.
- Venue: State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinals Way)
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.)
- Christmas in the Rainforest
- Day: Each day
- Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Butterfly Wonderland (9500 E. Via de Ventura)
- 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 (7555 N. Pima Road)
- 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.)
- Scottsdazzle — 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 (7374 E. Second St.)
Tempe
- Los Angeles Kings vs. Arizona Coyotes
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Mullett Arena (411 S. Packard Dr.)
Fountain Hills
- Fountain Hills Farmers Market
- Day: Friday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Venue: 16729 East Ave. of the Fountains
Queen Creek
- Christmas at Schnepf Farms
- Day: Friday through Sunday
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Schnepf Farms (24810 S. Rittenhouse Rd.)
Surprise
- Desert Farm Lights
- Day: Each day
- Time: 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: 14629 W. Peoria Ave.
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