Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for Jan. 6-8

PHOENIX — The Valley will host plenty of sports games and farmers markets during the first full weekend of 2023. Plus, expect to see anime fans dressed up in downtown Mesa.

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

Phoenix

• First Fridays Art Walk
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Roosevelt Row
• Celebration of a New Year – First Friday Live
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)
• Miami Heat vs. Phoenix Suns
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)
• Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
  • Venue: 720 N. Fifth St.
• Sidewalk Saturday Artisan Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 a.m.
  • Venue: The Churchill (901 N. 1st St.)
• Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Phoenix Suns
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)
• Dinosaurs in the Desert
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Zoo (455 N. Galvin Parkway)
• Zoo Lights
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Zoo (455 N. Galvin Parkway)
• Lombardi
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

Tempe

• The Atomic Punks – Tribute to Van Halen
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Marquee Theater
• Arizona Coyotes vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Mullet Arena
• Washington vs. Arizona State basketball
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 3 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Financial Arena
• 2nd Sundays on Mill
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Venue: 300 S. Mill Ave.

Mesa

• Taiyou Con
  • Day: Friday-Sunday
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Mesa Convention Center
• Downtown Mesa Farmers Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

Glendale 

• Glendale Glitters
  • Day: Friday-Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Downtown Glendale and Murphy Park
• Glendale Farmers Market
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Venue: Cabela’s (9380 W. Glendale Ave.)
• Skate Westgate
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Westgate Entertainment District (6770 N. Sunset Blvd.)

Scottsdale

• Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market 
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Venue: 3806 N. Brown Ave.
• 4th Annual Family Fun WinterFest
  • Saturday
  • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Arizona Boardwalk
• Fun Box – World’s Biggest Bounce Park
  • Day: Each day
  • Times: Varies
  • Venue: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
• 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

• 2xtreme Monster Trucks
  • Day: Saturday-Sunday
  • Time: 1 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
  • Venue: Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park
• Legends of Pop
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 3 p.m.
  • Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts

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