Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for May 26-28

PHOENIX — There’s plenty of things to do around the Valley this Memorial Day weekend, such as taking in a Diamondbacks game with the Boston Red Sox coming to town, attending the Justin Moore concert or visiting the various farmers markets.

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 this weekend.

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Phoenix

• Las Vegas Lights FC vs. Phoenix Rising
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium (3001 E. Washington St.)

• Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
  • Venue: 720 N. Fifth St.

• Ballet Arizona – The Rite of Spring 2023
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N. Galvin Pkwy.)

• Private Lives
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Herberger Theater Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

• Boston Red Sox vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 6:40 p.m. on Friday, 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, 1:10 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Chase Field (401 E. Jefferson St.)

• Willie Barcena: Perfectly Flawed Tour
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Herberger Theater Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

• Vegas Knight Hawks vs. Arizona Rattlers
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 6:05 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)

• Concert Series: You’ve Got a Friend, Songs of Carole King and James Taylor
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)

Scottsdale

• Leonardo: The Universal Man
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Lighthouse Artspace (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)

• Immersive Monet
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Lighthouse Artspace (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)

• Justin Moore
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Taking Stick Resort (9800 E. Talking Stick Way)

• Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market 
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Venue: 3806 N. Brown Ave.

• Bella Donna
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. each day
  • Venue: Casino Arizona (524 N. 92nd St.)

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

• McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park Summer Concert Series
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  • Venue: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park (7301 E. Indian Bend Rd.)

Glendale 

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

• Gazillion Bubble Show
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 1 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Diamond Arena (9400 W. Maryland 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.)

• Desert Challenge Games
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Begins at 8 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Mesa Community College (1833 W. Southern Ave.)

• 9 to 5
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 2:30 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

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