Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for Nov. 11-13
Nov 11, 2022, 4:45 AM
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PHOENIX — Multiple Veterans Day events across the Valley and Elton John’s farewell tour making a stop in Phoenix are among the things to do this weekend.
Here are some of the biggest events around the metro Phoenix area.
Phoenix
- Veterans Day Parade
- Day: Friday
- Time: 11 a.m.
- Venue: Central Avenue between Bethany Home and Indian School roads
- Elton John
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Chase Field (401 E. Jefferson St.)
- Wisin y Yandel: La Ultima Mision
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre
- Amon Amarth – The Great Heathen Tour with Special Guests
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 6:30 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre
- Dog Days at the Garden
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Venue: Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N. Galvin Pkwy)
- Best of Broadway
- Day: Each day
- Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Symphony Hall (75 N. 2nd St.)
- Phoenix Pizza Festival
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Margaret T. Hance Park (67 W. Culver St.)
- Dinosaurs in the Desert
- Day: Each day
- Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Zoo (455 N. Galvin Parkway)
- Chiles and Chocolate
- Day: Each day
- Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N. Galvin Pkwy)
- Charles Schwab Cup Championship
- Day: Each day
- Time: All day
- Venue: Desert Botanical Garden (2901 N. Seventh St.)
Mesa
- East Valley Veterans Parade
- Day: Friday
- Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Venue: Downtown Mesa
- 2nd Friday Night Out
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Downtown Mesa
- Par-Tee Tour
- Day: Saturday
- Time: All day
- Venue: Dobson Ranch Golf Course (2155 S. Dobson Rd.)
- Downtown Mesa Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
- Lila Downs
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
- Royal Air Force Cadet Memorial
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Venue: Mesa Cemetery (1212 N. Center St.)
- Salt River Brass Presents American Salute
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 3 p.m.
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
Glendale
- Dino’s Git Down
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sat.; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun.
- Venue: State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinals Dr.)
- 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
Scottsdale
- Scottsdale Veterans Day Commemoration
- Day: Friday
- Time: 3 p.m.
- Venue: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park (7301 E. Indian Bend Rd.)
- AZ Barrels Bottles and Brews
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (7555 N. Pima Rd.)
- Immersive King Tut
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Lighthouse Artspace Phoenix (4301 N. Scottsdale Road)
- World’s Largest Bounce Park
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Salt River Fields (7330 93rd St.)
- Canal Convergence
- Day: Each day
- Time: Nightly
- Venue: Scottsdale Waterfront
- Canal Convergence
- Day: Each day
- Time: Nightly
- Venue: Scottsdale Waterfront
- Scottsdale Whiskey Festival
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Venue: Wasted Grain (7295 E. Stetson Dr.)
Tempe
- Tempe Veterans Day Parade, Picnic at Tempe Beach Park
- Day: Friday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Venue: Mill Avenue/Tempe Beach Park
- Sun Devil Triathlon Classic
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 a.m.
- Venue: Tempe Town Lake North Park (730 N. Mill Ave.)
- 2nd Sundays on Mill
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Venue: Mill Avenue
- Nritya Shaily School of Kathak presents: Taal 2022
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Venue: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Apache Junction
- Movie in the Park – Sonic 2
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Venue: Flatiron Park (100 N. Apache Trail)
Buckeye
- Veterans Day Hike to the Summit
- Day: Friday
- Time: 9 a.m. to noon
- Venue: Skyline Regional Park (2600 N. Watson Rd.)
- Dog Days of Buckeye
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 9 a.m. to noon
- Venue: Sundance Park (22865 Lower Buckeye Rd.)
Chandler
- Chandler Golf Challenge
- Day: Friday
- Time: 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Venue: Bear Creek Golf Course (500 E. Riggs Rd.)
- Veterans Day Event
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Venue: Field of Honor at Veterans Oasis Park (4050 E. Chandler Heights)
- Airmen of Note
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)
- Fall Rail Festival
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona Railway Museum (330 E. Ryan Rd.)
- Chuck Wagon Cook-Off
- Day: Saturday
- Time: Noon
- Venue: Tumbleweed Ranch (2250 S. McQueen Rd.)
- Marc Broussard
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)
- Naturally 7 & Hiroshima
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)
Fountain Hills
- Fall Fountain Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts
- Day: Each Day
- Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Avenue of the Fountains
- Vanities The Musical
- Day: Each Day
- Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Fountain Hills Theatre (11445 N. Saguaro Blvd.)
Goodyear
- Veterans Day Tribute Festival
- Day: Friday
- Time: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Venue: Goodyear Civic Square (1900 N. Civic Square)
Litchfield Park
- Free Arts in the Park Concert – Cold Shott and the Hurricane Horns
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: The Wigwam (300 E. Wigwam Blvd.)
Peoria
- Veterans Day Ceremony
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 a.m.
- Venue: Rio Vista Recreation Center (8866 W. Thunderbird Rd.)
- Second Saturdays
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Old Town Peoria (Jefferson St. and 83rd Ave.)
Surprise
- Veterans Day Parade
- Day: Friday
- Time: 10 a.m. to Noon
- Venue: Surprise Recreation Campus (15960 N. Bullard Ave.)
Tolleson
- Veterans Day Celebration
- Day: Friday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Venue: Tolleson Veterans Park (86th Avenue and Van Buren St.)
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