Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for Nov. 18-20

PHOENIX — The annual Gilbert Days event, Zac Brown Band at Chase Field and Ironman Arizona are just a few things to do this weekend in the Valley.

Here are some of the biggest events around the metro Phoenix area.

Phoenix

• The Smashing Pumpkins
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)

• Descendents
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: The Van Buren

• Echosmith
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Crescent Ballroom

• Joe Bonamassa
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre

• Iron Boy Boxing
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)

• Dog Days at the Garden
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  • Venue: Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N. Galvin Pkwy)

• Festival of the Arts
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

• Zac Brown Band
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Chase Field (401 E. Jefferson St.)

• Dave Mason with Al Stewart and Tom Rush
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)

• Big Head Todd and the Monsters
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: The Van Buren

• Brian Regan
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre

• New York Knicks vs. Phoenix Suns
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 1:30 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)

• Cinderella
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 1:30 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company

• Viva las Americas
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N. Galvin Pkwy)

• Rudolph
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, 1 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N. Galvin Pkwy)

• Mummenschanz 50 Years
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7 p.m. on Friday, 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday
  • Venue: Madison Center for the Arts (5601 N. 16th St.)

• The Immersive Nutcracker
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: Starts at 10:30 a.m. each day
  • Venue: Lighthouse Artspace (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)

Mesa

• Aviation Fascination!
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Heliponents Inc.

• Heritage Academy Mesa Ballroom Dance Showcase 
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• Heritage Academy Dance Concert
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

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

• Shape Up US & Legacy Cares Family Fun Expo
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Venue: Bell Bank Park (6321 South Ellsworth Road)

• Farmer’s Market
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Venue: Bell Bank Park (6321 South Ellsworth Road)

• An Evening with Brian Culbertson
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• Mesa Encore Theatre: Grease
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 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.)

• Pratt Brothers Christmas and Holiday Spectacular
  • Day: Each day
  • Times: Various
  • Venue: Bell Bank Park (6321 South Ellsworth Road)

Glendale 

• Movies by Moonlight
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 5 p.m.
  • Venue: ASU West (4701 W. Thunderbird Rd.)

• Touch a Truck
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 a.m.
  • Venue: Westgate Entertainment District

• 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

• 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.)

Tempe

• Dance Theatre of Harlem
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: ASU Gammage

• Oregon State vs. Arizona State
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 12:15 p.m.
  • Venue: Sun Devil Stadium

• Emo Night Brooklyn
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9:30 p.m.
  • Venue: The Marquee

• Ironman Arizona
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: Various
  • Venue: Various

Avondale

• Family Fishing Derby
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to noon
  • Venue: Festival Fields (101 E. Lower Buckeye Rd.)

Chandler

• Woofstock
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Venue: Tumbleweed Park (2250 S. McQueen Rd.)

• Art Quilts XXVII
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Vision Gallery (10 E. Chicago St.)

• The Cult
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Wild Horse Pass (5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd.)

Fountain Hills

• 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.)

Gilbert

• Gilbert Days
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Gilbert Regional Park (3005 E. Queen Creek Rd.)

• Gilbert Days Parade
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8:3o a.m.
  • Venue: Gilbert Road between Elliot Road and Juniper Avenue

• Gilbert Days Rodeo
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7 p.m. on Friday, 5 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Centre (20464 E Riggs Rd.)

Goodyear

• Food Truck Fridays
  • Day: Friday
  • Time. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Goodyear Civic Square

• Fall Campus Concert
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Goodyear Recreation Campus

Litchfield Park

• Touch A Truck
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to noon
  • Venue: Litchfield Park (255 E. Wigwam Blvd.)

Peoria

• Peoria Art and Wine Festival
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Centennial Plaza (9875 N. 85th Ave.)

Tolleson

• Family Movie Nights In The Park
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Veterans Park (86th Ave. and Van Buren St.)

Cave Creek

• Hidden In The Hills Artist Studio Tour
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Center for the Arts (7100 E. Cave Creek Rd.)

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