Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for Nov. 25-27

PHOENIX — The holiday season is officially underway and there are plenty of events around the Valley this weekend to get into the festive mood.

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

Phoenix

• Detriot Pistons vs. Phoenix Suns
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center

• Eslabon Armado
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)

• Utah Jazz vs. Phoenix Suns
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center

• 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: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 1:30 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company

• Whitney Cummings
  • Days: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. on Friday and Saturday
  • Venue: StandUpLive (50 W. Jefferson St.)

• 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)

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

• Nightly Snowfall
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Ridge Marketplace (Barnes and Noble Courtyard)

• World of Illumination – Rockin’ Christmas
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Hurricane Harbor

• Disney In Concert: Around the World
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Symphony Hall (75 N. 2nd St.)

• ZooLights
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Zoo (455 N. Galvin Pkwy.)

Mesa

• Merry Main St. Tree Lighting and Kick-off
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Downtown Mesa (1 N. Macdonald)

• Jack Frost’s Food Truck Forest
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Pioneer Park (526 E. Main St.)

• Holiday Market
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Venue: Bell Bank Park (6321 S. Ellsworth Rd.)

• The Man Who Killed Santa Claus 
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• Under The Streetlamp
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa City Center (56 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.)

• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• Cinematic Pop 2022
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• Winter Wonderland Ice Rink
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday
  • Venue: Mesa City Center (56 E. Main St.)

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

• Arizona Lights in the Night
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday
  • Address: 1901 N. Alma School Rd.

• Lights at the Farm
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 5:30 to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Vertuccio Farms (4011 S. Power Rd.)

Glendale 

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

• Los Angeles Chargers vs. Arizona Cardinals
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 2:05 p.m.
  • Venue: State Farm Stadium

• Skate Westgate
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Westgate Entertainment District

• Glendale Glitters
  • Day: Each night
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Murphy Park and surrounding areas

• World of Illumination – Enchanted Safari
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Diamond Casino

Scottsdale

• Ron White
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Talking Stick Resort

• Small Business Saturday
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: All day
  • Venue: Old Town Scottsdale

• Sing-Along and Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Scottsdale Waterfront (7135 E. Camelback Rd.)

• Jake Shimabukuro – Christmas in Hawai’i
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts (7380 E. 2nd St.)

• 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.)

• 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.)

• Enchant
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Friday, 4:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, 4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (7555 N. Pima Rd.)

• Christmas at the Princess
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Venue: Fairmont Scottsdale Princess (7575 E. Princess Dr.)

Tempe

• Holiday Street Parade and Tree Lighting
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Downtown Tempe

• Holiday Skating
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Tempe Marketplace

• World of Illumination – Candy Rush
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Diablo Stadium

Buckeye

• Shop Small Saturday
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to noon
  • Venue: Historic Downtown Buckeye (Monroe Ave.)

• Buckeye Christmas Tree Lighting
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
  • Venue: 6th Street Plaza (517 E. Monroe Ave.)

Chandler

• Ballot Etudes Presents “The Nutcracker”
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, 3 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)

• Small Business Saturday
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Venue: Downtown Chandler (3 S. Arizona Ave.)

• Sugarland Reveal
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Dr. A.J. Chandler Park (3 S. Arizona Ave.)

Goodyear

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

Queen Creek

• Christmas at Schnepf Farms
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Schnepf Farms (24810 S. Rittenhouse Rd.)

Sun City

• Sun City Annual Arts and Crafts Festival
  • Days: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday
  • Venue: Sundial Center

Waddell

• Desert Farm Lights
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Address: 14629 W. Peoria Ave.

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