Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for April 29 – May 1

PHOENIX — The Rainbows Festival in downtown Phoenix, Carin Leon performing in Glendale and the final Coyotes game at Gila River Arena are just a few events happening this weekend in the Valley.

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

Phoenix

• Cinco de Mayo Phoenix Festival 2022
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: Noon to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: 3rd Avenue and Washington

• Arizona Women’s Expo
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Phoenix Convention Center (100 N. 3rd St.)

• A Night of Paz, Love, Funk
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Crescent Ballroom (308 N. 2nd Ave.)

• Rainbows Festival
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Heritage Square Park (113 N. 6th St.)

• Quiet Riot
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Marquee Theatre (730 N. Mill Ave.)

• Chris D’Elia Live
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)

• The Color Purple
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 8 p.m. on Friday, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, 3 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)

• C.S. Lewis on State: Further Up & Further In
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

• Iron Boy 59 – Professional Boxing
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)

• Chelsea Handler
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Arizona Federal Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)

Scottsdale

• Jazz Festival
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Scottsdale Civic Center Northeast Lawn (3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd.)

• Old Town Farmer’s Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Address: 3806 N. Brown Ave.

• Immersive Klimt
  • Days: Varies
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Lighthouse Artspace (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)

• McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park Concert Series
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park (7301 E. Indian Bend Rd.)

Mesa

• Salt River Tubing
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Salt River Tubing (9200 N. Bush Hwy.)

• Yum Food Fest
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Bell Bank Park (1 Legacy Dr.)

• Alice Cooper’s Rock and Roll Fundraising Bash – Coopstock 2
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Venue: Las Sendas Golf Club (7555 E. Eagle Crest Dr.)

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

Glendale

• Nashville Predators vs. Arizona Coyotes
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Gila River Arena (9400 W. Maryland Ave.)

• Carin Leon – Todo El Ano Tour 2022
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Gila River Arena (9400 W. Maryland Ave.)

• Draft Weekend Country Concert
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Venue: Sportsman’s Park (9600 W. Sportsmans Park South)

Tempe

• Past Connections That Bind Us All: A Conversation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: ASU Gammage (1200 S. Forest Ave.)

• World of Chalk Art Festival
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Marketplace (2000 E. Rio Salado Pkwy.)

• TCA Presents: Lisa Fischer
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)

Apache Junction

• April Pools Day
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to noon
  • Venue: Superstition Aquatics Center (1091 W. Southern Ave.)

Avondale

• Avondale Fiesta
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Historic Avondale (495 E. Western Ave.)

Carefree

• Carefree Farmers Market
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Venue: Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (Easy Street)

• Desert Foothills Theater – Les Miserables School Edition
  • Days: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (101 Easy St.)

Chandler

• Chandler Symphony Orchestra – Springtime Rhapsody
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 3 p.m.
  • Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizone Ave.)

• Downtown Chandler Farmers Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Venue: Dr A.J. Chandler Park West (3 S. Arizona Ave.)

• Brunch Crawl
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Venue: Downtown Chandler (1 N. San Marcos Place)

Fountain Hills

• Suds – The Rockin’ 60s Musical
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Fountain Hills Theatre

Gilbert

• Gilbert Family Nights – Game Show Mania
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Gilbert Regional Park (3005 E. Queen Creek Rd.)

Surprise

• Movie Night at the Park
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mark Coronado Park (15850 N. Bullard Ave.)

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