Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for Dec. 17-19

PHOENIX — It’s the last weekend before Christmas and there are many attractions around the Valley to get you in the festive mood.

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

Phoenix

• Fiesta Bowl Parade
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m.
  • Venue: Central Phoenix (Central and Montebello avenues)

• Christown Cringle’s Workshop & Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen
  • Days: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: Noon to 3 p.m.
  • Venue: Christown Spectrum (W. Montebello Ave.)

• Han Festival
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Convention Center (100 N. 3rd St.)

• Mercado on Miracle Mile
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Venue: 14th Street and McDowell Road

• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical
  • Days: Saturday and Sunday
  • Times: 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. both days
  • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

• The Nutcracker
  • Days: Each day
  • Times: 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Symphony Hall (75 N. 2nd St.)

• CitySkate
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 5 p.m. until 11 p.m.
  • Venue: CityScape Phoenix (11 W. Washington St.)

• Christian Nodal with special guest Gera MX: Botella Tras Botella Tour
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Arizona Federal Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)

• Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
  • Days: Each day
  • Times: 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday
  • Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)

• Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

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

• Nightly Snowfall at Desert Ridge Marketplace
  • Days: Each day
  • Times: 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Ridge Marketplace near AMC Theatres (21001 N. Tatum Blvd.)

Scottsdale

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

• Holiday Light Experience
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (7555 N. Pima Rd.)

• Holly Jolly Painting Parties
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Venue: Marshall Way Bridge (7124 E. Stetson Dr.)

• Live Nativity at the Old Adobe Mission
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Old Adobe Mission (3817 N. Brown Ave.)

• Holiday Lights at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • Venue: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park (7301 E. Indian Bend Rd.)

Glendale

• World of Illumination Candy Rush
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Diamond Casino (9431 W. Northern Ave.)

• Murphy Park LiGHTS
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Murphy Park (W. Glendale Ave.)

• LiVE! Jam Session at Murphy Park
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Murphy Park (W. Glendale Ave.)

• Skate Westgate
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 11 a.m. to 10:45 p.m.
  • Venue: Westgate Entertainment District (6751 N. Sunset Blvd.)

Mesa

• Jack Frost’s Food Truck Forest
  • Days: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Pioneer Park (526 E. Main St.)

• Mesa Santa Express
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Drive and Main Street light rail platform

• Arizona Lights In The Night
  • Days: Each day
  • Times: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday
  • Address: 1901 N. Alma School Rd.

• The Visual Art of Persian Dance: Classical, Modern and Beyond
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• Winter Wonderland Ice Rink
  • Days: Each Day
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday
  • Venue: Mesa City Plaza (20 E Main St.)

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

• Lights at the Farm
  • Days: Each Day
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Vertuccio Farms (4011 S. Power Rd.)

Tempe

• World of Illumination Reindeer Road
  • Days: Each Day
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Diablo Stadium (2200 W. Alameda Dr.)

• Nightly snowfall at Tempe Marketplace
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Marketplace at the District Stage (2000 E. Rio Salado Pkwy.)

• My Bluegrass Heart
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Salado Pkwy.)

Chandler

• FunBox: World’s Biggest Bounce Park
  • Days: Each day
  • Times: 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Chandler Fashion Center (3111 W. Chandler Blvd.)

• Spirit of Christmas, presented by Tempe Dance Academy
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)

• Men at Work
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona 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.)

• Zoppé Italian Family Circus
  • Day: Every day
  • Time: Various
  • Venue: Rawhide Western Town (5700 W. North Loop Road)

Carefree

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

Fountain Hills

• 13 Days of Christmas
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Fountain Hills Theatre Company (11445 N. Saguaro Blvd.)

Gilbert

• Riparian After Dark
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch (2757 E. Guadalupe Rd.)

Queen Creek

• Christmas at Schnepf Farms
  • Days: Each day
  • Times: 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Schnepf Farms (24810 E. Rittenhouse Rd.)

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