Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for Dec. 3-5

PHOENIX — Two popular holiday traditions, the APS Electric Light Parade and the Tumbleweed Tree Lighting make a return in-person as part of a plentiful list of things to do across the Valley this weekend

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

Phoenix

• APS Electric Light Parade
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Starts at Central and Montebello avenues

• The Rocky Horror Show
  • Days: Each day
  • Times: 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.)

• Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Footprint Center
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)

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

• 13th Annual Festival of Trees
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Renaissance Hotel (100 N. 1st St.)

• El Milagro del Recuerdo (The Miracle of Remembering)
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

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

• 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.)

• Holiday Jam at Footprint Center
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)

• LFA MMA 119
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Arizona Federal Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)

• Holiday Pops
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Phoenix Symphony (75 N. 2nd St.)

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

• 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.)

• Ho-Ho-Hoedown
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: Noon to 2 p.m.
  • Venue: Old Town Scottsdale Rodeo Museum

• 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.)

• RV Super Show
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 9 a.m. to dusk
  • Venue: State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinals Dr.)

• Murphy Park LiGHTS
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 10 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 International Film Festival
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: Various
  • Venue: Various

• 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.

• Millennial Choirs & Orchestras “I Played My Best for Him”
  • Days: Friday and Saturday
  • Times: 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. each day
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center

• Local Author Fair
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: Noon to 4 p.m.
  • Venue: Red Mountain Library (635 N. Power Rd.)

• 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

• Tempe Festival of the Arts
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mill District (300 S. Mill Ave.)

• Holiday Choral Gala. Let Our Rejoicing Rise!
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: ASU Gammage (1200 S. Forest Ave.)

• 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.)

• Warren Miller’s “Winter Starts Now”
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: ASU Gammage (1200 S. Forest Ave.)

Chandler

• Tumbleweed Tree Lighting Ceremony and Parade of Lights
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Downtown Chandler (3 S. Arizona Ave.)

• 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.)

• 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.)

• Ballet Etudes presents “The Nutcracker”
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m.
  • Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)

Apache Junction

• Annual Holiday Event and Light Parade
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Flatiron Park (100 N Apache Trail)

Avondale

• Avondale Winterfest
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Avondale City Hall (11465 W Civic Center Drive)

Buckeye

• CottonFest on 4th
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Venue: 4th Avenue and Monroe in historic downtown Buckeye

Carefree

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

• Chanukah in Carefree
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. each night
  • Venue: Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (Easy Street)

El Mirage

• Winterfest
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Gentry Park (14010 N. El Mirage Rd.)

Fountain Hills

• Stroll in the Glow, Roll in the Glow
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Address: 16701 E. Avenue of the Fountains

• Alex Gonzalez: Vegas Revisited
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Fountain Hills Theatre (11445 N. Saguaro Blvd.)

Gilbert

• Gilbert Menorah Lighting for Hanukkah
  • Days: Each night
  • Time: 5:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Water Tower Plaza (Page Ave.)

Goodyear

• Goodyear Glows
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Goodyear Recreation Campus (420 S. Estrella Pkwy.)

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.)

Surprise

• Surprise Party 2021
  • Days: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday
  • Venue: Surprise Recreation Campus (15850 N. Bullard Ave.)

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