Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for March 11-13

PHOENIX — Events in the Valley this weekend include the start of The Ostrich Festival in Chandler, professional bull riding in Glendale and a rodeo in Scottsdale.

Here are some of the biggest things to do around the metro Phoenix area this weekend.

Phoenix

• St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Irish Faire
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: Parade at 10 a.m., Irish Faire from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: 3rd and Oak streets for parade, Margaret T. Hance Park (67 W. Culver St.) for faire

• Singin’ In The Rain
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)

• Broadway Showstoppers
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Phoenix Symphony Hall (75 N. 2nd St.)

• Dancing with the Stars: Live! – 2022 Tour
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Arizona Federal Theatre (400 W. Washington 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.)

Scottsdale

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

• Sun Circuit Horse Show
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Westworld of Scottdale (16601 N. Pima Rd.)

• Rodeo Scottsdale
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Westworld of Scottdale (16601 N. Pima Rd.)

Mesa

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

• Food Truck Friday
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Bell Bank Park (1 Legacy Dr.)

• Shen Yun 2022
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• Second Friday Out
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Downtown Mesa (1 N. Macdonald)

• Elton Dan and the Rocket Band
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• Southwest Shakespeare Company – Farinelli and the King
  • Day: Friday and Sunday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• Tap Into Mesa
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
  • Venue:  Downtown Mesa

• Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

Tempe

• Arizona Aloha Festival
  • Days: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Beach Park (80 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)

• Second Sundays on Mill
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Venue: Mill Avenue

Glendale

• LiVE! @ Murphy Park
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Glendale City Hall (5850 W. Glendale Ave.)

• Professional Bull Riders
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, 1:45 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Gila River Arena (9400 W. Maryland Ave.)

• Paris in the Spring
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Venue: Catlin Court Historic District

• Movies by Moonlight – Disney’s Moana
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 5:30 p.m.
  • Venue; Heroes Regional Park (83rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road)

• Jim Kieffer Community Cook-Off
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 11 a.m.
  • Venue: Gila River Arena (9400 W. Maryland Ave.)

Apache Junction

• Superstition Blues Brews & Arts Festival 2022
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Flatiron Park (100 N. Apache Trail)

Avondale

• Ruoff Mortgage 500
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Raceway (7602 Jimmie Johnson Dr.)

Buckeye

• Bike Buckeye
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • Venue: Tartesso Sports Park (30300 W. Tartesso Pkwy.)

• Concert in the Park – Chad Freeman and Redline
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Tartesso Park ( West Tartesso Parkway)

Chandler

• Ostrich Festival
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Tumbleweed Park (745 E. Germann Rd.)

• Wonderful Crazy Night: A New Elton John Tribute
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 3 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.)

• Marie Osmond 
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)

Carefree

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

Fountain Hills

• Irish Fountain Fest
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Fountain Park (6751 N. Sunset Blvd.)

Gold Canyon

• Arizona Renaissance Fesitval
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Address: 12601 E. US Highway 60

Litchfield Park

• Free Arts in the Park Concert – Thaddeus Rose Band
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: The Wigwam (300 E. Wigwam Blvd.)

Peoria

• 2nd Saturdays
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Old Town Peoria (Jefferson Street and 83rd Avenue)

• Movie In The Park – Ron’s Gone Wrong
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Fletcher Heights Park (8135 W. Lone Cactus Dr.)

• Music in March at Paloma Community Park – Carvin Jones
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Paloma Community Park (29799 N. Lake Pleasant Pkwy.)

Sun City

• Outside the Line
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Sun Bowl Amphitheatre (10220 N. 107th Ave.)

Surprise

• Family Fishing Clinic
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to noon
  • Venue: Surprise Community Park (15930 N. Bullard Ave.)

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