Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for Nov. 26-28
Nov 26, 2021, 7:00 AM
(Courtesy photos L-R: Phoenix Zoo, CityScape Phoenix, Downtown Tempe Authority, Valley Metro)
(Courtesy photos L-R: Phoenix Zoo, CityScape Phoenix, Downtown Tempe Authority, Valley Metro)
PHOENIX — The holiday season is in full swing with multiple month-long events getting started across the Valley.
Here are some of the biggest events around the Phoenix area.
Phoenix
- The Rocky Horror Show
- Days: Each day
- Times: 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)
- Guitar and Flute with Aaron White (Northern Ute/Diné)
- Days: Each day
- Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Venue: Heard Museum (2301 N. Central Ave.)
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Times: 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, 1 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)
- CitySkate
- Day: Each day
- Time: 5 p.m. until 11 p.m.
- Venue: CityScape Phoenix (11 W. Washington St.)
- Christmas Tree Lighting at Arizona Center
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 5:30 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona Center (455 N. 3rd St.)
- Daniel Tosh
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona Federal Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)
- Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
- Day: Each day
- Times: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)
- ZooLights at the Phoenix Zoo
- Day: Each day
- Time: 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Zoo (455 N. Galvin Pkwy.)
- CaZo Dance Theatre – Performance Pop-Up
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 3 p.m.
- Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)
- Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: The Van Buren (401 W. Van Buren St.)
- Nightly Snowfall at Desert Ridge Marketplace
- Day: Each day
- Times: 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
- Venue: Desert Ridge Marketplace near AMC Theatres (21001 N. Tatum Blvd.)
- Jay Wheeler – La Voz Favorita Tour 2021-22
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona Federal Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)
Scottsdale
- Sing-along and Tree Lighting Ceremony
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Scottsdale Waterfront (7135 E. Camelback Rd.)
- Old Town Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Address: 3806 N. Brown Ave.
- Holiday Light Experience
- Day: Each day
- Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (7555 N. Pima Rd.)
- Holiday Lights at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
- Day: 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.)
- Skate Westgate
- Days: Each day
- Time: 11 a.m. to 10:45 p.m.
- Venue: Westgate Entertainment District (6751 N. Sunset Blvd.)
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)
- The Man Who Killed Santa Claus
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7 p.m
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
- Jack Frost’s Food Truck Forest
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Pioneer Park (526 E. Main St.)
- Mesa’s Menorah Lighting
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Downtown Mesa (1 N. Macdonald)
- Santa’s Merry Makers Marketplace
- Days: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday
- Venue: Downtown Mesa (1 N. Macdonald)
- The Dave Seabaugh Charity Christmas Show
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
- Arizona Lights In The Night
- Day: 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.
- 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
- Day: Each Day
- Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Tempe Diablo Stadium (2200 W. Alameda Dr.)
- Holiday Street Parade and Tree Lighting
- Day: Friday
- Time: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Venue: Centerpoint Plaza (7th Street just west of Mill Avenue)
- Holiday Skating at Tempe Marketplace
- 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 near Dave & Buster’s (2000 E. Rio Salado Pkwy.)
- Nightly snowfall at Tempe Marketplace
- Day: Each day
- Time: 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
- Venue: Tempe Marketplace at the District Stage (2000 E. Rio Salado Pkwy.)
Chandler
- FunBox: World’s Biggest Bounce Park
- Day: 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”
- Day: Each day
- Time: Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m.
- Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)
Avondale
- Local Musicians Reunite for a Musical Homecoming
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Agua Fria High School Auditorium (530 E. Riley Dr.)
Buckeye
- Hometown Holiday Lights Contest and Tree Lighting
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Venue: Downtown Buckeye (6th St. Plaza and Monroe Ave.)
- Shop Small Saturday in Downtown Buckeye
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Benbow Park (413 Monroe Ave.)
Carefree
- Carefree Annual Lighting of the Christmas Tree and Desert Gardens
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Carefree Gardens and Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (8 E. Sundial Cir.)
- Kiwanis Christmas Jubilee
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (Easy Street)
- 5th Anniversary of Chanukah in Carefree
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (Easy Street)
Queen Creek
- Queen Creek PBR
- Days: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Centre (20464 E. Riggs Road)
- Christmas at Schnepf Farms
- Days: Each day
- Times: 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Schnepf Farms (24810 E. Rittenhouse Rd.)
Sun City
- Sun City Arts and Crafts Festival
- Days: Friday and Saturday
- Times: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday
- Venue: Sundial Center (14801 N. 103rd Ave.)
Surprise
- Artisan Treasures Christmas Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Venue: Surprise Stadium (15960 N. Bullard Ave.)
