Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for Dec. 10-12

PHOENIX — There are plenty of holiday-themed events around the Valley this weekend to get in the festive mood.

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

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Phoenix

• 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.)

• Winter Wanderland
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Various

• Phoenix Festival of the Arts
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Margaret T. Hance Park (1202 N. 3rd 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.)

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

• Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
  • 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.)

• Sylvie’s Holiday Ballet
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Madison Center for the Arts (5601 N. 16th 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.

• Miracle of the Roses Pageant
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Old Adobe Mission (3817 N. Brown Ave.)

• Here Comes Santa 5K Run/Walk
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to noon
  • Venue: Arizona Boardwalk (9500 R. Via de Ventura)

• 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.)

• 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.)

• Abraham Lincoln Exhibit
  • Days: Each day
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Arizona Boardwalk (9500 E. Vía de Ventura)

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.)

• Mayor Jerry Weiers’ Annual Hometown Christmas Parade
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 11 a.m.
  • Address: Between 52nd and 58th avenues along Glendale Avenue

• Jingle Bell Hike
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  • Venue: Thunderbird Conservation Park, Sunrise Trail (22800 N. 59th 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

• 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 Polar 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.

• Merry Museums
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Various

• 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.)

• Home for the Holidays
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 3 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 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

• Boat Parade and Fireworks Show
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Beach Park (80 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)

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

• Desert Overture and Desert City Jazz present: A Fireside Christmas
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 3 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)

• Dianne Reeves: Christmas Time is Here
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)

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

• My Fair Lady
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: ASU Gammage (1200 S. Forest Ave.)

• 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.)

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.)

• Star Party
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Veterans Oasis Park (4050 E. Chandler Heights Rd.)

• 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

• 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: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Rawhide Western Town (5700 W. North Loop Road)

Avondale

• Holiday Poppin’ in the Park
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Avondale Civic Center Complex (11465 W. Civic Center Dr.)

Buckeye

• Glow on Monroe
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Downtown Buckeye (Monroe Avenue from 2nd Street to Apache 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.)

Litchfield Park

• Christmas in the Park
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Litchfield Park Recreation Center (100 S. Old Litchfield Rd.)

Peoria

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

• Old Town Holiday Festival
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Johnny E. Osuna Memorial Park (Peoria and Grand avenues)

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.)

Sun City

• Sun City Holiday Celebration
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Lakeview Center (10626 W. Thunderbird Blvd.)

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