Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for Dec. 24-26
Dec 24, 2021, 7:15 AM
(Facebook photos - Herberger Theater Center, Holiday Light Experience, City of Glendale, Arizona - Government, City of Mesa, Arizona Government)
PHOENIX — It’s the weekend of Christmas and there are various events to choose from such as ice skating, Christmas light drive-thrus or theatre performances that can help you celebrate the holiday.
Here are some of the biggest events around the metro Phoenix area this weekend.
Phoenix
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical
- Day: Friday
- Times: 1 p.m.
- Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)
- The Nutcracker
- Day: Friday
- Times: 1 p.m.
- 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
- Day: Sunday
- Times: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m
- Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)
- Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)
- Sock Skating
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Venue: Children’s Museum of Phoenix (215 N. 7th 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: Friday and Sunday
- Times: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Desert Ridge Marketplace near AMC Theatres (21001 N. Tatum Blvd.)
Scottsdale
- 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.)
- Bowl with Santa
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Mavrix (9139 E. Talking Stick Way)
- Holiday Lights at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
- Day: Sunday
- 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: Various
- Venue: Westgate Entertainment District (6751 N. Sunset Blvd.)
Mesa
- Arizona Lights In The Night
- Days: Each day
- Times: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday
- Address: 1901 N. Alma School Rd.
- Winter Wonderland Ice Rink
- Days: Friday and Sunday
- Time: Noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, noon to 10 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Mesa City Plaza (20 E Main St.)
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: Friday and Sunday
- Time: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Tempe Marketplace at the District Stage (2000 E. Rio Salado Pkwy.)
Chandler
- FunBox: World’s Biggest Bounce Park
- Days: Friday and Sunday
- Times: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Chandler Fashion Center (3111 W. Chandler Blvd.)
Carefree
- Carefree Farmer’s Market
- Day: Friday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Venue: Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (Easy Street)
Queen Creek
- Christmas at Schnepf Farms
- Days: Saturday and Sunday
- Times: 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Schnepf Farms (24810 E. Rittenhouse Rd.)