Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for March 11-13
Mar 11, 2022, 4:25 AM
(Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images, Facebook Photo/Chandler Ostrich Festival, Pexels Photo)
(Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images, Facebook Photo/Chandler Ostrich Festival, Pexels Photo)
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.)
