Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for March 18-20
Mar 18, 2022, 4:25 AM
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PHOENIX — Dua Lipa performing in Phoenix, the Mecum Auto Auction in Glendale and the return of spring training games in cities throughout the Valley are among the things to do this weekend.
Here are some of the biggest events around the metro Phoenix area.
Phoenix
- Dua Lipa
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)
- Chicago Bulls vs. Phoenix Suns
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)
- 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.)
- Pride Run Phoenix
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 5 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Venue: Melrose District (7th and Turney avenues)
- Music’s Master Architects: Beethoven and Shostakovich
- 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.)
- Greg Gutfeld
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 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.)
- My Son The Waiter
- Day: Each day
- Time: 8 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)
- San Diego Padres vs. Milwaukee Brewers
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 1:10 p.m.
- Venue: American Family Fields of Phoenix (3805 N. 53rd Ave.)
Scottsdale
- Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7:05 p.m.
- Venue: Scottsdale Stadium (7408 E. Osborn Rd.)
- Goodguys 12th FiTech Injection Spring Nationals
- Days: Each day
- Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Westworld of Scottsdale (16601 N. Pima Rd.)
- Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
- Day: Friday
- Time: 1:10 p.m.
- Venue: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (7555 N. Pima Rd.)
- Arizona Sage Art Market
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Venue: The Holland Center (34250 N. 60th St.)
- Old Town Farmer’s Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Address: 3806 N. Brown Ave.
- San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 1:10 p.m.
- Venue: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (7555 N. Pima Rd.)
- Chicago White Sox vs. Colorado Rockies
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 1:10 p.m.
- Venue: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (7555 N. Pima Rd.)
Mesa
- Food Truck Friday
- Day: Friday
- Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Bell Bank Park (1 Legacy Dr.)
- Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics
- Day: Friday
- Time: 1:05 p.m.
- Venue: Hohokam Stadium (1235 N. Center St.)
- Chicago Fest West
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 2 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Venue: Mesa Convention Center (263 N. Center St.)
- Punk in Drublic Craft Beer and Music Festival
- Day: Saturday
- Time: Noon to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Bell Bank Park (1 Legacy Dr.)
- San Diego Padres vs. Chicago Cubs
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 1:05 p.m.
- Venue: Sloan Park (2330 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)
- Downtown Mesa Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to noon
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
- Spring Equinox in the Monarch Garden
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 10 a.m. to noon
- Venue: Red Mountain Library (635 N. Power Rd.)
- Southwest Shakespeare Company – Farinelli and the King
- Day: Each day
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
- Cleveland Guardians vs. Oakland Athletics
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 1:05 p.m.
- Venue: Hohokam Stadium (1235 N. Center St.)
Tempe
- Tootsie
- 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.)
- Niyaz
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)
- Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Angels
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 1:10 p.m.
- Venue: Tempe Diablo Stadium (2200 W. Alameda Dr.)
- Out of the Darkness ASU Campus Walk for Suicide Prevention
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 10 a.m.
- Venue: Sun Devil Fitness Complex West Field (400 E. Apache Blvd.)
- Stray Cat Theatre presents Sheepdog
- Day: Each day
- Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)
Glendale
- Mecum Auto Auction
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m.
- Venue: State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinals Dr.)
- Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
- Day: Friday
- Time: 1:05 p.m.
- Venue: Camelback Ranch (10710 W. Camelback Rd.)
- LiVE! @ Murphy Park
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Glendale City Hall (5850 W. Glendale Ave.)
- Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Arizona Coyotes
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 2 p.m.
- Venue: Gila River Arena (9400 W. Maryland Ave.)
- Cleveland Guardians vs. Chicago White Sox
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 1:05 p.m.
- Venue: Camelback Ranch (10710 W. Camelback Rd.)
- Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 1:05 p.m.
- Venue: Camelback Ranch (10710 W. Camelback Rd.)
Apache Junction
- Fit Families Dino Day
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Venue: Flatiron Park (100 N. Apache Trail)
Buckeye
- Bike Buckeye
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Venue: Festival Foothills Park (26252 W. Desert Vista Blvd.)
- Concert in the Park – Rhythm Edition Band
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Festival Foothills Park (26252 W. Desert Vista Blvd.)
Cave Creek
- Cave Creek Rodeo Days Parade
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Venue: Along Cave Creek Road
Chandler
- Ostrich Festival
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Tumbleweed Park (745 E. Germann Rd.)
- That Golden Girls Show – A Puppet Parody
- Day: Each day
- Time: 7 p.m. on Friday, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, 3 p.m. on Sunday
- 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.)
Carefree
- Carefree Farmer’s Market
- Day: Friday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Venue: Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (Easy Street)
- 27th Annual Spring Carefree Fine Art and Wine Festival
- Day: Each day
- Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Downtown Carefree (101 Easy Street)
Fountain Hills
- Ripcord
- Day: Each day
- Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Sunday at 2 p.m.
- Venue: Fountain Hills Theatre (11445 N. Saguaro Blvd.)
Gilbert
- Gilbert Pop-up Roller Rink
- Days: Each day
- Times: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Venue: Heritage District on Ash Street
Goodyear
- Cincinnati Reds vs. Clevland Guardians
- Day: Friday
- Time: 1:05 p.m.
- Venue: Goodyear Ballpark (1933 S. Ballpark Way)
- Oakland Athletics vs. Cincinnati Reds
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 6:05 p.m.
- Venue: Goodyear Ballpark (1933 S. Ballpark Way)
- San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 1:05 p.m.
- Venue: Goodyear Ballpark (1933 S. Ballpark Way)
Gold Canyon
- Arizona Renaissance Fesitval
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Address: 12601 E. US Highway 60
Peoria
- Seattle Mariners vs. San Diego Padres
- Day: Friday
- Time: 1:10 p.m.
- Venue: Peoria Stadium (16101 N. 83rd Ave.)
- ParkFest! – Acacia District
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Sundance Park (11091 N. 71st Ave.)
- Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Seattle Mariners
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 1:10 p.m.
- Venue: Peoria Stadium (16101 N. 83rd Ave.)
- Music in March at Paloma Community Park
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Venue: Paloma Community Park (29799 N. Lake Pleasant Pkwy.)
- Los Angeles Angels vs. Seattle Mariners
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 1:10 p.m.
- Venue: Peoria Stadium (16101 N. 83rd Ave.)
Queen Creek
- Roots N’ Boots Queen Creek
- Days: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Centre (20464 E. Riggs Rd.)
- Good Life Festival
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 2 p.m.
- Venue: Schnepf Farms (24810 S. Rittenhouse Rd.)
Sun City
- Thaddeus Rose Band
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 6 p.m.
- Venue: Sun Bowl Amphitheatre (10220 N. 107th Ave.)
Surprise
- Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers
- Day: Friday
- Time: 1:05 p.m.
- Venue: Surprise Stadium (15930 N. Bullard Ave.)
- Milwaukee Brewers vs. Texas Rangers
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 1:05 p.m.
- Venue: Surprise Stadium (15930 N. Bullard Ave.)
- Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Kansas City Royals
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 1:05 p.m.
- Venue: Surprise Stadium (15930 N. Bullard Ave.)
