Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for April 29 – May 1
Apr 29, 2022, 4:35 AM | Updated: 8:52 am
(Pexels Photo, Getty Images Photos/Manuel Velasquez and Christian Petersen)
(Pexels Photo, Getty Images Photos/Manuel Velasquez and Christian Petersen)
PHOENIX — The Rainbows Festival in downtown Phoenix, Carin Leon performing in Glendale and the final Coyotes game at Gila River Arena are just a few events happening this weekend in the Valley.
Here are some of the biggest events around the metro Phoenix area.
Phoenix
- Cinco de Mayo Phoenix Festival 2022
- Day: Sunday
- Time: Noon to 10 p.m.
- Venue: 3rd Avenue and Washington
- Arizona Women’s Expo
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Phoenix Convention Center (100 N. 3rd St.)
- A Night of Paz, Love, Funk
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Crescent Ballroom (308 N. 2nd Ave.)
- Rainbows Festival
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Venue: Heritage Square Park (113 N. 6th St.)
- Quiet Riot
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 6:30 p.m.
- Venue: Marquee Theatre (730 N. Mill Ave.)
- Chris D’Elia Live
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd 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.)
- C.S. Lewis on State: Further Up & Further In
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)
- Iron Boy 59 – Professional Boxing
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6 p.m.
- Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)
- Chelsea Handler
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona Federal Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)
Scottsdale
- Jazz Festival
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Scottsdale Civic Center Northeast Lawn (3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd.)
- Old Town Farmer’s Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Address: 3806 N. Brown Ave.
- Immersive Klimt
- Days: Varies
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Lighthouse Artspace (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)
- McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park Concert Series
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park (7301 E. Indian Bend Rd.)
Mesa
- Salt River Tubing
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Venue: Salt River Tubing (9200 N. Bush Hwy.)
- Yum Food Fest
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Bell Bank Park (1 Legacy Dr.)
- Alice Cooper’s Rock and Roll Fundraising Bash – Coopstock 2
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- Venue: Las Sendas Golf Club (7555 E. Eagle Crest Dr.)
- Downtown Mesa Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to noon
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
Glendale
- Nashville Predators vs. Arizona Coyotes
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Gila River Arena (9400 W. Maryland Ave.)
- Carin Leon – Todo El Ano Tour 2022
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Gila River Arena (9400 W. Maryland Ave.)
- Draft Weekend Country Concert
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- Venue: Sportsman’s Park (9600 W. Sportsmans Park South)
Tempe
- Past Connections That Bind Us All: A Conversation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: ASU Gammage (1200 S. Forest Ave.)
- World of Chalk Art Festival
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Venue: Tempe Marketplace (2000 E. Rio Salado Pkwy.)
- TCA Presents: Lisa Fischer
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)
Apache Junction
- April Pools Day
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 9 a.m. to noon
- Venue: Superstition Aquatics Center (1091 W. Southern Ave.)
Avondale
- Avondale Fiesta
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Historic Avondale (495 E. Western Ave.)
Carefree
- Carefree Farmers Market
- Day: Friday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Venue: Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (Easy Street)
- Desert Foothills Theater – Les Miserables School Edition
- Days: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (101 Easy St.)
Chandler
- Chandler Symphony Orchestra – Springtime Rhapsody
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 3 p.m.
- Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizone 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.)
- Brunch Crawl
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Venue: Downtown Chandler (1 N. San Marcos Place)
Fountain Hills
- Suds – The Rockin’ 60s Musical
- Days: Each day
- Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Fountain Hills Theatre
Gilbert
- Gilbert Family Nights – Game Show Mania
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Venue: Gilbert Regional Park (3005 E. Queen Creek Rd.)
Surprise
- Movie Night at the Park
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Mark Coronado Park (15850 N. Bullard Ave.)
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