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Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for May 6-8

May 6, 2022, 4:35 AM

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PHOENIX — There are plenty of events across the Valley to go to with mom on this Mother’s Day weekend.

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


Phoenix

  • Phoenix Farmers Market
    • Day: Saturday
    • Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
    • Venue: Phoenix Bioscience Core (435 N. 5th St.)
  • Ballet Arizona: Juan Gabriel
    • Day: Each day
    • Time: Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
    • Venue: Phoenix Symphony Hall (75 N. 2nd St.)
  • UFC 274
    • Day: Saturday
    • Time: 2:30 p.m.
    • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)
  • Justice – A Musical
    • Day: Each day
    • Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday
    • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)
  • Something Rotten!
    • 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.)

Scottsdale

  • Immersive Klimt
    • Days: Varies
    • Time: Varies
    • Venue: Lighthouse Artspace (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)

Mesa

  • Anime Arizona 2022
    • Day: Friday and Saturday
    • Time: 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday
    • Venue: Mesa Convention Center
  • Cinco Mas Dos
    • Day: Saturday
    • Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
    • Venue: Bell Bank Park (1 Legacy Dr.)
  • Salt River Tubing
    • Day: Each day
    • Time: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
    • Venue: Salt River Tubing (9200 N. Bush Hwy.)
  • Black Out Party
    • Day: Saturday
    • Time: 8 p.m. to midnight
    • Venue: Bell Bank Park (1 Legacy Dr.)

Tempe

  • The Story So Far
    • Day: Friday
    • Time: 7:30 p.m.
    • Venue: Marquee Theatre (730 N. Mill Ave.)
  • ZDRAVKO COLIC
    • Day: Saturday
    • Time: 9 p.m.
    • Venue: Marquee Theatre (730 N. Mill Ave.)

Avondale

Carefree

Chandler

  • Water Safety Walk
    • Day: Saturday
    • Time: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
    • Venue: Chandler Fire Station No. 6  (911 N. Jackson St.)
  • Water You Doing Day
    • Day: Saturday
    • Time: Noon to 5 p.m.
    • Venue: Hamilton Aquatic Center (3838 S. Arizona Ave.)

Fountain Hills

Gilbert

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Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for May 6-8