Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for May 20-22
May 20, 2022, 4:25 AM
(Facebook Photos/ Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market and Stars on Ice, Cirque Mechanics Photo)
(Facebook Photos/ Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market and Stars on Ice, Cirque Mechanics Photo)
PHOENIX — Various farmers markets, Stars on Ice at Gila River Arena and Cirque Mechanics at Bell Bank Park are among the things to do in the Valley this 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.)
- Honne
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: The Van Buren (401 W. Van Buren St.)
- Frisco Fighters vs. Arizona Rattlers
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 6:05 p.m.
- Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)
- Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday
- Venue: Phoenix Symphony Hall (75 N. 2nd St.)
- Leanne Morgan
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)
- Justice – A Musical
- 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: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)
- Rob Riccardo
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Valley Bar (130 N. Central Ave.)
- 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. and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)
Scottsdale
- Nick Swardson
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Talking Stick Resort (9800 Talking Stick Way)
- The Police Experience
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 7:30 p.m. each day
- Venue: Casino Arizona (524 N. 92nd St.)
- Old Town Farmer’s Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Address: 3806 N. Brown Ave.
- Friday Night Film: Gattaca
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Venue: Taliesin West (12621 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.)
- Immersive Klimt
- Days: Varies
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Lighthouse Artspace (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)
- Dive In Movie
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Eldorado Aquatic and Fitness Center (2301 N. Miller Rd.)
- Catalytic Converter Theft Prevention Event
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Venue: Scottsdale Midas (2428 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.)
Glendale
- Stars on Ice
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Gila River Arena (9400 W. Maryland Ave.)
- Premier Boxing Champions – David Benavidez vs. David Lemieux
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 4 p.m.
- Venue: Gila River Arena (9400 W. Maryland Ave.)
Mesa
- Salt River Tubing
- Day: Each day
- Time: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Venue: Salt River Tubing (9200 N. Bush Hwy.)
- Cirque Mechanics, Under Canvas
- Day: Each day
- Time: 7 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Bell Bank Park (1 Legacy Dr.)
- Pre-Summer Splash
- Day: Friday
- Time: 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Venue: Brimhall Aquatic Center (4949 E. Southern Ave.)
- Downtown Mesa Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
- Showcase 2022 – Americana
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 6 p.m.
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
- Mental Health Fair
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Venue: Eagles Community Center (828 E. Broadway Rd.)
- Travis Tritt: Solo Acoustic
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
Tempe
- Stray Cat Theatre presents: Assassins
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 7:30 p.m. each day
- Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)
- Emo Night Brooklyn
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 9:30 p.m.
- Venue: Marquee Theatre (730 N. Mill Ave.)
- Foodie Fri-Yays at Tempe Beach Park
- Day: Friday
- Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Tempe Beach Park (80 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)
- Celebration of Women Book Launch
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)
Throughout Metro Phoenix
- Arizona Restaurant Week
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Varies
Carefree
- Carefree Farmers Market
- Day: Friday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Venue: Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (Easy Street)
Chandler
- 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.)
- Sleeping Beauty- Ballet Presented by Yen-Li Chen Ballet School
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 6:30 p.m.
- Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)
- Asian Heritage Family Storytime: Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
- Day: Friday
- Time: 10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Venue: Basha Library (5990 S. Val Vista Dr.)
- CinePark May Movie Series – Sing 2
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Tumbleweed Park (2250 S. McQueen Rd.)
- Asian Heritage Cultural Showcase: Performances
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Venue: Chandler Downtown Library (22 S. Delaware St.)
Fountain Hills
- Fountain Hills Theatre Presents: Nunsense
- Day: Each day
- Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Fountain Hills Theatre: (11445 N. Saguaro Blvd.)
Goodyear
- Kids to Parks Day
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Venue: Goodyear Recreation Campus (420 Estrella Pkwy.)
Litchfield Park
- Cardboard Boat Regatta
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 10:30 a.m.
- Venue: Litchfield Park Recreation Campus (100 S. Old Litchfield Rd.)
Peoria
- Veterans Flag Walk
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Venue: Paloma Community Park (29799 N. Lake Pleasant Pkwy.)
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