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Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for June 17-19

Jun 17, 2022, 4:25 AM
(L-R: Facebook Photo/ASU Gammage, Pixabay Photo, Facebook Photo/Downtown Tempe - Mill Avenue & Lake...
(L-R: Facebook Photo/ASU Gammage, Pixabay Photo, Facebook Photo/Downtown Tempe - Mill Avenue & Lake Districts)
(L-R: Facebook Photo/ASU Gammage, Pixabay Photo, Facebook Photo/Downtown Tempe - Mill Avenue & Lake Districts)

PHOENIX — Come From Away at ASU Gammage in Tempe, the first Summer Nights At Bell Bank Park event and multiple Juneteenth celebrations are among the things to do this weekend in the Valley.

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 11:30 a.m.
    • Venue: Phoenix Bioscience Core (435 N. 5th St.)
  • Always…Patsy Cline
    • Day: Each day
    • Times: 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.)
  • 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.)
  • High School Musical On Stage!
    • Day: Each day
    • Time: 7 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
    • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

Scottsdale

  • Immersive Klimt
    • Days: Varies
    • Time: Varies
    • Venue: Lighthouse Artspace (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)
  • Disclosure
    • Day: Saturday
    • Time: 5 p.m.
    • Venue: The Pool at Talking Stick Resort (9800 Talking Stick Way)

Mesa

  • Salt River Tubing
    • Day: Each day
    • Time: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
    • Venue: Salt River Tubing (9200 N. Bush Hwy.)

Glendale

  • Arizona Toy Con
    • Day: Saturday
    • Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    • Venue: Glendale Civic Center (5750 W. Glenn Dr.)

Tempe

  • Come From Away
    • 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.)
  • MEF Band Camp Concert
    • Day: Friday
    • Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)

Apache Junction

  • Itty Bitty Beach Party
    • Day: Friday
    • Time: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
    • Venue: Superstition Shadows Park (1091 W. Southern Ave.)

Carefree

Chandler

Goodyear

Surprise 

  • Poetry Slam at WHAM
    • Day: Friday
    • Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    • Venue: WHAM Community Center (16560 N. Dysart Rd.)
  • Dive In Movie – Sing 2
    • Day: Saturday
    • Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
    • Venue: Surprise Aquatic Center (15831 N. Bullard Ave.)

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Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for June 17-19