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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 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.)
- Women of a Certain Age – The Musical
- Day: Each day
- Time: 8 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, 3 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)
- Minnesota Twins vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
- Day: Each day
- Time: 6:40 p.m. on Friday, 7:10 p.m. on Saturday, 1:10 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Chase Field (401 E. Jefferson St.)
- Brit Floyd – World Tour 2022
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona Federal Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)
- Bronco and Ramon Ayala
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona Federal Theatre (400 W. Washington 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.)
- Community Juneteenth Celebration
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- Venue: Scottsdale Stadium (7408 E. Osborn 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.)
- Arizona Roller Derby – Summer Send Off
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Venue: Bell Bank Park (1 Legacy Dr.)
- Downtown Mesa Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
- Summer Nights At Bell Bank Park with Josh Roy
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Bell Bank Park (1 Legacy Dr.)
- Dance Connection Presents – Lights, Camera, Dance!
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1. E. Main St.)
- Science and Art of Storytelling with Author Carol Hageman
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 10 a.m. to noon
- Venue: Arizona Museum of Natural History (53 N. Macdonald)
- Legacy 5K Series: Father’s Day 5k
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
- Venue: Bell Bank Park (1 Legacy Dr.)
- Dive-In Movie – Disney’s “Encanto”
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Brimhall Aquatic Complex (4949 E. Southern Ave.)
- Marion and the Merry Men, A New Legend of Robin Hood
- Day: Each day
- Time: 7 p.m. on Friday, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1. E. Main St.)
Glendale
- Arizona Toy Con
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Venue: Glendale Civic Center (5750 W. Glenn Dr.)
- Section Seven Basketball Showcase
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinals 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.)
- Juneteenth Celebration in Downtown Tempe
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: CenterPoint Plaza (660 S. Mill 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
- Carefree Farmers Market
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Venue: Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (Easy Street)
Chandler
- Downtown Chandler Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Venue: Dr A.J. Chandler Park West (3 S. Arizona Ave.)
- Miss Juneteenth Pageant
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6 p.m.
- Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)
- Military Mental Resilience Fair
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Venue: KEAP (1260 S. Spectrum Blvd.)
- Tempe Dance Academy & Talent Factory Presents Let’s Go to The Movies
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 6 p.m.
- Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)
- Make and Take: Cyanotypes
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 10 a.m. to noon
- Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)
- Culture Music in the Park
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Venue: Dr. A.J. Chandler Park West (3 S. Arizona Ave.)
- Ben Folds – In Actual Person Live For Real Tour
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)
Goodyear
- Goodyear’s Juneteenth Celebration
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Goodyear Recreation Campus (420 Estrella Pkwy.)
Surprise
- Poetry Slam at WHAM
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Venue: WHAM Community Center (16560 N. Dysart Rd.)
- Adaptive Imperfectly Inspired Paint Party – Hello Summer!
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Venue: Sierra Montana Recreation Center (14861 N. Spring Lane)
- 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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