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Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for July 8-10

Jul 8, 2022, 4:25 AM

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PHOENIX — The Lion King at ASU Gammage in Tempe, a collectible coin show in Phoenix and Summer Nights at Bell Bank Park in Mesa are just a few things to do in the Valley this weekend.

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


Phoenix

  • LFA 135
    • Day: Friday
    • Time: 5:30 p.m.
    • Venue: 400 W. Washington St.
  • Phoenix Farmers Market
    • Day: Saturday
    • Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
    • Venue: Phoenix Bioscience Core (435 N. 5th St.)
  • Alex Zurdo
    • Day: Saturday
    • Time: 7 p.m.
    • Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)
  • Intocable
    • Day: Sunday
    • Time: 7 p.m.
    • Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd 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.)
  • How to Make an American Son
    • 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 p.m. on Sunday
    • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)
  • Pablo Francisco
    • Day: Each day
    • Time: 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. on Sunday
    • Venue: Desert Ridge Marketplace (21001 N. Tatum Blvd)

Scottsdale

  • Free Foam Frenzy
    • Day: Saturday and Sunday
    • Time: Noon
    • Venue: Arizona Boardwalk (9500 E. Via de Ventura)

Mesa

  • Matt Fraser
    • Day: Saturday
    • Time: 8 p.m.
    • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
  • Salt River Tubing
    • Day: Each day
    • Time: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
    • Venue: Salt River Tubing (9200 N. Bush Hwy.)

Glendale

  • Christmas in July
    • Day: Saturday
    • Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    • Venue: Old Towne and Catlin Court
  • RV Super Show
    • Day: Each day
    • Time: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    • Venue: State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinals Dr.)
  • Mad Monster Party
    • Day: Each day
    • Time: 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday
    • Venue: Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel (9495 W. Coyotes Blvd.)

Tempe

  • The Lion King
    • 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.)

Carefree

Chandler

  • Out Of The Blue Exhibit
    • Day: Friday and Saturday
    • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday
    • Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)
  • Corinne Bailey Rae
    • Day: Sunday
    • Time: 7 p.m.
    • Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)

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Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for July 8-10