Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for July 15-17

PHOENIX — The Lion King at ASU Gammage, the Maricopa County Home and Landscape Show in Glendale and Sal Vulcano of Impractical Jokers visiting Phoenix are among the things to do this weekend.

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

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Phoenix

• Phoenix Farmers Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Bioscience Core (435 N. 5th St.)

• Sal Vulcano
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)

• Atlanta Dream vs. Phoenix Mercury
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 3 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson 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.)

• On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan
  • 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.)

• 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.)

Mesa

• Dispatch & O.A.R.
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Amphitheatre (263 N. Center St.)

• Freedom Fight Night
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 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.)

• Science and Art of Storytelling with Author Phoebe Fox
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to noon
  • Venue: Arizona Museum of Natural History (53 N. Macdonald)

• Slightly Stoopid
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 4:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Amphitheatre (263 N. Center 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

• Maricopa County Home and Landscape Show
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinals Dr.)

• Dude Perfect
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 6 p.m.
  • Venue: Gila River Arena (9400 W. Maryland Ave.)

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.)

• Stephen Marley
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Marquee Theatre (730 N. Mill Ave.)

Carefree

• Carefree Farmers Market
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  • Venue: Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (Easy Street)

Chandler

• Summer Concert Series: Brea Burns & The Boleros
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)

• 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.)

• Melting Point: Artisans of Bollinger Atelier Exhibit
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday
  • Venue: Vision Gallery (10 E. Chicago St.)

• 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.)

• Flat 9 Presents The Purple Xperience 
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)

• Chandler Youth Theatre Company Showcase!
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 2 p.m.
  • Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)

• Clay Walker
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Gila River Resorts and Casinos – Wild Horse Pass

Fountain Hills

• Urinetown The Musical
  • 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.)

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