Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for July 22-24
Jul 22, 2022, 4:25 AM
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PHOENIX — Train, Darius Rucker and Counting Crows visit the Valley, as well as the Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert, are just a few things to do this weekend.
Here are some of the biggest events around the metro Phoenix area.
Phoenix
- Sonoran Sippin 2022
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Venue: Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N. Galvin Pkwy.)
- Seattle Storm vs. Phoenix Mercury
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)
- Darius Rucker Live
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre (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.)
- Native American Basketball Invitational Championships
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 11 a.m.
- Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)
- Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Ak-Chin Pavilion (2121 N. 83rd Ave.)
- Train – AM Gold Tour
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 6:30 p.m.
- Venue: Ak-Chin Pavilion (2121 N. 83rd Ave.)
- Washington Nationals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
- Day: Each day
- Time: 6:40 p.m. on Friday, 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, 1:10 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Chase Field (401 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.)
Mesa
- Dirty Heads
- Day: Friday
- Time: 5 p.m.
- Venue: Mesa Amphitheatre (263 N. Center St.)
- 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 Debi Novotny
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 10 a.m. to noon
- Venue: Arizona Museum of Natural History (53 N. Macdonald)
- Salt River Tubing
- Day: Each day
- Time: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Venue: Salt River Tubing (9200 N. Bush Hwy.)
Scottsdale
- Opera on the Reel! Arizona Opera Summer Film Festival 2022
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 1 p.m.
- Venue: Harkins Theatres Scottsdale 101 14 (7000 E. Mayo 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.)
- Emo Night Brooklyn
- Day: Friday
- Time: 9:30 p.m.
- Venue: Marquee Theatre (730 N. Mill Ave.)
- Vital Signs Gallery Workshop: Back to School Party
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)
- Park After Dark – Christmas in July
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: 6th Street Park (South of 5th Street between Mill and Forest avenues)
- Phoenix Amplified Jazz – Jackiem Joyner and Oli Silk
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)
- The Shins
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 8 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: Gabriel Bey and Friends
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)
- 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.)
- Sacramento Republic FC vs. Phoenix Rising
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex at Wild Horse Pass (19593 S. 48th St.)
- Miss Arab USA Pageant
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)
- Violinist Dominique Hammons Brings Jam Concert to Chandler
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 6 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.)
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.)
Maricopa
- Counting Crows: Butter Miracle Tour
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino (15406 N. Maricopa Rd.)
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