Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for Aug. 5-7

PHOENIX — A beer festival in Mesa, Hot Wheels Monster Truck shows and the continuation of Arizona Cardinals training camp are just a few things to do this weekend in the Valley.

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

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Phoenix

• Halestorm and The Pretty Reckless
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6 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.)

• OCB Slayer Classic
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 12 p.m.
  • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

• New York Liberty vs. Phoenix Mercury
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)

• RUF 48
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)

• D-backs Yoga on the Field
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
  • Venue: Chase Field (401 E. Jefferson St.)

• Celeste Barber: Fine, Thanks
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)

• Comic and Hypnotist Flip Orley
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: CB Live (21001 N. Tatum Blvd.)

• Game On Expo
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Phoenix Convention Center – South Building (33 S. 3rd St.)

• Colorado Rockies 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 and Sunday
  • Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)

• Frida Kahlo, An Immersive Biography
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Various
  • Venue: Walter Where?House (702 N. 21st Ave.)

Mesa

• Downtown Mesa Farmers Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• Women’s Expo
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Venue: 263 N. Center

• Real, Wild and Woody Beer Fest
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Bell Bank Park (1 Legacy Dr.)

• Califone
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• Kurtis Conner Live
  • Day: Sunday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)

• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 7 p.m. on Friday, 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, 2:30 p.m. on Sunday
  • 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

• Arizona Cardinals Training Camp
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 8:45 a.m. on Friday, 1:30 p.m. on Saturday
  • Venue: State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinals Dr.)

• Hot Wheels Monster Truck Live
  • Day: Saturday and Sunday
  • Time: 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 2:30 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Gila River Arena (9400 W. Maryland Ave.)

Scottsdale

• Immersive Monet and the Impressionists
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Lighthouse Artspace Phoenix (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)

Tempe

• Bowling for Soup and Less Than Jake: Back for The Attack Tour
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Venue: Marquee Theatre (730 N. Mill Ave.)

• Back to Class Carnival
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: Noon to 2 p.m.
  • Venue: Tempe Marketplace (2000 E. Rio Salado Pkwy.)

• New Found Glory
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Marquee Theatre (730 N. Mill Ave.)

• Comic and Hypnotist Flip Orley
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. each day
  • Venue: Tempe Improv Comedy Theatre (930 E. University Dr.)

Carefree

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

Chandler

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

• Rodney Carrington
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Gila River Resorts and Casinos – Wild Horse Pass (5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd.)

• 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.)

• Las Vegas Lights 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.)

• 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.)

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