Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for Aug. 5-7
Aug 5, 2022, 4:25 AM
(Pexels Photo, Facebook Photo/Hot Wheels, AP Photo/Matt York)
(Pexels Photo, Facebook Photo/Hot Wheels, AP Photo/Matt York)
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.
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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