Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for Aug. 12-14
Aug 12, 2022, 4:25 AM
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PHOENIX — The Mercury closing out their regular season, Billy Idol coming to town and a new event in Tempe are just a few things to do this weekend in metro Phoenix.
Here are some of the biggest events around the Valley.
Phoenix
- Billy Idol
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)
- Dallas Wings vs. Phoenix Mercury
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)
- 2022 Best Fest
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Events on Jackson (245 E. Jackson St.)
- Phoenix Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Bioscience Core (435 N. 5th St.)
- Big Time Rush
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)
- Flashlight Nights
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N. Galvin Parkway)
- Chicago Sky vs. Phoenix Mercury
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 2 p.m.
- Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)
- World Hip Hop Dance Championships
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: Various
- Venue: Arizona Grand (8000 Arizona Grand Parkway)
- 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.)
- 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.)
Scottsdale
- Sour and Sweet Beer Fest
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: The Clayton House (3719 N. 75th Street)
- Immersive Monet and the Impressionists
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Lighthouse Artspace Phoenix (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)
Tempe
- Brews + Views + BBQ
- Day: Saturday
- Time: Noon to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Skysill Rooftop Lounge (11 E. Seventh Street)
- Park After Dark
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m. 10 p.m.
- Venue: 6th Street Park (24 E. Sixth Street)
Carefree
- Carefree Farmers Market
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Venue: Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion (Easy Street)
Chandler
- Summer Concert Series: Smokestack Lightning
- 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.)
- 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.)
- RAD Bowl-a-thon
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Venue: AMF Chandler Lanes (1900 N. Arizona Ave.)
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