Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for Dec. 30 – Jan. 1

PHOENIX — New Year’s Eve celebrations take over the weekend but there still are a few holiday events for those who aren’t ready to say goodbye to the season yet.

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

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Phoenix

• CitySkate
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 4 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Patriots Park inside CityScape (11 W. Washington St.)

• Ring Ring Ring In the New Year!
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
  • Venue: Dave and Buster’s at Desert Ridge Marketplace

• Secret Comedy of Women
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 8 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday
  • Venue: Herberger Theatre Center (222 E. Monroe St.)

• New Year’s Eve Concert
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Symphony (75 N. 2nd St.)

• Zoo Lights
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Zoo (455 N. Galvin Parkway)

• New Year’s Eve Rooftop Disco Bash
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
  • Venue: Pedal Haus Brewery Phoenix (214 E. Roosevelt St.)

• Dinosaurs in the Desert
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Phoenix Zoo (455 N. Galvin Parkway)

• “Come on Barbie Let’s Go Party” New Year’s Eve Party 
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Venue: FOUND RE: Phoenix Hotel (1100 N. Central Ave.)

• Cinderella 
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. on Saturday and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)

• Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
  • Venue: 720 N. Fifth St.

Mesa

• Arizona Lights in the Night
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Thompson Event Center (1901 N. Alma School Rd.)

• Mesa Temple Christmas Lights and International Nativity Display
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Mesa Temple Visitors Center (101 S. LeSueur)

• Lights at the Farm
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Vertuccio Farms (4011 S. Power Rd.)

• Zoppe Circus 
  • Day: Each day
  • Times: 6 p.m. on Friday, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday
  • Venue: Bell Bank Park (6321 S. Ellsworth Rd.)

Glendale 

• New Year’s Eve Live!
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Venue: Westgate Entertainment District (6770 N. Sunset Blvd.)

• Vrbo Fiesta Bowl – TCU vs. Michigan
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 2 p.m.
  • Venue: State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinals Dr.)

• Glendale Glitters
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Downtown Glendale and Murphy Park

• Skate Westgate
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Westgate Entertainment District (6770 N. Sunset Blvd.)

• Enchanted Safari by World of Illumination
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Desert Diamond Casino and Entertainment (9431 W. Northern Ave.)

• Rockin’ Christmas by World of Illumination
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (4243 W. Pinnacle Peak Rd.)

Scottsdale

• Glitter and Glow New Year’s Eve
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
  • Venue: Talking Stick Resort

• Christmas at the Princess
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: All day
  • Venue: Fairmont Scottsdale Princess (7575 E. Princess Drive)

• NYE 2023 at W Scottsdale 
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Venue: W Scottsdale (7277 E. Camelback Rd.)

• The Immersive Nutcracker
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: Starts at 10:30 a.m. each day
  • Venue: Lighthouse ArtSpace (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)

• Winter Wonderland at OdySea Aquarium 
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: OdySea Aquarium (9500 E. Via de Ventura)

• Ring in 2023 at Casino Arizona
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 p.m.
  • Venue: Casino Arizona (524 N. 92nd St.)

• Fun Box – World’s Biggest Bounce Park
  • Day: Each day
  • Times: Varies
  • Venue: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick

• Enchant
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
  • Venue: Salt River Fields (7555 N. Pima Road)

• Sacred Spaces Exhibition
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Venue: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin (12621 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.)

• Scottsdazzle — Holiday Lights
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • Venue: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park (7301 E. Indian Bend Rd.)

• Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market 
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Venue: 3806 N. Brown Ave.

• Phillip K. Smith III: Mirrorworks 
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: Varies
  • Venue: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (7374 E. Second St.)

Tempe

• 2023 Phoenix New Year’s Eve Party – NYElectric Countdown
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Venue: Westin Tempe (11 E. 7th St.)

• New Year’s Eve Rooftop Steampunk Party!
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Venue: Alibi (108 E. University Dr.)

• Spafford
  • Days: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 8:30 p.m. each night
  • Venue: Marquee Theatre

• Bar Blitzen’s New Year’s Eve Party
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
  • Venue: Culinary Dropout (149 S. Farmer Ave.)

• NYE Sneak Peek at Frolic
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Venue: Frolic (680 S. Mill Ave.)

• Ascend Hospitality Group Presents New Year’s Eve 2023
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Venue: Anoche Cantina (640 S. Mill Ave.)

• NYE Party 2023
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Venue: Fat Tuesday Tempe (680 S. Mill Ave.)

• NYE at Varsity Tavern
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Venue: Varsity Tavern (501 S. Mill Ave.)

• NYE Live at Low Key Piano Bar
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Venue: Low Key Piano Bar (501 S. Mill Ave.)

• New Year’s Eve 2023 Tempe NYE Bar Crawl
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Varsity Tavern (501 S. Mill Ave.)

• New Year’s Eve Bash
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
  • Venue: AURA (411 S. Mill Ave.)

• C.A.S.A. 2023 NYE with Bottles and Buckets
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Venue: C.A.S.A. Tempe (15 E. 6th St.)

• NYE at 414 Pizza and Pub
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Venue: 414 Pizza and Pub (414 Mill Ave.)

Avondale

• Decadence Arizona
  • Day: Friday and Saturday
  • Time: 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Friday, 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Saturday
  • Venue: Phoenix Raceway (7602 Jimmie Johnson Dr.)

Chandler

• New Year’s Eve Celebration: Broadway Showstoppers
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)

Fort McDowell 

• New Year’s Eve I Love the 80’s Party
  • Day: Saturday
  • Time: 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
  • Venue: We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort (10438 WeKoPa Way)

Fountain Hills

• Fountain Hills Farmers Market
  • Day: Friday
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Venue: 16729 East Ave. of the Fountains

Surprise

• Desert Farm Lights 
  • Day: Each day
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Venue: 14629 W. Peoria Ave.

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