Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for Feb. 17-19
Feb 17, 2023, 4:15 AM
(Arizona Beer Festival Photo, Facebook Photo/City of Buckeye Special Events)
PHOENIX — This President’s Day weekend, Arizona Coyotes return to play, a beer festival kicks off in Scottsdale and an air fair takes places in Buckeye.
Here are some of the biggest events around metro Phoenix this weekend.
Phoenix
- World Championship Hoop Dance contest
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Heard Museum (2301 N. Central Ave.)
- Pedal Haus Mardi Gras Party
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 2 p.m. to midnight
- Venue: Pedal Haus Brewery (214 E. Roosevelt St.)
- The music of John Williams in concert
- Day: Each day
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Symphony Hall Phoenix (75 N. Second St.)
- PhxArt AfterHours
- Day: Each day
- Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Art Museum (1625 N. Central Ave.)
- Scenic View Sculpture Exhibit
- Day: Each day
- Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Five15Arts @ Chartreuse (1301 Grand Avenue)
- Opera for lunch
- Day: Friday
- Time: 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona Opera (1636 N. Central Ave.)
- Hozho
- Day: Friday
- Time: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Venue: Walter Studios (747 W. Roosevelt St.)
- Love, The Good Feelz
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: The Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)
- Inner Wave — Jukebox Tour
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: The Van Buren (401 W. Van Buren St.)
- An American in Paris
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: The Phoenix Theatre Company
- Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Venue: 720 N. Fifth St.
- Sidewalk Saturday Artisan Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Venue: The Churchill (901 N. First St.)
- Cactus Clubhouse
- Day: Each day
- Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Venue: Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N. Galvin Pkwy.)
- Playing with stars: Rotraut at Desert Botanical Garden
- Day: Each day
- Time: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Venue: Desert Botanical Garden
- Dinosaurs in the Desert
- Day: Each day
- Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Zoo (455 N. Galvin Pkwy.)
Tempe
- Arizona Coyotes vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 6:30 p.m.
- Venue: Mullet Arena (201 S. Packard Dr.)
- Turtle Resuce
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: SEA LIFE Arizona (5000 S. Arizona Mills Cir.)
- Broadway Rave: The Musical Dance Theatre Dance Party
- Day: Friday
- Time: 9:30 p.m.
- Venue: Marquee Theatre (730 N. Mill Ave.)
- LOUD
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Tempe History Museum (809 E. Southern Ave.)
- Mike Masse: Epic acoustic classic rock in concert
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
- Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)
- A pattern, a trace, a portrait
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Arizona State University Art Museum (51 E. 10th St.)
Mesa
- PPA Arizona Grand Slam
- Day: Each day
- Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Bell Bank Park (6321 S. Ellsworth Rd.)
- Downtown Mesa Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
- Shen Yun 2023
- Day: Friday
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Mesa Arts center
Glendale
- Chocolate Affaire
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Glendale Civic Center
- Glendale Farmers Market
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Venue: Cabela’s (9380 W. Glendale Ave.)
Scottsdale
- Arizona Beer Festival
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 1 p.m.
- Venue: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (7555 N. Pima Rd.)
- 3rd Annual Mardi Gras Bar Crawl
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 3 p.m.
- Venue: El Hefe (4425 N. Saddlebag Trail)
- Arabian Horse Show
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: WestWorld of Scottsdale (16601 N. Pima Rd.)
- Navajo Rug Show and Sale
- Day: Each day
- Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Holland Center (34250 N. 60th St.)
- Scottsdale Philharmonic
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 4 p.m.
- Venue: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts (7380 E. Second St.)
- 27th Annual Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival
- Day: Sunday
- Time: Varies
- Venue: 6501 E. Greenway Pkwy.
- Waterfront Fine Art and Wine Festival
- Day: Each day
- Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Downtown Scottsdale (7135 E. Camelback Rd.)
- Immersive Monet
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Lighthouse Artspace (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)
- Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Venue: 3806 N. Brown Ave.
- Fun Box – World’s Biggest Bounce Park
- Day: Each day
- Times: Varies
- Venue: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
- 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.)
- Phillip K. Smith III: Mirrorworks
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (7374 E. Second St.)
- Lifespan of a Fact
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Theatre Artists Studio (4848 E. Cactus Dr.)
Chandler
- Downtown Chandler Fine Art and Wine Festival
- Day: Each day
- Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Downtown Chandler
- Karen Hester as Dolly
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 3 p.m.
- Venue: Chandler Center for the Arts (250 N. Arizona Ave.)
Peoria
- After Dark Cabaret | Mame
- Day: Each day
- Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona Broadway Theatre (7701 W. Paradise Ln.)
Apache Junction
- Lost Dutchman Marathon
- Day: Sunday
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Prospector Park (3015 N. Idaho Rd.)
Avondale
- Tough Mudder
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Raceway (7602 Jimmie Johnson Dr.)
Buckeye
- Buckeye Air Fair
- Day: Each day
- Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: Buckeye Airport (3000 S. Palo Verde Rd.)
Fountain Hills
- Fountain Hills Farmers Market
- Day: Each day
- Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Venue: 16830 E. Avenue of the Fountains
- Art on the Avenue
- Day: Each day
- Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Venue: 16858 Avenue of the Fountains
Goodyear
- Arizona Balloon Classic
- Day: Each day
- Time: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Goodyear Ballpark (1334 E. Chandler Blvd.)
- Heart and Sole
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 a.m.
- Venue: Goodyear Civic Square
Gold Canyon
- Arizona Renaissance Festival
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Venue: 12061 E. Highway 60
Laveen
- 37th Annual Arizona Gay Rodeo
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Corona Ranch and Rodeo Grounds (7611 S. 29th Ave.)
Litchfield Park
- Wigwam Fine Art Festival
- Day: Each day
- Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Venue: The Wigwam Resort (300 E. Wigwam Blvd.)
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