Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for May 26-28
May 26, 2023, 4:05 AM
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PHOENIX — There’s plenty of things to do around the Valley this Memorial Day weekend, such as taking in a Diamondbacks game with the Boston Red Sox coming to town, attending the Justin Moore concert or visiting the various farmers markets.
We’ve made a list of some places to go, things to do and people to see this Friday through Sunday.
Here are some of the biggest events around metro Phoenix this weekend.
Phoenix
- Las Vegas Lights FC vs. Phoenix Rising
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium (3001 E. Washington St.)
- Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Venue: 720 N. Fifth St.
- Ballet Arizona – The Rite of Spring 2023
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Desert Botanical Garden (1201 N. Galvin Pkwy.)
- Private Lives
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Herberger Theater Center (222 E. Monroe St.)
- Boston Red Sox vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
- Day: Each day
- Time: 6:40 p.m. on Friday, 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, 1:10 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Chase Field (401 E. Jefferson St.)
- Willie Barcena: Perfectly Flawed Tour
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Herberger Theater Center (222 E. Monroe St.)
- Vegas Knight Hawks vs. Arizona Rattlers
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 6:05 p.m.
- Venue: Footprint Center (201 E. Jefferson St.)
- Concert Series: You’ve Got a Friend, Songs of Carole King and James Taylor
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Phoenix Theatre Company (1825 N. Central Ave.)
Scottsdale
- Leonardo: The Universal Man
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Lighthouse Artspace (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)
- Immersive Monet
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Lighthouse Artspace (4301 N. Scottsdale Rd.)
- Justin Moore
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Taking Stick Resort (9800 E. Talking Stick Way)
- Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Venue: 3806 N. Brown Ave.
- Bella Donna
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 7:30 p.m. each day
- Venue: Casino Arizona (524 N. 92nd St.)
- Phillip K. Smith III: Mirrorworks
- Day: Each day
- Time: Varies
- Venue: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (7374 E. Second St.)
- McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park Summer Concert Series
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Venue: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park (7301 E. Indian Bend Rd.)
Glendale
- Glendale Farmers Market
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Venue: Cabela’s (9380 W. Glendale Ave.)
- Gazillion Bubble Show
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 1 p.m.
- Venue: Desert Diamond Arena (9400 W. Maryland Ave.)
Mesa
- Downtown Mesa Farmers Market
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
- Desert Challenge Games
- Day: Each day
- Time: Begins at 8 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Mesa Community College (1833 W. Southern Ave.)
- 9 to 5
- Day: Each day
- Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 2:30 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Mesa Arts Center (1 E. Main St.)
Peoria
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Day: Each day
- Time: 5:30 p.m. on Friday, 12 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, 12 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Arizona Broadway Theatre (7701 W. Paradise Ln.)
Tempe
- Mickey Avalon
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Marquee Theatre
- Jerry’s Middle Finger
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 9 p.m.
- Venue: Marquee Theatre
- Stray Cat Theatre: Ithamar Has Nothing to Say
- Day: Each day
- Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.)
Apache Junction
- Summer Kick off Pool Party
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Venue: Superstition Shadows Aquatic Center (1091 W. Southern Ave.)
Fountain Hills
- The Great American Trailer Park Musical
- Day: Each day
- Time: 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Fountain Hills Theatre (11445 N. Saguaro Blvd.)