Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for Oct. 6-8
Oct 6, 2023, 4:15 AM | Updated: 1:31 pm
Tiesto is set to perform at Goldrush Music Festival at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale. This photo is from the 2023 Veld Music Festival at Downsview Park on August 06, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Harold Feng/Getty Images)
(Photo by Harold Feng/Getty Images)
PHOENIX — There are plenty of things to do around the Valley this weekend, such as attending the Arizona State Fair, a Diamondbacks game or a Netflix comedy show taping.
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
- Arizona State Fair
- Day: Each day
- Time: Noon to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona State Fair (1826 W. McDowell Rd.)
- First Friday
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Venue: Roosevelt Row and Grand Avenue Arts districts
- First Friday Live: Haunting at the Herberger
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Herberger Theater Center, The Pavilion (222 E. Monroe St.)
- First Friday After Party
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- Venue: Egyptian Motor Hotel (765 Grand Ave.)
- Original Phoenix Greek Festival
- Day: Friday through Sunday
- Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday
- Venue: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral (1973 E. Maryland Ave.)
- Arizona Bao Dumpling Festival
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 10:30 am. to 4:30 p.m.
- Venue: Martin Auto Museum (4320 W Thunderbird Rd.)
- Phoenix Rising FC vs. New Mexico United
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium (3801 E. Washington St.)
- Taste of Japan
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday
- Venue: Heritage Plaza – Downtown Phoenix (113 N. Sixth St.)
- AGAM
- Day: Friday
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Venue: Celebrity Theatre (440 N. 32nd St.)
- Trey Kennedy at Arizona Financial Theatre
- Day: Friday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Arizona Financial Theatre (400 W. Washington St.)
- All Time Low at The Van Buren
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6:30 p.m
- Venue: The Van Buren (401 W. Van Buren St.)
- And I Love Here: The Beatles Reimagined
- Day: Friday through Sunday
- Time: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday
- Venue: The Phoenix Symphony (75 N. 2nd St.)
- Tate McRae at The Van Buren
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: The Van Buren (401 W. Van Buren St.)
- The All-American Rejects Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre (2121 N. 83rd Ave.)
Glendale
- Arizona Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bengals
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 1:05 p.m.
- Venue: State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinals Dr.)
Tempe
- Four Peaks Brewing Company’s 8th Annual Brewery Ghost Tours
- Day: Sunday
- Time: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Venue: Four Peaks Brewing Company (1340 E. 8th St., Ste. 104)
- Live Music at Tempe Marketplace
- Day: Friday and Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Tempe Marketplace (2000 E. Rio Salado Pkwy
Chandler
- The 24th Annual Mariachi and Folklorico Festival
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Venue: Chandler Center For The Arts (250 North Arizona Ave.)
Gilbert
- Gilbert Oktoberfest
- Day: Saturday
- Time: 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Venue: Gilbert Civic Center (50 E Civic Center Dr.)
Avondale
- $uicideboy$ Present: Grey Day Tour 2023
- Day: Friday
- Time: 6:30 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Raceway (7602 Jimmie Johnson Dr.)
- Goldrush Music Festival
- Day: Saturday and Sunday
- Time: 5 p.m.
- Venue: Phoenix Raceway (7602 Jimmie Johnson Dr.)
