Saturday: Southwest Cider Festival at Cider Corps in downtown Mesa

Cider Corps in downtown Mesa hosts the inaugural Southwest Cider Festival, featuring cideries from six states, from 1-6 p.m. Saturday.

Participants include:

• Arizona: Cider Corps, Crush Cider, Stoic Cider, Desert Cider House
• California: Newtopia Cyder, Raging Cider, Serpentine Cider
• Colorado: Colorado Cider Company
• Texas: Argus Cidery
• Washington: Schilling Hard Cider, Finn River
• New York: Original Sin

Tickets are $50 and include a commemorative 4-0unce cup, 20 drink tickets, and a $5 voucher to any of the participating food trucks. Buy tickets here.

A portion of each ticket sale goes to Operation Homefront, which supports military families in our communities.