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Arizona Cocktail Weekend kicks off Friday in downtown Phoenix

🍹 The 12th annual Arizona Cocktail Weekend –  four days of spirits showcases, brand-driven happy hours, educational seminars, boozy brunches, and more at bars and restaurants throughout Phoenix – starts Friday.

(If you’re wondering, it’s unrelated to the 14th annual Arizona Beer Week, which begins today.)

3 signature events

The Cocktail Carnival: Enjoy unique cocktails, art shows, and circus performances from Walter Productions at this whimsical, circus-like event headlined by DJ Nu-Mark starting at 8 p.m. (VIP) or 9 p.m. (general admission) Saturday at the Walter Where? House in downtown Phoenix.

Top Bars: More than 40 of the world’s best cocktail bars travel to downtown Phoenix as pop-ups, sharing samples of their most popular signature cocktails, at 8 p.m. (VIP) or 9 p.m. (general admission) Sunday at Warehouse 215.

The Last Slinger Standing: Sixteen of Arizona’s top mixologists face off in head-to-head battles featuring secret ingredients until just one is left at 7 p.m. Monday at the event space at Republic National Distilling Company in east Phoenix.

Other events

See the full list of other Cocktail Weekend events

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