🍹 The 14th annual Arizona Cocktail Weekend, the longest-running cocktail event in the Southwest, runs through Monday at bars, restaurants, and other venues throughout the Valley.
The 21-and-over showcase features nearly 100 pop-ups, tastings, takeovers, and more, but there are three signature events (all of which had tickets still available Wednesday):
Cocktail Carnival
4 p.m. Saturday at Arizona Center
Now shifted to a daytime format, this high-energy showcase blends brand activations, immersive displays, and more than 30 cocktail samples per ticket. Expect whimsical booths, interactive experiences, and plenty of spectacle. (info/tickets)
Top Bars
7 p.m. Sunday at Warehouse 215
A fan-favorite tasting event that brings more than 40 world-class cocktail bars to Phoenix as one-night pop-ups – with talent traveling from across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. (info/tickets)
Last Slinger Standing
6 p.m. Monday at RNDC’s R&D Lab
Sixteen of Arizona’s best bartenders go head-to-head in a high-pressure competition featuring mystery ingredients and judging by an international panel of cocktail pros – until one finalist claims the 2026 title. (info/tickets)
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