Category: Things to Do

🌽 Queen Creek Olive Mill holds its annual Corn Roast from 5-9 p.m. today. Festivities include four featured street corn flavors, a corn-curated menu, live music, and fun and games in the grove. Admission is free. 🌮 El Patron New Mexican Restaurant &

🧁 West Alley BBQ in downtown Chandler is hosting a Prince Tribute Show (today would have been the musician’s 66th birthday) from 7-9 p.m. tonight with Prince-themed cupcakes and drinks. Tickets are $15 with the proceeds going to Chandler Schools Music/Fine Arts Department. 🎉 Caffe

Drink Me! Tea & Treats in south Tempe will hold its grand-opening celebrationtoday through Sunday. Get free tea and treat samples and 20% off purchases. Get a $2 cinnamon roll from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today at the grand opening of Cinnaholic in Queen Creek. There’s a

🍕 The Italian Daughter in north Scottsdale is donating 100% of the proceeds from every pizza sold today through May 24 to the Cancer Support Community Arizona. 🍺 Utah-based SaltFire Brewing, which recently partnered with Boulders on Broadwayto launch a Tempe taphouse, holds a grand

🍔 Lenny’s Burgers on the northwest corner of Alma School and Warner in Chandler celebrates its 40th year in the Valley on Saturday with a classic car show from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., prize giveaways, and $4 single combo meals all day. Free.

🍺 5-year milestone: Downtown Chandler beer bar and bottle shop The Sleepy Whale (pictured on left) celebrates its five-year anniversary today through Sunday with beer collaboration tappings, food vendors, and limited-edition merchandise. 🦞 Spirits & seafood: Enjoy oysters and lobster

🥖 It’s 4/20 Day on Saturday, and cannabis-themed Cheba Hut ‘‘Toasted’’ Subs, which has seven Valley locations, will be selling Nugs – its 4-inch subs, normally $6.99-$7.09 – for $4.20. (No actual cannabis is used in the food.) You also

🍕 Myke’s Pizza, the award-winning wood-fired pizzeria inside Cider Corps in downtown Mesa, hosts a Detroit-style pizza pop-up today with Brent Kille of Sonoran Pasta Co. Fifty percent of the proceeds will be donated to 22 Jumps, a non-profit that

🍪 Four Peaks Brewing offers its annual cookies and beer pairing (pictured) from 5-9 p.m. today at its Wilson Street Tasting Room in Tempe. For $35, you get four Girl Scout cookies, two house-made cookies, and seven beers. There also

🧆 The Halal Guys recently reopened its Tempe location and is celebrating by giving away a free dessert with the purchase of a platter or sandwich (pictured) today and Saturday. You also could score some limited-edition merchandise. 🥙 Pita Jungle

🎟️ Nearly 200 vendors will participate in Foodieland, a multi-cultural food and entertainment event, from 3-10 p.m. today and 1-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale. Admission is $6 and must be purchased online. 🍺 Arizona Wilderness Brewing

🌺 Celebrate Hawaiian and Polynesian food and culture at the 30th annual Arizona Aloha Festival from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Tempe Town Lake. Admission is free. 🍽️ Sample many of the best dishes from Valley restaurants at

🏷️ Looking for pots, pans, dishes, or cookbooks? Tempe bakery Tracy Dempsey Originals is hosting a Culinary Rummage Sale to benefit the non-profit Blue Watermelon Profit from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. 🎨 There will be

🏈 Raise a glass in Pat Tillman’s honor at Pints for Pat Tempe, which runs noon-4 p.m. Saturday – exactly 42 days (Tillman’s ASU jersey number) before Pat’s Run – at Hundred Mile Brewing. All proceeds go to the Tillman

🍷 The 15th annual Devour Culinary Classic – the state’s premier food and drink festival – takes place 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Tickets were $150-$225, but have sold out. 🇯🇵 More

🇨🇦 Queen Creek Olive Mill’s 10th annual Canada Week, which continues through Feb. 24, includes a Canadian inspired-menu, a sangria social from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, and a limited-edition maple white balsamic vinegar for sale. 🍹 The 12th annual Arizona

🍹 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

🍺 The 14th annual Arizona Beer Week – 11 days of festivals, special releases, tap takeovers, beer and food pairings, parties, and other ale-related fun at breweries, restaurants, and bars throughout the state – starts Thursday. A sampling of events

🧧 Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar & Grill in Scottsdale hosts a Lunar New Year celebration  through Feb. 29. It kicks off today with a special menu and a performance by the award-winning 9 Dragons Lion Dance Phoenix troupe. 🖤

⛷️ The Montauk in Old Town Scottsdale transforms into the ‘‘Champagne Chalet at Mount Montauk’’ today for a day of fake snow, chilly libations from an ice luge, plenty of champagne, and themed photo ops. Doors open at 9 a.m.

🍷 Arizona Wine Festival (pictured): More than 20 Arizona wineries, plus live music, food trucks, and vendors from 11 a.m .-7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at Heritage Square in Phoenix. Tickets: $30-$45 (includes 10 tasting tickets). 📖

👨‍🍳👨‍🍳 Well-known East Valley chefs Jeff Kraus (left) of Crêpe Bar and Adam Allison of Handlebar Diner and Brightside Burgers will collaborate on a pop-up dinner from 4-8:30 Thursday at Caffe Boa in Ahwatukee. The menu 1st course: Freeform lobster

🥓🍺 The Beer Research Institute in Mesa will complement four unique bacon preparations with four of its craft beers at its monthly pairing all day (while supplies last) Thursday, Jan. 25. Cost is $25. The pairings Thick bacon, goat cheese,

🍦 Sweet Republic artisan ice cream shops have brought back Ultra Chocolate in memory of the late Sandra Day O’Connor, whose favorite dessert was ‘‘anything featuring chocolate.’’ They’re donating 25% of pint sales through the end of December to the

Olive samples, olive classes, olive oil cooking demos, live music, and games are just a few of the activities at the Olivepalooza Harvest Festival at Queen Creek Olive Mill from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission

🍸🎅🏼 Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour in downtown Phoenix has launched its annual tiki-themed Sippin’ Santas holiday pop-up bar (pictured). And Floor 13 Rooftop Lounge in Phoenix is hosting the nationwide Miracle pop-up bar. 🍺🍌 OHSO Brewery releases its popular

☘️ Longtime Mill Avenue Irish pub Rula Bula, which closed in 2021, holds a Pop-Up Pub from 2-8 p.m. Friday at ASU’s Mountain America Stadium. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended. 🍺 The Beer Research Institute in Mesa will

🍖 The Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic, the only Kansas City Barbeque Society-sanctioned competition in Arizona, will take place 5-9 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Main and McDonald. 🇬🇷 A Taste of Greece Taverna, featuring Greek food and drink, runs

🍖 The Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic, the only Kansas City Barbeque Society-sanctioned competition in Arizona, will take place 5-9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Main and McDonald. The event includes a one-meat challenge Friday and a four-meat

🍨 Latin dessert shop Frutilandia celebrates National Chocolate Day with a BOGO 50% off deal on any ice cream or milkshake Saturday at all eight of its Valley locations. 🌱 Sample local foods at ‘‘Seeding Our Harvest,’’ a free festival

⚾️ The 10th annual Save Second Base pub crawl takes place in downtown Chandler today and Saturday. Your ticket gets you a drink at each of 11 bars participating on the tour, a T-shirt, and a swag bag. The money

Downtown Mesa has launched a new Sunset Market at Main and Macdonald from 4-8 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month. The free event includes fresh grocery products, food vendors, demonstrations, artisan goods, live music, and more.

🍺🌭🎸 The Four Peaks Oktoberfest – a three-day festival of food and drink, live music, games, carnival rides, dancing, and more – celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend at Tempe Town Lake. New this year: The return of the local

🍻 Oktoberfest season continues with the family-friendly Gilbert Oktoberfest from 2-9 p.m. Saturday at the Gilbert Civic Center. Participating East Valley breweries will include OHSO, Desert Monks, Old Ellsworth, Oro, and 12 West. There also will be food vendors, polka

🇯🇵🍜 Celebrate Japanese food and culture this weekend at Taste of Japanese at Heritage Square in downtown Phoenix. The family-friendly event runs noon-9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. Vendors from Arizona and Southern California will have traditional Japanese

🥨🍺 SanTan Brewing and Pedal Haus Brewery will co-host the annual Downtown Chandler Oktoberfest from 1-10 p.m. Saturday and 1-8 p.m. Sunday at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park. The event will feature beer and food from both breweries, plus German fare

🌮🎸Attention, taco lovers! The 12th annual Rockin’ Taco Street Fest , featuring tacos from 20 restaurants and food trucks, will take place noon-9 p.m. Saturday at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park in downtown Chandler. Festivities will include live music, lucha libre

🍽 The Genuine in uptown Phoenix is launching a monthly dinner series with a Don Julio Tequila Pairing Dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28. Cost of the four-course dinner, which includes Argentine red shrimp tacos and pineapple caramel pork

🧄 Queen Creek Olive Mill hosts its 10th annual Garlic Fest – a nine-day event featuring garlic-inspired menus and garlic products – starting this Saturday, Sept. 16, running through next Sunday, Sept. 24. The festivities will include: Garlic 101 classes;

🎉 OHSO Brewing in downtown Gilbert will celebrate the one-year anniversary of The Park, a half-acre multi-use recreation area behind the brew pub, from 7-10 p.m. Thursday. The Park: The family- and dog-friendly venue includes a grass lawn, a retail

📖 Phoenix Magazine’s 2023 Best Fest, a food and drink festival showcasing the magazine’s Best of the Valley winners, will take place 5-10 p.m. Saturday at Events on Jackson in downtown Phoenix. What: Attendees can enjoy ‘‘unlimited’’ bite-sized food samples

🥳 More than 20 downtown Chandler restaurants and bars will participate in the fourth annual You’re Bacon Me Crazy Brunch Crawl from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. There will be $6 food items and/or $5 drinks at each stop. Tickets are $25 for

🥟 The Beer Research Institute in Mesa will hold its latest monthly pairing Thursday featuring four scratch-made dumplings – Philly, Traditional Pork, Chicken Soup, and Sour Cream & Onion Rangoon – with four 8-ounce BRI beers. The $25 pairings will be

🍖 The 14th annual KNIX Barbeque & Beer Festival returns to Tumbleweed Park in Chandler from noon-10 p.m. Saturday. The event features 30 barbecue pitmasters, beers and spirits, live music, a 6,500-square-foot ‘‘sports bar’’ with giant TV screens, a kids zone,

🚴🏽‍♂️ Bike-themed bar and grill Spokes on Southern in Tempe celebrates its 10-year anniversary with a party from 9 a.m.-close Saturday. Highlights include a disc golf tournament, a brunch buffet, DJ and live music, and an art sale. Twenty percent of all

🏀 March Madness, aka the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, tips off in earnest today, and a new viewing option this year is The Park, which opened last August next to OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert. The outdoor venue will host several public watch

🎟 The 33rd annual Ostrich Festival runs today through Sunday at Tumbleweed Park in south Chandler. Besides dozens of shows and attractions (and roaming ostriches, of course), there will be plenty of traditional fair fare, from corn dogs to ice cream

🍷 Kudos to Provision in uptown Phoenix for the idea of hosting a ‘‘Step Brothers’’-themed Catalina Wine Mixer from 6-10 p.m. Saturday. The event will feature live music, wine, snacks, a costume contest, an ’80s-themed photo booth, and, of course, a dinosaur. If you have

🇮🇹 The eight annual Italian Festival – featuring food, live music, art, exotic cars, kids activities, and more – will take place 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday at Heritage Square in downtown Phoenix. Tickets are $10 in advance

🍖 SanTan Brewing and Pedal Haus Brewery will co-host the inaugural Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival this weekend at A.J. Chandler Park in downtown Chandler. The family-friendly event starts at 4 p.m. Friday and ends at 11 p.m. Saturday. Presale tickets are $15 for Friday,

👩‍🍳 AZ Women in Food, a group created in 2021 to support woman-led local food businesses, has changed the location of ‘‘Gold. Glamour. Gourmet.’’ The event featuring tasting stations, wine, cocktails, a DJ, and burlesque entertainment will take place 5-9 p.m.

🍖 The 71st annual Laveen BBQ Festival, the community’s largest event, takes place 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Caesar Chavez Park (map). Besides a variety of smoked meats, there will be live entertainment, games and activities, and more than 100 vendors. Admission

💪 One of the funnest events of Arizona Beer Week – the Pink Boots Arm Wrestling Throwdown – takes place at 6 p.m. tonight at QuartHaus in downtown Chandler. The top women in Arizona’s beer industry will compete for this year’s championship belt. There

Pedal Haus Brewery will host a Mardi Gras celebration from 2 p.m.-midnight Saturday on the rooftop of its downtown Phoenix location. Festivities will include spicy jambalaya, shrimp po’boys, and Hurricane drink specials, as well as live music and, of course, plenty

Queen Creek Olive Mill celebrates its ninth annual Canada Week 🇨🇦 today through Sunday, Feb. 26, with a Canadian-inspired menu (including poutine, beavertails, and Molson beer), an arts festival on Saturday, a sangria social on Feb. 25, and the launch of the mill’s

With Valentine’s Day looming next week, Downtown Mesa is hosting a fun-loving Pal-entine Besties Booze Crawl for you and your friends from 4-9 p.m. Thursday. 🗺 What: For $10 per person ($15 at the door), you get a map of seven

SanTan Brewing and Pedal Haus Brewery in downtown Chandler are teaming up to launch a new event – the Beer, Bourbon, Barbeque & Bands Festival – on March 3 and 4. What: The event will feature food Valley barbecue restaurants,

Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto will make two Valley appearances on Friday, Feb. 3, to promote his new premium sake collaboration Junmai Daiginjo. Stop #1: Morimoto will greet fans at the Costco at 15255 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, from 10:30 a.m.-12:30

Jan. 14: Copperstate Beer Festival at Riverview Park in Mesa. Jan. 27-29: Arizona Wine Festival at Heritage Square in downtown Phoenix. Jan. 28-29: Street Eat Food Truck Festival at alt River Fields in Scottsdale. Feb. 4: Southwest Cajun Fest at

Mingle & Graze in downtown Chandler will host Holiday Cheese & Wine Tastings at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, and Thursday, Dec. 15. What: Participants will enjoy six cheeses, four Spanish wines to pair with them, and some other goodies.

Downtown Phoenix’s Found:Re boutique hotel, which has a long history of creative theme dinners, will host a ‘‘Die Hard’’-themed holiday dinner at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. In an homage to the 1988 cult classic starring Bruce Willis, the hotel’s

The third annual AZ Barrels, Bottles & Brews – a festival featuring local craft brews, spirits and wines – takes place 2-5 p.m. Saturday on the centerfield concourse at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. Participants: More than 25 of the

Beer N’ Bones, one of the Valley’s more unusual craft beer events, will take place 6-10 p.m. Friday  at the Arizona Museum of Natural History in downtown Mesa. What: The 21-and-over fundraising event features craft beers 🍺, food trucks 🚚,

The seventh annual Phoenix Pizza Festival will take place Saturday, Nov. 12, and Sunday, Nov. 13, at Margaret T. Hance Park in downtown Phoenix. What: Approximately 15 to 20 pizza makers, dessert food trucks, and related food vendors will be

As a precursor to its one-year anniversary celebration Saturday, Patent 139 Brewing in Chandler will host a Hot Wing Throwdown involving eight Valley chefs Friday. What: All day, you can get eight wings (each with a different sauce by a

After a successful launch last year, Phoenix Vegan Restaurant Week will return Sept. 11-18. The event raises awareness for all things vegan and gives diners an affordable opportunity to explore the growing plant-based food scene in the Valley. What: Breakfast,

The 11th annual Rockin’ Taco Street Fest, featuring creative tacos from more than 20 local restaurants and food trucks, will return to downtown Chandler from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Ozomatli and Everclear will be this year’s music stage

Queen Creek Olive Mill will host its ninth annual Garlic Festival from Friday, Sept. 16, through Sunday, Sept. 25. The event will feature a variety of organic garlic, cooking demos, fun and games in the grove, a beer and wine garden, Garlic 101 classes,

Rice-A-Roni’s Trolley Tour rolls into the Valley this weekend from noon-5 p.m. today at Arizona Mills (outside Sea Life) in Tempe, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at Arizona Boardwalk in Scottsdale, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at Arizona Mills. The stops

Popular Food Network personality Alton Brown will bring his ‘‘Beyond the Eats’’ tour to ASU’s Gammage Auditorium in Tempe at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18. The approximately two-and-a-half-hour show will include cooking, comedy, music, and ‘‘potentially dangerous science stuff.’’ Tickets,

Pedal Haus Brewery and SanTan Brewing will co-host this year’s Downtown Chandler Oktoberfest, which will take place at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park from 3-11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. Early-bird tickets are $15 (they’ll be $20 at the gate) and can

The Arizona Taco Festival is moving to the East Valley for its 13th year. The popular event, which includes a tequila expo, a chihuahua beauty pageant, lucha libre wrestling, and live music, will be held Nov. 12-13 at Bell Bank

Tap Into Mesa, a beer festival with live music and food trucks, will take place 2-6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, in downtown Mesa. Participating downtown breweries and bars include Desert Eagle, Oro Brewing, 12 West, Beer Research Institute, Chupacabra Tap

Salmon La Scala and Paella Barcelona (pictured) will be the featured entrees when Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert holds its weekly ‘‘Taste of Romeo’s’’ dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 8. The dinner, hosted by owner-chef Romeo Taus (pictured) and his

Salonika Chicken and Ravioli Marco Polo will be the featured entrees when Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert holds its weekly ‘‘Taste of Romeo’s’’ dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 1. The dinner, hosted by owner-chef Romeo Taus (pictured) and his

Food Network personality, restaurateur, and self-appointed ‘‘Mayor of Flavortown’’ Guy Fieri will host a Flavortown Feast & Fiesta on Thursday, April 15, at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa in Scottsdale. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with

Mostaccioli Secundo and Sun Flower Beef (pictured) will be the featured entrees when Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert holds its weekly ‘‘Taste of Romeo’s’’ dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 25. The dinner, hosted by owner-chef Romeo Taus and his

Mark your calendar: The third annual You’re Bacon Me Crazy Brunch Crawl in downtown Chandler will take place on Saturday, May 15. The self-guided crawl runs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and features 14 downtown brunch spots. With purchase of a

Pollo del Fuego and Veal Pirata will be the featured entrees when Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert holds its weekly ‘‘Taste of Romeo’s’’ dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 18. The dinner, hosted by owner-chef Romeo Taus and his wife, Janice, is