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14th annual Barbeque & Beer Festival returns to Chandler on Saturday

🍖 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,

Spokes on Southern in Tempe celebrates 10-year anniversary Saturday

🚴🏽‍♂️ 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

Watch today’s March Madness games at OHSO’s The Park in Gilbert

🏀 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

Craving some fair food? The Ostrich Festival begins today in Chandler

🎟 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

Provision hosts Catalina Wine Mixer in homage to 2008 film ‘Step Brothers’

🍷 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

This weekend: 8th annual Italian Festival at Heritage Square in Phoenix

🇮🇹 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

Friday: 2-day Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival kicks off in Chandler

🍖 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 move ‘Gold. Glamour. Gourmet.’ to The Farish House

👩‍🍳 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.

Laveen BBQ Festival returns Saturday for 71st year, admission is free

🍖 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

AZ beer industry women compete in Arm Wrestling Throwdown tonight

💪 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 gets early jump on Mardi Gras with Phoenix party Saturday

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 Canada Week with special menu & events

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

Thursday: Downtown Mesa hosts Pal-entine Bestie Booze Crawl

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

Iron Chef Morimoto coming to Scottsdale & Chandler on Feb. 3

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

Upcoming food & drink events in the Phoenix metropolitan area

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