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Free

Wed, Oct 21, 6:30 PM

PHX Run Club: Midweek Miles at Biltmore Fashion Park

Biltmore Fashion Park (Center Lawn)

OutdoorsMeetups & CommunityEvening

Free

Wed, Oct 21, 6:30 PM

Aravaipa Running Wednesday Night Group Trail Run

Pima Canyon Trailhead (South Mountain)

OutdoorsMeetups & CommunityEvening

Free

Wed, Oct 21, 6:30 PM

Scottsdale Run Club: Wednesday Tempe Town Lake Run

Tempe Town Lake Marina

OutdoorsMeetups & CommunityEvening

Free

Fri, Oct 23, 5:00 PM

Meet Me On Mill

Mill Avenue, Downtown Tempe

ConcertsFood & DrinkEvening

Fri, Oct 23, 5:00 PM

Halloween Spooktacular Hot Air Balloon Festival

Salt River Fields at Talking Stick

OutdoorsFood & DrinkEvening

Free

Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 PM

Día de los Muertos Festival at Mesa Arts Center

Mesa Arts Center

ConcertsFood & Drink

Free

Sat, Oct 24, 5:00 PM

Fall Festival: Creature Feature

Goodyear Ballpark

FamilyEvening

Free

Sat, Oct 24, 5:00 PM

Peoria's Halloween Monster Bash

Peoria City Hall Campus & Centennial Plaza

Food & DrinkFamilyEvening

Free

Sat, Oct 24, 6:00 PM

BooFest

Paseo Highlands Park

Food & DrinkFamilyEvening

Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 PM

Rocktoberfest 2026

The B Side

ConcertsEvening

Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 PM

Scottsdale Scorpions vs. Glendale Desert Dogs

Camelback Ranch

SportsFamilyEvening

Free

Sun, Oct 25, 12:00 PM

Día de los Muertos Festival at Mesa Arts Center (Sunday)

Mesa Arts Center

ConcertsFood & Drink

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Free

Wed, Oct 21 · all day

Día de los Muertos Celebration

Burton Barr Central Library

FamilyMeetups & CommunityIndoor

Free

Wed, Oct 21 · all day

StoryWalk® at Harmon Park

Harmon Library

OutdoorsFamily

Free

Wed, Oct 21 · all day

StoryWalk® at the Park

Prickly Pear Library

OutdoorsFamily

Free

Wed, Oct 21, 2:30 PM

Readers' Roundtable BOOK CLUB

Fountain Hills Library

Meetups & CommunityIndoor

Free

Wed, Oct 21, 2:30 PM

Tween Graphic Novel Club

Queen Creek Library

FamilyIndoor

Free

Wed, Oct 21, 2:30 PM

Letter Craft: V is for Vampire Bat

Southeast Regional Library

FamilyArts & MuseumsIndoor

Free

Wed, Oct 21, 3:00 PM

MACH2: Sewing 101

Cholla Library

Indoor

Free

Wed, Oct 21, 3:00 PM

Teen Leadership Club

Litchfield Park Library

FamilyIndoor

Free

Wed, Oct 21, 3:00 PM

Tween Scene

Harmon Library

FamilyMeetups & CommunityIndoor

Free

Wed, Oct 21, 3:30 PM

Teen Arena

Prickly Pear Library

FamilyArts & MuseumsIndoor

Free

Wed, Oct 21, 3:30 PM

Afternoon Adventures - Count your Buttons Day!

Desert Sage Library

FamilyArts & MuseumsIndoor

Free

Wed, Oct 21, 3:30 PM

Art Club: Monster Yarn

Guadalupe Library

FamilyArts & MuseumsIndoor

Anytime

Places to go, any day

Escape rooms, bowling, arcades, pickleball, climbing, hikes and more across the Valley.

Hikes & preserves

San Tan Mountain Regional Park

Queen Creek

OutdoorKidsFree

Museums

Arizona State University Art Museum

Tempe

IndoorKidsFree to $30 (varies)

Museums

Phoenix Police Museum

Phoenix

IndoorKidsFree to $30 (varies)

Museums

Arizona Railway Museum

Chandler

IndoorKidsFree to $30 (varies)

Museums

Rosson House Museum

Phoenix

IndoorKidsFree to $30 (varies)

Trampoline parks

The Jump Shack

Mesa

IndoorKidsUsually $20–30 per hour

Kids play places

Kids Empire

Gilbert

IndoorKids$22.90

Pickleball

Pickleball Kingdom

Chandler

IndoorKidsLightedUsually Public courts free; clubs $10–20 open play

Escape rooms

Inferno Escape Room

Tempe

IndoorUsually $30–45 per person

Axe throwing

The Mighty Axe

Phoenix

IndoorUsually $25–40 per hour

Kids play places

Bloomies Playspace

Goodyear

IndoorKidsUsually $10–20 per child

Hikes & preserves

Tres Rios Hayfield Trailhead

Tolleson

OutdoorKidsFree

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