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Comedy

Sam Morril

StandUpLive Phoenix · 9:45 PM

Event

Arizona State Card Show 2026

Phoenix Convention Center & Orpheum Theatre · Through Nov 15

Food & drink

11th Annual Phoenix Pizza Fest

Hance Park · Through Nov 15

Comedy

Sam Morril

StandUpLive Phoenix · 9:45 PM

1 more date through Nov 15
Music

130 CLUB: HIP HOP + R&B w/ DJ ACRONYM

Valley Bar · 10:00 PM

2 more dates through Nov 21
Event

It's Literacy Month Supported by The Steele Foundation

Children's Museum of Phoenix · 9:00 AM

4 more dates through Nov 19
Art & museums

Beautiful Baskets: Honoring an Indigenous Tradition

Children's Museum of Phoenix · 9:00 AM

4 more dates through Nov 19
Art & museums

Colorful Fragmented Forms

Children's Museum of Phoenix · 9:00 AM

Event

Visit with Violet Duncan

Children's Museum of Phoenix · 10:00 AM

Event

Stand-Up Comedy Class

StandUpLive Phoenix · 11:30 AM

1 more date through Dec 20
Food & drink

Golden Girls Drag Brunch

StandUpLive Phoenix · 12:00 PM

Theater & dance

Powwow Performance with Etsitty Dance Group

Children's Museum of Phoenix · 12:00 PM

Sports

Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Lakers

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 2:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 10
Theater & dance

El Gato con Botas (Puss in Boots)

Leo Rich Theater · 2:00 PM

Music

Music of the Knights: Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John & Sir Paul McCartney

The Phoenix Symphony · 2:00 PM

Event

Arizona Cardinals STEM Day

Arizona Science Center · 7:00 PM

Comedy

REZA | Edge of Illusion

Herberger Theater Center · 7:00 PM

Music

John Craigie – Keep It Warm Tour 2026

Crescent Ballroom · 7:30 PM

Music

DragonForce: Inhuman Rampage 20th Anniversary

The Van Buren · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

Visit the Garden

Children's Museum of Phoenix · 9:00 AM

Art & museums

Illuminating Impressions

Children's Museum of Phoenix · 9:00 AM

3 more dates through Nov 19
Event

BabyTime

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 10:00 AM

Event

Stories in the Spotlight: Featuring Brittany Pomales

Children's Museum of Phoenix · 10:00 AM

Theater & dance

Awakening Creativity Toddler Dance: Rhyming Words and Movement

Children's Museum of Phoenix · 10:30 AM

Event

Raising a Reader

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 3:30 PM

3 more dates through Dec 7
Music

teddy swims

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 7:00 PM

Music

An Evening With Band Of Horses

The Van Buren · 8:00 PM

Music

THE HAILS

Valley Bar · 8:00 PM

Event

Storytime Tuesdays with Loving Literacy Authors: Eileen Pieczonka and Rita Goldner

Children's Museum of Phoenix · 10:00 AM

Event

Cómo Obtener Crédito Para Su Negocio

StartUpPHX · 11:00 AM

Event

Try it Tuesday: Seussday Science - 10 Apples up on Top

Children's Museum of Phoenix · 1:00 PM

Event

Bloom365 Presents: Healthy v. Unhealthy Relationships

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 4:00 PM

Event

Cricut Design Sticker

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 5:30 PM

Comedy

Wild 'N Out Live

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 7:00 PM

Music

Tank and the Bangas – The Last Balloon Tour

Crescent Ballroom · 7:30 PM

Comedy

Chicks in the Office: The Just Between Us Tour

The Van Buren · 8:00 PM

Music

YANA – THE FEELINGS ARE FOREVER TOUR

Valley Bar · 8:00 PM

Event

Small Business Expo 2026

Phoenix Convention Center & Orpheum Theatre · 7:00 AM

Music

Littlest Rhythms: Book Beats

Children's Museum of Phoenix · 9:30 AM

Event

ToddlerTime

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 10:00 AM

1 more date through Nov 25
Music

Awakening Creativity Toddler Music: Seussical Band

Children's Museum of Phoenix · 10:30 AM

Music

Music in the Plaza

Mortgage Matchup Center Plaza · 11:00 AM

Free
Event

Stories in the Spotlight: Featuring Jalila Jones

Children's Museum of Phoenix · 1:00 PM

Event

Crafternoon

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 4:00 PM

Event

Tissue Leaf Suncatchers

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 4:00 PM

Event

Funding Options for Startups

StartUpPHX · 5:30 PM

Theater & dance

Alberto Mayagoitia presenta Mi Cristo Roto

Herberger Theater Center · 7:00 PM

Comedy

Eric Ochoa: Foos Got Love Tour

StandUpLive Phoenix · 7:30 PM

Music

Clara La San - Chosen Silences Tour Fall 2026

The Van Buren · 8:00 PM

Music

ZAUNTEE: GOD REMEMBERS TOUR

Valley Bar · 8:00 PM

Event

Coffee Coworking

StartUpPHX · 9:30 AM

1 more date through Dec 17
Food & drink

Cooking with Krystal: Sweet Potato Pie Energy Bites

Children's Museum of Phoenix · 10:00 AM

Event

This or That!

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 4:00 PM

Event

Personalized Coin Pouch

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 4:00 PM

Event

Family Storytime

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 6:00 PM

Event

THURSDAY DATING | MYSTERY MATCH SINGLES PARTY @ VALLEY BAR | DOWNTOWN PHOENIX

Valley Bar · 7:00 PM

Comedy

Jourdain Fisher

StandUpLive Phoenix · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

The Moth: Keeping the Faith

Crescent Ballroom · 8:00 PM

Music

LATIN NIGHT WITH DJ RECO

Game Room · 10:00 PM

Event

Music & Movement

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 10:00 AM

Music

Muñoz Conducts Schumann & Barber

The Phoenix Symphony · 11:00 AM

2 more dates through Nov 22
Event

Wolfies Tales

Castle Keep · 3:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 18
Music

Third Friday Ceili

The Great Hall · 6:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 18
Art & museums

Opening Reception | The LAndscape I Belong

ASU Downtown Phoenix campus events · Through Dec 5

Music

DJ BOOMER // SOUL / FUNK / WORLD / HIP-HOP

Valley Bar · 6:30 PM

Comedy

Ian Bagg

StandUpLive Phoenix · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 21
Art & museums

Paint & Puccini

Arizona Opera · 7:00 PM

Music

MONIQUE WITH THE HOURGLASS CATS

Valley Bar · 7:30 PM

Music

Sueco

Crescent Ballroom · 8:00 PM

Music

El Tri

The Van Buren · 8:00 PM

Event

CONNECTING YOU TO YOUR HIGHEST GOOD FRIDAY TAROT READINGS w/KEANNA

Valley Bar · 8:00 PM

Event

Celt-Raven Society: Solstice and the Celt Woodlands

Norton Conference Room (basement) · 12:00 PM

Event

Dungeons and Dragons

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 3:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 28
Art & museums

Bad Art Night: Fall Edition

Arizona Science Center · 5:00 PM

Music

MITCH FREEDOM // LO FI / BEATS / INSTRUMENTAL HIP HOP

Valley Bar · 6:30 PM

Festivals & markets

Faire @ The Square

Heritage & Science Park · 7:00 PM

Free
Comedy

Matteo Lane: We Gotta Catch Up

Phoenix Convention Center & Orpheum Theatre · Through Nov 22

Music

From Gershwin to Garland: A Musical Journey with Richard Glazier & Natalie Cordone

Herberger Theater Center · 7:00 PM

Music

LATE NIGHT THOUGHTS: DAYS LIKE THIS TOUR

Valley Bar · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Performance Pop-Up: Los Otros

Herberger Theater Center · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Maravillas de México

Herberger Theater Center · 7:00 PM

Event

Michael Smoak – The Purpose Progression: Understanding Your Why

Crescent Ballroom · 8:00 PM

Music

Paige Fish - The Midnight Crisis Tour

The Van Buren · 8:00 PM

Comedy

SEJOE

StandUpLive Phoenix · 7:00 PM

Music

As I Lay Dying – Celebrating 20 Years of Shadows Are Security

Crescent Ballroom · 7:30 PM

Music

KATSEYE

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 8:00 PM

Music

Pretty Sick

Crescent Ballroom · 8:00 PM

Event

Paper Making

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 4:00 PM

Event

Flashlight Walking Tour of The Square PHX

The Square PHX (Heritage Square) · 7:00 PM

Music

Dead Hot Workshop with Tramps & Thieves and Elvis Before Noon

Crescent Ballroom · 7:30 PM

Comedy

New Faces of Comedy: Turkey Contest!

StandUpLive Phoenix · 7:30 PM

Music

Elf in Concert

The Phoenix Symphony · 2:00 PM

2 more dates through Nov 29
Comedy

Patrick Warburton

StandUpLive Phoenix · 6:00 PM

2 more dates through Nov 29
Sports

Phoenix Suns vs Dallas Mavericks

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 7:00 PM

Music

Imminence - Axis Mundi Tour: North America 2026

The Van Buren · 7:00 PM

Music

Old School – R&B and Hip Hop Party with DJ Rikkie Tee

Crescent Ballroom · 8:00 PM

Art & museums

Astronomy Family Night

Heritage Square · 6:00 PM

Free
Art & museums

PJs in the Park: The Polar Express

Patriots Square at CityScape · 6:00 PM

Free
Event

Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote

Herberger Theater Center · Through Nov 29

Music

Phoenix Funkeros 8th Anniversary Show

Crescent Ballroom · 8:00 PM

Music

R&B ONLY

The Van Buren · 9:00 PM

Music

Emma Ruth Rundle – These Killing Times

Crescent Ballroom · 7:00 PM

Event

Museum Store Sunday

The Square PHX (Heritage Square) · 7:00 PM

Event

Parent Chat- Triple P Hassle Free Mealtimes

Children's Area · 10:00 AM

Theater & dance

Season's Greetings

Herberger Theater Center · Through Dec 17

Music

The Neighbourhood

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 7:00 PM

Music

The Music of Hey Arnold! Live! Feat. Jim Lang and The PS 118 AllStars

The Van Buren · 8:00 PM

Art & museums

Home Alone (1990) Presented by FOTOT and DTPHX Inc

Phoenix Convention Center & Orpheum Theatre · 4:01 PM

Sports

Phoenix Suns vs LA Clippers

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 7:00 PM

Music

Ripe

Crescent Ballroom · 7:30 PM

Event

Jammies & Jams: A Morning Dance Party

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 10:00 AM

Event

Opera for Lunch

Arizona Opera · 12:15 PM

Theater & dance

Days Off

Herberger Theater Center · Through Dec 3

Sports

Phoenix Suns vs Sacramento Kings

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Jan 2
Event

Jingle Bell Jive

Arizona Opera · 11:00 AM

Event

Developing a Business Plan

StartUpPHX · 5:30 PM

Theater & dance

A Winnie-The-Pooh Christmas Tail

Valley Youth Theatre · Through Dec 23

Festivals & markets

Science With A TWIST: The Starlit Solstice

Arizona Science Center · 6:00 PM

Comedy

Jay Pharoah

StandUpLive Phoenix · 7:00 PM

2 more dates through Dec 6
Art & museums

Tiny Exhibit

Herberger Theater Center · Through Jan 31

Art & museums

Big Exhibit

Herberger Theater Center · Through Jan 31

Theater & dance

First Friday Live: Christmas WorldDance Tag-Along

Herberger Theater Center · 7:00 PM

Music

Holiday Pops Spectacular

The Phoenix Symphony · 7:30 PM

2 more dates through Dec 6
Comedy

Holmberg's Happy Ending Presents: Holmberg After Dark

StandUpLive Phoenix · 9:45 PM

Event

ABCs of Starting a New Business

StartUpPHX · 10:00 AM

Event

Home for the Holidays

Arizona Opera · 11:00 AM

Music

Lost in Dreams

The Van Buren · 7:00 PM

Music

The Pineapple Thief

Crescent Ballroom · 8:00 PM

Event

NEA Big Read - Victory comes late: Emily Dickinson's Quiet Patriotism

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 2:00 PM

Music

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 3:00 PM

Art & museums

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Presented by FOTOT and DTPHX Inc

Phoenix Convention Center & Orpheum Theatre · 7:00 AM

Music

Matt Hansen - The Orchid Tour

The Van Buren · 8:00 PM

Event

The Wedding Film Awards

Phoenix Convention Center & Orpheum Theatre · 7:01 AM

Event

Barflies: Eating Christmas

Crescent Ballroom · 7:00 PM

Music

Whitechapel - 20th Anniversary Tour

The Van Buren · 7:00 PM

Music

Handel's Messiah

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church · 7:30 PM

Art & museums

Verse Alive! Happy Birthday, Emily!

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 4:30 PM

Theater & dance

Claus & Effect: An Elf Union Reunion

Herberger Theater Center · Through Dec 20

Music

Handel's Messiah

Camelback Bible Church · 7:30 PM

Music

Rave Jesus – Rave Revival Fall Tour

Crescent Ballroom · 8:00 PM

Music

Yung Gravy: The Joyrider Tour

The Van Buren · 8:00 PM

Comedy

LIVE 101.5 Presents...The After Mess Podcast LIVE

StandUpLive Phoenix · 8:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Phoestivus

Arizona Center · 4:00 PM

Free
Comedy

Pete Holmes: The Pete Here Now Tour

StandUpLive Phoenix · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 12
Music

Dirty Yachtin' Scoundrels

Crescent Ballroom · 7:30 PM

Music

Handel's Messiah

Mesa Arts Center · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

The Nutcracker

Symphony Hall · 7:30 PM

11 more dates through Dec 27
Music

ZULAN (18+)

The Van Buren · 8:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Phoenix Festival of the Arts

Margaret T. Hance Park · 10:00 AM

Free
Festivals & markets

Family Fun Day at the Square

The Square PHX (Heritage Square) · 10:00 AM

1 more date through Jan 9
Event

Family Story Hour

Castle Keep · 10:30 AM

Event

Social Media for Businesses

StartUpPHX · 11:30 AM

Music

Handel's Messiah

Pinnacle Presbyterian Church · 3:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 13
Festivals & markets

Winter Wanderland

Downtown Phoenix Inc. events · 5:30 PM

Free
Sports

Phoenix Suns vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 7:00 PM

Music

nimino: keep me awake tour (18+)

The Van Buren · 8:00 PM

Food & drink

Tamale Festival

St. Mary's Basilica · 11:00 AM

Comedy

Michelle Wolf: Best Job In The World

StandUpLive Phoenix · 7:00 PM

Music

The Strike

Crescent Ballroom · 8:00 PM

Music

Syd: Beard Tour

The Van Buren · 8:00 PM

Sports

Phoenix Suns vs Atlanta Hawks

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour

The Van Buren · 7:00 PM

Sports

Womens Basketball Showcase

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 5:00 PM

Event

How to Start a Side Hustle While Working Full Time

StartUpPHX · 5:30 PM

Music

Beartooth: Pure Ecstasy World Tour

The Van Buren · 6:00 PM

Comedy

12 Comics Of Christmas

StandUpLive Phoenix · 7:30 PM

Comedy

Damon Wayans

StandUpLive Phoenix · 7:30 PM

3 more dates through Dec 20
Festivals & markets

Holiday Market

Courtyard · 3:00 PM

Music

Holiday Baroque

Orpheum Theatre · 7:30 PM

2 more dates through Dec 20
Comedy

Dedrick Flynn

StandUpLive Phoenix · 9:45 PM

1 more date through Dec 19
Art & museums

Rare Book Room Open House

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 1:00 PM

Sports

Hall of Fame Series

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 1:30 PM

Event

Pressed & Printed: Holiday Card Creations

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 2:00 PM

Music

President Gator 25th Anniversary Show - Miniature Tigers

The Van Buren · 6:00 PM

Theater & dance

Reindeer Games

Herberger Theater Center · Through Dec 20

Food & drink

Grinch Drag Brunch

StandUpLive Phoenix · 12:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Annual Winter Solstice Celebration

The Great Hall · 12:00 AM

Sports

Phoenix Suns vs Indiana Pacers

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 7:00 PM

Comedy

Tommy Davidson

StandUpLive Phoenix · 6:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 27
Comedy

Matt Rife

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 8:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 27
Art & museums

Open Select Mondays: Snow Week

Arizona Science Center · 10:30 AM

Sports

Phoenix Suns vs Golden State Warriors

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 7:00 PM

Sports

Phoenix Suns vs Philadelphia 76ers

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 7:00 PM

Music

CHISME WITH DOKNOW AND JAKARTA

The Van Buren · 8:00 PM

Comedy

Frank Caliendo

StandUpLive Phoenix · 6:00 PM

1 more date through Jan 2
Sports

Phoenix Suns vs New York Knicks

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 7:00 PM

Music

New Year's Eve Celebration

The Phoenix Symphony · 7:30 PM

Music

Emo Nite at PHOENIX, ARIZONA

The Van Buren · 10:00 PM

Sports

Phoenix Suns vs Boston Celtics

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Studio Series

Tucson · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

Studio Series

Arizona Opera · 7:30 PM

Comedy

Danny Gonzalez

StandUpLive Phoenix · 7:30 PM

2 more dates through Jan 9
Event

Arizona Wedding Show

Phoenix Convention Center & Orpheum Theatre · 8:00 AM

Music

Jimmy's Buffet / Steely Dead

The Van Buren · 8:00 PM

Art & museums

Science in Focus: Geology Rocks!

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 2:00 PM

Sports

Phoenix Suns vs Chicago Bulls

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 5:00 PM

Art & museums

Sleepaway Camp: A Midnight Mass Experience

The Van Buren · 8:00 PM

Event

D&D for Adults

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 5:15 PM

Event

Nurse Georgie Carroll

The Van Buren · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Coffee at Kerr: The Pirates of Penzance

Kerr Cultural Center · 10:30 AM

Festivals & markets

Burton Barr Open House

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 5:00 PM

Theater & dance

Disney On Ice Jump In

Mortgage Matchup Center (formerly Footprint Center) · 7:00 PM

2 more dates through Jan 16
Art & museums

Twin Peaks: A Conversation with the Stars Ft. Sheryl Lee

The Van Buren · 8:00 PM

Music

Bruch & Mendelssohn with Rolf Haas

The Phoenix Symphony · 11:00 AM

Comedy

Craig Ferguson

StandUpLive Phoenix · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Jan 16
Art & museums

Burton Barr Library Art and Architecture Tour

Burton Barr Central Library (Phoenix Public Library) · 11:00 AM

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