Chile Pepper Festival
September 29
We were blown away by the beautiful colors and movements of the traditional Aztec dancers! Music, fun, dancing, food and drinks continue at Chile Pepper ...
Chile Pepper Festival is a local food, music and talent event hosted by Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation (CDC). Onsite chile roasting, cooking demos, live music, salsa dancing, activities for kids, a talent show hosted by PEP Rally, a beer garden presented by Deschutes Brewery and a gourmet margarita station will all be on the menu.
Roosevelt Row
128 E Roosevelt St Phoenix
Garlic Festival
September 29-30
To celebrate the thousands of bulbs of organically grown garlic grown this year on the Queen Creek Olive Mill property (and to share it with Arizona), they are hosting this huge two-day event in their grove! Get your garlic fill as they feature everything garlic - from organically grown garlic (while supplies last) to locally made garlic gelato. Enjoy live music, a beer and wine garden, cooking demos, games in the grove and more.
Queen Creek Olive Mill
25062 S. Meridian Road Queen Creek
Arizona Taco Festival
October 13-14
Made good decisions at the @tacofestival today. Sundays are for the tacos. #SundayFunday #TacoFestival #DaCarboholic #Tacos #Scottsdale #TheFoodLife ...
More than 50 teams take up the taco-making challenge as fans sample and savor their creations. Taco competitors are judged by officials of the National Taco Association. The event is filled with music, food, and fun including, lucha libre wrestling,a taco eating contest, more than 100 types of tequila and more.
Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
7555 N. Pima Road Scottsdale
Taste of Cave Creek
October 17-18
Ready to eat, drink, and be merry? Mark your calendars for the annual Taste of Creek festival, a valley tradition spanning more than 25 years. Mingle with neighbors, enjoy samples from local restaurants and bars, grab a drink from the beer garden, or dance your way between two stages of live music.
Stagecoach Village
7100 E. Cave Creek Road
Downtown Donut Fest
November 18
Feast your eyes (and your stomach) on doughy goodness at the first Downtown Donut Fest, where you can devour delicious donuts from 15 of the best local pastry chefs. Craft beer, mimosas, coffee, and good weather is sure to be the icing on the donut.
Margaret T. Hance Park
1202 N. 3rd St Phoenix
Phoenix Pizza Festival
November 21
An entire festival dedicated to everyone's favorite food. The valley's best pizza makers face off in downtown Phoenix to put their cheesy pies to the test, starting at just $2 a slice. Take a break between slices to listen to live music or challenge your friends to lawn games. Get your hands on tickets now so you can get pizza in your hands later.
Margaret T. Hance Park
1202 N. 3rd St Phoenix
Pumpkin Days and Corn Maze at Tolmachoff Farms
September 28-30, Friday-Sunday in October, and Thursday-Sunday in November
Tolmachoff Farms
Went to a corn farm with some pumpkins in it. Turned one into an oogie boogie. Happy Halloween @jamief563! Thanks for not making me go to a haunted house ...
A great big pumpkin patch, six-acre family corn maze (search for pieces of your map as you walk through), mini corn maze, and a haunted corn maze highlight the seasonal offerings at Tolmachoff Farms. Other activities include a petting zoo, train ride, hay pyramid, corn box, pedal cart track, jumping pillow and more.
Tolmachoff Farms
5726 N 75th Ave, Glendale
Schnepf Farms Pumpkin and Chili Party
Thursday-Sunday, October 4-28
October 7, 2017
Throughout October, Schnepf Farms offers fun fall activities like hay rides, a 4-acre corn maze, a pumpkin patch, pig races and, of course, chili. Grab party food like a burger, chili dinner or succotash, and take a spin on exciting rides or the farm’s train. Fireworks light up the sky Friday and Saturday nights.
Schnepf Farms
24610 S Rittenhouse Rd, Queen Creek
Corn Maze and Fall Festival at Vertuccio Farms
October 1 - November 4
Celebrate the season at Vertuccio Farms with this family-friendly festival. A seven-acre corn maze, pumpkin patch, barrel train rides, farm animals and lots more are part of the festivities. Pick up a perfect pumpkin for your Halloween jack-o-lantern while you’re there.
Vertuccio Farms
4011 S. Power Road, Mesa
Oktoberfest at Tempe Town Lake
October 12-14
Tempe Beach Park
Come out and enjoy three full days of activities at Four Peaks Oktoberfest at Tempe Town Lake, including a variety of German beer and food, kid’s zone, a 5k fun run, and musical performances.
Tempe Town Lake and Beach Park
80 E Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe
Fall Festival at Goodyear Ballpark
October 20
Celebrate fall with free and fun family activities at the ballpark, including train rides, a pumpkin patch, rock wall, inflatables, costume contest, trick-or-treating, photo station and arts and crafts activities.
Goodyear Ballpark
1933 S. Ballpark Way, Goodyear
Phoenix Greek Festival
October 12-14
Greek tradition goes strong generation to generation. Greek Festival is a popular and my favorite event in October, showcasing the culturally diverse ...
This festival is an opportunity to share in the rich history, culture, and culinary delights of Greece, including dance performances and family-friendly activities.
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral
1973 E. Maryland Ave, Phoenix
Autumnfest Arts & Crafts Fair
October 20-21
This family-friendly event celebrates the season with fall-flavored festivities including arts and crafts vendors, carnival rides, pumpkin picking, an apple pie baking contest, and live entertainment.
Anthem Community Council Community Park
41703 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway, Phoenix
Herberger Theater Festival of the Arts
October 27
Live and visual art collide in this colorful annual celebration presented by the Herberger Theater Center. The ninth annual festival celebrates the arts in the community with performances by over 25 organizations, live music on two stages, craft beer and wine tasting, vendor booths and more.
Herberger Theater Center
222 E Monroe St, Phoenix
Mesa Music Festival
November 8-10
The Mesa Music Festival returns for a weekend of music appreciation and discovery. Stop by or spend the weekend at the free festival, showcasing more than 300 local and international artists. Click here to view the lineup and start practicing your dance moves.
Downtown Mesa
38 W Main St Mesa, AZ
Fountain Hills Festival of Arts and Crafts
November 9-11
The Fountain Hills Festival of Arts and Crafts features nearly 500 artists, artisans and gourmet food provisioners. Over 200,000 visitors are attracted to this event to do their holiday shopping, purchase art and enjoy good food and live entertainment.
Fountain Hills
12925 N. Saguaro Blvd., Fountain Hills
Arizona Harvest Festival
November 11
Activities include live entertainment, a pumpkin toss, pumpkin pageant, cornhole, pie eating contest, corn shucking, cake walk, hay maze, and a kid’s zone. Food and craft vendors will offer seasonal eats, treats, trinkets and gear. Enjoy the flavors of fall in the seasonal beer garden featuring local pumpkin ales and other brews.
A.J. Chandler Park
178 E Commonwealth Ave, Chandler
ArtFest of Scottsdale
November 17-18
Visitors to Downtown Scottsdale’s ArtFest can browse the fine art and crafts of over 150 vendors, meet local authors, enjoy live music throughout the festival, and taste tempting foods in a beautiful sculpture garden setting.
Scottsdale Civic Center Plaza
7380 E. 2nd Street, Scottsdale
Tempe Fall Festival of the Arts
November 30 - Dec 2
While the award-winning Tempe Festival of the Arts primarily focuses on art and the artists that create it, there are also a wide variety of other activities for guests to enjoy. Live entertainment stages provide musical entertainment for festival-goers. Performances by a number of well-known local musicians keep audiences in high spirits throughout the day. In addition to the scheduled entertainment, street performers, vendors, sponsor exhibits and entertainment booths are set up for the amusement of festival visitors.
Downtown Tempe
Mill Ave. and University Dr., Tempe
Arizona State Fair
Wednesday-Sunday, October 5-28
The state fair returns for another year of classic carnivals rides and cuisine, motor racing, a petting zoo, musical guests and more family-friendly activities. This year’s concert lineup features The Flaming Lips, Gary Allan, Paulina Rubio and more.
Arizona State Fair Grounds
1826 W. McDowell Road, Phoenix
