One of Scottsdale’s most popular holiday attractions that has taken place since the 1980’s and one that draws thousands every year can expect an impact from the pandemic. Attendees at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park’s popular holiday lights event can expect smaller crowds and unfortunately higher ticket prices this year due to health and safety...
Read MoreA traveling exhibition featuring full-sized replicas of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling paintings is coming to downtown Phoenix. Visitors can marvel at 34 panels of the reproduced Italian Renaissance masterpieces in their near-original size from Nov. 20 to Feb. 14 at the Croft Downtown, located near First and Buchanan streets. Among these reproductions are revered...
Read MoreThe city of Scottsdale is adding a new element to its holiday festivities this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Scottsdale will host the three-night Scottsdazzle Stroll — a socially-distanced walk along the canal banks of Old Town Scottsdale — from Nov. 27 to Nov. 29. Scottsdazzle Stroll will feature holiday vignettes, seasonal lights,...
Read MoreA mass gathering of prehistoric dinosaurs has made its way to Arizona. Dinosaur Drive-Thru, a traveling pop-up drive-thru attraction that features some 60 life-sized static and animatronic dinosaur statues, has opened at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, off Interstate 10 and Wild Horse Pass Blvd. The event is scheduled to run from...
Read MoreRekindle the joy and tradition of 11 years of Christmas at the Princess at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. The iconic AAA Five Diamond resort becomes the most festive place this side of the North Pole during its annual Christmas at the Princess six-week festival, beginning Friday, November 20th and through the New Year’s Eve...
Read MoreThe APS Light Parade, a yearly holiday tradition in the Valley, will be “reimagined” this year due to health and safety concerns surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Phoenix announced Thursday. Instead of an in-person parade, the event will be presented virtually and will air as a 60-minute holiday special on ABC15...
Read MoreBarrett-Jackson is restarting its engine this week with a special collector car auction in Scottsdale. The Scottsdale-based auction house originally scheduled events for this month in Las Vegas and Palm Beach, Florida, but called them off because of the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers opted instead for a three-day auction starting Thursday at WestWorld of Scottsdale....
Read MoreThe largest home show in the Southwest is making its return to WestWorld of Scottsdale this weekend. The Maricopa County Home and Garden Show will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Our fall event displays an array of inspiration for Arizonians to spruce up their home for the...
Read MoreCiting the ongoing health and social guidelines related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the operational challenges they present for indoor attractions, “The North Pole Experience,” one of the premier Christmas attractions in Flagstaff, Arizona, has suspended sales and canceled its 2020 season. “Earlier this July, with the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19 affecting us all,...
Read MoreScottsdale Quarter’s free Boo & Brew event is returning on Oct. 24 from 2-7 p.m., featuring fall-themed fun for kids and adults. “With all of the unique challenges that we have faced this year, Scottsdale Quarter is excited to provide an opportunity to come together to enjoy the fall season through Boo & Brew,”...
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