BEST Events In Phoenix Today
The Event Oracle Knows ALL the FUN Events in the Land of the Phoenix Sun. Select your date above then scroll for all the Arts, Entertainment, and Events in my Crystal Ball...
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Japanese Friendship Garden Tours
Japanese Friendship Garden
1125 N. 3rd Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Are you curious about the 4 separate landscapes of the Garden, our sister city, Himeji, or the ins and outs of our hide and reveal (Miegakure) design? Walk-in tours at the Japanese Friendship Garden have resumed and are available on a first-come-first-serve basis every week. One of our knowledgeable tour guides will show you through the entire Garden for a 30-50 minute tour (depending on how curious you are!) and give you the inside look at how to appreciate RoHoEn's intricate and detailed art form. All ages welcome!
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Roro Street Art Tour
Phoenix Center for the Arts
1202 N. 3rd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Art Lovers, Curious Travelers & Locals alike love this lively, in-depth look into the art and artists who are literally changing the face of Phoenix. Experience the RoRo: Named one of the top 10 Arts Districts in the USA. See diverse political perspectives in art form: i.e.Black Lives Matter, immigration, etc. Become a graffiti sleuth as we identify symbols and patterns of street graffiti! Discover hidden gems and 30+ larger than life murals! Get the inside scoop on local and world renouned artists working in the Phoenix Street Art Scene.
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Artscapes Explore at Desert Ridge Marketplace
Desert Ridge Marketplace
21001 N. Tatum Blvd Ste. 46-1515
Phoenix, AZ 85050
Artscapes is back for a limited time! Be awed as you travel through The District and explore unique & interactive window displays created by local artists. Featuring: Ocean Exploration by Caitlin Jackson, The Road Ahead by Lucretia Torva, Getting Out of The Garden by John Wietfeldt, Oh Snap & Bugging Out by Courtney Larsen, and Road Trip by R and D Design.
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MIMkids Mini Music Makers
Musical Instrument Museum
4725 E. Mayo Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ 85050
Introduce your child to the wide and wonderful world of music through MIM’s early childhood music and movement courses. Explore music from around the globe with your children while singing, dancing, and playing instruments. Designed for children and caregivers, each four-week session explores a new musical culture in engaging ways. Motor, pre-language, and musical skills are developed simultaneously, while children actively participate in the music making. Each class is structured around developmentally appropriate activities for the children to interact with and create their own music. By exploring music through song, dance, and basic instruments, children develop musical and social skills. Early childhood music programs are also proven to foster physical, emotional, and cognitive growth.
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Top Golf Unlimited Play
Top Golf
9500 E Talking Stick Way
Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Enjoy unlimited Topgolf game play for only $15 per person* from 10 a.m. – noon, every Monday through Friday. You can hit unlimited golf balls for up to 2 hours for just $15 per person. That’s more swings and more savings. This gives you the flexibility to purchase the unlimited per person price, or the hourly bay rate. Get to Topgolf early for the best value!
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Free 30 Minute Mini Outdoor Photoshoot
Multiple Locations
Phoenix, AZ
Enjoy sun, social distancing, and supporting local photographers with a free, 30 minute mini photoshoot! The photoshoot is free. Pay only for the photos you like and want. Choose from a list of fabulous outdoor Phoenix area locations to be your backdrop. Location shoots are available on different days Wednesday through Sunday, so check their calendar for the location that appeals to you.
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Wine Down Wednesday
820 Bowling and Billiards
50 W Jefferson St.
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Join us for bowling and billiards, as well as mini Charcuterie boards and Meiomi wines!! Way to wind down.
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Sunsets and Sips Happy Hour
Taliesin West
12621 N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Sunsets and Sips is our happy hour program hosted at Taliesin West. With views of the city below, we invite guests to linger and mingle with a drink on our famous Prow. Each evening will also feature a different portion of our Taliesin West campus for you to discover. All tickets come with a complimentary drink and access to these select spaces on property, with staff present to answer your questions. Bar service will be open for additional beverage purchases until 30 minutes prior to close. Open spaces differ with each offering, allowing you to experience something different every time.
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Walk-in Wednesdays Open Mic Night
Tempe Center for the Arts
700 W. Rio Salado Parkway
Tempe, AZ 85281
Walk-in Wednesdays, the region's best open mic night, returns to live, in-person performance. The free series offers musicians a chance to play their songs in a friendly, attentive atmosphere void of noisy nightclub indifference. Musicians (acoustic preferred) and poets are welcome. Performers are allowed two songs or two poems not to exceed 10 minutes total. This includes set-up and take down. Musicians must provide their own instruments or recorded music. CDs and iPods are preferred. Covers and original music are welcome. Microphones, music stands, P.A. system provided. No cover charge.
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Chandler Mid-Week Eats Food Truck PopUP
HeatherGlen Entrance
1961 N Hartford St
Phoenix, AZ 85225
Enjoy the amazing fresh air, say HI to your neighbors, support local small businesses all while enjoying some tasty, cooked to order & always flavorful food truck food. Are you tired of the same old food or just don't want to cook again???? We are too! So take the night off from cooking and let these awesome food trucks do the cooking for you! There's something tasty for everyone in the whole family to enjoy!
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Wednesday Wednesday: Songwriter Showcase
Crescent Ballroom
308 N. 2nd Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85003
A weekly curated artist showcase featuring the best artists from the Phoenix music scene every week. Held at the legendary Crescent Ballroom and hosted by Jesse Teer of The Senators; this is an evening of artist community, music discovery and a celebration of the most promising up-and-coming talent in Phoenix.
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Trivia Night at CB Live
CB Live
21001 N. Tatum Blvd
Phoenix, AZ 85050
CB Live Trivia Night every Wednesday at 6pm. Different subjects each week. Reservations required. Play as a single or form a team (up to 6 persons per team).
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El Charro Hipster Comedy Night
El Charro Hipster Restaurant
1325 Grand Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Bring your friends for a delightful evening of not very clean comedy. While you're here try our Tin Tan Tuesday special, which is a Mezcal Artesanal, Gin, pineapple, chile, and agave honey . Or check out our Antonio Banderas. You'll love it! And don't forget, our forks, knives, napkins, plates all go to the compost heap and become food for vegetables in 50 days! We have vegetarian, vegan and meat dish options.
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South Central Swing at The Duce
The Duce
Phoenix, AZ
Retro-chic warehouse housing a vintage camper serving American comfort food, plus an art deco bar. Wednesday night is swing dancing night. $10 cover. 7 pm Lessons start. Dancing begins at 8pm
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Top Golf College Night
Top Golf
9500 E Talking Stick Way
Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Wednesday is College Night at Topgolf! $15 for unlimited game play with food and drink specials. 8pm-11pm every Wednesday.
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Unlimited Bowling Wednesdays
Bowlero Christown
1919 W Bethany Home Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85015
Hit the lanes starting at 8pm and enjoy unlimited bowling and arcade specials that will help you get over the hump. $13.89 Unlimited bowling per person, shoes included. Plus half price arcade games. Subject to lane availability.
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Westwind All Digital Drive-In
Westwind Glendale Drive-In
5650 N 55TH Ave
Phoenix, AZ
Relaxed family fun with a mix of old-school drive-in vibe this all digital drive-in movie theatre offers first-run movies nightly. There are nine projectors and most movies are double features. They also have occassional midnight screenings of new releases. Best part is that kids are cheap and ages 4 and under are free. No more babysitters required. And if you go on Family Fun Night, the prices are even better! Finally a place to take the whole family that doesn't break the bank. The first movie of the evening starts at 7:20pm.
Virtual Events Today
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Birding 101 Virtual Workshop
Virtual
Phoenix, AZ
Let an internationally celebrated birding expert and National Geographic introduce you to the joys of birding across the North American continent.
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Zazen Meditation
Virtual
Santa Fe, NM
The zazen schedule is 7:00 a.m., and 5:30 p.m. MT and Wednesday Dharma Talks (5:30 p.m. MT). Join us online for the 7am and 5:30pm meditation on Upaya Zen Center’s YouTube page.
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Free Morning Spanish Lessons
Virtual
New York City, NY
¡Hola a todos! Connect with beginner and intermediate Spanish learners and explore better ways of getting comfortable speaking Spanish. We’ve been testing out an audio-only class format (no video) where we take turns practicing speaking guided by prompts on a shared screen.
We're holding multiple 30-minute sessions every day that have between 2-9 students and one instructor who guides everyone through the speaking prompts and helps correct mispronunciations. We’ve made a bunch of sample lessons from basic conversational Spanish to medical Spanish. -
Qigong! Strengthen Immune System though Deep Relaxation
Virtual
Chicago, IL
Join us for Virtual Qigong! Spend an hour with us from your home and experience the stress busting ability of qigong. Start to bring clarity to your thinking, relieve pain, support the immune system and begin to chip away at chronic conditions by learning simple, effective, and powerful qigong techniques to support your health and well being mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually.
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Virtual Book Clubs
Virtual
Chicago, IL
Chicago Public Library offers a variety of book clubs for all ages! Children, teens, and adults alike can join on various days. See the Chicago Public Library website for times and days.
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Readings of Shakespeare: The Show Must Go Online
Virtual
London, England
The Show Must Go Online is the first, best and most prolific creator of made-for-digital Shakespeare in response to the pandemic. First featured on BBC Newsnight, in The Guardian, Playbill and more, the show has become a global movement and a cultural export, committed to making Shakespeare for everyone, for free, forever.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Classroom
Virtual
Phoenix, AZ
The Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Classroom is a resource center developed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation’s education department as a free online learning tool for K-12 students and virtual engagement for families. The Virtual Classroom combines fun, real-world lessons with Wright’s famed principles of organic architecture and solutions-based design. Each STEAM-focused activity will offer students hands-on projects that encourage creative and critical thinking. Are you a teacher looking for innovative ways to engage your class with online learning? The Foundation also has ready-to-go virtual lesson packets as well as opportunities to set up virtual field trips with your students! Families can continue to watch for new weekly activity announcements on our social media each Wednesday.
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Virtual Zumba
Online
New York City, NY
Experience the NYRR RUNCENTER at home! Led by licensed Zumba® instructor Celinda Casanova, this class will transform your living room, rooftop, or backyard into a lively home fitness studio. Register for the class time of your choice, and you will receive an email with your personal access link to join the class on Zoom. Whether you’re new to exercising, training for an event, or restarting a fitness regimen, Zumba® is a great complement to your training program. Appropriate for all levels, this class uses Latin and World rhythms to mix low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. No prior experience is needed—just bring yourself and your love of fitness and music!
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Good For Your Soul: A Cooking Show
Online
New York City, NY
Join us as our home chefs show us how to cook a meal that will be delicious and soul warming. Every Wednesday at 6pm EST one of our hosts will show us a favorite meal that is healthy, tasty, and easy to make, using what you have at home. Sponsored by Langston Hughes Library. These events are FREE!
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Best Friends & Belly Laughs Community Improv
Virtual
Houston, TX
BFBL Improv is a space curated to help you let loose, have fun, and laugh without limitation in a friendly, engaging, and high-energy environment! This improv meetup is perfect for the beginner - all the way up to the most advanced improv warriors - no experience is required.
Through a super playful process, we'll help you discover your inner improv roots (aka superhero powers)...and what you discover may (and most certainly will) surprise you!
• Play a variety of easy-to-learn, engaging, and outrageously fun improv games.
• Find comfort and true freedom in expressing your weird side.
• Learn the foundational basics of improv and perform successful scenes (even if it's your first time).
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Virtual London Music Tour
Virtual
London, England
Let us follow a musician's life through the streets of London, every week there will be different artists like Mozart, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, and Lionel Bart. Enjoy the scenery while their music entertains us!
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Morpheus
Virtual
London, England
Are you itching to escape your four walls? Do you dream of unknown places, new faces, and a story that you can make your own? We've got just the ticket. Ditch the crowds and do away with stiff seats, bringing the thrill of immersive theatre to your own home. There's a tale waiting to be told, are you ready to be a part of it?
Step out of the world as you know it and into a thrilling story filled with twists, turns, and plenty of fun! Become an undercover spy for the night or work as a world-saving scientist battling a deadly virus. With the chance to slip into a new world of mystery and excitement, adventure awaits for all those ready for it.
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The Metropolitan Opera - Nightly Opera Streams
Virtual
New York City, NY
Seize this unique opportunity to watch opera every night of the week! Each day, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series is being made available for free streaming on the Met website, with each performance available for a period of 23 hours, from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 6:30 p.m. the following day. The schedule will include outstanding complete performances from the past 14 years of cinema transmissions, starring all of opera’s greatest singers.
