Phoenix events this week: 28 September – 5 October 2026
Phoenix has 13 events on this week. Most of them are concerts and theater performances. Here is what is on, who it suits and how to plan your days out.
For music fans
Choose between Villanelle *canceled* at Valley Bar (Monday, 19:30, from $28.83), Bilal at Crescent Ballroom (Monday, 19:30, from $43.25) and Twin Temple at The Van Buren (Monday, 20:00), plus 6 more in the listings above.
Something different
Choose between Chase Field Stadium Tours at Chase Field (Tuesday to Wednesday) and Karaoke Tuesdays Feat. DJ Snow at Thunderbird Lounge (Tuesday, 20:00).
For a night at the theater
There is one pick: Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Dracula (21+ Event) at Rose Theater at Arizona Center (Tuesday, 19:00).
Planning your days out
Most start between 19:00 and 19:30, which leaves time for dinner first. The cheapest tickets are $28.83, for Villanelle *canceled*.
Tuesday is the busiest day, with 9 events.
Phoenix this week: quick answers
What’s on in Phoenix this week?
13 events, including Villanelle *canceled* at Valley Bar, Bilal at Crescent Ballroom and Twin Temple at The Van Buren.
Is there anything cheap this week?
Yes. Villanelle *canceled* at Valley Bar has tickets from $28.83.
Which venues are busiest?
Crescent Ballroom (2 events), The Van Buren (2 events) and Chase Field (2 events).
Where to go in Phoenix: events, concerts, games and shows worth your night
Phoenix is a valley of cities that go out together: an arena and a ballpark downtown, a stadium in Glendale that hosts Super Bowls, a college town in Tempe with the venues, an old town in Scottsdale with the clubs, and an amphitheater under a desert sky where the tours play from March to November. Below is where to go in Phoenix for a night out, with addresses, and what tends to be on when.
Concerts and live music in Phoenix
The Arizona Financial Theater (400 W Washington Street) downtown takes the seated tours; the Van Buren (401 W Van Buren Street), a converted car dealership, and the Marquee Theater in Tempe the mid-sized; Crescent Ballroom and Valley Bar downtown, the Rebel Lounge and Last Exit Live the new bands. Arena tours play the Footprint Center downtown and Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale; the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre takes the summer sheds. Symphony Hall (75 N Second Street) is the Phoenix Symphony’s.
Phoenix nightlife: Roosevelt Row, Old Town Scottsdale, Mill Avenue and Melrose
Roosevelt Row downtown has the bars, murals and small venues; Old Town Scottsdale the clubs and rooftops; Mill Avenue in Tempe the student bars; Melrose District the queer scene. Bars close at 2 a.m. The light rail runs downtown to Tempe and Mesa until about 2.
Theater, opera and dance in Phoenix
Arizona Opera and Ballet Arizona play Symphony Hall; the Orpheum on Adams Street and ASU Gammage in Tempe, a Frank Lloyd Wright building, take the Broadway tours; the Phoenix Theater Company and Arizona Theater Company produce plays. Stand Up Live downtown is the comedy club.
Sports in Phoenix
The Suns at the Footprint Center from October to April, the Diamondbacks at Chase Field downtown (with the roof closed in summer) from March to October, the Cardinals at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on fall Sundays, the Mercury in the WNBA summer, and Cactus League spring training across the valley in March, the best baseball month of the year. Arizona State football in Tempe on Saturdays.
Museums and galleries in Phoenix
The Phoenix Art Museum (1625 N Central Avenue) is pay-what-you-wish on Wednesday evenings; the Heard Museum holds the great collection of Native American art; the Desert Botanical Garden runs evening concerts and light shows; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art is the modern one. First Friday on Roosevelt Row is the largest art walk in the country.
Phoenix festivals and events by season
- Winter: the Fiesta Bowl, the Waste Management Phoenix Open in Scottsdale in February (the loudest golf tournament anywhere), and Barrett-Jackson.
- Spring: Cactus League spring training through March, Innings Festival in Tempe, and the Arizona Renaissance Festival.
- Summer: the indoor season: Chase Field with the roof shut, and the Phoenix Symphony’s summer series; most tours skip the heat.
- Fall: the amphitheater season resumes in October, Arizona State football, the opera and ballet seasons, and the Cardinals.
Things to do in Phoenix tonight and this weekend
The listings above are the live version of all this: every concert, show, game, club night and exhibition on in Phoenix tonight, tomorrow and this weekend, with times, prices and tickets, updated every hour.
