
Here are some things happening this weekend in Arizona, including an event celebrating green chiles. (Doğan Alpaslan DEMİR/Unsplash)
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As temperatures cool down a bit, Arizona’s events list is starting to claw its way back from summer hibernation.
Here are some things happening this weekend, including a Diamondbacks game with a concert, a cigar festival, and an event celebrating green chiles.
Central Arizona
- First Friday in Phoenix, Friday
- Arizona Diamondbacks plus Flo Rida post-game concert in Phoenix, Friday
- Phoenix Garba Mela in Mesa, Friday-Saturday
- Abilities Expo in Scottsdale, Friday-Sunday
- The West’s Most Western Rodeo in Scottsdale, Friday-Sunday
- Fiesta de Septiembre in Wickenburg, Saturday
- Boots & Roots: A Country Kinfolk Jam in Laveen, Saturday
- 9/11 Tower Challenge in Glendale, Saturday
- Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, Saturday-Sunday
Northern Arizona
- Northern Arizona Cigar Festival in Prescott, Saturday
- Flagstaff Creative Aging Festival, Sunday
Southern Arizona
- Blues in Bisbee, Saturday
- Sonoita Ranch Rodeo, Saturday
- Southern Arizona Green Chile Festival in Sonoita, Saturday
- Sonoran Restaurant Week, various locations, Saturday-Sept. 14
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