17 Arizona events to check out this weekend (Nov. 21-23)

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By Jessica Swarner

November 21, 2025

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It looks like we have another rainy weekend ahead of us. ⛈️

I’m not tired of the rain yet—I’ve been enjoying the drizzling on my roof—but I haven’t been in any bad storms. I imagine the drivers who got caught in the West Valley hail on Wednesday are over it.

As a result of the forecast, some events for this weekend have been canceled, but there’s still a lot going on:

Peoria Asian Night Market, Friday
Gilbert Days Festival, Friday-Saturday
Goodguys 28th Speedway Motors Southwest Nationals in Scottsdale, Friday-Sunday
Panda Fest in Scottsdale, Friday-Sunday
Tucson Museum of Art’s Fall Artisans Market, Friday-Sunday
Indian Frybread & Arts Festival in Chandler, Saturday
El Tour de Tucson, Saturday
Quartzsite Fall Festival, Saturday
Light Up Ahwatukee Holiday Festival in Phoenix, Saturday
Asada & Brew Festival in San Luis, Saturday
Fall Rail Festival in Chandler, Saturday
Dry Eyes Film Festival in Phoenix, Saturday
Paul Bond Boots & Music Festival in Nogales, Saturday
Portal to the Past Festival in Phoenix, Saturday
Thriftapalooza in Phoenix, Saturday-Sunday
Enchanted Island Harvest Festival in Phoenix, Saturday-Sunday
Monster Market in Phoenix, Sunday

Editor’s note: This story was updated to remove Arizona Snowbowl’s opening day on Friday, because the ski resort opened ahead of schedule on Thursday.

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Jessica Swarner

Jessica Swarner is The Copper Courier’s newsletter editor. She is an Arizona State University alumna and previously worked at KTAR News 92.3 FM in Phoenix.

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