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24 Arizona events to check out this weekend (Oct. 31-Nov. 2)

Here are some events going on in Arizona this weekend, including Día de Los Muertos celebrations, free movies, and a sumo festival.

two sumo wrestlers wrestling while referee yells
TOKYO – APRIL 7: Unidentified Sumo wrestlers in the Fujisawa tournament in Tokyo, Japan on April 7, 2012. (J. Henning Buchholz/Shutterstock)

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🎃👻 Happy Halloween! 🦇🍬

It’s always nice when Halloween falls on a Friday. I don’t have big plans this year—I missed my friends’ annual party last weekend due to a wedding—but I’m hoping to post up somewhere and hand out candy. Watching kids trick or treat in adorable costumes can’t be beat.

Outside of Halloween parties, Arizona is full of events this weekend:

 

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