Free all-day 'spooky tiki' Halloween party at Paradise Hawaiian BBQ with spooky music, free candy for trick-or-treaters and board games.
Free Halloween event for children ages 1 to 5 with pumpkin finding, trick-or-treating, crafts, music, games and snacks.
After-hours night of Japanese folklore with themed displays, performances, cultural activities and food inspired by yokai at the Japanese Friendship Garden.
Halloween-themed paint and sip evening with a guided Angel's Envy bourbon tasting, seasonal bites and a Halloween painting led by local artist Carmen Bradford.
Free live show by Miles V. music, who mixes early-2000s pop rock with storytelling and personal heartache.
Largest ski and snowboard sale and swap in the Western United States with steep discounts on winter gear, plus a travel expo.
Halloween bar crawl through Phoenix bars, starting at Crown Public House, organised by Barcrawlerz.
Free screening of 'Hocus Pocus' at GenuWine Arizona Wine Bar to celebrate the Halloween spirit.
Guided painting workshop to create a pumpkin painting, with materials, music and laughs included.
Guided haunted history tour of the historic Orpheum Theatre, with evening showings on 30 and 31 October, with all proceeds benefiting the venue.
Free night of lo-fi, beats and instrumental hip hop by DJ Mitch Freedom in The Rose Room at Valley Bar.
Adult 18+ Halloween puppet show hosted by Bony Tony, with special appearances from Zombey and The Skeletons, a costume contest and a 3D animated film screening.
Night of the Living Dead show with headliner Practically People, plus Glencove and Glue Sticks at Valley Bar.
Phoenix guitarist Jeff Libman leads an organ trio with Michael Kocour on organ and Robby Carrillo on drums at The Nash.
Costume ball with live music, a haunted cabaret show and a food truck at Alwun House Foundation.
Monster truck show 'All Star Monster Truck Tour' at the Arizona State Fairground Wesley Bolin Building in Phoenix.
Indie electronic duo MRCH performs live in the Sculpture Garden during the Phoenix Art Museum's monthly live-music series, Soundcheck.
A 21+ Halloween celebration with live DJ, specialty cocktails, tarot readings, and a costume contest at the Arizona Biltmore.
Emirates NBA Cup basketball game between the Phoenix Suns and the Denver Nuggets.
Stand-up show by Arnez J, billed as the 'King of Physical Comedy', with shows on October 30 and 31 and November 1.
Weekly Thursday night of live jazz with Charles Lewis and his trio at The Nash, the downtown Phoenix jazz club.
A Halloween-themed burlesque show with five performers staged inside The Pemberton's Ibiza bar.
Interactive comedic murder mystery dinner show where guests become suspects or detectives while enjoying a three-course meal at The Old Spaghetti Factory.
The Phoenix Symphony, conducted by Conner Gray Convington, performs the score by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer from 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'.
Live show by blues-rock guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor, with B Bywater Call, at the Celebrity Theatre.
Multi-stage, circus-themed Halloween night with live music, vinyl sets, a costume contest, aerial artists and carnival games, strictly 21+.
Cydeways, a Santa Barbara band blending reggae, alt-rock and hip-hop, plays Last Exit Live with special guests The Irie and Gabo Fayuca.
R&B group Jodeci plays the Arizona Financial Theatre on its 35th Anniversary Tour of 'Forever My Lady'.
Orville Peck plays The Van Buren in Phoenix on his Man Turned Mule Tour, with Abbie Callahan.
Country-norteño band Nuevo Regimen plays its debut show at The Dirty Drummer for Tex Mex Night, with DJs MRPHX, Tranzo and DJ Dana.
Cumbia night with Grupo Ju-Juy, Grupo Three Mx El Poder de La Cumbia and Eriksound at Bandoleros Phoenix Night Club.
Family Halloween trick-or-treat at the Children's Museum of Phoenix with monster tunes, costume fun and treats, with free admission plus the museum fee.
A hands-on Halloween activity where children design, mix and take home their own slime as part of the Trick-or-Treat at the Museum series.
Weekly hands-on maker experience for young artists, with a new theme and art-making activity around an artwork on view at the Phoenix Art Museum.
Screening of the National Theatre Live stage production of Frankenstein, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller.
Halloween night of costumes, music, and after-dark festivities in The Pemberton's courtyard with multiple DJs.
Halloween wine and candy pairing at Turquoise Wine Bar on Roosevelt Street, with costumes welcome.
A programme for students in grades 6-12 to learn about global cultures, music-making and museum exploration while training to lead their own tours.
Free Día de los Muertos celebration held at the Arizona Latino Arts & Cultural Center.
Guided painting workshop to create a Candy Bowl painting, with materials, music and laughs included.
Concert by Jaleo, the Latin music band led by Alvaro and Camilo Moreno, that mixes salsa, Latin jazz, cumbia, merengue, bachata and bolero.
A drag performance celebrating The Rocky Horror Picture Show with theatrical flair, costumes, and high-energy performance, part of the venue's Halloween drag lineup.
Concert by singer-songwriter Khani Cole at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, part of the museum's concert series.
Halloween costume dance party at Valley Bar with DJs, a cash prize for the best costume and drink specials.
Live show by Slow Pulp at the Crescent Ballroom on Halloween.
Themed 'Bloodrave' recreating the Bloodbath scene from the film Blade, with house, techno, electro and industrial music.
Ty Dolla $ign headlines a 60-minute Halloween concert by DartyForLife at Stratus Event Center, with 24HRS as the opener.
Annual event bringing classic Edgar Allan Poe literature to live performances and storytelling, featuring 'The Raven' performed on the grand staircase.
Halloween 21+ rave with headliner BADKITTI and more than 40 DJs, musicians and performers across three stages at the Phoenix Masonic Temple.
A dance party featuring the music organisers love, strictly for over-21s, with doors and the DJ starting at 9:00 PM.
Halloween costume contest with three categories—Best Solo, Best Group and Best Couple Costume—held at Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour.
13th annual Día de los Muertos festival with a Mass, procession of Aztec dancers, ofrenda blessing, monarch butterfly release, mariachi, folkloric dance, food trucks and an artisan market.
Free direct-to-consumer wedding show with aisle after aisle of wedding and home exhibits, a bridal fashion show and orchestra and DJ presentations.
Lenny Pearce brings his Toddler Rave World Tour to the Arizona Financial Theatre, with big beats and family-friendly vibes for kids and parents.
Concert by Clejan, a trap violinist from Atlanta, with special guest Damoyee, featuring meet and greets.
Screening of Roman Polanski's 1974 neo-noir 'Chinatown' within the Phoenix Art Museum's 'The Color of Noir' film series.
Dia de los Muertos celebration at the 21+ open-air venue The Pemberton with all-day happy hour, tequila and mezcal sampling, face painting, ofrendas and specialty cocktails.
Immersive 47-minute dome experience that fuses ocean nature sounds, live music and visual art to connect with marine life and find calm.
Concert of the Orleans Farewell Tour, a pop-rock band from the 1970s, at the Musical Instrument Museum.
Skillet plays The Van Buren in Phoenix on its Comatose 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour.
Squirrel Flower, the project of singer-songwriter Ella Williams, plays Valley Bar with Psyko Steve, Sour Widows and Morphia Slow.
Online voting round of The Arizona Republic's Battle of the Bands, with The Joeys and The Rebel Set as finalists.
A Halloween pop-up cocktail bar experience featuring immersive decor, inventive cocktails and spooky surprises at Little Rituals.
Nighttime garden tour featuring glowing pathways, seasonal botanical displays, illuminated installations, and fall decor with frozen cocktails and mocktails.
An exhibition exploring cultural identity and belonging through the work of ten Native artists, featuring painting, digital print and sculpture.
Exhibition celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Phoenix Art Museum's fashion collection, featuring colourful ensembles and whimsical accessories from North American and European designers.
A living butterfly exhibit featuring thousands of free-flying Southwestern butterflies and the Glass in Flight sculpture series by Alex Heveri.
Evening tours of the Rosson House at Heritage Square exploring the Victorian fascination with the supernatural and seances.
Annual Arizona State Fair themed 'State of Wonder' with midway rides, food, the Coliseum Concert Series and community programmes like 'Feel Good Fridays'.
Exhibition of oil studies, sketches and works on paper by the Phoenix artist Ed Mell, created between 1974 and 2023, curated by Olga Viso.
An interactive exhibit where children can play, sing and explore familiar places from the beloved children's TV show Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.
90-minute hands-on photography workshop led by a Phoenix Zoo volunteer photographer, learning composition and lighting to photograph the zoo's animals.
An exhibition of vintage advertising posters exploring industrial innovation and the automobile, drawn from the Collection of Discount Tire.
Community Día de los Muertos display of nichos, a community altar, papel picado, ofrendas and a scavenger hunt at the Burton Barr Central Library.
An immersive art installation by the collective Graphic Rewilding featuring walk-through coloured-glass houses and glowing botanical illustrations within the Desert Botanical Garden.
High-energy stunt dog show by The Canine Stars, a team of rescue dogs that appeared on America's Got Talent, with free shows during the Arizona State Fair.
The Black Theatre Troupe brings to Phoenix the 1972 Broadway musical revue Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, a celebration of Black life in the early 1970s.
High-energy, sing-along Halloween puppet show for the very young, with rod and hand puppets, at the Great Arizona Puppet Theater.
Exhibition of the 2025 Arizona Artist Awards, with a solo show by Alice Leora Briggs and a group show of the Lehmann Emerging Artist Award recipients, at the Phoenix Art Museum.
A family-friendly celebration of the science behind Halloween featuring hands-on activities, live demonstrations and special activations.
Dining promotion at Chula Seafood Arizona Center in which guests can earn tickets and prizes for the 2027 NBA All-Star Weekend.
Weekly Saturday night of glamour and fantasy with DJ Image and a rotating cast of drag entertainers at The Pemberton.
Comedy hypnotist Tyzen performs live at the Arizona State Fair, which runs from October 1 to November 1.
90-minute paranormal investigation tour of the historic Orpheum Theatre led by the AZPIRS team, with proceeds benefiting the venue.
An immersive bar experience in an abandoned mansion with candlelight, mysterious portraits and haunted cocktails.
Four-night 18+ Halloween haunt and rave run by promoter DartyForLife at Stratus Event Center, with Halloween night as the peak.
