April Events in AZ

Theatre & Arts

1-30 Jersey Boys @ Phoenix Theatre

1-13 Churchill @ Phoenix Theatre

1 The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight @ Phoenix Symphony Hall

2 Coffee at Kerr with Arizona Opera's Aida @ Kerr Cultural Center

2 Dancing with the Stars Life @ Arizona Financial Theatre

3-6 Cirque du Soleil - Crystal @ Phx Arena

4 Southwest Shakespeare Company: The Secret Garden @ Taliesin West

4 Sip & Shop with Flutist by Cody Blackbird @ Native Art Market

4 Jazz Notes @ Free First Fridays at Herberger

4 Ken Wagner @ Jazzbird at Ravenscroft

4-6 ASU Pow Wow @ ASU Desert Financial Arena

4-20 Crimes of the Heart @ Kax Stage, Herberger Theater

4 iLuminate (seen on America's Got Talent) @ Tempe Center for the Arts

5 Kristina Wong @ ASU Gammage

5 Wanda Sykes @ Arizona Financial Theatre

5 Sunset Serenades with Chuck E Baby @ Scottsdale Quarter

5-6 Phoenix Symphony: Stuart Chafetz - The Music of Selena @ Orpheum Theatre

11 Fortune Feimster @ Celebrity Theatre

12-13 Leanne Morgan @ Celebrity Theater

12 Naruto: The Symphonic Experience @ ASU Gammage

12 Sunset Serenades Pete Pancrazi @ Scottsdale Quarter

12-13 Aida at Arizona Opera @ Phoenix Symphony Hall

17 Pride & Prejudice Movie Party @ Harkins Camelview

18 Taliesin West Film Series: A Summer Place @ Taliesin West

18 Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza: La Hija de la Chingada @ Changing Hands Phoenix

18-19 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater @ Mesa Arts Center

19 Hang Time @ ASU Gammage beyond series

19 Sunset Serenades: Flying Squirrels Trio @ Scottsdale Quarter

23-26, 30 Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation @ Phoenix Theatre

25 Tom Wakeling's West by Northwest @ Jazzbird at Ravenscroft

25-27 Phoenix Symphony: Tito Munoz - Beethoven's Ninth Symphony @ Symphony Hall

26 Sunset Serenades: Desert Dixie Duo @ Scottsdale Quarter

26-27 Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel, a Concert @ Herberger

27 Francine Reed @ Jazzbird at Ravenscroft

28-30 Gather Round the Campfire with John Abbott Lunchtime Theatre @ Herberger

30 Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles @ ASU Gammage

image credit Tempe Tourism

Festivals & Markets

2-6 Arizona Bike Week @ WestWorld

3 Gold Palette Art Walk @ Old Town Scottsdale Arts District

3-5 Scottsdale Artists League Spring Fine Art Show @ Scottsdale Art District

4-6 Reggae Rise Up @ Tempe Beach Park

5 DTPHX Urban Wine Walk @ Downtown Phoenix

5 Mercantile Market @ Scottsdale Civic Center Plaza

5-6 Phoenix Pride's Rainbow Festival @ Heritage Square

5-12 Saguaro & Skate @ Desert Botanical Gardens

6 Melrose Vintage Market @  Melrose District, Phoenix

10 Loteria Nights @ Desert Botanical Gardens

10-13 Country Thunder

12 Punk in the Park @ Wild Horse Pass

13 Second Sundays on Mill @ Downtown Tempe

18-19 Breakaway Music Festival @ Sloan Park

25-27 Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market @ WestWorld

25-30 Scottsdale Fair & Festival @ WestWorld

26 Scottsdale Jazz Festival @ Scottsdale's Civic Center Bandshell

Concerts

1-2 Herman's Hermits @ MIM

4 War @ Wild Horse Pass

5 Third Eye Blind @ Wild Horse Pass

17 Alabama @ Phx Arena

18 Santana @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

19 Kylie Minogue @ Phx Arena

26 The Wailers @ The Showroom at Talking Stick Resort

30 Billy Idol & Joan Jett and the Blackhearts @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

Kids & Family

3-6 The Dinosaur Picnic @ Great Arizona Puppet Theatre

4-6 MIM's 15th Anniversary

5 Kung Fu Panda @ Arizona Boardwalk

10-30 The Tale of Peter Rabbit @ Great Arizona Puppet Theatre

26 Hot Dogs & Jazz @ The Nash

26 Earth Day @ Phoenix Zoo

26-30 Eddie & Vinnie @ Herberger featuring Childsplay Theatre

27 Scottsdale Comic Book Show @ Scottsdale Plaza Resort

27 Dia del Nino: Escultura @ Heard Museum

27 Tracks & Tunes @ McCormick Stillman Railroad Park

Dog Friendly

5, 12, 19 Dog Days in the Garden @ Desert Botanical Gardens

Easter @ JoJo's Shakebar (image @ThingsToDoInAZ )

Holiday

1-20 Easter Egg Painting Brunch @ JoJo's ShakeBar

5 Photos with the Easter Bunny @ Scottsdale Promenade

12-13 Interactive Passover Seder @ Chabad of PV

13 Bunny Brunch @ Phoenix Zoo

13 Bunny Hop Spring Celebration @ The District at Desert Ridge Marketplace

19 Bunnanza @ Scottsdale Civic Center Plaza

19 Hide & Peep @ Scottsdale Quarter

19 Easter at the Farm @ Hunkapi Farms

8 Second Saturdays @ Wild Horse Pass image @ThingsToDoInAZ

Sports

7-9 Diamondbacks vs Baltimore Orioles

8 Suns vs Golden State Warriors

8 8 Second Saturdays Rodeo Series @ Wild Horse Pass

9 Suns vs Oklahoma City Thunder

11-13 Diamondbacks vs Milwaukee Brewers

12 Yoga in the Outfield @ Salt River Fields

12 Phoenix Rising vs Detroit City

16 Suns Playoffs TBD

18 Suns Playoffs TBD

19 Phoenix Rising vs Sacramento Republic

20 NBA Western Conference First Round, Home Game 1 Suns vs TBD

22 NBA Western Conference First Round, Home Game 2 Suns vs TBD

22-24 Diamondbacks vs Tampa Bay Rays

25-27 Diamondbacks vs Atlanta Braves

26 RUF MMA @ Celebrity Theatre

26 Phoenix Rising vs San Antonio

30 NBA Western Conference First Round, Home Game 3 Suns vs TBD