📆 Around town this week
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This week
🍺 Four Course Beer Pairing Dinner @ HELLUVA Brewing Company | Tuesday (9/30) at 5:00pm – This four-course dinner teams chef-crafted dishes with Helluva’s quirkiest brews, from smoky cauliflower bisque paired with Oktoberfest to bananas foster flambé with a Helleweizen chaser. It’s fine dining without the attitude, just snag a spot, sip, savor, and enjoy a locally crafted pairing experience to brag about.
🎶 Market & Music @ Verde at Cooley Station | Thursday (10/2) at 5:00pm – Nothing says fall like a crisp evening of shopping, snacking, and swaying to live tunes. Local makers will be out with handmade goods, food vendors will keep you fueled, and the music sets the perfect soundtrack. Bring the whole crew and kick off October under Gilbert’s autumn skies.
🎤 Ledisi “for Dinah” @ Chandler Center for the Arts | Thursday (10/2) at 7:30pm – Grab your favorite beaded clutch and ditch your usual bar crawl for a night of Grammy-winning Ledisi channeling Dinah Washington like you’ve never heard before. She shifts from gut-punch power to whisper-soft nuance, honoring the jazz queen while proving classics only get better with age.
🕹️ 7th Anniversary Pinball Tournament @ Electric Bat Arcade | Friday (10/3) at 11:00am – We’re squaring off at Electric Bat for their seventh anniversary pinball bash, but only 120 players get a shot at glory. Dust off your retro mojo. Spend three desert days chasing tilt, neon flares, and that precious adulting thrill.
🍺 Oktoberfest @ The Sleepy Whale | Friday (10/3) at 11:00am – Ready to trade your diet coke for a cold stein? This weekend they’re tapping autumnal lagers, slinging pastrami, brats, and pretzels at Silver King Smokehouse, and awarding a $50 gift card to the champ of the stein-hold showdown. Prost!
This weekend
🍩 Donut Judge Me 5K Run/Walk | Saturday (10/4) at 8:00am – This 5K run/walk in Gilbert promises not just a pat on the back but a full-size donut stare-down at the finish line, complete with a finisher medal that moves, a sweet reward waiting at the finish line. Early birds snag cheaper registration, but we won’t judge, much.
🛠️ Garage Dreams Market Expo @ Union at Riverview | Saturday (10/4) at 9:00am – Spend a weekend afternoon surrounded by gleaming hood ornaments, bargain bins of rare parts, and dream cars, while the kids race mini electric speedsters. Think vintage rides, live tunes, food trucks, and enough motor oil banter to fill your garage.
👗 DSquared Fashion for Sustainability @ Escalante Multi-Generational Center | Saturday (10/4) at 12:00pm – Nothing says high style and low waste like a runway full of upcycled chic, complete with a head-to-head plastic bag face-off. This charity, eco-friendly fashion show lets you sip wine, laugh at avant-garde grocery totes, and celebrate eco-friendly fashion in style, while supporting a good cause.
🎻 26th Annual Mariachi and Folklórico Festival @ Chandler Center for the Arts | Saturday (10/4) at 7:00pm – Chandler’s Mariachi and Folklórico Festival rolls out Aída Cuevas, the Grammy-winning ‘Queen of Ranchera,’ with a world-class mariachi ensemble to deliver an authentic Mexican fiesta without the passport hassle. Expect vibrant dances, rich melodies, and enough nostalgia to make your abuela proud.
🧘 Women’s Health & Wellness Retreat @ Banner Sports Medicine Scottsdale | Sunday (10/5) at 10:00am – Think of a weekend where you swap guilt over unread emails for guided meditation, sound bowl healing, and a no-nonsense self-defense class, while Banner Health physicians spill real talk on women’s wellness. It’s basically therapy with chair massages, fresh insights, and zero judgment.
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