These 322 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 3 at 6pm +2
Desert Botanical Garden · Camelback East Village
Trade the day's stress for gong vibrations as the desert sky turns gold. Singing bowls lull you into deep calm among the cacti, then glowing trails invite a sunset wander through the garden after dark.
November 4 at 6pm +1
Almost There: A Mom + Pups Rescue · Camelback East Village
Stretch and flow alongside a pack of free-roaming puppies. This 30-minute session welcomes all ability levels and ages four and up, with proceeds directly supporting the rescue's life-saving work.
Nov. 6 & Dec. 4 at 5pm
Phoenix Art Museum · Midtown • Free
Sketch a live clown model at the museum's monthly Drawing Club. Sissy Art leads hands-on activities that are equal parts silly and soothing, all with free admission.
November 11 at 6:30pm
Changing Hands Bookstore · Midtown
Seven minutes, one prompt, no overthinking: Ghost Poetry's prompt night gets words on the page fast. Write, share if you're feeling brave, then do it all again.
October 29 at 1:30pm +22
Phoenix Theatre - Hormel Theatre · Midtown • From $85
Alice Paul rallies the nation for women's right to vote, clashing with the more agreeable image crafted by Carrie Chapman Catt in Shaina Taub's Tony Award-winning musical staged at the Hormel Theatre.
October 29 at 2pm +8
The Helen K. Mason Performing Arts Center · Eastlake Park • $52
Micki Grant's Tony-nominated musical turns everyday Black life into a gospel, funk, and soul-soaked celebration. The Black Theatre Troupe brings the joy, humor, and heartache home in an intimate space with serious acoustics.
November 5 at 7:30pm +2
Herberger Theater Center · Central City
Dracula's three brides finally get their own story. Scorpius Dance Theatre's original gothic production blends contemporary dance, theatrical storytelling, and haunting imagery into a seductive new vampire tale.
November 5 at 6pm
Walter Studios · Central City • $56.8
Wine class, but make it stand-up. A comedian pours five global varietals through a 70-minute set of genuine wine education and unfiltered laughs, written by the world's only WSET Level 3 comic.
October 30 at 2:30am +1
The Nash · Evans Churchill • $5-$10
Catch a living legend before your Thursday gets boring: pianist Charles Lewis, still swinging at 93, leads his trio through jazz standards in a club that feels delightfully stuck in another era.
October 31 at 12:30am (This weekend) +10
Desert Botanical Garden · Camelback East Village
Catch live tunes under a desert sky as you wander between three music spots scattered through the Garden. Trailside Tunes turns an evening stroll among the cacti into a choose-your-own-concert adventure.
November 1 at 2:30am (This weekend)
Musical Instrument Museum · Desert Ridge West
Smooth jazz meets soulful vocals as Khani Cole takes the stage at the Musical Instrument Museum's celebrated concert hall. Expect an intimate evening of genre-blending grooves in a room built for pure sound.
October 31 at 7pm (This weekend)
The Nash · Evans Churchill • $37-$41
Over three hundred arrangements span salsa, cumbia, and American pop standards given a Latin flair by Jaleo at The Nash, where Alvaro and Camilo Moreno lead an Afro-Cuban and Colombian influenced performance.
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Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Casa de Julia Restaurant Bar · Central City
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
Geordie's at Wrigley Mansion · Camelback East Village
$$$$
Sat, Oct 31 · 6:00 PM
Desert Botanical Garden · Camelback East Village
Thu, Nov 5 · 10:00 PM
Central City
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 5:00 PM
Rose Theatre at Arizona Center · Central City
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:30 PM
Phoenix Symphony Hall · Central City
Sat, Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
The Old Spaghetti Factory · Central City
$75
Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
The Pemberton · Evans Churchill
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
Thunderbird Lounge · Melrose Manor
$
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:30 PM
The Van Buren · Central City
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:30 PM
Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) · Desert Ridge West
Sat, Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
The Rebel Lounge · Meredith Square
$10
Sat, Oct 31 · 6:00 PM
Rancho Ochoa · Estrella Village
$40-$80
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:00 PM
Stand Up Live · Central City
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:00 PM
Second Beat Improv Theater · Camelback East Village
Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
Crescent Ballroom · Central City
Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
Rhythm Room · Encanto Village
$30-$35
Sat, Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
Walter Where?House · Central City
$20 – $40
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:30 PM
The Van Buren · Central City
Sat, Oct 31 · 6:30 PM
Phoenix Art Museum · Midtown
Sun, Nov 1 · 7:00 PM
The Van Buren · Central City
Sun, Nov 1 · 8:00 PM
Linger Longer Lounge · Camelback East Village
$20
Sun, Nov 1 · 7:00 PM
Fatcat Ballroom - Phoenix Dance Studio · Paradise Valley Village
Sun, Nov 1 · 6:00 PM
East Southern Avenue · South Mountain Village
$5-$600
Sun, Nov 1 · 6:00 PM
The Nash Jazz Club · Evans Churchill
$10
Sun, Nov 1 · 8:00 PM
The Rebel Lounge · Meredith Square
$20
Sun, Nov 1 · 7:00 PM
Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) · Desert Ridge West
Sun, Nov 1 · 6:00 PM
Fatcat Ballroom - Phoenix Dance Studio · Paradise Valley Village
Sun, Nov 1 · 6:00 PM
The Nash Jazz Club · Evans Churchill
$10
Sun, Nov 1 · 8:00 PM
Valley Bar · Central City
$$
Sun, Nov 1 · 7:00 PM
Celebrity Theatre · Central City
From $69
Sun, Nov 1 · 6:00 PM
The Nash Jazz Club · Evans Churchill
$10
Sun, Nov 1 · 6:00 PM
The Nash Jazz Club · Evans Churchill
$10
Sun, Nov 1 · 6:00 PM
The Nash · Evans Churchill
$10
Sun, Nov 1 · 7:00 PM
The Nash Jazz Club · Evans Churchill
$37-$41
Wed, Nov 11 · 7:30 PM
Stand Up Live · Central City
Mon, Nov 2 · 8:00 PM
The Van Buren · Central City
Mon, Nov 2 · 8:00 PM
The Van Buren · Central City
Mon, Nov 2 · 8:00 PM
Crescent Ballroom · Central City
Mon, Nov 2 · 5:30 PM
Fatcat Ballroom - Phoenix Dance Studio · Paradise Valley Village
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
DanceWise Dance Studio · Camelback East Village
$15
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
Valley Bar · Central City
$$
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM
Valley Bar · Central City
$$
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM
The Rebel Lounge · Meredith Square
$23
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
The Nash Jazz Club · Evans Churchill
$10-$20
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM
UnderTow Arcadia at Century Grand · Arcadia Lite
$$
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM
Phoenix Bachata Dance Academy · Midtown
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:30 PM
Orpheum Theatre Phoenix · Central City
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM
Crescent Ballroom · Central City
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:00 PM
The Van Buren · Central City
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:30 PM
Scottsdale Dance Lessons · Paradise Valley Oasis
$20
Wed, Nov 4 · 9:00 PM
Cornish Pasty Co · Central City
Free
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