Are you looking for something fun to do this October? Check these events this fall that include comedians, festivals and even a trip north to see the leaves change colors.
Date: October 1st, 2022
Time: 7pm
Location: Mesa Amphitheater
263 N. Center St. Mesa, AZ 85201
The Space Walk Tour is coming to Mesa this October. Check out Khruangbin with special guest Genesis Owusu.
Date: October 1st, 2022
Time: 8pm
Location: Celebrity Theatre
440 N. 32nd St. Phoenix, AZ 85008
Exposing the absurdities of life in his comedic performance, Lewis Black is known as the Kind of Rant. This show will be no different. Off the Rails will have you laughing at life’s hypocrisies and the insanity of the world.
Royal Comedy
Date: October 1st, 2022
Time: 8pm
Location: Gila River Arena
9400 W. Maryland Ave. Glendale, AZ 85305
Royal Comedy is coming to Gila River Arena this October. This event will feature comedians Arnez J, Bruce Bruce, Sommore, and Lavell Crawford.
Date: October 2nd, 2022
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Celebrity Theatre
440 N. 32nd St. Phoenix, AZ 85008
Guitar sensation Steve Vai heads to Phoenix this October. His talent boasts decades of composing, sculpting and technical mastery of his trade. You don’t want to miss this tour.
Date: October 9th, 2022 with varying dates
Time: 9am
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004
This exhibition at the Phoenix Art Museum is ready to shed light on the influences of the American West that include Mexican vaqueros, black U.S. military regiments and navajo cowboys and cowgirls.
Chris Tucker
Date: October 8th, 2022
Time: 7pm and 10pm
Location: Gila River Resorts & Casinos- Wild Horse Pass
5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler, AZ 85226
“Chris Tucker is an international award-winning actor and comedian best known for playing the role of Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour film series. He became a favorite on Russell Simmons’ HBO Def Comedy Jam in the 1990s and came to prominence in his first starring role, the 1995 film cult classic Friday starring alongside Ice Cube. In 1997, Tucker was an executive producer and co-starred in the hit movie, Money Talks with Charlie Sheen and then appeared in the highly successful Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element.
Must be 21 or older.”
Date: October 9th, 2022
Time: 4pm
Location: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 E. Second St. Scottsdale, AZ 85251
AN evening of extraordinary classic music comes to the Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts this October. The Scottsdale Philharmonic provides the city of Scottsdale and surrounding communities with a professional symphony orchestra, performing a series of traditional classical music concerts for audiences of all ages.
California Guitar Trio with Montréal Guitare Trio
Date: October 14th, 2022
Time: 8pm
Location: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 E. Second St. Scottsdale, AZ 85251
“The six-guitar “phenomensemble” formed by California Guitar Trio and Montréal Guitare Trio delivers groundbreaking, highly entertaining shows, filled with innovative arrangements of each other’s repertoire alongside new music for guitar sextet.”
False Negative: An Evening with John Waters
Time: October 14th, 2022
Location: Celebrity Theatre
440 N. 32nd St. Phoenix, AZ 85008
“False Negative” is Waters’ rapid-fire one-man spoken word Vaudevillean act that celebrates the film career and joyously appalling taste of the man William Burroughs once called “The Pope of Trash.” Updated and expanded from the original film version that enjoyed critical success at the Edinburgh, Toronto and Berlin Film Festivals, the live performance of “This Filthy World” focuses on Waters’ early negative artistic influences, including his fascination with true crime, exploitation films, fashion lunacy, the extremes of the art world, Catholicism, sexual deviancy and a love of reading.”
Professional Bull Riders Team Series
Date: October 14-16th, 2022
Time: Recurring Daily
Location: Gila River Arena
9400 W. Maryland Ave. Glendale, AZ 85305
PBR brings fun, excitement and teams of riders to the Gila River Arena. Tickets on sale now with many options to choose from.
Fall Colors Tour on Verde Canyon Railroad
Date: October 15th, 2022 with recurring dates
Time: 1pm-5pm
Location: Verde Canyon Railroad
300 N. Broadway Clarkdale, AZ 86324
Head up to Clarkdale this autumn season to see the fall colors onboard the Verde Canyon Railroad.
Arizona Fried Chicken and Wings Festival
Date: October 22nd, 2022
Time: 11am-6pm
Location: The Pressroom
3125 S 52nd St Tempe, AZ 85282
The second annual Fried Chicken and Wings Festival is ready to kick off this fall. Many cultures will bring something fun and new to the table. Come and show your support for many local small businesses.
Kierland Fine Art and Wine Festival
Date: October 29th-30th
Time: 10am-5pm
Location: Kierland Commons
15205 N. Kierland Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Hosted by Vermillion Promotions, the Kierland Fine Art and Wine Festival is back. Enjoy more than 100 world-class artists, wine tastings, fine dining, live entertainment and so much more.