Arizona Events Calendar
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JANUARY
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 Chandler Wedding Walk
Downtown Chandler
www.ChandlerWeddingWalk.com
Participating vendors include photography, bridal gown, venue spaces, videography, rehearsal/catering, bachelor/bachelorette party locations and gift registry options.
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 Desperado LGBT Film Festival
Center for the Performing Arts
Paradise Valley Community College
18401 N 32nd St
Phoenix, AZ 85032
info@desperadofilmfestival.com
www.DesperadoFilmFestival.com
We invite you to drop by for the films, talk movies for hours, or find a comfy seat and just soak up the atmosphere. There are special events such as music, vendor tables, and our LGBT art gallery.
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FEBRUARY
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 Glendale Chocolate Affaire
Murphy Park
58th and Glendale Avenues
In the heart of Historic Downtown Glendale
www.glendaleaz.com/events/chocolateaffaire.cfm
Chocolate! Perfect for your valentine.
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 Arizona Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace
12601 E. Hwy 60
Gold Canyon, AZ 85118
520-463-2600
www.RenFestInfo.com
Looking for a unique getaway? How about a trip back in time?
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 AGRA Rodeo
Corona Ranch and Rodeo Grounds
7611 S 29th Ave
29th Ave and Baseline Rd
Laveen AZ, 85339
www.agra-phx.com
The Arizona Gay Rodeo Association’s signature annual event.
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 Annual HRC Arizona Gala Dinner
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel
340 N 3rd St
Phoenix, AZ, 85004
dinner@hrcarizona.org
www.HRCAZDinner.org
The Phoenix HRC Steering Committee and invite you to the Annual Arizona Human Rights Campaign Gala Dinner. Join us as we celebrate the most recent major accomplishments in LGBT equality.
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MARCH
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Arizona Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace
12601 E. Hwy 60
Gold Canyon, AZ 85118
520-463-2600
www.RenFestInfo.com
Looking for a unique getaway? How about a trip back in time?
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 MLB Spring Training
www.CactusLeague.com
Beautiful warm sunny days and baseball. The two have gone together for almost a century here in Arizona – from the sports barnstorming days before statehood to the beginnings of the Cactus League in 1947.
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 Pride Run Phoenix
March 25th, 2017
Uptown | Midtown | Downtown
PrideRun.phxfr.org/phoenix/
Run it! Race it! Live it! EVERYONE’S WELCOME!
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APRIL
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 Pride Run & Street Fair
Phoenix Art Museum
Phoenix, AZ 85004
info@phxfr.org
priderun.phxfr.org
Benefiting Phoenix Frontrunners, Inc. (PHXFR), which is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization promoting health and wellness through running and walking. Also, benefits the Phoenix Pride Scholarship Program, which helps those in need further their education.
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 Phoenix Pride Festival
Steele Indian School Park
www.PhoenixPride.org
Phoenix Pride celebrates and promotes the history, diversity and future prosperity of the metropolitan Phoenix LGBTQ community.
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 Tempe Spring Festival Of The Arts
www.TempeFestivaloftheArts.com
The Tempe Festival of the Arts consistently ranks among the Top 200 art festivals in the nation.
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 Saguaro Cup Sports Festival
www.SaguaroCup.com
The Premier Softball Tournament in the Southwest.
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 Dining Out For Life
www.DiningOutForLifeAZ.org
An annual dining fundraising event raising money for AIDS service organizations.
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MAY
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 Jell-O Wrestling – Tucson
www.Jello-Wrestling.org
Teams of wrestlers raise funds to wrestle in a pit of Jell-O, often with extraordinary costumes and characters. Between wrestling matches our Drag Diva Hostesses run a live auction featuring a variety of unique items selected to please the crowd.
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 Night For Life – Phoenix
www.NightForLife.org
Night for Life is an annual black-tie gala and largest fundraising event for Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS.
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 3rd Annual LGBTQ Family and Friendship Picnic
May 28th, 2017
Noon until Sunset
Watson Lake Park off Hwy 89 (at the roundabout)
Prescott, AZ
gyccinfo@gmail.com
Every year, the LGBTQ+ Community invites every identity under the rainbow to celebrate community and build bridges with our friends, family, and allies.
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JUNE
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 Celebrating the Spectrum By Desert Voices
June 11th, 2017
3:00 PM
Temple of Music and Art
330 S. Scott Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
www.DesertVoices.org
Tickets
Tucson and Phoenix Choruses join forces for the concert of the year!
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 Bisbee Pride
June 16th – 17th, 2017
www.BisbeePride.com
Celebrate the diversity of Bisbee!
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 Pride in the Pines – Flagstaff
June 24th, 2017
www.FlagstaffPride.org
A great way to cool down and show your pride.
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JULY
Too hot to go outside in the Desert? Head to Northern Arizona to cool down. Book your LGBT friendly accommodations today.
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 Annual Summer Spectacular ArtWalk
Main Street and Marshall Way
Scottsdale, AZ
480-421-1004
www.ScottsdaleGalleries.com
It’s summertime’s annual cool down in the Scottsdale Arts District. ArtWalkers can “chill out” as they “ArtWalk the Line” along Main Street and Marshall Way where dozens of fine art galleries will be busy with artist demonstrations, exhibit openings and special receptions.
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 Arizona Highland Celtic Festival
Foxglenn Park
4200 East Butler Avenue
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
www.NACHS.info
A festival celebrating all things Celtic; including Celtic entertainment, traditional food and merchandise vendors, competitions in Highland dance, bagpiping, athletics, tug-o’-war; historical reenactment and demonstrations, Celtic clans and societies, genealogy, educational workshops, plants and geology of the Celtic regions, and a fun and festive children’s area including our signature oatmeal toss.
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AUGUST
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 World Hip Hop Dance Championship
August 7th – 12th, 2017
Arizona Grand Resort and Spa
8000 Arizona Grand Pkwy
Phoenix, AZ 85044
323-850-3777
www.HipHopInternational.com
The world’s most celebrated dance event.
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SEPTEMBER
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OCTOBER
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 ASU’s Autism/Asperger’s Research Program 10th Annual Zoowalk
Phoenix Zoo
455 North Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, AZ 85008
602-273-1341
www.ZooWalk.org
Come out and participate in the annual Zoowalk for Autism Research held at the Phoenix Zoo to raise funds for ASU’s Autism/Asperger’s Research Program. The walk starts at the Phoenix Municipal Stadium parking lot, the walk ends at the Zoo.
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 Tucson Pride in the Desert
Kino Sports Complex
2500 E Ajo Way
Tucson, AZ 85713
520-622-3200
www.TucsonPride.org
Enjoy the Pride in the Desert in one of the LGBT friendliest cities in the nation.
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 Rainbows Festival
Heritage Square Park
113 N 6th St
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-277-7433
www.PhoenixPride.org
An urban street fair celebrating diversity in downtown Phoenix. FREE ADMISSION.
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 AIDS Walk Phoenix & 5K Run
www.AIDSWalkAZ.org
Support this great event to help fight HIV/AIDS in downtown Phoenix.
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 Halloween Adventures in Jerome
www.SedonaVerdeValley.org
One of the most haunted towns in Arizona. Go to Northern Arizona Accommodations now to book your rooms for all the fun.
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NOVEMBER
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 Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day Remembrance
The Transgender Day of Remembrance is recognized annually each November 20. It is a day to memorialize fallen members of the trans* community who have been killed as a result of transphobia and hate.
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 Las Noches De Las Luminarias at The Desert Botanical Gardens
www.DBG.org
A unique southwestern holiday tradition in Phoenix.
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DECEMBER
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 Annual Boat Parade of Lights @ London Bridge
www.LBYBoatParadeOfLights.com
Enjoy the spirit of Christmas and experience a Winter Wonderland as gaily decorated vessels cruise under the historic London Bridge on the shimmering waters of Lake Havasu! Lake Havasu City’s Boat Parade of Lights has been repeatedly selected as one of the top 100 events in the U.S. by the American Bus Association.
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 Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo
3400 Zoo Court
Tucson, AZ 85716
520-791-3204
www.TucsonZoo.org
Santa, lights and wild animals at Tucson’s Zoo.
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 Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair
Tucson, AZ
www.FourthAvenue.org
A Tucson staple for over 40 years.
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