Don’t let these hot days get in the way of all the fun to be had all around the Valley this weekend. From concerts and comedy shows to the Phoenix Pet Expo, a peach festival and the fourth annual Ameri-CAN Canned Craft Beer Festival, there’s something for everyone (A/C included). Don’t forget to share photos of you enjoying these events with the hashtag #SL5 and follow us at @scottsdaleliving on Instagram!
Tim McGraw
Pull on those cowgirl boots and hold onto your stetsons! The Dancehall Doctor himself is swooping down on Phoenix for his “Sundown Heaven Town” Tour this weekend. His new album of the same name isn’t due for release until September, but he may just sneak in a few newbies for the diehard fans. If not, the well-awarded country artist can always play one of his many, many hit songs from albums past.
Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix, Friday, May 16, 7 p.m., $40 to $308
George Lopez
Your kids may know George Lopez as Grouchy Smurf, but you probably know him as the raucous stand-up comedian or his work on TV shows “George Lopez” and “Lopez Tonight.” No seat in Celebrity Theatre will be immune to Lopez’s observational humor, but that’s half the fun!
Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix, celebritytheatre.com, Friday and Saturday, May 16 and 17, 8 p.m., $51 to $96
“Life is Peachy” Peach Festival
Walk the orchards of Schnepf Farms and dig into all kinds of peachy events, from pie-eating and pit-throwing contests to honeybee rides, live entertainment and other free attractions.
Schnepf Farms, 24810 S. Rittenhouse Rd., Queen Creek, schnepffarms.com, Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., free
Phoenix Pet Expo
Want to know the best place to commission a painting of your prized pup? What about vet care, accessories and hundreds of other services and goods that could improve the life of your furry family member? More than 200 exhibitors are scheduled to attend the Phoenix Pet Expo, including discount vaccinations, microchipping, a pet costume and talent contest, agility demonstrations and a doxie derby. Plus, you can meet Shorty and Hercules from Animal Planet’s TV show “Pit Boss.”
WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale, phoenixpetexpo.com, Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., free
Ameri-Can Canned Craft Beer Festival
SanTan Brewing Company has rallied more than 250 locally and nationally produced canned brews for its fourth annual Ameri-CAN Cannred Craft Beer Festival during American Craft Beer Week. Bring your liver and an appetite ready to take on the food vendors, beer Olympics, an interactive nano beer garden and loads of aluminum vessels filled with your soon-to-be-new-favorite brewski.
If you can’t make it out, you can watch the event live from the event’s website.
Scottsdale Civic Center, 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd., Scottsdale, cannedcraftbeerfest.com, Saturday, May 17, 1 to 6 p.m., $35 adv, $35 dos, $100 VIP
