The Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show returns to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, July 17, to Sunday, July 19.
Special guests and local businesses will share trends for outdoor living and summer-ready homes, including home cooling, misting and shade solutions, patio furniture, pool remodeling, artificial turf and home décor. This family-friendly show is indoors, and parking is free.
“New this Home Show is The Taste Elevated Cooking Stage, where guests can enjoy food workshops and live culinary demos,” said Katie Jones, show director.
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“We also have more than 900 exhibit booths, DIY workshops, seminars, a living greenhouse, kids’ activities, and more. We are proud to offer something for everyone.”
Show organizers will collect school backpacks and supplies for the 12th year with the Office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent. Attendees can help local students and get free admission to the Home Show by donating school supplies or backpacks. Donate one new backpack with tags attached and receive two free tickets or donate five school supplies to receive one free ticket.
Drop off donations at the Backpack Drive tent near Gate 2. To date, Home Show attendees have donated over 5,000 backpacks and thousands of school supplies.
Among the show’s highlights:
Gourmet Culinary Experiences
The Taste Elevated Cooking Stage, featuring Chef Mitch Bell of Seared Living (a locally owned, family-owned gourmet culinary marketplace), brings live cooking demonstrations and interactive seminars. The topics include making pasta and pasta sauces, infused olive oils and balsamics, and board ideas.
Plant pavilion
This pavilion will be filled with a diverse selection of houseplants, cacti, succulents, exotic varieties, trees, soil, tools, and creative garden décor.
Living greenhouse
- Explore tropical plants, exotic reptiles, and naturalistic bioactive habitats. Learn about bioactive terrariums and reptile care. Meet reptiles at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily.
- Hands-on gardening workshops: Learn easy tips and techniques at free workshops and take home the plant.
- Plant an herb garden and enjoy tastings and recipes.
- Transplant dwarf edible seedlings to grow mini vegetables indoors.
- Learn techniques for harvesting and milling locally sourced mesquite pods into flour.
- Discover the transformation of the Rose of Jericho as it comes back to life.
- Build a mini succulent garden using terra cotta saucers.
- Master Gardeners will discuss topics such as identifying poisonous plants, caring for palms, attracting pollinators, and water-saving techniques.
- Handmade Headquarters teaches guests how to make custom room sprays, personalized kitchen aprons, whipped body butter, personalized glass drinkware.
- Plant bingo: The Home Shows team will host multiple rounds of bingo. Winners will take home plants and botanical-themed prizes.
- Kid’s Hunt and Family Fun Zone: Kids can explore The Home Show with a free interactive adventure hunt. Pick up an activity sheet at the information booth and complete activities throughout the show for a chance to win a prize. Face painting, fish, magic shows, walk-up crafts, worm petting, family photo ops, and candy stops are among the other activities.
- Free consultations: Meet with a licensed landscape company for a free consultation. Valued at over $350.
- Tote-Ally Upcycled Billboard Bags: Shop for reusable bags created from past Home Show billboards as part of its sustainability initiative, recognized by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.
General admission tickets are $10 daily for adults; kids ages 5 to 12 are $3; children through age 4 are free. Discounts for seniors, college students, teachers and military and first responders.
Celebrate July birthdays at the Pink Prize Tent, with valid ID. Guests with platinum lanyards can receive a prize there, too.
Help kindergarten to 12th-grade students get free admission at Gate 2.
