January 50th Anniversary Seasons at Turf Paradise (horse racing) January 1 - May 21 35th Annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl January 2 P.F. Chang's Rock "n" Roll January 12 Barrett Jackson Classic Car Auction January 14-22 Carefree Fine Art and Wine Festival January 20-22 Sun Circuit Quarter Horse Show January 27 - February 4 FBR (Phoenix) Open January 30 - February 5 February Birds Nest February 2-5 Spring Artfest of Fifth Avenue February 10-12 14th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest February 4-5 Arabian Horse Show February 17-26 Parada del Sol Parade February 18 Arizona Renaissance Festival February 11 - April 2 March Parada del Sol Concert and Rodeo March 3-5 Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival March 3-5 Heard Museum Guild Annual Indian Fair March 4-5 Cactus League Spring Training Games All of March 14th Annual Festival of the West March 16-19 Tempe Spring Festival of the Arts March 31 - April 2 TOP         April Tempe Music Festival April 1     May Cinco De Mayo Festival May 5 Peach Festival Mid May     June Prescott Territorial Days Mid June TOP         July Fabulous Phoenix Fourth July 4     August World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo TBD     September Annual Harvest Festival Mid September TOP         October Arizona State Fair Mid to Late October Coors Rodeo Showdown Mid October Way Out West October Fest Early October Music in the Garden, Sundays at Desert Botanical Garden October - Mid November Fall Artfest of Fifth Avenue October 20-22     November Fountain Hills Festival of the Arts November 11-13 Chile and Chocolate Festival November 12-13 Good Guys Custom Car Show November 19-20 Hidden in the Hills Artist Studio Tour, Weekends November 17-26     December   Tempe Festival of the Arts December 1-3 27th Annual Pueblo Grand Museum Indian Market December 10-11 TOP