Each April, Scottsdale hosts a 4 day festival of food, music, entertainment. Did I mention food? This very popular event is a fundraiser for arts and art education programs for students in the Valley of the Sun.
Each March, thousands of people converge on the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall for a three day festival packed with entertainment, art, crafts, interactive activities, artist demonstrations, and more.
In the category of free entertainment, how about getting in the car and going on a hunt? Scottsdale has an extensive collection of award-winning public art, which includes the lizard-laden walls of the Pima Freeway, the fishy decor of Indian School Road and many other indoor and outdoor displays. At the Web site link provided you can learn about them, find out where they are, and hunt them down yourself.
The Scottsdale Symphony provides a regular season of 5 concert series, plus community concerts under local sponsorship, concerts in schools, parks and during local festivals and celebrations.
During the entire month of March each year the valley comes alive for baseball fans with Spring Training Baseball. The Cactus League allows the fans to see lots of teams and players up close and personal for a reasonably priced ticket. The San Francisco Giants call Scottsdale Stadium home during Spring Training.
Nestled in the foothills of the rugged McDowell Mountains and surrounded by the spectacular Sonoran Desert lays a 600-acre complex called Taliesin West. This Scottsdale attraction was designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright. You can visit this Frank Lloyd Wright winter residence which is still home to the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. Guided tours of the grounds and buildings are available.
Two art shows come to Scottsdale each winter and stay for about six weeks. Both the Arizona Fine Art Expo and the Celebration of Fine Art are popular attractions for serious art lovers and non-serious art browsers alike!
The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company is well known for being the premiere classic car auction company in the United States. At the Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction even the most serious collector will find enticements in the form of some of the most exclusive vehicles available at auction.
Got a skateboard or inline skates? At Eldorado Park in Scottsdale the skate park is free to the public.
Enjoy your visit to Scottsdale, Arizona!
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