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Things to Do in September in Phoenix

Discover the best things to do in Phoenix in September 2026, from live music and professional sports to food events, family-friendly activities and the latest art exhibitions. This month’s highlights include major concerts, Arizona Diamondbacks and Phoenix Mercury games, immersive museum experiences and indoor attractions perfect for a summer visit. Whether you’re planning a weekend getaway or looking for something to do today, explore the top September events happening across Phoenix and the surrounding Valley.

Find more things to do this weekend on our event calendar. We've also rounded up summer events and things to do in Phoenix this summer. Discover all the top annual happening in Phoenix in 2026 here.

Events in Phoenix

There’s always something happening in Phoenix, from food festivals and art shows to major sporting events and live music. No matter when you visit, you’ll find exciting ways to experience the city. Check out our full event calendar to see what’s coming up!

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• ALL MONTH: Les Miserables at The Phoenix Theatre Company
• ALL MONTH: Desert Oasis Garden After Dark at Desert Botanical Garden
• 9/5: Club Soliel at Pink Dolphin at The Global Ambassador
• 9/2: Paint Night Workshop at Greenwood Brewing
• 9/5: Bop to the Top at The Van Buren   
• 9/4: Angel’s Share Social Club at The Canal Club at The Scott Resort
• 9/6: One More Time: Daft Punk Party at The Van Buren   
• 9/9: Pizza Date Night at Queen Creek Olive Mill
• 9/4: End of Summer Fiesta at Goodyear Ballpark
• 9/9: Dan and Phil at Mesa Arts Center
• 9/6: Wildlife World Zoo at The Wigwam
• 9/5: Club Slayyy: A Slayyyter and Hyperpop Pool Party at The Pemberton
• 9/4: Hasan Minhaj and Ronny Chieng at Celebrity Theatre
• 9/2: Book Club at PhxArt: Rick Owens at Phoenix Art Museum
• 9/5: Free Movie in the Park, Food Trucks & More at Deer Valley Park
• 9/4-6: Saguaro & Skate at Desert Botanical Garden
• 9/5-7: Experience Japan at Musical Instrument Museum
• 9/5-7: Free Foam Frenzy at Arizona Boardwalk
• 9/4: First Friday at PhxArt at Phoenix Art Museum
• 9/4: First Friday in the Garden at Japanese Friendship Garden
• 9/6: Sunset Floating Sound Bath at Aji Spa at Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass
• 9/10: Opening Reception “Cross Check: William Wegman and Jacob Trouba” at ASU Art Museum
• 9/10: The Art of the Roll at The Spa at Camelback Inn
• 9/10: Club XCX at Club Contact
• 9/10: Curator Talk: Wisdom from the Future at Heard Museum
• 9/12: Shafer Wine Dinner at Renata's Hearth at Arizona Biltmore
• 9/12: Mid-Autumn Mooncake Festival at Mesa, AZ
• 9/11-12: Goldrush Music Festival at Rawhide Event Center
• 9/13: Grand Time Together at Heard Museum
• 9/13: The Arts at Taliesin West: Desert Landscape in Layers: Painting the McDowell Mountains with Watercolor at Taliesin West
• 9/13: Kids Day at PhxArt at Phoenix Art Museum
• 9/15: Bartender's Table: Cocktail Class Series at Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour
• Starting 9/16: The Phantom of the Opera at ASU Gammage
• 9/16: Wine Dinner: Copper Cane at El Chorro
• 9/16: Bourbon Steak Takeover Dinner Series x Chef Erick Pineda at Bourbon Steak at Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
• 9/17: September Wine Dinner: Pasta! at First & Last
• 9/17: Dive In Movies At The Camby
• 9/17: Craft Night: Desert Colors at S’edav Va’aki Museum
• 9/18: Floating Sound Bath at Oasis Water Park at Arizona Grand Resort
• 9/18: Gimme Gimme Disco at The Pemberton
• 9/18: Next Level KPop at The Rebel Lounge
• 9/18: Neon Moon After Dark at Revel Surf at Cannon Beach
• 9/19: Leslie Jones at Mesa Arts Center
• 9/20: Wabi Sabi Pottery at Japanese Friendship Garden
• Through 9/23: The COURSE Bar Experience at COURSE Restaurant
• 9/24: Color Me Frosted Cooking Class at The Spa at Camelback Inn
• Starting 9/25: Desert Fall Festival at Surprise, AZ
• Starting 9/25: Harvest Nights at Phoenix Events Complex
• 9/25: SOUNDCHECK: Meat Puppets at Phoenix Art Museum
• 9/26: Disney Descendants, ZOMBIES & Camp Rock: Worlds Collide Concert Tour at Mortgage Matchup Center
• 9/26: Mike Epps at Gila River – Wild Horse Pass
• 9/26: Free Axtion & Adventure Festival at Arizona Boardwalk
• 9/26: Scottsdale Cigar, Wine & Spirits Tasting at Hotel Valley Ho
• 9/26: Bonsai for Beginners at Japanese Friendship Garden
• 9/26: 10th Annual Hatch Green Chile Festival at Chelsea’s Kitchen
• 9/26-27: Scalia/Ginsburg: An Opera at Herberger Theater Center
• 9/27: My Hero Academia in Concert at Mesa Arts Center
• 9/25-27: FoodieLand at Phoenix Raceway
• 9/19-20, 26-27: Garlic Festival at Queen Creek Olive Mill
• 9/29: Sonic Live In Concert at Mesa Arts Center
• 9/30: Ghostbusters In Concert at Mesa Arts Center
• 9/30: Films at PhxArt: The Social Network at Phoenix Art Museum
• 9/4: Club 90s: Ariana Night at The Van Buren   
• 9/11: Club 90s: 2010s Night at The Van Buren   
• 9/18-27: 2026 Fall Arizona Restaurant Week at Participating Restaurants
• 9/22: 2026 Devour Summer Chef Series: Chefs Stephen Jones & Gio Osso at Virtu Honest Craft
• 9/26-27: PHX Zine Fest 2026 at Rocket Space Gallery

Concerts and Performances This Month

Shows are taking place more often now, including theatre performances, comedy shows and concerts. Here's who you can see perform this month:

• 9/1: Chicago & Styx at Mortgage Matchup Center
• 9/5: Ramon Ayala at Desert Diamond Arena
• 9/5: Zach Bryan at State Farm Stadium
• 9/6: My Chemical Romance at Chase Field
• 9/8: Shaboozey at Arizona Financial Theatre 
• 9/8: Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds at Desert Diamond Arena
• 9/9: Foster the People at Arizona Financial Theatre 
• 9/10: J. Cole at Mortgage Matchup Center
• 9/10: The Wailers at Celebrity Theatre
• 9/12: GODSMACK at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre  
• 9/12: MANÁ at Mortgage Matchup Center
• 9/12: Wave to Earth at Arizona Financial Theatre 
• 9/14: Slaughter to Prevail at Arizona Financial Theatre 
• 9/14: Slayyyter at The Van Buren   
• 9/14: Tame Impala at Mortgage Matchup Center
• 9/14: Cowboy Junkies at Musical Instrument Museum
• 9/15: JOURNEY at Mortgage Matchup Center
• 9/15: Masego at Arizona Financial Theatre 
• 9/16: Chance the Rapper at Arizona Financial Theatre 
• 9/16: Mötley Crüe at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre  
• 9/17: The Red Clay Strays at Desert Diamond Arena
• 9/17: Big Thief at Arizona Financial Theatre 
• 9/18: Lupe Fiasco & gymclassheroes. at Arizona Financial Theatre 
• 9/18: Andrea Bocelli at Mortgage Matchup Center
• 9/18-19: Zeds Dead at Mesa Amphitheatre 
• 9/19: Marco Antonio Solis at Mortgage Matchup Center
• 9/20: Jay Park at Arizona Financial Theatre 
• 9/20: Chris Tomlin at Mesa Amphitheatre 
• 9/21: Kehlani at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre  
• 9/22: Freya Skye at Arizona Financial Theatre 
• 9/24: Five Finger Death Punch at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre  
• 9/25: Carín León at Desert Diamond Arena
• 9/25: LE SSERAFIM at Mortgage Matchup Center
• 9/25: Midland at Mesa Amphitheatre 
• 9/27: Isaiah Rashad at The Van Buren  
• 9/29: Empire of the Sun at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre  
• 9/29: Stephen Wilson Jr. at Arizona Financial Theatre 
• 9/29: The R&B Tour: Usher Raymond & Chris Brown at State Farm Stadium
• 9/30: Parcels at Arizona Financial Theatre 

Sports Events in September

From championship games to spring training and everything in between, Phoenix is a year-round destination for sports fans. Catch the action across baseball, basketball, football, golf, racing, and more. Check out our sports event calendar to see upcoming games, matches, and tournaments.

• 9/1-2: D-backs vs. Phillies at Chase Field
• 9/4-6: Arizona Black Rodeo at WestWorld of Scottsdale 
• 9/5: Sun Devil Football vs. Morgan State at Mountain America Stadium
• 9/6: Sun Devil Women’s Soccer vs. North Carolina at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium 
• 9/10: Sun Devil Women’s Volleyball vs. UC Davis at Desert Financial Arena
• 9/11-13: D-backs vs. Rangers at Chase Field
• 9/11-13: The West’s Most Western Rodeo at WestWorld of Scottsdale 
• 9/11: Sun Devil Women’s Soccer vs. Grambling State at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium 
• 9/11: Sun Devil Women’s Volleyball vs. Oregon at Desert Financial Arena
• 9/12: Noche UFC at Desert Diamond Arena 
• 9/12: Rising FC vs. FC Tulsa at Rising FC Soccer Stadium 
• 9/12: Sun Devil Women’s Volleyball vs. San Diego at Desert Financial Arena
• 9/14-16: D-backs vs. Marlins at Chase Field
• 9/18: Sun Devil Women’s Soccer vs. Utah at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium 
• 9/18-20: D-backs vs. Yankees at Chase Field
• 9/19: Legends vs. Young Guns Rodeo at Rawhide Western Town 
• 9/19: Rising FC vs. El Paso Locomotive FC at Rising FC Soccer Stadium 
• 9/20: Cardinals vs. Seahawks at State Farm Stadium
• 9/21: Mercury vs. Wings at Mortgage Matchup Center
• 9/24: Mercury vs. Aces at Mortgage Matchup Center
• 9/25-27: Mexican Baseball Fiesta at American Family Fields of Phoenix 

Art Exhibits in September 2026

Phoenix is home to the largest art museum in the southwestern United States. Ignite your mind with the creativity and inspiration you will find at our local cultural institutions. Here's the art exhibits you can see this month: 

Phoenix Art Museum:

• Colorwear: A Kaleidoscope of Fashion 
• Splendors of East Asian Cloisonné 
• Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan 
• Flowers of the Punjab 
• Fireflies Infinity Mirror Room 
• Along with other ongoing installations/exhibitions

Heard Museum:

• Molly of Denali: An Alaskan Adventure
• Paintings from the Heard Collection
• October Art: The Collection of Delores Browne Abelson 
• Wisdom from the Future
• Blue Bird
• Away From Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories
• Substance of Stars
• Along with other ongoing installations/exhibitions

Desert Botanical Garden:

• Mark Klett: Desert Citizens 
• Desert Oasis Garden After Dark

S'edav Va'aki Museum: 

• S'edav Va'aki and the O'Odham

Wonderspaces:

• Portraits in Pink, Blue, and Silver
• Submergence
• The Immigrant
• Blooms
• Hoshi V2
• Into the Light
• Bloom Bloom
• Along with other ongoing installations/exhibitions

Other Museums:

• Carmen Lomas Garza: Picturing the Familiar at ASU Art Museum 
• Wrought by Fire: Metalwork of the Southwest at ASU Art Museum