One top pick, a shortlist of what's actually worth your time, and the best free stuff happening around the Valley — in a 5-minute read, before your coffee's done.
Get the Weekender — it's freeFree every Friday at 7:00 AM. One email, five minutes, your weekend handled.
Prefer the full signup page? Subscribe on Beehiiv
Not another endless events dump. A short, opinionated list — the way a friend who knows the city would text it to you.
The one thing this weekend that's genuinely worth rearranging your plans for — and why.
Five to seven more picks across food, music, sports, markets and the outdoors — each in two lines, no filler.
The best free and cheap things happening this weekend. Great weekends in Phoenix don't have to cost anything.
One thing a few weeks out that sells out or needs tickets early — so you hear about it before it's gone.
Event listings rot fast — wrong dates, last year's times, "free" events that aren't. Every pick in the Weekender is re-verified the same week it runs: dates, times, prices and locations confirmed against the source. If it's in the email, it's actually happening.
The Weekender reaches Phoenix locals deciding how to spend their weekend — right when they're deciding. Founding sponsor spots open with our first issues.
Ask about sponsoringThe PHX Weekender is a weekly newsletter for people who live in Phoenix and Scottsdale and want their weekends back — less time scrolling event listings, more time actually out doing things.
It's curated by a Phoenix local, published every Friday at 7:00 AM, and always free to read.
The PHX