From the world’s largest drive-through animated light show to a larger-than-life candy wonderland, Tempe’s events calendar is chock-full of festive fun this holiday season.
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Arizona Holiday Toy Drives
As the saying goes, it is better to give than receive. With drop-off sites all throughout the Valley, these toy drives make it easy to give to a local child in need.
Arizona’s Best Outdoor Shopping Centers
As the weather cools down and the holiday season is in full force, consider maximizing your time outside—and enjoy some COVID-friendly fun—by visiting one of Arizona’s stunning outdoor shopping centers.
Arizona Resorts Offer Buyout Packages
Seeking a unique, exclusive experience this holiday season? These Valley resorts are offering buyout packages that allow your quaranteam a truly memorable way to savor the season.
Fabulous People: Sarah Jennings
A female leader in a typically male-dominated industry, Sarah Jennings is the chief operating officer of QuickPass, a software access control company based in the Valley. Learn about Sarah Jennings…
Nonprofit of the Month: GiGi’s Playhouse
With a mission to alter the way the world views a Down syndrome diagnosis, GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix was founded in 2015, as one of more than 50 brick-and-mortar locations across the United States and Mexico. Here, Jennifer Gage, Phoenix founder/president emeritus, discusses GiGi’s Playhouse’s upcoming “hybrid” fundraiser and the nonprofit’s goals for the coming year.
Restaurant of the Week: Clever Koi Gilbert
We already knew 2020 was a bummer when the East Valley was deprived of Clever Koi Gilbert, which was out of service after a serious kitchen fire at the end of 2019 (and then, you know, the pandemic). Months after closing, the restaurant is now open, bringing its incredible cocktails and ramen back to Downtown Gilbert.
Holiday Events in Phoenix 2020
From socially distant Santa photos to dazzling drive-through holiday light displays, the Valley is full of safe-yet-festive fun that proves even 2020 can’t stifle the holiday spirit.
The Goodness of Gratitude
In honor of Thanksgiving week, Jessica Lizza of Scottsdale-based TTI Success Insights outlines the beauty of gratitude, how to practice it in your daily life and the benefit it can have on your brain. As Lizza writes, “When it comes to gratitude, there’s a lot more going on inside your brain than you think.”
Holiday Gift Guide
From our favorite Arizona makers and brands, here are 35-plus gift ideas to make this holiday season merry and bright for loved ones.