The annual Arizona Fall Festival is the ultimate gathering of locals and businesses from across the state, making it the largest certified local event around. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8 (photo courtesy of Local First Arizona).
What started 20 years ago with just 27 passionate vendors in the Duck and Decanter parking lot, has blossomed into a vibrant celebration featuring over 200 vendors. On Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Margaret T. Hance Park in Downtown Phoenix will be buzzing with more than 250 local vendors, featuring crafts, activities, games and flavors from more than 70 local restaurants, breweries and distilleries in the expanded food court and beverage garden at Local First Arizona’s annual Arizona Fall Festival.
“Thousands of people from across the state look forward to Arizona Fall Fest every year because you are guaranteed to find something new to enjoy,” said Kimber Lanning, CEO and founder of Local First Arizona. “Locals come out with their dogs, kids, family and friends to take part in the community and some of the best locally owned businesses Arizona has to offer.”
Held each November, the Arizona Fall Festival is the ultimate gathering of locals and businesses from across the state, making it the largest certified local event around. This free, family-friendly and dog-friendly festival showcases everything that makes Arizona home. The food, drinks, entertainment and energy are unmatched.
Organizers say that this year will have an expanded area with extra food trucks, a larger Beverage Garden and new activities in the Kid Zone. In addition, Arizona Fall Fest will host a group of wineries coming from Sonoita who will be representing Southern Arizona’s unique wine region at the event’s Beverage Garden. Local First will also be featuring a local-crafted beer in partnership with O.H.S.O. Brewery + Distillery you can only get at Arizona Fall Fest.
Cahokia, voted Phoenix Magazine’s “Best Place to Find Emerging Artists” will be coordinating a series of performances that will be featuring Indigenous culture. The lineup includes more established artists as well as talented newcomers working across all mediums. And live music will be performed by Citrus Clouds, Medio Pinto and Jason P. Woodbury. Back by popular demand are the alluring Lost in the Sun and the crowd-moving Prime Society.
Attendees will also be able to purchase delicious bites and sips from more vendors than ever before, including more than 45 local restaurants/food trucks and more than 25 local craft brewers, wineries and distillers.
For more information about the Arizona Fall Festival, visit www.localfirstaz.com/fall-fest.
