Living in Phoenix
Neighborhoods, places to eat, things to do and the LOCAL Merchants who make Phoenix home.
Discover Your City · Community LIVING
Welcome to Phoenix: A Desert City With Mountains in Its Middle
New in town, or thinking about it? Here is how Phoenix works: the preserves inside the city, the seasons as locals live them, the cities of the Valley and the neighborhoods that give it character.
November 6, 2026
Happening Now · Entertainment
Through December 31Lights, Luminarias and a Parade on Central: Phoenix's Calendar for November and December 2026
Art walks, a chile-and-chocolate festival, ZooLights, the Garden's luminarias, the APS Electric Light Parade, the Indian Market and The Nutcracker, with every date confirmed by its organizer.
Discover Your City · Dining
How Phoenix Eats: Tortillas, Fry Bread, Citrus Groves and Saturday Markets
Follow the city's food traditions, from a family tortilla kitchen and an O'odham fry bread counter to Arcadia's old groves and a downtown market where everything is grown or made in Arizona.
November 6, 2026