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Living in Ahwatukee

Neighborhoods, places to eat, things to do and the LOCAL Merchants who make Ahwatukee home.

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Aerial view of Ahwatukee neighborhoods, a golf course and the desert ridges of South Mountain under a clear blue sky

Community LIVING

Welcome to Ahwatukee: Phoenix's Village Below the Mountain

Where Ahwatukee Foothills sits, how its streets fit together, how life follows the seasons and where newcomers plug in, from Pecos Park to the Ironwood Library.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

A tall saguaro silhouetted against a golden sunset over the desert hills of South Mountain Park, Phoenix

Community LIVING

Ten Things Worth Knowing About Ahwatukee

A disputed Crow name, a 1920s winter estate, a truck proving ground and a 50-year-old Easter parade: ten stories behind Phoenix's Foothills village.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

A neighborhood café patio in a desert foothills community at the base of a mountain preserve in Arizona

Shopping

Shopping LOCAL in Ahwatukee

No Main Street, no problem: the independent bakers, cafés and markets along Ray Road, Chandler Boulevard and 48th Street that keep Ahwatukee’s shopping close to home.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

Desert trail landscape in South Mountain Park, Phoenix: saguaros on a rocky ridge, palo verde and creosote shrubs, and a sandy wash under a blue sky

Health & Wellness

Parks, trails and outdoor places in Ahwatukee

South Mountain trailheads on the Ahwatukee side, Pecos and Desert Foothills parks, and the heat rules the City of Phoenix publishes for the trails next door.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

Saguaro cactuses rising among dark volcanic boulders under a deep blue sky in South Mountain Park, Phoenix

Entertainment

Interesting places to explore in Ahwatukee

Hohokam rock art on Telegraph Pass, a famous fake inscription, the Chandler Boulevard lights and four more Ahwatukee places worth slowing down for.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

Sunburst over the rugged desert ridges and valleys of South Mountain Park, Phoenix, at golden hour

Dining

How Ahwatukee Eats: Sonoran Tacos, Green Chile and a Sunday Market

Street tacos on Elliot Road, Hatch green chile on Chandler Boulevard, kolaches on Ray Road and a Sunday farmers market founded in 2002.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

Saguaro cactuses among dark boulders and green desert shrubs under a deep blue sky in South Mountain Park, Phoenix

Family Life

Family days in Ahwatukee, season by season

Easy trails and Pecos Park when the weather is kind, Ironwood Library and the community center when it isn’t, and the traditions Ahwatukee families plan around.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

A typical Ahwatukee neighborhood of tile-roofed homes seen from South Mountain Park, with the mountain's ridges behind

Community LIVING

Ahwatukee, One Neighborhood at a Time

From the original 1971 Ahwatukee to the brand-new Upper Canyon, a guide to the master-planned communities that make up Phoenix's Foothills village.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

Hohokam petroglyph of concentric circles pecked into dark rock in South Mountain Park, Phoenix, with yellow desert flowers in the foreground

Community LIVING

Ahwatukee History: Petroglyphs, a Winter Estate and a 50-Year Parade

From Hohokam rock art on Telegraph Pass to the Chandler Boulevard lights, the places and traditions that tell Ahwatukee's story.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

The sun sets behind a bare palo verde tree on a rocky trail in South Mountain Park, Phoenix, with a golden sky

Entertainment

Ahwatukee events, November 2026 to February 2027

A free festival in Desert Foothills Park, a 5K under the Chandler Boulevard lights, storytime at Pecos Park and more, with dates from the people putting them on.

Through February 28