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Living in Gilbert

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

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The arch-shaped water fountain at the north entrance to downtown Gilbert on Gilbert Road, with the Gilbert water tower framed in the arch under a clear evening sky.

Community LIVING

Welcome to Gilbert: a newcomer's guide to the town that grew up fast

Where Gilbert sits, how its square-mile grid and districts fit together, how life follows the heat, and the places and people that help a newcomer settle in.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

A rusty orange vintage farm tractor with a steel seat and steering wheel, displayed among plants in Gilbert.

Community LIVING

Ten things worth knowing about Gilbert

A railroad siding, a hay-shipping boom, a schoolhouse called the Alamo, a forgotten airport and a silver set of grain tanks: ten true stories hiding in plain sight.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

The southwest corner of Gilbert Road and Page Avenue in downtown Gilbert, with Liberty Market's building and the Gilbert water tower behind it.

Shopping

Shopping LOCAL in Gilbert: from Vaughn Avenue to the farm on Ray Road

Romance novels and vintage finds downtown, farm goods and table linens at Agritopia, and Saturday art tables in two parts of town: where Gilbert shops independent this season.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

A group of great egrets wading in a pond at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, with ducks swimming behind them.

Health & Wellness

Parks, trails and outdoor places in Gilbert

Ponds and birds at Water Ranch, a lake loop at Gilbert Regional, canal trails that cross the whole town, and what's closed for work this winter: a guide to getting outside in Gilbert.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

A vintage small-town water tower rising over a downtown plaza with palm trees and a fountain in Arizona, early-evening sky, people at a distance

Entertainment

Seven Gilbert places worth a second look

A five-ton granite ball you can push, a jail turned pump house, painted doors downtown, a telescope by the library and a 1960s ranch house that serves burgers: corners of Gilbert many residents drive right past.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

Raised vegetable garden plots and gravel paths at Agritopia in Gilbert at dusk, with palm trees and farm buildings behind.

Dining

How Gilbert eats: farm roots, Sonoran recipes and Arizona grain

A farm in the middle of a neighborhood, bagels from Arizona heritage grain, beer from Verde Valley barley and Sonoran family recipes: what makes Gilbert's food its own.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

Calm lake water reflecting palm trees and lakefront homes in the Val Vista Lakes neighborhood of Gilbert.

Community LIVING

Gilbert, one neighborhood at a time

From the Heritage District's water tower to Val Vista Lakes, Agritopia's farm, Morrison Ranch's grain tanks and the newer south: how Gilbert's patchwork fits together.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

The Gilbert Historical Museum, the 1913 Gilbert Elementary School building now called HD SOUTH, behind its sign, palm trees and lawn.

Community LIVING

Gilbert history, landmarks and local traditions

From O'odham canals and a 1902 rail siding to a schoolhouse museum, a water tower that once guarded a jail, and a parade that began with a paved road.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

A small-town holiday evening in Arizona: palm trees wrapped in white string lights, a lit vintage water tower in the distance, families strolling, warm festive glow under a blue-hour sky.

Entertainment

What's on in Gilbert, November 2026 to February 2027

A parade down Gilbert Road, a festival on a bridge before the cars arrive, lights at the Riparian Preserve and a Christmas Carol in its 24th year: the dates to put on the fridge this winter.

Through February 28

Three mallard ducklings resting on twigs beside their mother at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert.

Family Life

Family days in Gilbert, season by season

Ducks and dinosaur digs at Water Ranch in winter, a 17-foot climbing mountain in spring, a 1913 schoolhouse and storytime when summer drives everyone inside, and the traditions that bring Gilbert families downtown each fall.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST