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Living in Scottsdale

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The Arizona Canal at the Scottsdale Waterfront, lined with palm trees, footpaths and mid-rise buildings under a blue sky

Community LIVING

Welcome to Scottsdale: How the City Fits Together

From the canal in Old Town to the trailheads of the far north, a newcomer's guide to Scottsdale's layout, its seasons and the places locals return to.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

Water draining past a row of metal sculptures along the Indian Bend Wash greenbelt in Scottsdale after a summer monsoon storm, with palms and mountains behind

Community LIVING

Ten Things Worth Knowing About Scottsdale

An Army chaplain, a town almost called Orangedale, an official food and a park that doubles as a flood channel: ten Scottsdale facts to share in its 75th year.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

A Main Street corner in Old Town Scottsdale with a gallery, the round Old Town Scottsdale sign and a cowboy cutout

Shopping

Shopping LOCAL in Scottsdale: Galleries, Books, Markets and Grocers

From Main Street's galleries and a Native-owned art market to a mystery bookstore, Saturday's relocated farmers market and two family Italian grocers, here's where Scottsdale shops independent.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

Early morning over Lake Marguerite in Scottsdale's McCormick Ranch neighborhood, with homes on the far shore, palms and Camelback Mountain

Community LIVING

Scottsdale, One Neighborhood at a Time

From Old Town's districts and the midcentury streets of the south to McCormick Ranch, the Airpark and the desert foothills, a south-to-north guide to Scottsdale's neighborhoods.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

The red-brick Little Red Schoolhouse, Scottsdale's 1909 grammar school, now the Scottsdale Historical Museum, with flower beds in front

Community LIVING

Scottsdale History You Can Still Visit: Landmarks and Traditions

A 1921 bank turned saloon, a schoolhouse museum, Wright's desert studio and a parade that began the year the town did: Scottsdale's story, told through places and traditions.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

A grey Arabian horse and rider in a flowing silver and navy costume in the arena at the 2017 Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show

Entertainment

Scottsdale Events, November 2026 to February 2027

Canal Convergence, Holiday Lights at the railroad park, Thursday ArtWalk, the farmers market's new home, Scottsdazzle and February's golf and Arabian horses: dates straight from the organizers.

Through February 22

Granite boulders and desert scrub near Granite Mountain in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, with distant mountains on the horizon

Health & Wellness

Parks, Trails and Outdoor Places in Scottsdale

The McDowell Sonoran Preserve, a reworked Brown's Ranch trailhead, Pinnacle Peak, the greenbelt and the canal paths, plus the city's own rules for heat, floods and dogs.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

The south side of Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's low desert-stone buildings, beyond a lawn with the McDowell Mountains behind

Entertainment

Interesting Places to Explore in Scottsdale

Frank Lloyd Wright's desert workshop, a contemporary art museum's desert season, a free history museum, a railroad museum inside a children's park and an artists' compound: seven places worth a second look.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

An outdoor restaurant patio in an Arizona arts district at dusk

Dining

How Scottsdale Eats: Sonoran Roots, Arizona Produce and a New Market Home

A farmers market in a new spot, Sonoran kitchens that go back generations and chefs who cook with what Arizona grows: the dishes and places that make Scottsdale's food its own.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST

The black Paradise & Pacific Railroad steam locomotive No. 12 under the depot canopy at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale

Family Life

Family Days in Scottsdale, Season by Season

Trains and trails in the cool months, storytimes, museums and play pools in the hot ones, and the holiday traditions Scottsdale kids look forward to every year.

November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST