Scottsdale Culinary Festival—April 14-19

This annual feasting foray, known as the Scottsdale Culinary Festival, has a little something for everything: food and drink (and plenty of it), live entertainment, cooking demos, dancing, fashion shows and much more. Mingle with award-winning chefs at the Friend of James Beard Benefit Dinner or hobnob with the Valley’s most fashionable at the Eat, Drink & Be Pretty Party. And, of course, there’s everyone’s favorite: the fun, casual Great Arizona Picnic.