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The annual and long-loved Renaissance Festival will grace the Valley once again during the weekends of Feb. 9 to March 30. (The festival is open on President’s Day, too.) The festival is one of Arizona’s most unique experiences, as it offers attendees a one-of-a-kind opportunity to be transported back to the days of turkey legs, jousting and stunning fairytales of brave knights battling monstrous dragons and other mystical, terrifying beasts.

In preparation for the festival, we’ve compiled five reasons for why you need to make it a priority to visit this remarkable and timeless experience.

Taking place on International Women’s Day, the highly anticipated International Women’s Summit 2019 comes to Phoenix on March 7 to March 10 at the Sheraton Grand Phoenix Hotel, a Celebrate Your Life event.

Guests are in for 4 days of discovering ways to live an inspired life, gain support from a like-minded community of women and exchange powerful life-changing ideas—all in one place. More than 1,000 attendees travel from all over the globe to attend this event—and it’s happening right in our backyard in Phoenix.

For the 2019 program, it’s like being on the set of the Oprah Winfrey show with a stellar...

With the release of The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, it's safe to say everything is awesome the weekend of Feb. 8 to Feb. 10. Check out Valley events celebrating the movie, as well as the 2019 start of the adored Arizona Renaissance Festival. 

Friday:

Electric Desert at Desert Botanical Garden

Through May 12, check out the desert as it's drenched in light and sound in a mesmerizing display like never...