Saturday:

DEEP TIME: Imagining the Ancient Inland

DEEP TIME: Imagining the Ancient Inland Sea is an immersive, family-friendly experience running May 26 through Augist 24 at the Gallery @ The Library, Scottsdale Civic Center. DEEP TIME takes visitors on a journey to the prehistoric ocean that once covered the Sonoran Desert, as imagined through the eyes of Tucson-based artists Lex Gjurasic and Rachel Slick. This sculpted environment uses color, pattern, light, texture and experimental materials to create an ocean-bottom experience of being surrounded by fanciful sea life, including kelp towers, coral reefs, an underwater garden, a bioluminescent tunnel and a large sea beast.

Jurassic Fight Night

Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs will host their first Jurassic Fight Night in the OdySea in the Desert courtyard at 6:30 p.m. May 26. Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs’ Jurassic Fight Night will be a complete production featuring dinosaurs in the boxing ring, fighting to determine who is the fiercest creature of the prehistoric era. The family-friendly event will include concessions, photo ops with the dinosaurs, live entertainment between fights and more. Tickets for Jurassic Fight Night can be purchased at pangaealandofthedinosaurs.com/events/.

Cave Creek Balloon Festival

Cave Creek's biggest single-day event, the annual Cave Creek Balloon Festival at Rancho Mañana Golf Course, is a chance for locals to enjoy great live bands, massive glowing balloons, a fireworks show, face painting a kid’s zone and much more. The balloons start to inflate and glow around 7:30 p.m.

Mermaid Magic at OdySea Aquarium

The popular Mermaid Magic experience will return to OdySea Aquarium this summer from May 26 through May 28.  Guests will enjoy special encounters with these mythical creatures, including Breakfast with Mermaids, Mermaid Magic Cove, mermaid-inspired hair braiding and face painting, endless photos ops and much more.