Best FREE & Cheap Events around Phoenix and a bit beyond

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Here are some fun, free & cheap things to enjoy in and around Phoenix this month. Just click on the heading of each event for more details about it.

From First Fridays downtown, to local sporting events, to a botanical night with light, and finally to a quick cool day trip, you’ll find something to do in September.

Heard Museum

First Friday of September: FREE Admission on Friday, Sept. 6 from 6 to 10 p.m.

The Heard Museum has more than 130,000 square feet of galleries, classrooms and performance space. It is known worldwide for its exhibitions and programs celebrating Native artists, and for its Shop, which provides the opportunity to purchase museum-quality, authentic American Indian artworks.

For more details on FREE Museums in the Phoenix area year-round, click here.

Phoenix First Friday Art Walk

FREE Friday, Sept. 6 from 6 – 10 p.m.

According to the website, “First Friday invites vendors, musicians, and artists of all varieties out into the streets (many of which are closed off to traffic) for an evening where the essence of downtown Phoenix’s arts and culture can be seen, felt, heard, and tasted throughout more than 70 galleries, venues, art-related spaces, and surrounding bars, restaurants and food trucks.” Many area museums are included, see this post above.

The Art Walk encompasses the downtown areas of the Roosevelt Row Arts District and the Grand Avenue Arts District.