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Things to do in Scottsdale & Phoenix in April

Festival season peaks, music, motorcycles and film fill the calendar under ideal desert-tour skies.

Weather: Warm days in the 80s before the summer heat arrives.

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April events in the Valley

Festival

Arizona Renaissance Festival

Weekends, February – early April · Gold Canyon, East of Apache Junction

A 16th-century village comes to life with jousting, artisans and turkey legs every weekend for two months.

Motorcycle

Arizona Bike Week

Early April · WestWorld & the Scottsdale area, Scottsdale

The Southwest’s biggest motorcycle rally, live music, thousands of bikes and desert group rides.

Music

Country Thunder Arizona

Mid-April · Canyon Moon Ranch, Florence, Florence (about an hour out)

A four-day country-music campout with major headliners, a rite of spring for Valley country fans.

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Desert adventures, every April

Our guided ATV/UTV tours run all year, about 45 minutes from Old Town Scottsdale. You drive your own 800cc buggy on exclusive Sonoran Desert trails, no experience needed, an expert guide the whole way. Still choosing your dates? Compare every season in our guide to the best time to visit Scottsdale.

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