Downtown Mesa. Area context photograph; the business or event in this story is not pictured. Photo: Ixnayonthetimmay · CC BY 3.0
Downtown Mesa hosts the free Mesa Music Festival October 15 to 17. Thursday brings keynote sessions at Mesa Arts Center; live music runs Friday from 5 to 10 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. The city lists Christopher Shayne on Friday and P.O.D. on Saturday, alongside emerging artists, food vendors and art activities. Check the official schedule before heading to the downtown festival area around 1 N. Macdonald.
This brief records the information reported on Oct 9, 2026. Opening dates and operating details may have changed.
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Mesa marked the opening of a 174-room Tempo by Hilton and Homewood Suites hotel at 5057 S. Power Road with a September 28 ribbon-cutting announcement. It is the Phoenix metro’s first Tempo. The property adds a pool, cabanas, meeting space and a separately branded chophouse and bar to the Gateway Area. The two hotel brands share the site, with 97 Tempo rooms and 77 extended-stay suites.
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Mesa Public Library is celebrating its 120th anniversary with a limited-edition Jimmy Eat World library card. The design resembles a vintage concert ticket; it is a library card, not concert admission. Cards arrive at all branches October 10, and existing cardholders can exchange theirs for free. The Main Library at 64 E. First St. hosts an anniversary celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. that day. Check the library’s eligibility requirements before signing up.
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Scarizona Scaregrounds opens its Halloween season Friday, Oct. 2, on Alma School Road just north of the Loop 202, AZFamily reports. This year's three attractions are Mayhem in the Madness, Startled Darkness and Dr. Death's Haunted ICU. It runs Fridays through Sundays all month, four Thursdays, and nightly from Oct. 28 through Nov. 1. Admission starts at 6:45 p.m. Mayhem in the Madness is not recommended for kids under 10.
