Desert Dance Theatre presents the 27th Annual Arizona Dance Festival on Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 24 to 26, 2026 at the Tempe Center for the Arts Studio, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway. The festival features more than 30 dance artists and companies from around Arizona and out of state, with a different lineup each night and a post-show Q and A with the choreographers. Interactive pre-show performances in the TCA lobby are free and open to the public, 6:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets start at $20 for students and groups of 10 or more, $23 senior and military, $25 adult, plus service fees, through the TCA box office.
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The Arizona Dance Festival returns to Tempe Sept. 24 to 26
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