Staff Reports | Happenings & Events
Local First Arizona’s Certified Local Fall Festival will return to Margaret T. Hance Park on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, marking the event’s 20th anniversary.
The festival will bring together more than 250 Arizona businesses, food vendors, entertainers and community organizations in downtown Phoenix for a day focused on local commerce and community engagement, according to a press release.
“The 2026 Fall Festival is considered a must-attend event for everyone who loves Arizona and discovering new locally-owned businesses,” Kimber Lanning, founder and CEO of Local First Arizona, said. “It is the staple that ties communities together through allowing champions of Arizona to celebrate the local businesses that make our state a place we want to live in.”
The Certified Local Fall Festival showcases Arizona-based businesses offering products ranging from handmade goods and artisan crafts to locally produced food, beverages and gifts.
To mark the anniversary, organizers are introducing several new attractions and activities, including an expanded Beverage Garden featuring more than 30 Arizona breweries, wineries and distilleries, along with food from local restaurants.
Other planned features include the Localist Activity Zone presented by Vantage West Credit Union, a live community mural, skateboarding demonstrations hosted by Cowtown Skateboards, a dog-friendly Bark Park, a children’s entrepreneurship zone and a marketplace highlighting Latino-owned businesses through Fuerza Local and Amor Collective.
The festival will also serve as the launch event for the LocalistAZ app, a new platform designed to help consumers locate locally owned businesses, products and services.
Local restaurants and businesses, including Spinato’s Pizzeria and Harkins Theatres, are scheduled to participate with food offerings, activities and promotions throughout the day.
Local First Arizona said the annual festival remains one of its largest events and is designed to connect consumers directly with Arizona-owned businesses and entrepreneurs.
