The 15th Arizona Filipino Festival is set for Saturday, October 31, at Saigon Center in Chandler, giving residents a Halloween-day option that goes beyond costumes and candy. The fall edition of the festival celebrates Filipino culture, with Filipino food at the center of the event.
Admission prices and reliable start and end times were not established in the available listing. Anyone planning to attend should check the festival listing for those details before heading out.
Elsewhere in Chandler, the aquatic center at Folley Park is in the renovation design stage. Chandler News reports that a redo is being planned. A construction schedule and any changes to pool access have not been established.
Two library services are on offer Thursday, October 29. An AZCEND coordinator will meet with adults at Downtown Library, Room 138, starting at 9 AM. The drop-in help covers applications for food benefits, Arizona's Medicaid program and cash assistance. Separately, a city outreach navigator will be at Sunset Library in Huddle Space E from 10 AM to noon to help people experiencing homelessness or those who need connections to other resources.
Downtown Chandler has several events lined up. A Halloween edition of Community Nights begins at 5:30 PM Thursday, October 29, in the courtyard at 125 E. Commonwealth Ave., two days before the holiday. On Saturday, October 31, Back Alley BBQ hosts a late-night party that runs from 9:30 PM until 1:30 AM Sunday.
On Sunday, November 1, Chandler Center for the Arts and C.A.L.L.E. de Arizona present the 27th annual Chandler Mariachi and Folklórico Festival. It begins at 4 PM at the arts center, located at 250 N. Arizona Ave.
Families with students at Arizona College Prep have a deadline coming up. Payments for AP exams are due Friday at 3 PM, and the school orders exams based on purchases made by October 30. The exams themselves take place in May 2027.
Outside Chandler, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong performs at Marquee Theatre in Tempe on Thursday, October 29, at 7 PM. It is the closest of the Thursday-night concert picks in the Valley to Chandler.
