Scottsdale events calendar, month by month

The collector-car auction week fills North Scottsdale for nine days. Book the house early; minimums run longer.

A ten-week working-artist show under the big white tents, January into March.

The loudest week in golf, early February. Casa Palacio and Wild West Estate are the group houses for it.

Ten days of the world's Arabian horses, mid-February.

Late February through March. Day games, warm nights, and the busiest month of the year for our houses.

Scottsdale's Western week: parade downtown, rodeo at WestWorld.

Three days of juried art, music and food on the Civic Center lawn.

Hot rods and customs by the thousand, one March weekend.

Dawn mass ascensions and evening glows, a short drive west.

Motorcycles, rides and concerts across a long April week.

The spring cycling classic through the McDowell foothills.

The Valley's chefs, one weekend, outdoors while the weather still allows it.

Fireworks around the Valley and a pool that earns its keep.

Pumpkin patches by day, Old Town by night.

Cool mornings, full houses, Black Friday at Fashion Square.

Light displays across the Valley through December, then the Old Town countdown.

Thursday evenings, year-round. Galleries open late.

Saturday mornings in the cooler months.