Start planning! Family fun ideas from Arizona Parenting Magazine

Ready for the weekend? Arizona Parenting Magazine shares some fun events for you and your family to check out.

Glendale's Chocolate Affaire
February 8-10
Downtown Glendale
Glendale's Chocolate affair takes over downtown Glendale with chocolate confections, including: chocolate-covered bacon, twinkies, fried ice cream, strawberries and more! Free. Friday 5-10pm; Saturday 10am-10pm and Sunday noon-5pm.

Arizona Diamondbacks Fan Fest
February 9
Phoenix/Chase Field
Enjoy autograph sessions, ballpark tours, giveaways, shopping and more. Don't forget the pitching, hitting and fielding clinics for kids! Free. 10am-5pm.

Arizona Renaissance Festival
February 9 - opening weekend
Apache Junction
The Arizona Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a unique attraction with 12-stages of acting, comedy, acrobatics, music, swordplay and wordplay, It is a 30-acre circus, arts and crafts fair, and a full combat jousting tournament. Adults $22; Children $12; 4 and under free. Open every Saturday and Sunday, February 9-March 31 from 10am-6pm.

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