An Android events app for the Valley

Know what's happening before it's over.

Phoenix Happenings reads community calendars from across the Valley and turns them into one short weekly roundup of markets, festivals, fairs, art walks, and more.

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Phoenix HappeningsCommunity events, sorted
Phoenix Happenings home screen listing upcoming community events
One weekly roundupShort enough to actually read
Ready on event dayForecast and directions included

The good local stuff

Built for the events that don't buy billboards.

Skip the ticket-resale feed. Find the First Friday art walk, the festival in the park, and the night market you would have heard about on Monday.

Night markets Cultural festivals Street fairs Parades First Friday art walks Holiday markets Día de los Muertos Food festivals

Less searching. More going.

Everything you need to make a weekend plan.

Happenings does the repetitive work quietly, then gives you a useful heads-up when it matters.

Weekly roundup

One notification. Your whole week.

See what's on this week and what was just announced for later, without opening calendar after calendar.

Morning-of reminders

Wake up with a plan.

Get the event time, directions, and the National Weather Service forecast for that town.

Stars and calendar

Save it once.

Star an event, add it to your calendar, and let Happenings move it if the organizer changes the time or place.

Festival watchlist

Keep yearly favorites on watch.

Add a festival before its dates are published. Happenings tells you the week they are announced.

Home-screen widget

This week, at a glance.

Keep the next few events on your home screen so a good plan is always one glance away.

Phoenix Happenings home-screen widget showing this week's events

Set it once

Your city. Your kinds of events. Your pace.

  1. 1

    Choose your area

    Phoenix, the East Valley, Scottsdale and the north, the West Valley, or farther out to Tucson, Prescott, and Sedona.

  2. 2

    Choose what sounds fun

    Pick event types, show only free events, or hide anything by keyword.

  3. 3

    Let the roundup come to you

    Happenings checks public calendars, merges duplicates, and gives you the short version.

Inside the app

Simple enough to plan in a minute.

Private by design

Your weekend plans are not a business model.

There is no account, no advertising, and no analytics or tracking code. Saved events, watchlists, and settings stay on your phone.

Read the full privacy policy
  • No sign-upOpen the app and start planning.
  • No location accessWeather is looked up by the event's town, never your location.
  • No developer serverThe app reads public event pages directly.

Good to know

A few common questions.

Still wondering about something? Email nichkt@gmail.com.

Does Phoenix Happenings need an account?

No. There is no sign-in or profile. Your saved events, watchlist, and settings stay on your phone.

Does it use my location?

No. The app does not ask for location access. Distance starts from a town you choose, and weather is requested for each event's town.

What is the optional Gemini key for?

The app works fully without it. If you add your own Gemini API key, Happenings can also read festival pages and local news and sort events more carefully. The app explains exactly what is sent before you add a key.

What kinds of listings are left out?

Concerts, sports, and ticket-resale listings are left out on purpose. The focus is community events such as markets, festivals, fairs, parades, First Friday art walks, and food festivals.

Can event details change?

Yes. Dates, times, and locations can change, so always check with the organizer. When Happenings sees an update, it can also move an event it added to your calendar.

Can I see the events without the app?

Yes. Browse upcoming events on the web, gathered from the same calendars every morning, and add any of them to Google, Apple, Outlook, or another calendar. It works on iPhone too. The weekly roundup and reminders are in the app.

This weekend starts here

Find something worth leaving the house for.

Download Phoenix Happenings and get the next roundup before the weekend arrives.

Get it onGoogle Play