4 food and drinks events happening in metro Phoenix this weekend

Pair your food and drinks with some walking or bike riding this weekend at multiple active events. There are also plenty of opportunities to get your tiki on over the next few days. So find your Hawaiian shirt and your bike helmet and get ready for a weekend filled with food and fun. Here are four events happening around metro Phoenix that you won't want to miss.

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Earn your beer with a 10-mile ride through Papago Park with Pedal Haus Brewing.

Pedal Haus Brewery

Fourth Annual Day Drinker Devil Ride

April 27
730 South Mill Ave., #102, Tempe

Join Pedal Haus Brewery for a bike ride, scavenger hunt and after-party that benefits the Rob Dollar Foundation to create safer roads for Arizona cyclists. The event starts at 10 a.m. at Pedal Haus’ Tempe location. Cyclists can ride the 10-mile mountain bike course through the trails at Papago Park or a less technical 10-mile gravel route. The ride includes a scavenger hunt – cyclists who take selfies at various landmarks will be rewarded with raffle tickets for bikes, gear and gift cards. The after-party will feature happy hour pricing on drinks and a breakfast plate for $10. The $5 event ticket includes guests’ first Day Drinker Light Lager.

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Hanging by the pool at Hotel Valley Ho during Arizona Tiki Oasis 2021.

Courtesy of Arizona Tiki Oasis

Arizona Tiki Oasis

April 25-28
6850 E Main St., Scottsdale

The island-lifestyle meetup returns to Hotel Valley Ho, celebrating all things tiki and midcentury, including food and drinks. During the three-day Arizona Tiki Oasis, sip craft cocktails and join fellow island revelers in spirits tastings; learn from mixologists about cocktail-making, including how to properly garnish a tiki drink; and dress to the nines for a retro evening of dinner and a fashion show at Glam-O-Rama. Event ticket prices vary, and can be purchased online.

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Celebrate all things wine on this self-guided tour in downtown Phoenix.

Downtown Phoenix Inc.

Urban Wine Walk

April 27
Multiple locations

Wander through downtown on the Urban Wine Walk, where you can sample wines at more than 15 restaurants, bars and taprooms. Each participating location will offer a $5 wine sample and complimentary snack, while supplies last. Stop for pictures along this self-guided tour at floral installations that will be placed throughout downtown. No registration is required; maps will be provided at wine walk locations.

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Raise money with breakfast at Over Easy this April.

Over Easy

Dollars for a Dozen Fundraiser

All month
Multiple locations

Local breakfast chain Over Easy has again teamed up with Shamrock Farms and Hickman’s Family Farms for the month of April to raise funds for Phoenix Children’s and United Food Bank. Guests dining at any of Over Easy’s 13 Arizona locations have the opportunity to donate $1 or more. Over Easy will match every dollar donated and Shamrock and Hickman’s will contribute a dozen eggs to the food bank. Since 2020, the annual fundraiser has raised $44,786 and provided 268,716 eggs through the Dollars for a Dozen initiative.