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The ultimate guide to Mesa Music Festival

The free festival brings emerging artists to downtown stages.

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Downtown Mesa is transforming into one big music venue this weekend.Why it matters: Mesa Music Festival brings more than 200 performances across bars, breweries and stages Friday and Saturday.

How youth sports are squeezing Sunday worship in Mesa

Religious affiliation has declined while youth sports have boomed.

America&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="youth sports" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/19/private-equity-youth-sports" data-vars-content-id="850326ab-39f3-4d66-b827-b2a7a619720c" data-vars-headline="How youth sports are squeezing Sunday worship in Mesa" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/19/private-equity-youth-sports" target="_self">youth sports</a> boom is quietly rewriting Sunday mornings, turning the family calendar into a competition between the pews and the playing fields — but some Mesa families are pushing back. Why it matters: For generations, churches helped organize American family life around a shared weekly ritual. Youth sports are increasingly filling that role on Sundays and reshaping what families treat as sacred time.

Missing the Diamondbacks? Mesa still has baseball to watch 

The Arizona Fall League runs through Nov. 14, with Mesa hosting several games at Sloan Park.

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The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Diamondbacks&#x27; season" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2026/09/28/arizona-diamondbacks-season-ends-miss-playoffs-third-straight-year" data-vars-content-id="35627fd1-d3f2-4f90-a683-b5ebb8ac4341" data-vars-headline="Missing the Diamondbacks? Mesa still has baseball to watch " data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2026/09/28/arizona-diamondbacks-season-ends-miss-playoffs-third-straight-year" target="_self">Diamondbacks&#x27; season</a> may be over, but there&#x27;s still plenty of baseball to catch in Mesa — and we&#x27;re rooting for the Solar Sox.Why it matters: For fans missing baseball after the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="MLB regular season" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/10/01/white-sox-advance-mlb-playoffs-cubs-counsell-meidroth-pca-padres-astros" data-vars-content-id="35627fd1-d3f2-4f90-a683-b5ebb8ac4341" data-vars-headline="Missing the Diamondbacks? Mesa still has baseball to watch " data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/10/01/white-sox-advance-mlb-playoffs-cubs-counsell-meidroth-pca-padres-astros" target="_self">MLB regular season</a>, the six-week Arizona Fall League offers an intimate, affordable way to keep watching in person.

Downtown Mesa gets game-day ready for ASU football

Fans can catch select Sun Devil games on a huge outdoor screen at ASU's MIX Center this fall.

Sun Devil football watch parties are setting up camp in downtown Mesa. Why it matters: Fans of all ages can watch the 2026 season games on large-format outdoor screen at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Arizona State University&#x27;s Media " data-vars-click-url="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us.cisionone.cision.com/c/eJwsy0vO2yAUQOHVwAwL8_aAQSbeRgTcS31VP1LAaZZfpfqn39GBqEIx0nGMsw_eSR205VsMSgZnAqRlkd578FjAVdAA82xszpyiS6Gk7ErJi3vOM6YSlNElMSM7Af6mP-JItGPrwtaweJuzCeJvBcjTN_A9bmO8OtMPplam1g1bxvYLG5190LgHTqnfE8LN1JrydQ-m1jeeN3ZRU6GdBmFnaj3oIwqeAxs_ECiJhjumjoIg_ofnDzD90Dp4a3mLr-3Ckz7MyPShq0_lOngfDfH4brV4bbyswkoHwnjpRJirFjYXbY1aCmjD31H9CwAA__9b7GVk__;!!Al82Z4c!yeFmep4CUx9dxQm8F8CmOov9r8KnXVpj6gPnyqNdMTP7BwxRmIDwOfRD94VJvT3LqKXfSjeDdfDcZKebznIvETXT4xc5PYR0$" data-vars-content-id="2f2ded65-34cc-407e-8363-92537c1e3218" data-vars-headline="Downtown Mesa gets game-day ready for ASU football" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us.cisionone.cision.com/c/eJwsy0vO2yAUQOHVwAwL8_aAQSbeRgTcS31VP1LAaZZfpfqn39GBqEIx0nGMsw_eSR205VsMSgZnAqRlkd578FjAVdAA82xszpyiS6Gk7ErJi3vOM6YSlNElMSM7Af6mP-JItGPrwtaweJuzCeJvBcjTN_A9bmO8OtMPplam1g1bxvYLG5190LgHTqnfE8LN1JrydQ-m1jeeN3ZRU6GdBmFnaj3oIwqeAxs_ECiJhjumjoIg_ofnDzD90Dp4a3mLr-3Ckz7MyPShq0_lOngfDfH4brV4bbyswkoHwnjpRJirFjYXbY1aCmjD31H9CwAA__9b7GVk__;!!Al82Z4c!yeFmep4CUx9dxQm8F8CmOov9r8KnXVpj6gPnyqNdMTP7BwxRmIDwOfRD94VJvT3LqKXfSjeDdfDcZKebznIvETXT4xc5PYR0$" target="_blank">Arizona State University&#x27;s Media </a><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center" data-vars-click-url="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us.cisionone.cision.com/c/eJwsy0vO2yAUQOHVwAwL8_aAQSbeRgTcS31VP1LAaZZfpfqn39GBqEIx0nGMsw_eSR205VsMSgZnAqRlkd578FjAVdAA82xszpyiS6Gk7ErJi3vOM6YSlNElMSM7Af6mP-JItGPrwtaweJuzCeJvBcjTN_A9bmO8OtMPplam1g1bxvYLG5190LgHTqnfE8LN1JrydQ-m1jeeN3ZRU6GdBmFnaj3oIwqeAxs_ECiJhjumjoIg_ofnDzD90Dp4a3mLr-3Ckz7MyPShq0_lOngfDfH4brV4bbyswkoHwnjpRJirFjYXbY1aCmjD31H9CwAA__9b7GVk__;!!Al82Z4c!yeFmep4CUx9dxQm8F8CmOov9r8KnXVpj6gPnyqNdMTP7BwxRmIDwOfRD94VJvT3LqKXfSjeDdfDcZKebznIvETXT4xc5PYR0$" data-vars-content-id="2f2ded65-34cc-407e-8363-92537c1e3218" data-vars-headline="Downtown Mesa gets game-day ready for ASU football" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us.cisionone.cision.com/c/eJwsy0vO2yAUQOHVwAwL8_aAQSbeRgTcS31VP1LAaZZfpfqn39GBqEIx0nGMsw_eSR205VsMSgZnAqRlkd578FjAVdAA82xszpyiS6Gk7ErJi3vOM6YSlNElMSM7Af6mP-JItGPrwtaweJuzCeJvBcjTN_A9bmO8OtMPplam1g1bxvYLG5190LgHTqnfE8LN1JrydQ-m1jeeN3ZRU6GdBmFnaj3oIwqeAxs_ECiJhjumjoIg_ofnDzD90Dp4a3mLr-3Ckz7MyPShq0_lOngfDfH4brV4bbyswkoHwnjpRJirFjYXbY1aCmjD31H9CwAA__9b7GVk__;!!Al82Z4c!yeFmep4CUx9dxQm8F8CmOov9r8KnXVpj6gPnyqNdMTP7BwxRmIDwOfRD94VJvT3LqKXfSjeDdfDcZKebznIvETXT4xc5PYR0$" target="_blank">and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center</a> in downtown Mesa for free.

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Missing the Diamondbacks? Mesa still has baseball to watch

Savannah Bananas returning to Phoenix in 2027

The Diamondbacks enter their final week with a lot on the line

Downtown Mesa gets game-day ready for ASU football

New-look Sun Devils aim to surprise after a wave of departures