Photos: Arizona Super Bowl events include music, parties, experiences, more

Confetti cannons blast as Imagine Dragons performs during the Super Bowl LVII Music Fest at Footprint Center Feb. 11, 2023, in Phoenix. (Photo by Drake Presto/Cronkite News)

Confetti cannons blast as Imagine Dragons performs during the Super Bowl LVII Music Fest at Footprint Center Feb. 11, 2023, in Phoenix. (Photo by Drake Presto/Cronkite News)

Dan Reynolds, lead singer of Imagine Dragons, performs on stage during Super Bowl LVII Music Fest at Footprint Center on Feb. 11, 2023, in Phoenix. (Photo by Drake Presto/Cronkite News)

Dan Reynolds, lead singer of Imagine Dragons, performs on stage during Super Bowl LVII Music Fest at Footprint Center on Feb. 11, 2023, in Phoenix. (Photo by Drake Presto/Cronkite News)

Dan Reynolds, interacts with the crowd during Super Bowl LVII Music Fest at Footprint Center on Feb. 11, 2023, in Phoenix. (Photo by Drake Presto/Cronkite News).

Kane Brown performs onstage during the Super Bowl LVII Music Fest at Footprint Center on Feb. 11, 2023, in Phoenix. (Photo by Drake Presto/Cronkite News)

Kane Brown performs onstage during the Super Bowl LVII Music Fest at Footprint Center on Feb. 11, 2023, in Phoenix. (Photo by Drake Presto/Cronkite News)

Paramore’s album “This Is Why” dropped at midnight as the band was performing at the Super Bowl LVII Music Fest at Footprint Center on Feb. 09, 2023, in Phoenix. (Photo by Emily Mai/Cronkite News)

Hayley Williams, lead singer of Paramore, performs onstage during the Super Bowl LVII Music Fest at Footprint Center on Feb. 09, 2023, in Phoenix. (Photo by Emily Mai/Cronkite News)

Large-scale replicas of NFL football team helmets are located around the perimeter of the Super Bowl LVII Experience inside the Phoenix Convention Center. Photo taken in downtown Phoenix Feb. 9, 2023. (Photo by Emily Mai/Cronkite News)

Fans can take pictures with their favorite football team’s helmet inside the Super Bowl LVII Experience at the Phoenix Convention Center. Photo taken in downtown Phoenix Feb. 9, 2023. (Photo by Emily Mai/Cronkite News)

Budda Baker, a safety for the Arizona Cardinals, flanked by Arizona Cardinals cheerleaders, speaks onstage at the Super Bowl LVII Music Fest at Footprint Center on Feb. 9, 2023. in Phoenix. (Photo by Emily Mai/Cronkite News)

Jack Antonoff, the lead singer of Bleachers, performs onstage during the Super Bowl LVII Music Fest at Footprint Center on Feb. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. (Photo by Emily Mai/Cronkite News)

The Super Bowl LVII Experience at Hance Park is a free event in downtown Phoenix running from Thursday through Sunday. Photo taken Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo by Susan Wong/Cronkite News)

PHOENIX – The Super Bowl is more than just a football game for its host city.

The Valley has been alive with events over the past week, and not just in Glendale, where Super Bowl LVII is set to be played Sunday at State Farm Stadium.

Downtown Phoenix is playing host to the Super Bowl LVII Experience at Hance Park and at the Phoenix Convention Center, the Super Bowl LVII Music Fest at the Footprint Center, NFL Honors at Symphony Hall and more.

Fans will find events and parties in Scottsdale, too, from the Historic Old Town ESPN Main Street Tailgate to Shaq’s Fun House and Gronk Beach at Talking Stick Resort.

For a full lineup of events, visit azsuperbowl.com/events.


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News Reporter, Phoenix

Arizona PBS

Emily Mai EM-uh-lee my (she/they)
News Visual Journalist, Phoenix

Emily Mai expects to graduate in May 2024 with a master’s degree in mass communication. Mai graduated from Arizona State University in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication. Mai is part of the marketing and public relations team for ASU Gammage.

Susan Wong soo-zin wah-ong (she/her/hers)
Sports Visual Journalist, Phoenix

Susan Wong expects to graduate in May 2023 with a master’s degree in mass communication. Wong, who earned a bachelor’s in sports journalism in May 2022, is a digital media intern with Sun Devil Athletics.

Drake Presto drake PRESS-toh (he/him)
News Visual Journalist, Phoenix

Drake Presto will graduate in spring 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Presto specializes in documentary journalism and has interned with The Arizona Republic, Arizona Highways Magazine and The State Press.