PHOENIX — The first Maricopa County Home and Garden Show of 2026 will take place at the Arizona State Fairgrounds this week.
The 34th annual home show will be at the fairgrounds, which is located off 19th Avenue and McDowell Road, from Friday to Sunday. It will run each day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“Join us at the fairgrounds for our premier home show — it’s over 300,000 square feet of home improvement and activities. This low-cost event offers high value in experiences and deals — for only $10,” Maricopa County Home and Garden Show Manager Kristie Jones said in a press release.
“When you walk into this show, you’ll feel a sense of community; there is truly something for everyone here. We’ve incorporated new elements like fish, reptiles and exotics in the plant pavilion and brought back fan favorites like — tiny homes, taste of the desert, kids’ corner, handmade headquarters and more.”
The show will offer free consultations on home remodeling, tree care, interior design and landscaping for those in attendance.
What will attendees be able to do at home and garden show?
The show will have Plant Pavilion filled with an assortment of house plants, cacti, trees as well as exotic and rare plants. In addition to the greenery, there will also be reptiles and aquariums, which are new to the event.
In the pavilion, there will be a number of hands-on gardening workshops where people will not only be able to learn easy tips and tricks but also take some plants home with them.
On top of the gardening workshops, there will be master gardeners that are experts in everything from container gardens to vegetables to succulents.
For those looking to downsize, a neighborhood of Tiny Homes will be setup on the fairgrounds to walk through and get inspiration.
At the handmade headquarters, there will be free make-and-take crafts such as wooden engraved signs, personalized candle holders, UV resin flower pendants and sand wax candle making.
Families in attendance can stop by the kids’ corner, where children can pick a DIY craft cutout from a craft treasure box, learn magic from a real magician and create copper cacti. It is important to note that the craft workshops in the kids’ corner are for children aged 4 to 12.
There will also be an 18,000-square-foot culinary experience for attendees called Taste of the Desert. It will have dozens of local vendors, live music and complimentary food and drink samples.
Throughout the weekend, the Home and Garden show’s main stage will have free seminars where home improvement experts in different fields will give advice and provide demonstrations. Some of the discussion topics will include electric vehicles and upcycling old cabinet doors.
On the main stage, there will also be live music, magic tricks and live abstract art painting.
The Maricopa County Home Shows has started upcycling past Home Show billboards into limited-edition reusable bags and they will be available for purchase at the upcoming event.
Those interested in attending the first Home and Garden show of 2026 can purchase tickets on the website.
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