Twenty years ago, Local First launched the Certified Local Fall Festival with just 27 local businesses gathered in the Duck and Decanter parking lot.
Today, it brings together thousands of Arizonans and hundreds of locally owned businesses for one unforgettable day celebrating everything that makes Arizona home.
Whether you’re searching for unique experiences, discovering the best AZ-made gifts, or exploring Arizona’s best breweries and wineries, this is where being a ‘Localist’ begins
*lo·cal·ist /ˈloʊ-kə-list/ (noun)
A powerful person who shapes their community by voting with their wallet.
Get Ready for Your Fall Festival Adventure
Arizona Fall Fest is your invitation to wander, taste, explore and connect. Strike up a conversation with a maker. Sample something you've never tried before. Meet the people behind the businesses that give Arizona its character. You never know what you'll stumble across—or who you'll meet.
Taste your way across Arizona.
Enjoy bites from more than 50 local restaurants, food trucks and chefs, along with Arizona breweries, wineries and distilleries.
Find your next favorite local business.
Explore more than 200 Arizona makers, artisans, boutiques, entrepreneurs and innovators.
DIVE INTO AN EXPERIENCE YOU WON'T FORGET
There’s something for everyone in the family to enjoy. Jump into a game of musical chairs, create unique crafts in the activity zone, add your dash of paint to a community mural - and leave with new memories of the Arizona you love.
Kick off the holidays with gifts that tell an Arizona story.
Skip the ordinary. Find one-of-a-kind gifts you won’t find anywhere else and start your holiday shopping where every purchase has a story.
Every favorite local business starts with a first visit. Arizona’s Certified Local Fall Festival is your chance to explore hundreds of local businesses in one day.
Meet the people who make Arizona home.
Bring the whole crew—friends, family, kids and even your dog—and spend the day connecting with the best of Arizona’s home grown businesses.