First Friday Goodyear Brings Family Fun to the West Valley As of November 2025, Goodyear has finally brought First Friday to Goodyear Ballpark. The event features a wide variety of fun for adults and children, and is a much closer drive rather than going all the way to Phoenix First Friday. For the kids, there is cornhole, bounce houses, henna, a petting zoo, Connect Four and there was even the Easter Bunny there to take pictures with. The petting zoo had many animals, including rabbits, a baby cow, a pig, sheep, and goats that can be heard from the parking lot. Children were feeding those friendly animals with cups of food which were given to them upon entering the petting zoo. If you are hungry, there is an endless array of food trucks selling everything from barbeque, Cajun food, tacos, to sweeter options such as acai bowls and boba. There were vendors everywhere selling many handmade products from their businesses, you can browse through jewelry, candles, loose leaf tea, band shirts and hand crocheted products. All of the vendors 1st Friday
are very friendly, and many were handing out free samples of their food and drinks. I sampled some tea and ended up getting a cup of peach tea, which was sweet and perfect for a Spring day. This event is also a great way to support small businesses, which I spoke to a couple of the vendors about. Some of the businesses have been around for a very long time, while others had just started a year ago. They spoke about how they have seen a difference made for their business from doing First Friday and encouraged those starting a small business to keep going no matter what adversities they face. The event is very safe, with Goodyear Police Department as well as the fire department on standby. There are tables set up everywhere for you to sit down and relax and enjoy the beautiful Arizona sunset. With music playing from the DJ booth and a cool breeze in the air, the event is a refreshing new way to start the month off.
Submitted by Alyssa Gonzales, local resident and aspiring journalist.
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