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First Friday Surprise | Exhale

From January 01, 2027 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm
At Arts HQ
Categories: Arts & Cultural Events

First Friday Surprise is a pop-up creative district that appears on the first Friday of the month, eight nights a season, October through May. Curated makers and artists, food trucks, and live music fill the space in and around Arts HQ Gallery, in the heart of Surprise. Every month carries a new theme that shapes the art, the makers, and the menu. Not a market, not a festival. A district that appears, then disappears.

January opens the year with Exhale. No resolutions required and no assumption that anything needs fixing, just a night to reset, celebrate, or simply keep going, on your own terms. Fashion and Textile is the month's featured discipline. Elevated Comfort on the menu, familiar food made worth sitting with.

For more information visit FirstFridaySurprise.com

Event Details
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Location: Arts HQ Gallery (Civic Center Dr & Paradise Ln)
Cost: FREE

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