Chandler Pulse for July 2, 2026: Chandler's All-American Bash and fireworks Saturday, plus six A+ school awards

• 🎆 Chandler's All-American Bash brings fireworks downtown Saturday. Live music, food vendors, and a 15-minute pyrotechnic show at 8:15 PM.
• 🍳 SanTan Brewing pours a Fourth of July brunch, and two markets run Saturday. The weekend calendar is stacked around the Fourth.
• 🏅 Six CUSD schools won A+ School of Excellence awards. The district calls it a single-year record.
• 🏀 Perry High will retire Jalen Williams' jersey. The former Perry standout now plays in the NBA.
• 🏭 Fullscript leased 171,862 square feet at Chandler Airpark 202. The health-tech firm is expanding its Chandler operations.

Key facts:

• When: Saturday, July 4. The concert runs 7 PM to 9:30 PM.
• Where: Downtown Chandler, around Dr. A.J. Chandler Park.
• Fireworks: a 15-minute pyrotechnic show begins at 8:15 PM as part of the concert.
• Also on tap: yard games and food vendors through the evening.

Downtown parking fills early on the Fourth. Arrive before the concert starts, and use the side streets off Arizona Avenue if the main lots are full. Details.

Friday, July 3

• 🎤 Big Time Maca and Aaron Monte. Comedy rap and standup at Mic Drop Comedy Chandler. Details.

Saturday, July 4

• 🍳 Fourth of July brunch at SanTan Brewing. 9 AM to 2 PM downtown. Details.
• 🥬 Downtown Chandler Farmers Market. Noon at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park. Details.
• 🥬 Merchant Square farmers market. 8 AM to 2 PM in front of Merchant Square Antiques. Details.

Sunday, July 5

• 🍸 Industry Night at Rebel and Rogue. Social Hall, downtown. Details.

The Gilbert Farmers Market has also expanded into Chandler for the summer, running Saturdays at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Details.

• 🏠 Typical rent holds at about $1,907 a month. Roughly flat over the past year.
• 🏛️ City Council approved the new budget and lowered the primary property tax rate. The capital plan passed alongside it. Details.
• 🎶 A children's choir program is expanding to reach more of the East Valley. New sites open enrollment for the coming year. Details.
• 🎃 Organizers announced a bass-music Halloween festival headed to Chandler. Dates and venue to come. Details.

Fullscript grows at Chandler Airpark 202. The health-tech company leased 171,862 square feet to expand its Chandler operations, another sign of how much the corridor keeps pulling in. Details.

History Bites: the family road trip. A midday talk on the history of the American road trip. Tuesday, July 7 at noon, Chandler Museum, 300 S. Chandler Village Drive. Details.

Summer sing-along dueling pianos. At Murphy's Law Irish Pub downtown, 7 PM to 9:30 PM on July 14. A good low-key night out downtown. Details.

• 🏅 Six CUSD schools won A+ School of Excellence awards. The district calls it a single-year milestone. Details.
• 🏀 Perry High will retire Jalen Williams' jersey. The former Perry standout, now in the NBA, gets a ceremony. Details.
• 🏈 Chandler High's football program joined the Patrick Mahomes brand network. One of a small group of schools selected. Details.
• 📚 Back-to-school dates are set. Hamilton freshman orientation plus Perry and Basha Link Days all land July 14. Details.