Scottsdale’s ArtWalk offers the opportunity to stroll at your own pace, wander into galleries through a festive area enjoying dramatic statues, bubbling fountains, tree-covered courtyards, famed restaurants and live music. Horse-drawn carriage rides, golf carts and trolley rides are available from plentiful free parking areas nearby. Scottsdale Gallery Association (SGA), in partnership with the City of Scottsdale presents the Scottsdale Art District Art Walk each Thursday evening and the special event Gold Palette Art Walks numerous times throughout the tourism season. The Scottsdale Gallery Association’s Gold Palette ArtWalks are offered eight times a year in addition to the SGA’s weekly Thursday evening ArtWalks and feature extended gallery hours, special activities and experiences for attendees such as complimentary wine tasting and/or small bites, and live music and entertainment that align with each event’s theme.