Glendale Community Survey

The City of Glendale 2025 Community Survey -

Glendale leadership needs your input and assessment of how your city is delivering for you. The Survey is now open to all Glendale residents. Please share the link with others so we can have the broadest cross-section of opinion throughout the districts.!"

Glendale Bond Election 2025

Registration Deadline:

The deadline to register to vote is October 6, 2025. This will be an all-mail election. The Maricopa County Elections Department will begin mailing ballots to all registered voters on October 8, 2025. All ballots must be received by Election Day, November 4, 2025.

For election information, such as how to register to vote or to verify your registration status, please visit the Glendale City Clerk’s election page.

Mail ballots can also be dropped at the Glendale City Clerk's Office, M-F, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Glendale Fire Department Annual Report

When we see a recap of trail rescue in the dead of summer or a devastating car wreck we are reminded of the men and women of Glendale Fire that answer the call day in and day out. But there is so much more they handle simply by virtue of working for the City of Glendale. 

Being home to two of the region’s largest event venues means handling over 130 huge, high-profile events ranging from university graduations to world class concerts and sporting events, and even short-notice events coordinated with the US Secret Service. It’s just a day in the life.

But to get the full picture, including national academic and field training, hazard drills, interagency briefings, and community education programs, check out the Glendale Fire Annual Report for 2024-2025. It's impressive.

Age to Purchase Tobacco Products and Vapes Raised to 21

In June, the Governor signed legislation raising the age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age to take effect in September. In order to align with state law, the City will amend the current code in regard to cigarettes to include definitions and language pertaining to e-cigarettes and vapes and raising the legal age to purchase and possess all tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age.

Vaping products can be very deceiving-often colorful and resembling thumb drives or makeup kits. If your teen is experimenting with vaping, make sure they know the law and encourage them to quit. There are smartphone Apps available to help them do just that.

Download quitSTART

quitSTART is a free smartphone app for teens who want to quit smoking. This app takes the information you provide about your smoking history and gives you tailored tips, inspiration, and challenges to help you become smokefree and live a healthier life.

quitSTART | Smokefree

Report local issues, concerns, and requests for service

GlendaleOne is your one-stop shop for access to non-emergency city services, important information, phone numbers, and digital requests for City services. Need to report an abandoned vehicle? A missed garbage pickup? Need information on a building permit? Now you can do it all at GlendaleOne. Just enter the location, type of issue, details, and contact information to submit.

Click here to send a request directly to the department in charge of your request.

Have You Seen This?

Art Around Town

The City of Glendale plays host to a treasure trove of artwork that you may have never seen and some that you see everyday. Take a peek at the video below and see what you may have missed.

Statewide Traffic & Barrel District Construction

Visit AZ511.com on event days to get the latest information on road conditions and traffic updates.

TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS

• Streets between Royal Palm Road and Olive Avenue, and between 59th Avenue and 61st Avenue – Crack sealing to take place in late Summer/Fall to prepare for Slurry Seal application to take place later in the program.

• Streets between Butler Drive and Olive Avenue, and between 63rd Avenue and 67th Avenue – Crack sealing to take place in late Summer/Fall to prepare for Slurry Seal application to take place later in the program.

• Streets north of Royal Palm Road to Echo Lane, between 61st Avenue and 63rd Avenue – Crack sealing to take place in late Summer/Fall to prepare for Slurry Seal application to take place later in the program.

• Townley Avenue, west of 61st Avenue – Crack sealing to take place in late Summer/Fall to prepare for Slurry Seal application to take place later in the program.



• Residential streets between Cholla Street and Cactus Road, between 59th Avenue and 67th Avenue – Crack sealing to take place in late Summer/Fall to prepare for Slurry Seal application to take place later in the program.

For a map of real time City of Glendale Road Closures and Restrictions, click here 

Glendale Public Library- Digital

Your Public Library....at your fingertips.

Borrow and enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen-your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV. All you need is a library card. hoopla syncs across all your devices, so you can stream titles immediately or whenever you're in the mood. Most titles can also be downloaded to your phone or tablet. hoopla offers more content, in more places, than any other digital library platform and it's all FREE thanks to your public library! Titles may vary based on library catalog.

Dont Miss the 12th Annual Glendale Standup for Veterans.

Twelve years ago we were inspired to host our own Veterans StandUp event to ensure veterans in Glendale have the personalized attention they need to resolve any matter all at once. If you are a veteran or know a veteran, definitely plan to stop by and see all the services gathered in on place and committed to leaving no veteran to deal with obstacles alone. Even if you need nothing, there are hundreds of men and women who come by for lunch and to catch up with old friends.

Multiple government agencies will be on site to resolve any issue you have including:

AZ Department of Motor Vehicles, Glendale City Court, VA Benefits Reps, Veteran Service Organizations, etc. Attorneys from the State Bar of Arizona will be doing free legal consultations in family law, wills & trusts, bankruptcy and consumer debt. Dozens of employers will be on hand to interview and offer employment to veterans and their spouses all day.

Don't miss it!

Hot Rod Night is Back!

Select Wednesdays

Starting September 10th

5-9pm

Westgate Entertainment District is bringing back its Hot Rod Night series on select Wednesdays in September and October. Look for a full showing of classic cars and hot rods, live music, and happy hour deals from restaurants and bars.

To participate in the car show, arrive at Westgate at 4 p.m. on the evening of the selected show. Spots will be allocated in the order that vehicles arrive. Cars made in the 1980s and earlier can park on Entertainment Blvd. in WaterDance Plaza. Cars made in the 1990s and later can park on Westgate Blvd. near Fountain Park.

Visit westgateaz.com/events for event and parking information.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD @ 7PM

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30th @ 1PM

Glendale Public Library

Calling All Writers!

Get expert writing advice in one-on-one consultations and workshops with writers Rosemarie Dombrowski and Shawnte Orion in our Writer in Residence program, running from August through October 2025. 

Rosemarie Dombrowski (RD) is the inaugural Poet Laureate of Phoenix, AZ, the founding editor of rinky dink press, and the founding director of Revisionary Arts, a nonprofit that facilitates self-care and healing through poetry. She’s published four collections of poetry and is a Teaching Professor at Arizona State University.

Shawnte Orion is the author of Gravity & Spectacle and The Existentialist Cookbook He is an editor for rinky dink press and his poems have appeared in Threepenny Review, Barrelhouse, Sugar House Review, New York Quarterly, and on the flipside of a split 7-inch vinyl record with San Francisco band Sweat Lodge.

Visit his website at https://batteredhive.blogspot.com for more information.

For session times and locations, visit www.glendaleazlibrary.com.

AUG 28

6-7pm

Foothills Library

Tween Tinkerers: Stress balls & Fidgets

Scanning for Tweens ready to take on new adventures. Join us monthly to get creative, work with your hands, and experiment! Open to Tweens ages 9-11. This month we are learning how to make stress balls and different fidget toys to help de-stress. Your creations will be available to take home. 

AUG 28

6-7pm

Velma Teague Library

At this event, you will learn how to use this technique to express yourself by painting a desert landscape that reflects where you live. All materials will be provided. Open to teens aged 12-18; registration is required. 

Aug 28

4-5pm

Main Library Storytime Room

Min

Children 6-8, Tweens 9-11

Registration is required for this event.

Whether you're mining, creating your world or battling zombies, spiders or skeletons, you'll need a little help from Steve or Alex. Mine your way on over to the library to create your own Minecraft mini! Please register each child attending.

Ballet Under the Stars

Thursday, September 25th @ 7pm

Sahuaro Ranch Park - just south of the Glendale Main Library.

9802 59th Avenue, Glendale, AZ

Join the City of Glendale as we welcome back Ballet Arizona to Sahuaro Ranch Park for our annual production of "Ballet Under the Stars". This FREE event combines classical and contemporary works by the Valley's finest dancers in a unique, outdoor setting. 

Pre-show activities begin at 5:00 pm and include:

- Food Trucks onsite for additional dining options

- Live acoustical music

- Family Friendly activities including neon face-painting and balloon animal artists

Bollywood Dance Workshop

Sunday, August 24,

2-3:30 PM

Foothills Library

Join us for a vibrant and energetic dance experience inspired by the colorful, rhythmic styles seen in Indian cinema. Bollywood dance typically combines elements of traditional Indian dance forms, such as Bharatanatyam, Kathak, and Odissi, with contemporary, pop, and folk styles. All abilities and experience levels are welcome! Let's dance!

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