Things To Do In San Tan Valley

Nightmares are bad enough; at least they go away upon waking. For Lenore, nightmares of torture and death are everlasting, and visitors at Sanctum of Horror bravely enter the depths of her hopelessly twisted mind. Her thoughts and memories are presented in a dark home with walls coated in peeling wallpaper and blood. The denizens of this space are not the usual happy family of four. Within the halls lurk evil dolls and menacing clowns waiting to evoke lucid dreams. Flesh-eating prisoners chomp on their latest victim while scanning the crowds for more, and hatchet-wielding madmen wait to terrorize anyone who crosses their paths or dares to insult their pets' sweaters.

SK8 ASYLUM's skate park provides grind- and ollie-worthy real estate for riders of all ages and skill levels. As an indoor wonderland, the park is tricked out with a 20-foot-wide mini-ramp, a spacious, coping-lined wooden bowl, a full-scale 12-foot vert ramp, and more street-course elements than most post-apocalyptic street courses. If you don't know the difference between spines, Euros, and banks, then either rent Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 while wearing a British boarding-school uniform for studious inspiration, or check out the wheel-watering snapshots of SK8 ASYLUM's skate park.

As if running through over 3 miles of mud and obstacles wasn't enough, Run to Death elevates heartbeats and anxiety levels by releasing gruesome monsters onto its course. Participants run along collecting lifeline ribbons placed at various checkpoints along the course. Then they must protect these lifelines from the claws of desirous demons, monsters, and other creepily costumed volunteers—all while dragging themselves through pits of mud and tumbling over hurdles. The event recognizes "survivors" as those racers who finish with at least one lifeline intact, while those who finish without a lifeline will have run themselves to death but on the bright side, they'll be able to accurately describe the afterlife to whoever will listen.

Rachel Jansen Jones, the owner and permanent resident at Crossroads Farm, has worn many hats over the course of her career. She served as president of the Arizona Hunter Jumper Association for two terms, and she currently coaches the ASU equestrian team. Since 1998, she’s headed up Crossroads Farm’s USHJA-certified trainers, composed entirely of instructors with at least 15 years of experience at her facility—and often with more years in the industry or as a horse’s pen pal. Students of all skill levels can benefit from the trainers' expertise in the farm’s lesson program, which starts beginners out with the basics of horsemanship and safety and sees them through more advanced skills such as cantering and jumping.

AquaSafe Swim Schools' saline indoor pools echo with the splashes of tots and kids practicing their paddling skills. A weekly schedule of lessons spans children of all ages and skill levels, from babies entering the water for the first time to kids working on more complex strokes and dolphin calls. The group classes operate at a low student-to-instructor ratio for maximum safety and personal attention. Parents supervise children's lessons from the viewing gallery, and unleash non-swimming siblings to entertain themselves in the play area. Once paddlers have honed their skills, swim teams can introduce them to friendly competition and social swimming.

A 380 Seat live theatre located in the heart of Downtown Gilbert, Hale Theatre has been Arizona's Premier Family Theatre since 2003. With comedies and musicals showing each and every weekend of the year, you won't want to miss out on the opportunity to see a clean, family friendly show throughout the year!