Cinco de Mayo specials, pet services, resort stays and more Valley savings for the family

Looking to treat yourself while saving some money? Here are some of the best deals and freebies around the Valley this week, April 29 - May 5.

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Restaurants, stores and more deals

• Macayo’s Mexican Food is offering Cinco de Mayo specials all day on May 5. Get an ‘A La Carte Macayo Chimi’ for $10 — and add a side of guacamole, rice, and beans for just $0.78 (available for dine-in or takeout). There are also dine-in drink specials like $3 Dos XX Ambar or Lager, Bottles or Drafts, $4 Fireball Shots, $7 Dos XX plus a Shot of Fireball or Gran Centenario Plata, and $8 Cinco Margarita with Gran Centenario Plata.
• Pedal Haus Breweryis offering May 5 drink specials including $7 Haus Margaritas and Marg Gartens and $5 Mexican Ambers and Micheladas.
• Mesquite Fresh Street Mex is making it easy to indulge in Mexican cuisine this May 5 by offering 10% off family meal boxes! 
• Nothing Bundt Cakes: At the recently opened Laveen Village location (5920 W. Baseline Rd.), you can get multiple deals this week! On May 2, healthcare workers, teachers, school staff, first responders, military members, and city workers can get 20% off in-bakery cake purchases. On May 3, 20% of sales will be donated to the Arizona Humane Society. On May 4, the first 300 guests at the bakery will receive a free Confetti Bundtlet.
  

  

  Nothing Bundt Cakes

• Tipsy Egg: Celebrate Mimosa Mondays at Tipsy Egg with buy one get one Mimosas!
• Cinco de Mayo Deals at Westgate Entertainment District:
  
  • Chicken N Pickle: $6 Margaritas
  • Hot N Juicy: $7 Margaritas all day
  • Shane’s Rib Shack: $3.99 Churros
  • Fat Tuesday: $8 margaritas, frozen or rocks, $8 Tequila shots, $6 Mexican beers
  • PopStroke: $7 Chicken Tinga Tacos or Chicken & Cheese Quesadillas
• The Brass Tap at Verde at Cooley Station in Gilbert: Get craft Mexican beers for $5, tequila specials, and $5 margaritas on May 5.
• Friends for Life Animal Rescue is offering a free microchip-a-thon on May 4 from 8-11 a.m. at Subaru Superstore (1050 S. Gilbert Rd., Chandler). There will also be free DAPP vaccines for dogs. You can pre-register here. Services are first-come, first-serve.
  

  

  Friends for Life

• From May 1-15, the Arizona Animal Welfare League is offering waived adoption fees on all pets over 6 months old at the Main Shelter and Chandler Adoption Center. See all adoptable pets here.
• Arizona Humane Society is offering $0 adoptions through May 5 on pets over 6 months old.
• Maricopa County Animal Care and Control is currently offering $25-50 adoptions for most pets (except puppies - they are $150).
• Recreo Cantina: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with fun attractions and food and drink specials that include $8 house margs, $6 candy and donkey punch shots, and $5 Sonoran dogs till 4 p.m.
• The Uncommon has $5 churro and chips and salsa baskets, street tacos served with a Modelo beer for only $9.99, and $5 Margaritas and Modelos from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on May 5.
• Noodles & Co: Through April 30, Noodles Rewards Members can purchase any dessert for $1 with the purchase of any entree.
• Duck Donuts: Available in-shop only Monday through Friday from opening until 11 a.m., throughout the month of April, guests can get a free medium hot coffee or cold brew with the purchase of any two donuts or a breakfast sandwich.
• Source at Epicenter at Agritopia: Try new happy hour specials on weekdays from 3-6 p.m. including $6 hummus, $10 house pizzas, $7 wine glasses, and $5 beers. 
• Buca di Beppo has weekday happy hour from 3-6 p.m. with appetizers for $6-$7, 14-ounce drafts for $5, wine and sangria for $6, and Italian cocktails for $7.
• Red Robin offers 50% off Kids’ Meals every Wednesday. The deal is good for dine-in and online ordering using promo code “KIDSMEAL50”. Learn more here.
• Thai Chili 2 Go is spicing up Tuesdays with exclusive offers for those who sign up for TC2GO’s Rewards program. You'll get special offers every Tuesday such as a free three-piece order of Thai Dumplings with the purchase of an entrée, $5 off any order of $35 or more, or $2 off any order. Offers will change weekly.
• Thai Chili 2 Go is opening its newest location in Laveen (7450 S. 59th Avenue, #100) on May 1. Gets can get 50% off in-store orders all day long, plus giveaways and chances to win free food.
• 18 Degrees – Kentucky Derby fans around the Valley are invited to watch the race at this modern neighborhood bar and grill. They'll be offering $5 Mint Juleps for those who would like to join in on the action.
• Myke’s Pizza in Downtown Mesa is celebrating Star Wars Day on May 4 with a variety of special menu items (like Darth Tater Pizzas, Padme Melt, and Desserts of Tattoine) and offering $5 gift cards and commemorative stickers to those who dress up in costume!
  

  

  Myke's Pizza

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Deals for teachers, military, veterans and seniors

• Peter Piper Pizza: 10% off the entire purchase for veterans all year long with valid ID.
• Teachers can get free admission to the Museum of Illusions on Tuesdays with a teacher ID shown in person at the exhibit.
• Myke’s Pizza: All year long, there's a 10% discount for active military and veterans.
• Morning Squeeze: All year long, there is a 10% discount for active military and veterans at its three locations in Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe.
• Mike D’s Famous Funnel Cakes: Teachers can get 20% off each visit. (Located at 8830 S. Kyrene Rd. in the Barro's Pizza parking lot - southwest corner of Kyrene & Warner)
• The Wigwam: Educators can get 20% off the best available rates at the Valley resort. To learn more, click here.

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Things to do

• Buy one, get one free D-backs tickets: For one day only, through May 2 at 11:59 p.m., use promo code 'BEEGUY' to get buy one, get one free tickets for May 3-5 games. Saturday’s game offers a Gabriel Moreno Gold Glove Bobble giveaway!
  Buy tickets here.
• Great Wolf Lodge: On May 1 only, use promo code BEMAY to save up to 51% on resort stays through Aug. 15, 2024.
• Free Comic Book Day experience: Drawn to Comics and Velma Teague Library are offering a free event in Glendale on Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be local artists, select vendors, crafts, games, cosplay, and, of course, free comics galore! Comics will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis and while supplies last. Festivities start at 10 a.m. Get more details here.
• Free pickleball clinics: Nature Made is hosting free pickleball clinics at Chicken N Pickle on Saturday mornings in May. Sign up for your spot and see the full schedule here.
• The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess is offering a summer early bird deal: 40% off stays between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The offer begins on April 1-May 15 for stay dates between May 24, 2024, and Sept. 2, 2024. Guests can book at scottsdaleprincess.com/earlybird.
• The Pickleball Space in Glendale offers free introductory classes to learn the popular sport! Lessons are scheduled and limited to the first eight people who register for each class. See the schedule and sign up here.
• Museum of Illusions is celebrating students in May! Students can get $4 off admission (walk-in only) by presenting their Student ID at the door (discount applies to adult tickets only).
• Tempe Youth Transit Pass: Kids 6-18 years old can get free transit passes to use light rail, streetcar and Valley Metro buses. Passes will be valid from June 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. Get one here.
  

  

  City of Tempe