October 22 & 23, 2026 | Desert Ridge Marketplace | 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
PHOENIX, AZ (October 2026) – A beloved Arizona tradition is back! Paul’s Car Wash, hosted by Arizona’s Family Weather Anchor and Community Ambassador Paul Horton, returns Thursday, October 22, and Friday, October 23, at Desert Ridge Marketplace from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The annual event brings together local businesses, community volunteers, and familiar faces to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona (BBBSAZ) and its mission to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.
Now in its 19th year, Paul’s Car Wash combines live television, entertainment, celebrity appearances, and hands-on volunteerism to raise awareness and support for youth mentoring. Throughout the two-day event, corporate teams and community members will roll up their sleeves to wash hundreds of cars, helping provide young people across Arizona with access to caring, consistent adult mentors.
BBBSAZ serves more than 1,500 Arizona children each year through professionally supported mentoring relationships that help young people build confidence, develop meaningful connections, and realize their potential.
Paul’s Car Wash would not be possible without the generosity of its corporate partners, community sponsors, volunteers, and Arizona’s Family. This year’s event is supported by TechBros, Fry’s Food Stores, Crest Insurance, W. L. Gore, Albertsons Companies and Safeway, Copper State Pavement, Lerner & Rowe, Amazon, LifeKind Health, and Charles Schwab. Additional sponsors will be recognized as they join this year’s event.
“Paul’s Car Wash brings our community together around something that matters: ensuring young people have the support and encouragement they need to reach their full potential,” said Debbie Castillo-Smith, President and CEO at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona. “We’re grateful to Paul Horton, Arizona’s Family, and the businesses and volunteers who continue to make this event possible. Their support helps us create more opportunities for meaningful mentoring relationships across our community.”
For more information about Paul’s Car Wash, sponsorship opportunities, or how to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona, visit www.bbbsaz.org/pauls-car-wash/. To donate to the car wash, text WASH to 26989.
ABOUT BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL ARIZONA
For more than 70 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As part of the nation’s largest donor- and volunteer-supported mentoring network, BBBSAZ creates and supports one-to-one mentoring relationships between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and youth (“Littles”), ages six through 18. These meaningful, professionally supported relationships have a direct and lasting impact on the lives of young people.
For more information, contact BBBSAZ at 602-264-BIGS or visit www.bbbsaz.org.