Things to Do in the Summertime
(June - August)
Alpine Days - http://www.alpinecity.org/alpineDays.htm
August 3 - 8, 2009
American Fork Steel Days - http://www.afsteeldays.com/
July 11 – 18, 2009
Cedar Hills Family Festival - http://www.cedarhills.org/index.shtml
July 20 - 29, 2009
Eagle Mountain Pony Express Days – http://www.eaglemountaincity.com
June 1 - 6, 2009
Highland Fling – http://www.highlandcity.org
July 28 - August 1, 2009
Lehi Round-Up Celebration - http://www.lehi-ut.gov/roundup/index.php
June 20 - 28, 2009
Lindon Days - http://www.lindondays.org/
August 2 - 9, 2009
Mapleton Pioneer Day Parade - http://www.mapleton.org/
July 24, 2009
Midway Swiss Days – http://www.midwayswissdays.com
September 4 - 5, 2009
Orem Summerfest – http://summerfest.orem.org
June 12 - 13, 2009
Payson Golden Onion Days – http://www.payson.org
Labor Day weekend
September 4 - 7, 2009
Payson Scottish Festival – http://www.payson.org or http://www.paysonscottishfestival.org/
July 10 - 11, 2009
Pleasant Grove Strawberry Days – http://www.plgrove.org
June 14 - 22, 2009
Provo Freedom Festival – http://www.freedomfestival.org
July 2 – 4, 2009
Salem Days – http://www.pondtown.org
August 1 - 8, 2009
Salt Lake City Days of ’47 – http://www.daysof47.com
July 10 - 25, 2009
Saratoga Splash – http://www.saratoga-springs.net/departments/civicevents/splash.php
June 6 – 13, 2009
Spanish Fork Fiesta Days – http://www.spanishfork.org
July 18 – 25, 2009
Springville Art City Days – http://www.springville.org
June 6 – 13, 2009
Utah County Fair – http://www.co.utah.ut.us/Dept/CountyFair/index.asp
August 12 – 15, 2009
Utah State Fair - http://www.utahstatefair.com/home/index.php
September 10 – 20, 2009
Summer Events and Festivals
Air Show (Ogden)– http://www.hill.af.mil/library/museum/index.asp
June 7, 2009
(801) 777-SHOW
Hill Air Force Base
7981 Georgia Street
Ogden, Utah
Arts Festival (Ogden) - http://www.ogdenartsfestival.com/
June 12 - 13, 2009
25th Street
Ogden, Utah
Arts Festival (Park City) – http://www.kimball-art.org/artfestival.htm
August 1 – 2, 2009
Kimball Art Center
638 Park Avenue
Park City, Utah
Arts Festival (Riverton) - http://www.webspawner.com/users/rivertonartsfest/
June 4 - 6, 2009
Riverton City Park
1450 West 12800 South
Riverton, Utah
Asian Festival (Sandy) - http://www.utahasianfestival.com/
June 13, 2009
South Towne Expo Center
9575 South State Street
Sandy, Utah
Balloon Fest (Provo) - http://freedomfestival.org
July 2 - 4, 2009 starting at 6:30 am
Fox Field
1100 North Freedom Blvd.
Provo, Utah
Castle Valley Pageant (Castle Dale) – http://www.lds.org/placestovisit/location/0,10634,1782-1-1-1,00.html
Performed on even years, next performance 2010
Castle Valley Pageant Site on Spartan Blvd
Castle Dale, Utah
Chalk Art Festival (Salt Lake) - http://www.utahfostercare.org/chalkartfestival.html
June 19 - 20, 2009
The Gateway
18 North Rio Grande Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
Children's Art Festival (Springville) - http://sma.nebo.edu/events_programs/childrens_art_festival.html
June 12, 2009 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Springville Museum of Art
126 East 400 South
Springville, Utah
Children's Festival (Sundance) - http://www.sundanceresort.com/create/hap_festivals_childrens.html
June 20, 2009 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sundance Resort Ray's Lawn
8841 North Alpine Loop Road
Provo Canyon, Utah
Cowboy Poetry Gathering (Lehi) - http://www.lehi-ut.gov/
June 24, 2009 at 7:30 pm
(801) 768-8754
Lehi High School
Lehi, Utah
Dairy Days (Lehi) - http://www.thanksgivingpoint.com/calendar/events/Dairy_Days/dairydays.html
June 19 - 20, 2009
Thanksgiving Point
3003 North Thanksgiving Way
Lehi, Utah
Demolition Derby (Riverton) - http://rivertoncity.com/
July 11, 2009
Riverton Rodeo Arena
12800 South 1300 West
Riverton, Utah
Fee-free weekends at Utah National Parks - http://www.nps.gov/FINDAPARK/FEEFREEPARKS.HTM
- June 20 - 21, 2009
- July 18 - 19, 2009
- August 15 - 16, 2009
Ferragosto! Italian Street Fair (Salt Lake) - http://www.italianinutah.com/Ferragosto/Ferragosto.htm
August 15, 2009
300 South and 400 West
Salt Lake City, Utah
Festival of the American West (Logan) - http://www.americanwestcenter.org/
Memorial Day – Labor Day
Between Brigham City and Logan on US Hwy 89
America West Heritage Center
4025 South Hwy 89/91
Wellsville, Utah
Friday Night Flicks (Salt Lake) - http://www.slcityevents.com/friday_night_flicks.htm
Friday evenings through June and July, 2009
Various parks in Salt Lake Valley
Great Salt Lake Bird Festival (Farmington) – http://www.greatsaltlakebirdfest.com/
May 13 – 17, 2010
Davis County Event Center
151 South 1100 West
Farmington, Utah
Heber Valley Pow Wow and Mountain Man Rendezvous (Midway) - http://www.soldierhollow.com/pow-wow.php
June 26 - 28, 2009
Soldier Hollow
Midway, Utah
Hidden Garden Benefit Tour (Utah County) - http://hiddengarden.org
June 12 - 13, 2009
14 unique private gardens from Orem to Alpine
(801) 357-7600
Highland Games (Lehi) – http://www.utahscots.org
June 12 – 13, 2009
Thanksgiving Point
3003 North Thanksgiving Way
Lehi, Utah
Himalayan Festival (Spanish Fork)– http://www.utahkrishnas.com
June 6, 2009 at 6:00 pm
(801) 798-3559
8628 South Main Street
Spanish Fork, Utah
Lavendar Days (Mona) - http://www.younglivingfarms.com/
June 26 - 27, 2009
Young Living Lavendar Farms
Exit 242
Mona, Utah
Llama Fest (Spanish Fork) – http://www.utahkrishnas.com
July 18, 2009 at 4:00 pm
8628 South Main Street
Spanish Fork, Utah
Kid's Day in the Garden (Orem) - http://www.centralutahgardens.org/events.html
August 1, 2009 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
355 West University Prkwy
Orem, Utah
Krishna Fest (Spanish Fork) - http://www.utahkrishnas.com
July 24, 2009
8628 South Main Street
Spanish Fork, Utah
Miss Provo Scholarship Pageant (Provo) - http://www.coveycenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=340&Itemid=4
June 13, 2009 from 7:00 pm
Covey Center for the Arts
425 West Center Street
Provo, Utah
Mormon Handcart Pageant (Nephi) – http://www.handcartpageant.com/index.shtml
No festival until 2010
Juab County Fairgrounds Outdoor Arena
350 West Center Street
Nephi, Utah
Mormon Miracle Pageant (Manti) – http://www.lds.org/placestovisit/location/0,10634,1799-1-1-1,00.html or http://www.mormonmiracle.org/
June 18 - 20 and 23 -27, 2009
Gates open at 6:00 pm, the pageant begins at 9:30 pm.
South Temple Hill
Manti, Utah
Pioneer Day Summer Extravaganza (Provo) – http://www.provo.org/parks.July_24_Pioneer_Celebration_main.html
July 24, 2009 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
North Park
500 North 500 West
Provo, Utah
Special Olympics (Provo) – http://www.sout.org/
May 28 - 30, 2009
Brigham University
Provo, Utah
Springville World Folkfest (Springville) – http://www.worldfolkfest.com/
July 28 - August 1, 2009
Spring Acres Arts Park
Springville, Utah
Swaner Nature Festival (Park City) - http://www.swanerecocenter.org/programs/calendar/2009/06/27/swaner-ecofestival.html
June 27, 2009
Located in the heart of Kimball Junction along the edge of the Preserve
Basin Recreation Field House
1388 Center Drive
Park City, Utah
Timpanogos Storytelling Festival (Orem) – http://www.timpfest.org
Setpember 3 - 5, 2009
Mt. Timpanogos Park
Provo Canyon (Hwy 89)
Utah Arts Festival (Salt Lake) – http://www.uaf.org/
June 25 – 28, 2009
Library Square
200 East 400 South
Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Lake Festival (Provo) - http://utahlakecommission.org/
June 6, 2009
Utah Lake
Utah Midsummer Renaissance Fair (Cedar City) - http://www.umrf.net/
July 8 - 11, 2009
Main Street Park
Cedar City, Utah
Utah Summer Games (Cedar City) – http://www.utahsummergames.org/
June 3 - 21, 2009
Cedar City, Utah
Utah Shakespearean Festival (Cedar City) – http://www.bard.org
June - August
Southern Utah University
300 West and Center Street
Cedar City, Utah
Utah Valley Parade of Homes (Utah County) – https://www.utahparade.com
May 29 - June 13, 2009
Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos and Toys in the Attic (Provo) - http://moa.byu.edu/fileadmin/moa/wick/walterwick2.html
February 26 - August 1, 2009
BYU Museum of Art
North Campus Drive
Provo, Utah
Family Art Days: Games, Gizmos, and Play at the MOA
June 11, 2009 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Wild Outdoors Festival (Lehi) - http://www.wildoutdoorsfestival.com/
June 5 - 6, 2009
Thanksgiving Point
3003 North Thanksgiving Way
Lehi, Utah
World War II Aircraft Display (Provo) - http://provo.org/displayarticle212.html
June 29, 2009 from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm and June 30, 2009 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Provo City Municipal Airport
4000 West 1200 South
Provo, Utah
Young Living Family Farms Lavender Festival (Mona)– http://www.younglivingfarms.com
June 26 - 27, 2009
(435) 623-8006 or (800) 371-0819
3700 North Highway
Mona, Utah
Summer Concerts
Concerts in the Park (American Fork) - http://afcity.org/
Monday nights, June 1 - September 7, 2009 at 7:00 pm
American Fork Amphitheater at Quail Cove
851 East 700 North
American Fork, Utah
Concerts on the Lawn (Midway) – http://www.gohebervalley.com/freeconcerts
Free concerts on the lawn Saturday nights May – August 2008 at 7:00 pm.
(888) 327-7220
700 North Homestead Drive
Midway, UT 84049
Deer Valley Music Festival (Park City) – http://deervalleymusicfestival.org/
July 17 - August 15, 2009
Deer Valley Resort
Park City, Utah
Groove Fest American Music Festival (Cedar City) - http://www.groovefestutah.com
No festival in 2009
Main Street Park
Cedar City, Utah
Moab Music Festival (Moab) – http://www.moabmusicfest.org/
September 3 – September 14, 2009
Music in the Gardens (Orem) - http://www.centralutahgardens.org/events.html
Select Friday evenings thoroughout the summer 2009
355 West University Prkwy
Orem, Utah
Park City Jazz Festival (Park City) - http://www.parkcityjazz.org/
August 21 - 23, 2009
Deer Valley Snow Park Lodge, Outdoor Amphitheater
2250 Deer Valley Drive South
Park City, Utah
Red Butte Botanical Gardens Outdoor Concert Series (Salt Lake) – http://www.redbuttegarden.org/
July - September, 2009
300 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake International Jazz Festival (Salt Lake) - http://www.slcjazzfestival.org/
July 10 - 12, 2009
Salt Lake City, Utah
Summer Band Series (Provo) – http://www.provo.org/parks.summerband.html
Sunday evenings in June (7, 14, 21, 28) from 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Featuring the Utah Premiere Brass
North Park
500 North 500 West
Provo, Utah
Summer Festival in the Gardens (Orem) - http://www.centralutahgardens.org/events.html
June 20, 2009 from 8:00 - 4:00 pm
355 West University Prkwy
Orem, Utah
Twilight Concert Series (Salt Lake) - http://www.slcgov.com/arts/twilight/
Free concerts Thursdays July 9 - August 27, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Gallivan Center
300 South Main Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Festival Opera (Logan) - http://www.ufoc.org/
July 8 - August 8, 2009
Logan, Utah
Summer Theatre
see the Performing Arts section for a list of local theatres and playhouses
Actors Repertory Theatre Ensemble (ARTE) (Provo) - http://www.castletheater.org/
1300 East Center Street
Provo, Utah
The Giver (Provo) - http://www.byuarts.com/calendar/eventdescription_v2.php?eventid=17
May 27 - June 13, 2009
Pardoe Theatre
BYU Campus
Provo, Utah
Neil Simon Festival (Cedar City) - http://www.simonfest.org
July 13 - August 15, 2009
Heritage Theatre
105 North 100 East
Cedar City, Utah
Scera Shell Outdoor Theater (Orem) - http://www.scera.org/events/schedule/shell
Memorial Day - Labor Day, 2009
Scera Park
699 South State Street
Orem, Utah
Sundance Summer Theatre (Provo Canyon) - http://www.sundanceresort.com/create/hap_theatre.html
July 31 - August 22, 2009
Sundance Resort Outdoor Amphitheater
8841 North Alpine Loop Road
Provo Canyon, Utah
Tuacahn Amphitheater and Center for the Arts (St. George) - http://www.tuacahn.org
June - October
1100 Tuacahn Drive
Ivins, Utah
Utah Shakespearean Festival (Cedar City) – http://www.bard.org
June - August
Southern Utah University
300 West and Center Street
Cedar City, Utah
Summer Activities
Activities and Ideas
see the Museums and Historic Sites section for more activity ideas.
see the Fun Centers section for more ideas on things to do.
see the Rentals section for ideas like renting tubes for a float down Provo River
Adopt-A-Flowerbed (Provo) - http://www.provo.org/parks.Volunteer_Services_main.html
(801) 852-7607
Center Street
Provo, Utah
First Fridays Downtown Gallery Stroll (Provo) – http://www.downtownprovo.org/index.php?s=content&p=gallery_stroll
A free gallery stroll from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in downtown Provo the first Friday of every month for music art, theater and more.
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Anderson Gallery at the Provo City Library (550 North University Ave)
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Utah County Gallery (151 South University Ave)
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Freedom Gallery (225 West Center Street)
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Terra Nova Gallery (41 West 300 North)
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Provo Art Center Gallery (425 West Center Street)
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Suneagle Gallery (43 East 300 North)
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Storefront Galleries (Various locations on Center Street and University Ave
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Coleman Studios (117 North University Ave)
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Gallery One Ten (110 South 300 West)
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Mode Boutique (45 North University Ave)
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Metropolitan (230 North University Ave)
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Coal Unbrella (157 North University Ave)
Gallivan Center (Salt Lake) - http://www.slcgov.com/PublicServices/Gallivan/default.htm
Heber Creeper (Heber) - http://www.hebervalleyrr.org/index.php
Heritage Village at This is the Place Monument (Salt Lake) - http://www.thisistheplace.org/
May - September
2601 East Sunnyside Ave
Salt Lake City, Utah
Olympic Park (Park City) – http://www.olyparks.com/
3419 Olympic Parkway
Park City, Utah
Thanksgiving Point (Lehi) – http://www.thanksgivingpoint.com
3003 North Thanksgiving Way
Lehi, Utah
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Family Night on the Farm
Mondays, May - August from 5:00 - 7:00 pm
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Museum Mondays Family Night Dinosaur Adventures
Mondays, June - August from 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Aquariums, Aviaries and Zoos
Hogle Zoo – http://www.hoglezoo.org
2600 East Sunnyside Ave
Salt Lake City, Utah
The Living Planet Aquarium - http://www.thelivingplanet.com/
725 East 10600 South
Sandy, Utah
Ogden Nature Center - http://ogdennaturecenter.org/
966 West 12th Street
Odgen, Utah
Tracy Aviary - http://www.tracyaviary.org/
Liberty Park
589 East 1300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah
Willow Park Zoo - http://www.loganutah.org/parks_and_rec/willow_park/index.cfm
419 West 700 South
Logan, Utah
Cooling Down
see the City Pools section for more information on pools in Utah County.
Deer Creek State Park – http://stateparks.utah.gov/stateparks/parks/deer-creek/
(435) 654-0171
Deer Creek is located ten miles south of Heber on Highway 189.
Provo Veterans Memorial Pool & Waterslide Park – http://www.provo.org/parks.Vet_Pool_main.html
500 North 500 West
Provo, Utah
Scera Park Pool - http://www.orem.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=225
701 South State Street
Orem, Utah
Seven Peaks Water Park – http://www.sevenpeaks.com/
1330 East 300 North
Provo, Utah
Spanish Oaks Reservoir – http://www.spanishfork.org/dept/parkrec/parks/details.php?id=1014
Great for cooling off on hot days, the reservoir is located above Power House Road and near the Spanish Fork Gun Club.
Warning! There are no life guards on duty.
Utah Lake State Park - http://stateparks.utah.gov/stateparks/parks/utah-lake/
(801) 375-0731
4400 West Center Street
Provo, Utah
Fishing
Free Fishing Day in Utah - http://wildlife.utah.gov/news/08-05/free.php
June 7, 2009
Spring Lake Trout Farm
(801) 465-2934
3409 West 12300 South
Payson, Utah
Utah Community Fishing Program – http://wildlife.utah.gov/cf/
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Utah County:
- Highland Glen
- Vivian Park Pond
- Provo River
- Utah Lake
- Canyon View Park Pond
- Spanish Oaks Reservoir
- Spring Lake
- Salem Pond
Fire Works
see City Festivals and Fairs for links to information on City festival fireworks.
Sugarhouse Park July 4th Celebration (Salt Lake)
July 4, 2009
Starts at 5:00 pm with music, vendors and activities for kids.
1300 East 2100 South
Salt Lake City, Utah
Gardens
Free Gardening Classes (Orem) - http://www.centralutahgardens.org/classSchedule.html
Classes throughout the summer 2009
355 West University Prkwy
Orem, Utah
Hidden Garden Benefit Tour (Utah County) - http://hiddengarden.org
June 12 - 13, 2009
(801) 357-7600
Summer Festival in the Gardens (Orem) - http://www.centralutahgardens.org/events.html
June 20, 2009 from 8:00 - 4:00 pm
355 West University Prkwy
Orem, Utah
Red Butte Botanical Gardens (Salt Lake) – http://www.redbuttegarden.org/
300 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, Utah
International Peace Gardens (Salt Lake) - http://www.internationalpeacegardens.org/
Jordan Park
1000 South 900 West
Salt Lake City, Utah
Temple Square Gardens - http://www.visittemplesquare.com/home.asp
50 East South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah
Thanksgiving Point Gardens - http://www.thanksgivingpoint.com/visit/gardens/about.html
3003 North Thanksgiving Way
Lehi, Utah
Utah Botanical Center (Kaysville) - http://utahbotanicalcenter.org/
725 South Sego Lily Drive
Kaysville, Utah
Wasatch Community Gardens - http://www.wasatchgardens.org
345 East 400 South
Salt Lake City, Utah
The Great Outdoors
see the Outdoors section for more ideas on things to do.
Fee-free weekends at Utah National Parks - http://www.nps.gov/FINDAPARK/FEEFREEPARKS.HTM
- June 20 - 21, 2009
- July 18 - 19, 2009
- August 15 - 16, 2009
Utah County Hiking Trails - http://www.utahadventurer.com/content/view/46/43/
Cascade Springs - http://www.utahoutdooractivities.com/cascadesprings.html
Provo Hiking and Biking Trails – http://www.provo.org/parks.Provo_Trails_main.html
Snowbird Summer Activities – http://www.snowbird.com/events/summeractivities.html
Timpanogos Cave – http://www.nps.gov/tica/ or http://timpanogoscave.areaparks.com/
Miniature Golf
Cascade Miniature Golf – http://www.cascadegolfcenter.com
(801) 223-9199
1313 East 800 North
Orem, Utah
Trafalga Family Fun Center - http://www.trafalga.com/
(801) 224-6000
168 South 1200 West
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