What to Do in Provo & Surrounding Area

 

Summer

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Things to Do in the Summertime

(June - August)

 

 


 

City Festivals and Fairs

 

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 Dayshttp://www.eaglemountaincity.com

June 1 - 6, 2009

 

Highland Flinghttp://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 Dayshttp://www.midwayswissdays.com

September 4 - 5, 2009

 

Orem Summerfesthttp://summerfest.orem.org

June 12 - 13, 2009

 

Payson Golden Onion Dayshttp://www.payson.org

Labor Day weekend

September 4 - 7, 2009

 

Payson Scottish Festivalhttp://www.payson.org or http://www.paysonscottishfestival.org/

July 10 - 11, 2009

 

Pleasant Grove Strawberry Dayshttp://www.plgrove.org

June 14 - 22, 2009

 

Provo Freedom Festivalhttp://www.freedomfestival.org

July 2 – 4, 2009

 

Salem Dayshttp://www.pondtown.org

August 1 - 8, 2009

 

Salt Lake City Days of ’47http://www.daysof47.com

July 10 - 25, 2009

 

Saratoga Splashhttp://www.saratoga-springs.net/departments/civicevents/splash.php

June 6 – 13, 2009

 

Spanish Fork Fiesta Dayshttp://www.spanishfork.org

July 18 – 25, 2009

 

Springville Art City Dayshttp://www.springville.org

June 6 – 13, 2009

 

Utah County Fairhttp://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.

  • Anderson Gallery at the Provo City Library (550 North University Ave)

  • Utah County Gallery (151 South University Ave)

  • Freedom Gallery (225 West Center Street)

  • Terra Nova Gallery (41 West 300 North)

  • Provo Art Center Gallery (425 West Center Street)

  • Suneagle Gallery (43 East 300 North)

  • Storefront Galleries (Various locations on Center Street and University Ave

  • Coleman Studios (117 North University Ave)

  • Gallery One Ten (110 South 300 West)

  • Mode Boutique (45 North University Ave)

  • Metropolitan (230 North University Ave)

  • 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

  • Family Night on the Farm

    Mondays, May - August from 5:00 - 7:00 pm

  • Museum Mondays Family Night Dinosaur Adventures

    Mondays, June - August from 5:00 – 7:00 pm

 

Aquariums, Aviaries and Zoos

 

Hogle Zoohttp://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 Parkhttp://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 Parkhttp://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 Parkhttp://www.sevenpeaks.com/

1330 East 300 North

Provo, Utah

 

Spanish Oaks Reservoirhttp://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 Programhttp://wildlife.utah.gov/cf/

  • 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 Trailshttp://www.provo.org/parks.Provo_Trails_main.html

 

Snowbird Summer Activitieshttp://www.snowbird.com/events/summeractivities.html

 

Timpanogos Cavehttp://www.nps.gov/tica/ or http://timpanogoscave.areaparks.com/

 

 

Miniature Golf

 

Cascade Miniature Golfhttp://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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