Things to Do in the Summertime (June - August)
Fairs
City Fairs
Alpine Days
August 6 - 14, 2021
America's Freedom Festival
July 3, 2021
American Fork Steel Days
July 5 - 10, 2021
Cedar Hills Family Festival
June 1 - 5, 2021
Eagle Mountain Pony Express Days
June 2 - 5, 2021
Highland Fling
August 2 - 7, 2021
Lehi Round-Up Celebration
June 20 - 26, 2021
Lindon Days
July 31 - August 7, 2021
Mapleton Pioneer Day Celebration and Parade
July 19 - 24, 2021
Midway Swiss Days
September 3 - 4, 2021
Orem Summerfest
June 7 - 12, 2021
Payson Golden Onion Days
Labor Day weekend
September 3 - 6, 2021
Payson Scottish Festival
July 9 - 10, 2021
Pleasant Grove Strawberry Days
June 16 - 19, 2021
Provo Freedom Days
July 2 - 5, 2021
Salem Days
August 7 - 14, 2021
Salt Lake City Days of ’47
July 20 - 24, 2021
Santaquin Orchard Days
July 31 - August 7, 2021
Saratoga Splash
June 7 - 12, 2021
Spanish Fork Fiesta Days
July 21 – 24, 2021
Springville Art City Days
June 5 - 12, 2021
County and State Fairs
Juab County Fair (Nephi)
August 7 - 14, 2021
Salt Lake County Fair (South Jordan)
DISCONTINUED
Utah County Fair (Spanish Fork)
August 5 - 7, 2021
Utah State Fair (Salt Lake)
September 9 - 19, 2021
Wasatch County Fair (Heber)
July 30 - August 7, 2021
Weber County Fair (Ogden)
August 11 - 14, 2021
Summer Events and Festivals
Festivals
Arts Festival
June 12 - 13, 2021
25th Street, Ogden
Arts Festival
August 6 - 8, 2021
Kimball Art Center
638 Park Avenue, Park City
Asian Festival
TBA 2021
South Towne Expo Center
9575 South State Street, Sandy
Balloon Fest
July 2 - 5, 2021
6:30 - 8:00 am
Bulldog Field
1100 North Freedom Blvd.
Balloon Festival
TBA 2021
Storm Mountain Park
11400 South 1000 East, Sandy
Children's Art Festival
June 11, 2021
10:00 am
Springville Museum of Art
126 East 400 South, Springville
Chalk Art Festival
June 18 - 19, 2021
The Gateway
18 North Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake
Craft Lake City
August 13 - 15, 2021
Utah State Fairpark
Salt Lake
Colonial Days
July 2 - 5, 2021
Scera Park
675 South State Street, Orem
Festival Peruano en Utah (SLC)
July 23, 2021
12:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Gateway
18 North Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake
Fee-free weekends at Utah National Parks
January 18, 2021 (Martin Luther King Day)
April 17, 2021 (First day of National Park Week)
August 4, 2021 (Anniversary of Great American Outdoors Act)
August 25, 2021 (National Parks Service Birthday)
September 25, 2021 (Public Lands Day)
November 11, 2021 (Veterans Day)
Great Basin Fiber Arts Fair
May 8, 2021 VIRTUAL
Legacy Events Center
151 South 1100 West, Farmington
Handcart Days (Bountiful)
July 24, 2021
Main Street from 1500 South to 400 North
Highland Games (Lehi)
CANCELLED 2021
Icelandic Festival (Spanish Fork)
TBA 2021
Spanish Fork City Parks
49 South Main Street
Mormon Miracle Pageant (Manti)
DISCONTINUED
Parade of Homes (Utah County)
June 3 - 19, 2021 (closed Sundays and Mondays)
Various locations in Utah County
Pleasant Grove Promenade (Pleasant Grove)
CANCELLED 2020
Historic Downtown Park
200 South Main Street
Pioneer Day Extravaganza (Provo)
July 24, 2020
North Park
500 North 500 West
Special Olympics
June 16, 2021
West Valley City
Springville World Folkfest (Springville)
July 30 - 31, 2021
Spring Acres Arts Park
Timpanogos Storytelling Festival (Lehi)
September 9 - 11, 2021
Ashton Gardens, Thanksgiving Point
Utah Arts Festival (Salt Lake)
August 27 - 29, 2021
Utah Lake Festival (Provo)
TBA 2021
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Utah Lake State Park
4400 West Center Street
Utah Midsummer Renaissance Fair (Cedar City)
July 14 - 17, 2021
Main Street Park
Utah Valley Marathon (Provo Area)
June 5, 2021
Marathon, Half Marathon, & 10K and Kids 1k
End at Provo Tabernacle Park
Venture Outdoors Festival (Salt Lake Area)
Fridays from June 4 - July 23, 2021
Various locations in Salt Lake area
Open House and Air Show
June 25 - 26, 2022
Hill Air Force Base
7981 Georgia Street, Ogden
Fire Works
Fire on the Water at Jordanelle State Park
CANCELLED 2020
Public beach area of Jordanelle State Park
Sugarhouse Park July 4th Celebration (Salt Lake)
TBA 2020
Arts Festival 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Food vendors 4:00 pm
Fireworks 10:00 pm
1300 East 2100 South
Demolition Derbys
Heber Demolition Derby (Heber)
July 30 - August 7, 2021
6:45 pm - 10:00 pm
Wasatch County Fairgrounds
415 South Southfield Road
Juab County Fair Demolition Derby (Nephi)
August 14, 2021
Juab County Fairgrounds
400 West Center Street
Salt Lake County Fair Demolition Derby (South Jordan)
DISCONTINUED
2100 South 11400 West
Utah County Fair Demolition Derby (Spanish Fork)
August 7, 2021
7:00 pm
Spanish Fork Fair Grounds
475 South Main Street
Spanish Fork, Utah
Free Outdoor Movies
Cinema in the Park (Herriman)
TBA 2021
W & M Butterfield Park
6212 West 14200 South
Draper Friday Night Movies (Draper)
June 18, 2021
Entertainment at 8:30 pm, movies at 9:15 pm
Draper City Amphitheater
944 East Vestry Road
Family Flicks (Snowbird)
CANCELLED 2021
Snowbird Plaza Deck
Friday Night Flicks (Kearns)
CANCELLED 2020
Opens 8:00 pm, movie at dusk
KOPFC Park Pavilion
5624 South Cougar Lane
Friday Night Flicks (Salt Lake)
CANCELLED 2021
Community booths open at 8:15 pm
Various parks in Salt Lake Valley
Movies at the Capital (Salt Lake)
CANCELLED 2021
Bands begin at 7:30, movies start at dusk.
South West Lawn of the Capitol building
Movies in the Park (Lindon)
June 10, 25, July 8, 16, August 3 and 5, 2021
Various parks in Lindon
Movies in the Park (Murray)
CANCELLED 2021
Ken Price Baseball Field
244 East Vine Street
Movies in the Park (Provo)
Mondays at 8:00 pm
Rock Canyon Park
2620 North 1200 East
Movies in the Park (Sandy)
June 11 - August 6, 2021
Various parks Sandy area
Movies in the Park (Springville)
June 21 - July 19, 2021, opens at 7:00 pm, movie at dusk
Spring Acres Arts Park
700 South 1300 East
Music and Movies (Magna)
TBA 2021
Pleasant Green Park
3720 South 8400 West
Summer Movies (South Jordan)
June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, and August 6, 2021
Various parks in South Jordan
VentureOut! Date Night (Millcreek)
June 4 - July 30, 2021
Various parks
Summer Concerts and Theater
Concerts
Sounds of Summer Concert Series (Sundance)
Sundays 5:00 pm - 7:30pm
July 9 - August 28, 2021
8841 Alpine Loop Road
Concert in the Park (American Fork)
July 5, 2021 - 7:00 pm
American Fork Amphitheater at Quail Cove
851 East 700 North
Deer Valley Music Festival (Park City)
July 2 - August 7, 2021
Deer Valley Resort
Moab Music Festival (Moab)
August 30 - September 16, 2021
58 East 300 South
Open Mic Night (Provo)
Wednesdays starting August 2020
Velour Live Music Gallery
135 North University Ave
Red Butte Botanical Gardens Outdoor Concert Series (Salt Lake)
July 30 - September 30, 2021
300 Wakara Way
Rooftop Concerts (Provo)
DISCONTINUED
Salt Lake Jazz Festival (Salt Lake)
CANCELLED 2021
The Gallivan Center
239 South Main Street
Singing the Stories of America! (Provo)
CANCELLED 2021
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
50 West 200 North
Timpanogos Music Festival (Provo Canyon)
August 27 - 28, 2021
Brent Brown Ballpark
Provo Canyon (Hwy 89)
Twilight Concert Series (Salt Lake)
August 19 - September 24, 2021
Pioneer Park
Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre (Logan)
July 7 - 30, 2021
59 South 100 West
Theater
Performances at the Covey Center (Provo)
June - August, 2021
Covey Center for the Arts
425 West Center Street
Neil Simon Festival (Cedar City)
July 14 - 31, 2021
Heritage Theatre
105 North 100 East
Scera Shell Outdoor Theater (Orem)
June 4 - August 14, 2021
Scera Park
699 South State Street
Sundance Summer Theatre (Provo Canyon)
July 22 - August 14, 2021
Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
Sundance Resort Outdoor Amphitheater
8841 North Alpine Loop Road
Tuacahn Amphitheater and Center for the Arts (St. George)
May 7 - October 23, 2021
1100 Tuacahn Drive
Ivins, Utah
Utah Shakespeare Festival (Cedar City)
June 21 - September 11, 2021
Southern Utah University
300 West and Center Street
Summer Activities
City Pools
Lehi Aquatics Center
(801) 768-7124
123 North Center Street
Lehi, Utah
Orem Fitness Center Pool
(801) 229-7154
580 West 165 South
Orem, Utah
Orem SCERA Park Pools
(801) 724-3751
701 South State Street
Orem, Utah
Payson Aquatics Center
801-465-5290
655 South Main Street
Payson, Utah
Pleasant Grove Veterans Memorial Swimming Pool
(801) 785-6172
65 East 200 South
Pleasant Grove, Utah
Provo Recreation Center and Pool
(801) 852-6600
320 West 500 North
Provo, Utah
Spanish Fork Water Park
(801) 798-5091
428 West Center Street
Spanish Fork, Utah
Springville Recreation Center
(801) 489-2731
717 South 1200 West
Springville, Utah
Lakes and Reservoirs
Deer Creek State Park
Deer Creek is located ten miles south of Heber on Highway 189.
Spanish Oaks Reservoir (Spanish Fork)
Located above Power House Road and near the Spanish Fork Gun Club. Warning! There are no life guards on duty.
Utah Lake State Park (Provo)
4400 West Center Street
Provo, Utah
Water Parks
Splash Summit Water Park
1330 East 300 North
Provo, Utah
Aquariums, Aviaries and Zoos
Hogle Zoo (Salt Lake)
2600 East Sunnyside Ave
Salt Lake City, Utah
The Living Planet Aquarium (Sandy)
12033 South Lone Peak Parkway
Draper, Utah
Ogden Nature Center (Ogden)
966 West 12th Street
Odgen, Utah
Tracy Aviary (Salt Lake)
Liberty Park
589 East 1300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah
Zootah at Willow Park Zoo (Logan)
419 West 700 South
Logan, Utah
City Recreation Centers
American Fork Recreation Center
(801) 763-3084
454 North Center Street
American Fork, Utah
Lehi Legacy Center
(801) 768-7124
123 North Center Street
Lehi, Utah
Orem Fitness Center
(801) 229-7154
580 West 165 South
Orem, Utah
Pleasant Grove
(801) 785-6172
65 East 200 South
Pleasant Grove, Utah
Provo Recreation Center and Pool
(801) 852-6600
320 West 500 North
Provo, Utah
Springville Recreation Department
(801) 489-2370
1205 East 900 South
Springville, Utah
Spanish Fork Parks and Recreation Department
(801) 798-4068
428 West Center Street
Spanish Fork, Utah
Climbing Walls
The Quarry
(801) 418-0266
2494 North University Pkwy
Provo, Utah
Disc Golf / Frisbee Golf
Art Dye Park
550 East 1000 North
American Fork, Utah
Dry Creek Trail Park
100 West and 1500 North
Lehi, Utah
River View Park
4620 North 300 West
Provo, Utah
Rock Canyon Park
2620 North 1200 East
Provo, Utah
Bicentennial Park
1400 South 1600 East
Provo, Utah
UVU Course
UVU Campus near baseball field
Orem, Utah
Fishing
Free Fishing Day in Utah
June 12, 2021
Spring Lake Trout Farm
3409 West 12300 South
Payson, Utah
Highland Glen
Vivian Park Pond
Spring Lake
Manilla Park Pond
Salem Pond
Pole Canyon Pond
Canyon View Park Pond
Spanish Oaks Reservoir
Bartholomew Family Park Pond
Tours
Pedal Provo Ghost Tours (Provo)
Saturdays after 8:00 pm
West Side of Provo Cemetery
South 900 West
Skate Parks
American Fork Skatepark
Greenwood Park
500 South 200 East
American, Fork
Provo Rec Center Skatepark
222 West 500 North
Provo, Utah
Orem Skate Park
1200 West 300 North
Orem, Utah
Payson Skate Park
655 South Main Street
Payson, Utah
Provo Skate Park
Fort Utah Park
200 North Geneva Road
Provo, Utah
Spanish Fork Skate Park
491 South 600 East
Spanish Fork, Utah
Springville Skate Park
200 South 700 East
Springville, Utah
Gardens and Farmers Markets
Gardens
Hidden Garden Benefit Tour (Utah County)
June 25 - 26, 2021
Red Butte Botanical Gardens (Salt Lake)
300 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, Utah
International Peace Gardens (Salt Lake)
Jordan Park
1000 South 900 West
Salt Lake City, Utah
Temple Square Garden Tours (Salt Lake)
50 East South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Botanical Center (Kaysville)
725 South Sego Lily Drive
Kaysville, Utah
Wasatch Community Gardens (Salt Lake)
345 East 400 South
Salt Lake City, Utah
Farmers Markets
9th West Farmers Market
Sundays, June- October 2021 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
International Peace Gardens
Jordan Park
1000 South 900 West
Park City Farmers Market
Wednesdays, May - October, 2021 from 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm
Silver King Lot
1485 Empire Ave
Park City, Utah
Park Silly Sunday Market
Sundays, June 6 - September 26, 2021
Historic Main Street
Park City, Utah
Provo Farmers Market
Saturdays, June - October 2021 from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Pioneer Park
500 West 100 South
Provo, Utah
Downtown Farmers Market
Saturdays, June - October 2021 from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Tuesdays, August - October 2021 from 4:00 pm - Dusk
Historic Pioneer Park
379 South 300 West
Salt Lake City, Utah
Sugar House Farmer's Market
Sundays, August 1 - 29, 2021 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Great Outdoors
Outdoors
Free Entrance Days at Utah National Parks
January 18, 2021 (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
April 17, 2021 (First day of National Park Week)
August 4, 2021 (Anniversary of Great American Outdoors Act)
August 25, 2021 (National Park Service Birthday)
September 25, 2021 (National Public Lands Day)
November 11, 2021 (Veterans Day)
Provo Hiking and Biking Trails
see the Outdoors section for more ideas on things to do.
