Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (July 5-13)
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- Entrants attempt feats of strength during the heavy athletics competitions as part of the Payson Scottish Festival at Memorial Park on Saturday, July 8, 2023.
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- Miss American Fork and other pageant winners ride in the American Fork Steel Days Car Cruise on Friday, July 21, 2023.
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- Hot air balloons prepare for takeoff as people walk around the field at America’s Freedom Festival Balloon Fest in Provo on Monday, July 3, 2023.
Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week:
Central
Provo
July 5
2025 Balloon Fest, Fox Field, 6-8 p.m. (freedomfestival.org)
2025 Freedom Days, Downtown Provo (freedomfestival.org)
2025 Fine Art Show, Utah County Historic Courthouse, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (freedomfestival.org)
New Deal Swing Band and Friends, Covey Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
Fantastically Human, The Compass Gallery (July 5-12, thecompassgallery.com)
2025 Provo Farmer’s Market, Pioneer Park, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (July 5-Oct. 25 [Saturdays], provofarmersmarket.com)
Open Studio — Water, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (moa.byu.edu)
July 6
Mountain Top Yoga 2025, Sundance Resort, 9-11 a.m. (sundanceresort.com)
July 7
Family Arts Festival 2025, Brigham Young University Museum of Art (July 7-26, moa.byu.edu)
July 8
Bearclaw Supper Club 2025: Soiree, Sundance Resort, 6-9 p.m. (sundanceresort.com)
July 9
Introduction to Birding with FeatherQuest, Provo City Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Full moon lift rides, Sundance Resort, 8 p.m.-midnight (July 9-10, sundanceresort.com)
July 10
Fantasy Trivia, Fat Daddy’s Pizzeria, 7:30 p.m. (fatdaddyspizzeria.com)
The History of the Fantastic Arts, The Compass Gallery, 7-8 p.m. (thecompassgallery.com)
Drinks with the Distillers: Holystone Distillery, Sundance Resort, 4:30-7 p.m. (sundanceresort.com)
July 11
Dive-In Movie: The Little Mermaid, Recreation Center, 8:30-10 p.m. (provo.gov)
Friday Fusion, Arlington Hall, 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m.
Bluebird Cafe Concert Series, Sundance Resort, 8 p.m. (sundanceresort.com)
July 12
Fantastically Human, The Compass Gallery (thecompassgallery.com)
2025 Provo Farmer’s Market, Pioneer Park, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (July 12-Oct. 25 [Saturdays], provofarmersmarket.com)
July 13
Mountain Top Yoga 2025, Sundance Resort, 9-11 a.m. (sundanceresort.com)
Orem
July 5
2025 Colonial Fest, Scera Park, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (freedomfestival.org)
Cries of Freedom, The Musical, SCERA Center for the Arts, 1/4/7 p.m. (freedomfestival.org)
Annie, SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, 8 p.m. (July 5-19, scera.org)
July 7
Shakespeare in the Orchard, University Place Orem, 5-8:30 p.m. (universityplaceorem.com)
2025 Summer Matinee Series: Dog Man, SCERA Center for the Arts, 10:30 a.m./1 p.m. (July 7-10, scera.org)
Northridge Pickleball/Tennis Courts Grand Opening, Northridge Park, 4-5 p.m. (orem.gov)
Summer Skate Camp, Classic Skating (July 7-10, classicfun.com)
July 9
Orem Farmers Market, Orem City Center Park, 5-9 p.m. (sunsetfarmersmarkets.com)
Outdoor Movies: Disney’s Inside Out 2, SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, dusk (scera.org)
July 11
3rd annual Native Market Days, UVU Science Building Courtyard (July 11-12, americanindianservices.org)
- Hoop competition
- Native artists
- Food booths
- Fashion show
Summer concert series, Classic Skating, 7-10 p.m. (classicfun.com)
July 12
European Cultural Festival, The Orchard at University Place, 5-9 p.m. (universityplaceorem.com)
South
Springville
July 5
It’s All Fun and Games, Springville Museum of Art (July 5-July 19, smofa.org)
101st Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art (smofa.org)
July 7
Sunset Farmers Markets, Springville Civic Center, 5-9 p.m. (sunsetfarmersmarkets.com)
July 11
Music Man Jr., Springville High School, 7 p.m. (July 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, springvilleplayhouse.org)
July 12
Summer Concert Series: You Should Be Dancing, a Tribute to the Bee Gees, Spring Acres Arts Park, 8 p.m. (springville.org)
Spanish Fork
July 9
Fiesta Days (July 9-27, spanishfork.gov)
- Kickball challenge
- Cornhole tournament
- Softball tournament
- Pickleball tournament
- Disc golf tournament
- Flag retirement
- Baby contest
- Golf tournament
- Carnival
- Craft fair
- Food in the Park
- Car show
- Miss and Mr. Extraordinaire Pageant
- Rodeo
- Street dance
- Spanish Fork’s Got Talent
- Speedy Spaniard River Trail 10k/Kids mile run
- Parade
- Quilt show
- Adopt-a-duck race
- Fireworks
- ATA Shoot
July 11
Spanish Fork Sounds of Summer: The Shane Lee Band/Moana 2, Spanish Fork City Park, 6 p.m. (spanishfork.gov)
Payson
July 11
2025 Payson Scottish Festival, Payson Memorial Park (July 11-12, paysonscottishfestival.org)
- Strongman competition
- Bagpiping
- Live music
- Irish dancers
- Parade
- Scottish heavy athletics
Mapleton
July 7
Mapleton Farmers Market 2025, Mapleton City Park, 6-8:30 p.m. (mapletonfarmersmarket.com)
Mapleton Summer Concerts in the Park 2025: Sone Stone, Mapleton City Park, 7 p.m. (mapleton.org)
July 11
2025 Mapleton Pioneer Days, Mapleton City Park (July 11-19, mapleton.org)
- Pickleball tournaments
- Family disc golf night
- Glow-in-the-dark disc golf tournament
- Cornhole tournament
- Spikeball tournament
- Historic programs
- Mapleton’s Got Talent
- 5K and Fun Run
- Parade
- Helicopter ping-pong drop
- Live entertainment
- Fireworks
Santaquin
July 7
Santaquin Hometown Market and Sounds of Santaquin: Polynesian Luau, Centennial Park, 5 p.m. (Mondays from June 30-Sept. 15, paysonsantaquinarea.com)
North
American Fork
July 11
Art From Life with Katherine Bruner, Timpanogos Arts Foundation – Arts Center, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (timpanogosartsfoundation.ticketspice.com)
July 12
American Fork Steel Days (July 12-19, steeldaysaf.com)
- Car show, cruise and burnout
- Fair
- Drone show
- Golf tournament
- Mario Kart tournament
- Concerts
- Pickleball glowdown/tournament
- Art show
- Splash night
- Horseshoe tournament
- Wiffle ball tournament
- Fitness festival
- Kickball tournament
- Carnival
- Quilt show
- Cornhole tournament
- Guns vs. Hoses home run derby/softball game
- Garden tour
- American Fork’s Got Talent
- Movies in the Park
- Marching band breakfast
- Steel Days Run
- Parade
- Fireworks
Lehi
July 6
Lehi Arts in the Park: Shane Lee Band, Wines Park, 7:30 p.m. (lehiarts.org)
July 7
Dinos After Dark, Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life, 6- 8 p.m. (July 7,14,21,28, thanksgivingpoint.org)
July 8
Explorers League Summer Camp, Hutchings Museum, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (July 8-11, jhutchingsmuseum.com)
July 11
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Skyridge Theatre Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. (July 11-26, lehiarts.org)
Outdoor Movie Series: Inside Out 2, Ashton Gardens, 8 p.m. (thanksgivingpoint.org)
Pleasant Grove
July 5
The Play That Goes Wrong, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 4/7:30 p.m. (July 5-Aug. 16, theruth.org)
An American in Paris, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 4/7:30 p.m. (July 5-July 19, theruth.org)
July 9
2025 Utah Flower Market, 11 a.m.-noon (utahflowermarket.com)
July 10
Soul Survivor Concert, The Soundbox, 7-9 p.m. (ccsoundhouse.com)
July 11
Cosmo in the Park, Pleasant Grove Community Center, 10-11 a.m. (byucougars.com/juniorcougs)
Prince of Egypt, Liahona Theater for the Community (July 11-21, alpinecommunitytheater.org)
Alpine
July 8
Trucks & Tunes, Legacy Park, 5-8 p.m.
Cedar Hills
July 7
Meet the Mayor, Cedar Hills City Offices, 10-11 a.m.
Highland
July 7
Out of this World, Highland Community Center, 9 a.m.-noon (July 7-11, visualartinstitute.org)
July 10
2025 Highland Farmers Market, Highland Heritage Park, 4-8 p.m.
West
Eagle Mountain
July 5
Farmer’s Market, Cory B. Wride Memorial Park, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
July 10
Food Truck Rally, Cory B. Wride Memorial Park, 6-9 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
Meet the Candidates, The Barn at Overland, 6-8 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
July 12
Farmer’s Market, Cory B. Wride Memorial Park, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
Saratoga Springs
July 5
Remembrance Roll, Shay Park, 9 a.m. (saratogasprings-ut.gov)
July 7
Saratoga Springs Farmers Market, Neptune Park, 5-9 p.m. (saratogasprings-ut.gov)
Summer Monday Fundays: Danza y Color Utah (Mexican Folk Dancers), 7:30 p.m. (saratogasprings-ut.gov)
Nearby
Salt Lake City
July 5
Monster Jam World Finals, Rice-Eccles Stadium, 6:30 p.m. (monsterjam.com)
July 9
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Sandy City Amphitheater, 7 p.m. (thestateroompresents.com)
July 11
KUTV Days of ’47 Pops Concert, Maurice Abravanel Hall, 7:30 p.m. (July 11-12, casu.org)
Heber Valley
July 5
Plein Air Art Festival, Midway Town Hall (midwayartassociation.com)
July 11
Princess and Pirate Train, Heber Valley Railroad, 7 p.m. (hebertrain.com)
July 12
Deer Creek Half Marathon, Soldier Hollow Campground, 6 a.m. (happytrails.com)
Know of an event that should be listed? Let us know by emailing jlloyd@heraldextra.com.
