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Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (Aug. 16-24)

By Staff | Aug 16, 2025

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Kelsey Anaya and Kristen Crawford work on a Pink Floyd-inspired piece of chalk art during the Chalk the Block festival at the Riverwoods in Provo on Friday, Sept. 13, 2013.

Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week:

Central

Provo

Aug. 16

Utah Open, Riverside Country Club, 8 a.m. (Aug. 16-17, utahpga.com/utah-open)

2025 Provo Farmer’s Market, Pioneer Park, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (Aug. 16-Oct. 25 [Saturdays], provofarmersmarket.com)

Family Arts Festival 2025, Brigham Young University Museum of Art (Aug. 16-23, moa.byu.edu)

Landscapes and Handscapes 2025, JKR Gallery, 4-8 p.m. (Aug. 16-23, jkr-gallery.myshopify.com)

A Broken Heart & A Contrite Spirit Exhibit – Lovetta Reyes-Cairo, The Compass Gallery, 6 p.m. (thecompassgallery.com)

Aug. 17

Mountain Top Yoga 2025, Sundance Resort, 9-11 a.m. (sundanceresort.com)

Aug. 18

Storytelling Mondays: Steffani Raff, The Provo Pioneer Village, 6:30 p.m. (provopioneervillage.org)

Aug. 19

BYU Devotional: Elder Gerrit W. Gong, Marriott Center, 11 a.m. (byu.edu)

Bearclaw Supper Club 2025: Chef’s Tasting, Sundance Resort, 6-9 p.m. (sundanceresort.com)

Aug. 20

Open-Mic Night, Velour (velourlive.com)

Aug. 21

Chalk the Block For Charity Utah, Shops at Riverwoods (Aug. 21-23, chalktheblockutah.org)

New Band Showcase, Velour (velourlive.com)

Aug. 22

Blood Drive: Battle of the Badges, Provo City Library, 1-7 p.m.(provolibrary.gov)

Friday Fusion, Arlington Hall, 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m.

Bluebird Cafe Concert Series, Sundance Resort, 8 p.m. (sundanceresort.com)

Aug. 23

2025 Splash Summit Summer Triathlon, Splash Summit Waterpark, 7 a.m. (runsignup.com)

Art Appreciation, a Presentation by Jorge Cocco, The Compass Gallery, 7-8 p.m. (thecompassgallery.com)

Mom Dad & Me “Album Release”, Velour (velourlive.com)

Orem

Aug. 16

Utah Valley Symphony Concert at The Orchard: Alex Boye, The Orchard at University Place, 7 p.m. (universityplaceorem.com)

Hello, Dolly!, SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, 8 p.m. (Aug. 16-19, scera.org)

From The Vault Original Art Show, Frameworks Gallery by RC Willey, 10 a.m. (Aug. 16-31, universityplaceorem.com)

Aug. 18

2025 UVU Freshman Convocation, UCCU Center, 5 p.m. (uvu.edu)

Aug. 19

UVU College Day 2025, Fulton Library Quad, 9 a.m. (uvu.edu)

Aug. 20

Orem Classic Fun Center Back To School Bash, Classic Skating Orem, 4-9 p.m. (classicfun.com)

Wolverine Fest, Lakeside Lot 4, 7 p.m. (uvu.edu)

Open Studio: Bird Relief Print, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (uvu.edu/museum)

Aug. 21

Monsters University Movie Night, Student Center Courtyard, 7 p.m. (uvu.edu)

Aug. 22

20th Annual DANCING UNDER THE STARS, SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, 7 p.m. (Aug. 22-23, scera.org)

Outdoor Movie: Sing Street, Classic Skating Orem, 7 p.m. (classicfun.com)

Cinema Classics: Heaven Can Wait, Clarke Grand Theatre, 10 a.m. (scera.org)

Country Night, Grand Ballroom, 8 p.m. (uvu.edu)

Aug. 23

Carnaval Boliviano, The Orchard at University Place, 4 p.m. (universityplaceorem.com)

Lindon

Aug. 16

2025 Provo Canyon Half Marathon, Oak Canyon Junior High School, 7 a.m. (runsignup.com)

Lindon’s Sounds of Summer: Molly in the Mineshaft, Lindon City Center Park, 7 p.m. (lindonrecreation.org)

Aug. 21

Lindon’s Sunset Farmers Market 2025, Lindon City Center Park, 5 p.m. (sunsetfarmersmarkets.com)

South

Springville

Aug. 16

The Flying Coffee Beans, The Venue at 1750, 7 p.m. (1750venue.com)

Springville 2025 Summer Concert Series: The Long Run, Springville Arts Park, 8 p.m. (springville.org)

Sunset Farmers Markets, Springville Civic Center, 5-9 p.m. (sunsetfarmersmarkets.com)

Little Shop of Horrors, Merit Academy, 7:30 p.m. (Aug. 16-30, springvilleplayhouse.org)

51st annual Utah Quilt Show, Springville Museum of Art (Aug. 16-Sept. 20, smofa.org)

Aug. 17

Sunday Concert Series: Saltairs, Springville Museum of Art, 4 p.m. (smofa.org)

Aug. 18

Mindful Mondays at the Museum, Springville Museum of Art 6-8 p.m. (smofa.org)

Aug. 20

The Amazing Library Race, Springville Library, 7-8 p.m. (springville.org)

Aug. 23

Country Line Dancing, The Venue at 1750, 7/10 p.m. (1750venue.com)

Spanish Fork

Aug. 16

The Thief and the Lady, Angelus Theatre, 7:30 p.m. (Aug. 16-25, angelustheatre.com)

Salem

Aug. 18

Salem Farmer’s Market, Salem Fire Station, 5 p.m. (spanishfork-chamber.com)

Aug. 21

Newsies, Salem Hills High School, 7:30 p.m. (Aug. 21-Sept. 1, paysoncommunitytheatre.com)

Mapleton

Aug. 18

Mapleton Farmers Market 2025, Mapleton City Park, 6-8:30 p.m. (mapletonfarmersmarket.com)

Mapleton Summer Concerts in the Park 2025: Riding Shot Gun, Mapleton City Park, 7 p.m. (mapleton.org)

Santaquin

Aug. 16

Rowley’s Red Barn Sunflower Festival 2025, Rowley’s Red Barn, 5:30-8:30 p.m. (Aug. 16-24, rowleysredbarn.com)

Aug. 18

Santaquin Hometown Market and Sounds of Santaquin, Centennial Park, 5 p.m. (Mondays from Aug. 18-Sept. 15, paysonsantaquinarea.com)

Mona

Aug. 22

13th annual Utah Renaissance Faire, Mt. Nebo Botanical Farm, 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m. (Aug. 22-23, utahrenfaire.utahvalleyarts.com)

North

American Fork

Aug. 16

FantaSci Con, American Fork Library, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (americanfork.gov)

Aug. 19

Table Time – Ongoing Open Art Studio, Timpanogos Arts Foundation, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (timpanogosarts.org)

Aug. 23

Maker’s Table: Art Workshop, Library Community Room, noon-4 p.m. (aflibrary.eventbrite.com)

Lehi

Aug. 16

Imaginaria Kids Summer Fest, Ashton Gardens, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (Aug. 16-23, thanksgivingpoint.org)

Aug. 21

Insights from Artifacts with Brent Ashworth: Martha Washington, Hutchings Museum, 7 p.m. (jhutchingsmuseum.com)

Pleasant Grove

Aug. 16

The Play That Goes Wrong, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 4/7:30 p.m. (theruth.org)

Aug. 20

2025 Utah Flower Market, 11 a.m.-noon (utahflowermarket.com)

Aug. 22

Something Rotten!, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 4/7:30 p.m. (theruth.org)

Alpine

Aug. 19

Trucks & Tunes, Legacy Park, 5-8 p.m.

Cedar Hills

Aug. 18

Meet the Mayor, Cedar Hills City Offices, 10-11 a.m.

Highland

Aug. 16

2025 Highland Farmers Market, Highland Heritage Park, 4-8 p.m.

Aug. 23

2025 Highland Farmers Market, Highland Heritage Park, 4-8 p.m.

West

Eagle Mountain

Aug. 16

Farmer’s Market, Cory B. Wride Memorial Park, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)

Aug. 23

Farmer’s Market, Cory B. Wride Memorial Park, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)

Saratoga Springs

Aug. 16

Train Rides, Shay Park, 9 a.m.-noon (saratogasprings-ut.gov)

Aug. 18

Saratoga Springs Farmers Market, Neptune Park, 5-9 p.m. (saratogasprings-ut.gov)

Cedar Valley

Aug. 16

Star Party, Camp Floyd State Park and Stagecoach Inn Museum, 9 p.m. (stateparks.utah.gov/parks/camp-floyd)

Nearby

Salt Lake City

Aug. 16

Snowbird’s Oktoberfest 2025, Snowbird Ski Resort, noon-6 p.m. (Aug. 16-Oct. 12, snowbird.com)

Aug. 21

Counting Crows: The Complete Sweets! Tour with The Gaslight Anthem, Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre, 7:30 p.m. (NowPlayingUtah.com)

Aug. 22

Five for Fighting, The Union Event Center, 7:30 p.m. (NowPlayingUtah.com)

Heber Valley/Nephi

Aug. 16

Juab ArenaCross, Juab County Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. (juabxtremeracing.com)

Aug. 22

Wasatch Boomerfest Music Festival, RW Erickson Foundation, Wallsburg,  10 a.m. (Aug. 22-24,  richardericksonfoundation.org)

Juab Cowboy Poetry presents Serenade of the West, Old Mill Park, Nephi, 5:30 p.m. (

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