Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (April 25-May 3)
Courtesy Julie Hall
A group of flower farmers pose in this undated photo at the Utah Flower Market in Pleasant Grove.Here is a look at many of the events going on in Utah Valley and beyond in the next week:
CENTRAL
Provo
April 25
Provo’s Ties & Tiaras Daddy Daughter Dance 2026, Provo Recreation Center, 5-7 p.m. (provo.gov)
A Long Day’s Journey into Night, Covey Center for the Arts, TBA (renaissancenow.com)
Shaun Johnson Stand Up: Big Kid Tour, Covey Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
Firefighters Pancake Breakfast 2026, Sundance Resort, 8-11 a.m. (sundanceresort.com)
Fiber Arts Supply Swap, Provo Library, noon-1 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Author Event: Meet Cute: An Author Speed Dating Event, Provo Library, 2-4 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
EDM WAVES, The Rise, 9 p.m. (therisevenue.com)
Gilded Paradise: Recasting Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Baptistery Doors, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (April 25-Oct. 24, moa.byu.edu)
Provo City School District High School Art Show, Provo Library, 3:30-8 p.m. (April 25-May 1, provolibrary.gov)
The Way of the Cross: A Series by David Habben, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (April 25-Aug. 22, moa.byu.edu)
Mimi Chen Ting: Make Movement Visible, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (April 25-Oct. 10, moa.byu.edu)
NIGHT: New Work by J. Kirk Richards, JKR Gallery, 4-8 p.m. (jkrgallery.com)
Greatest Act of Love: Group Art Show, The Compass Gallery, noon-8 p.m. (thecompassgallery.com)
Queens and Priestesses, The Compass Gallery, noon-8 p.m. (thecompassgallery.com)
April 27
The Magic of Disney – Acting Up, Provo Library, 5 p.m./7 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
April 28
Spring 2026 Beehive Bazaar: Handmade Art and Craft Fair, The Beehive, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (April 28-May 9, beehivebazaar.com)
Paint Night, Provo Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
April 29
Open Piano Lab, Provo Library, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Intro to Studio Production, Provo Library, 7-8 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
April 30
Around the World in 80 Minutes, Covey Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
Book Talk with John Bennion, Ryan Habermeyer, and Ryan Shoemaker, The Compass Gallery, 6-7:30 p.m. (thecompassgallery.com)
May 1
Nathan Pacheco: Emmanuel, A Celebration of The King, BYU Music Building, 7:30 p.m. (peacethroughmusicinternational.org)
2026 Provo Art Stroll, Downtown Provo, 6-9 p.m. (facebook.com/downtownprovo)
Legends Memorial (Phase One), The Rise, 9 p.m. (May 1-2, therisevenue.com)
Drop-n-Decorate (May), Baking Me Crazy, 4-8 p.m. (shopbakingmecrazy.com)
Acoustic Open Mic Night, Provo Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
The Afters, Arlington Hall, 10 p.m. (linktr.ee/theaftersutah)
May 2
Under the Big Top, Covey Center for the Arts, 4:30 p.m./7 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
Author Series: Claire Rosen “Birds of a Feather”, Sundance Resort, 11:30 a.m. (sundanceresort.com)
Fresh Filled Pasta Class w/ Dylan Shearer, Baking Me Crazy, 5-7 p.m. (shopbakingmecrazy.com)
Provo City Library Writing Group, Provo Library, 4-5 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Book Talk: Freedom and Suffering in The Brothers Karamazov, The Compass Gallery, 1-2:30 p.m. (thecompassgallery.com)
Orem
April 25
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s SCHOOL OF ROCK: THE MUSICAL, SCERA Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. (April 25-May 1, scera.org)
Downton Abbey: A Grande Marathon, Orem Library, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (orem.librarycalendar.com)
Seeing Wilde Songs: Charles T. Griffes’ Synesthetic Musical Settings of Oscar Wilde’s Poetry, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (April 25-May 23, uvu.edu/museum)
The Divine Sarah: Writing her name in the stars, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (April 25-May 30, uvu.edu/museum)
2026 Student Art Exhibition, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (April 25-29, uvu.edu/museum)
The Pen is Mightier: Writing a Revolution, Orem Library, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (April 25-May 9, oremlibrary.com)
April 27
The Very Fun Eric Carle Party!, Orem Library, 6-7:30 p.m. (oremlibrary.com)
Film: Finding Forrester, Orem Library, 6-8 p.m. (oremlibrary.com)
April 28
Mapleton Chorale Spring Concert, Orem Library, 6-7:30 p.m. (oremlibrary.com)
April 29
Utah Valley Handbell Choir: Celebrating 250 Years of American Music, Orem Library, 7-8 p.m. (oremlibrary.com)
Open Studio 2026, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (uvu.edu/museum)
April 30
Orem Utah250 Patriotic Concert, Orem Public Library, 7 p.m. (timpchorale.org)
May 1
Film: Planet of the Apes, Orem Library, 6-8 p.m. (oremlibrary.com)
May 3
FINDING PEACE: Free Musical Fireside, SCERA Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. (scera.org)
Vineyard
April 25
Earth Day Service Project, Grove Park, 9 a.m.-noon (vineyardutah.gov)
SOUTH
Springville
April 25
102nd Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, 7-9 p.m. (April 25-June 3, smofa.org)
Enduring Beauty: John Hafen and the Power of Art, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (April 25-June 25, smofa.org)
April 26
Sunday Concert Series: Utah Baroque Ensemble, Springville Museum of Art, 4:30-6 p.m. (smofa.org)
April 27
Mindful Mondays at the Museum, Springville Museum of Art, 6-8 p.m. (smofa.org)
April 28
Nebo Novelists, Springville Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov/library)
April 29
Utah County Flute Choir, Springville Library, 7 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov/library)
May 2
Dungeons and Dragons, Springville Library, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov/library)
Spanish Fork
April 25
Utah Tulip Festival 2026, Leland Legacy Farms, 4-8 p.m. (April 25-30, utahtulipfestival.com)
April 28
Adult D&D Club, Spanish Fork Library, 6 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
April 29
Plot Twists and Playpens: A Parent Book Club, Spanish Fork Library, 10 a.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
Chess Club, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
April 30
Word Fusion! A Generational Collaborative Live Write-Off, Spanish Fork Library, 6 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)
May 2
Spring Open Studio Sale, James Rees Studio, 1-4 p.m. (jamesreesart.com)
Payson
April 25
Poetry Night, Peteetneet Academy and Museum, 6-8 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)
Dungeons and Dragons Beginners Club, Payson Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)
April 26
Sunday Open Mic in Payson, Center of the Universe Cafe, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
April 27
Weekly Craft Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6-8 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
April 28
Live Local Music Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Chess Club, Payson Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (library.paysonutah.gov)
Tuesday Night Book Club, Payson Library, 8 p.m. (library.paysonutah.gov)
April 29
Midweek Matinee, Payson Library, 4:30-6 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)
April 30
Strum Circle, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
May 1
Family Movie Night, Payson Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (library.paysonutah.gov)
May 3
Sunday Open Mic in Payson, Center of the Universe Cafe, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Santaquin
April 25
Blossom Run 10K, 5K, 1 Mile, Rowley’s Red Barn, 8 a.m. (blossom.run)
NORTH
Pleasant Grove
April 25
Over the River and Through the Woods, Keith Christeson Little Theater, 7:30 p.m. (April 25-May 11, pgplayers.com)
Saturday Morning Movies: The Iron Giant, Pleasant Grove Library, 10:30 a.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
April 28
Tuesday Trucks and Trivia Night, Grove Station, 6-8 p.m. (grovestationpg.com)
April 29
Utah Flower Market 2026, Grove Station, 9 a.m.-noon (utahflowermarket.com)
May 2
Kentucky Derby Party, Pleasant Grove Library,3:30 p.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
Saturday Morning Movies: Homeward Bound, Pleasant Grove Library, 10:30 a.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
Lehi
April 25
2026 Tulip Festival 5k, Thanksgiving Point, 7:30 a.m. (thanksgivingpoint.org)
Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival 2026, Thanksgiving Point, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (April 25-May 16, thanksgivingpoint.org)
May 1
Baby Animal Festival, Thanksgiving Point, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (May 1-30, thanksgivingpoint.org)
May 2
Kind Comedy Standup, Kiln Theater, 7:30 p.m. (tanvancomedy.com)
American Fork
April 25
The Fantasticks!, Valentine Theater, 7:30 p.m. (timparts.com)
Rug Tufting Workshop, The Rug Room, 6-9:30 p.m. (April 25-July 31, therugroomutah.com)
April 27
Illuminations: Flute, Piano, and Light, American Fork Library, 7 p.m. (timpchamber.org)
April 28
Adult Yoga, American Fork Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
April 30
Adult Writer’s Club: Advanced, American Fork Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
Audiobook Narrator Presentation, American Fork Library, 7-8 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
May 2
Author Event-Elizabeth Heider, American Fork Library, 1-3 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
Highland
April 25
3D Printing: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (May 2-June 27, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
April 27
Observational Drawing: Illustrate Your Photos, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (April 27-June 22, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
April 28
Oil Painting: Spectrum of Painting, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (April 28-June 23, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
April 29
Digital Art: Illustrate a Book in Procreate, Highland Community Center, 7-9 p.m. (April 29-June 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Observational Drawing: Animals and Nature, Highland Community Center, 10 a.m.-noon (April 29-June 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
April 30
Oil Painting: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (April 30-June 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Sketching: People, Highland Community Center, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (April 30-June 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
May 2
3D Printing: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (May 2-June 27, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Cedar Hills
April 27
Meet the Mayor, City Hall, 10-11 a.m. (cedarhills.org)
WEST
Eagle Mountain
April 25
Family Game Day, Eagle Mountain Library, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
April 27
Wildlife Night, Eagle Mountain Senior Center, 5-6 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
April 28
Senior Citizens Computer Class, Valley Crossroads Chamber of Commerce, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
April 29
Arts and Crafts, Eagle Mountain Senior Center, 10 a.m.-noon (eaglemountain.gov)
April 30
Craft Day Open House, Eagle Mountain Library, 3-5 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
Arts and Crafts, Eagle Mountain Senior Center, 10 a.m.-noon (eaglemountain.gov)
Senior Exercise Class, Eagle Mountain Senior Center, 11-11:30 a.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
NEARBY
Salt Lake City
April 25
5th Annual Dutch Day Festival, Millcreek Common, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (dutchsocialclubutah.com)
May 2
Dancing With The Stars: LIVE! 2026 Tour, Eccles Theater, 8 p.m. (May 2-3, live-at-the-eccles.com)
3rd Annual Salt Lake Derby Party, La Caille, 1:30-6 p.m. (saltcitymuse.com)
Heber/Nephi
April 25
’80s Techno Community Dance, Timpanogos Valley Theatre, 6:30 p.m. (midwaycommunitydance.com)
Spring Concert by Wasatch Camerata Chamber Singers, St. Lawrence Church, 7:30 p.m. (wasatchcamerata.com)
May 2
International Women’s Mountain Bike Day, UVU Wasatch Campus, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (wasatchtrails.org)
Know of an event that should be listed? Let us know by emailing jlloyd@heraldextra.com.


