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Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (May 2-10)

By Staff | May 2, 2026

Courtesy Jess Carter

The city of Orem has partnered with Sunset Farmers Market to bring locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables to Orem residents all summer long.

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

CENTRAL

Provo

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)

Legends Memorial (Phase One), The Rise, 9 p.m. (therisevenue.com)

Spring 2026 Beehive Bazaar: Handmade Art and Craft Fair, The Beehive, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (May 2-9, beehivebazaar.com)

Gilded Paradise: Recasting Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Baptistery Doors, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (May 2-Oct. 24, moa.byu.edu)

The Way of the Cross: A Series by David Habben, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (May 2-Aug. 22, moa.byu.edu)

Mimi Chen Ting: Make Movement Visible, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (May 2-Oct. 10, moa.byu.edu)

Remember the Ladies: Utah Women in Art 2026, JKR Gallery, 4-8 p.m. (May 2-30, jkrgallery.com)

May 4

May the 4th! Star Wars Trivia Night!, Fat Daddy’s Pizzeria, 7 p.m. (fatdaddyspizzeria.com)

May 5

Hope of America 2026, BYU Marriott Center, 7:30 p.m. (May 5-7, freedomfestival.org)

Color Therapy at the Library, Provo Library, 7-8 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)

May 6

Open Piano Lab, Provo Library, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)

May 7

Make Candies for Mom–Buttermints & Toffee, Baking Me Crazy, 6-7:30 p.m. (shopbakingmecrazy.com)

Apos Book Launch – A New Graphic Novel About Missionaries, The Compass Gallery, 5:30-8:30 p.m. (thecompassgallery.com)

May 8

Utah COPA Spring Concert – American Fork, Covey Center for the Arts, 12:30-9:30 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)

Drop-n-Decorate (May), Baking Me Crazy, 4-8 p.m. (shopbakingmecrazy.com)

The Afters, Arlington Hall, 10 p.m. (linktr.ee/theaftersutah)

May 9

Kalo Latu Performance, BYU Music Building, 7 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)

Children’s Book Festival featuring Jennifer A. Nielsen, Provo Library, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)

Plant Swap, Provo Library, 10-11:30 a.m. (provolibrary.gov)

Mother’s Day Cake Pop Bouquet, Baking Me Crazy, 1 p.m. (shopbakingmecrazy.com)

Mother’s Day Macaron Class, Baking Me Crazy, 4 p.m. (shopbakingmecrazy.com)

May 10

2026 Mother’s Day Brunch at Sundance, Sundance Resort, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (sundanceresort.com)

Orem

May 2

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. (May 2-23, uvu.edu/museum)

The Divine Sarah: Writing her name in the stars, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (May 2-30, uvu.edu/museum)

Traversing Terrain: Photography Exhibition, Gallery 402, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (May 2-14, uvu.edu/events)

The Pen is Mightier: Writing a Revolution, Orem Library, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (May 2-9, oremlibrary.com)

May 3

FINDING PEACE: Free Musical Fireside, SCERA Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. (scera.org)

May 4

2026 May the 4th Celebration, The Orchard at University Place, 6-8 p.m. (universtiyplaceorem.com)

THE MAGIC OF DISNEY, SCERA Center for the Arts, 5 p.m./7 p.m. (scera.org)

Family Movie Night: Dora and the City of Lost Gold, Orem Public Library, 6-8 p.m. (oremlibrary.org)

May 6

Orem’s Sunset Farmers Market 2026, City Center Park, 5-9 p.m. (sunsetfarmersmarkets.com)

Open Studio 2026, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (uvu.edu/museum)

May 7

Jacqueline’s School of Ballet & Utah Metropolitan Ballet present EXCERPTS FROM SWAN LAKE, SCERA Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. (May 7-9, scera.org)

Puzzle Swap, Orem Public Library, 6-7:30 p.m. (oremlibrary.org)

May 8

Family Movie Night: Indiana Jones and Last Crusade, Orem Public Library, 6-8 p.m. (oremlibrary.org)

May 9

2026 Orem Asian Festival, The Orchard at University Place, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (universityplaceorem.com)

Art for All 2026, UVU Museum of Art at Lakemount. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (uvu.edu/museum)

SOUTH

Springville

May 2

102nd Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, 7-9 p.m. (May 2-June 3, smofa.org)

Enduring Beauty: John Hafen and the Power of Art, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (May 2-June 25, smofa.org)

May 4

Birthday Week at the CRC, Clyde Recreation Center, all day (May 4-9, springvilleutah.gov)

Art Workshop: Pets UnLonely Pet Story Workshop, Springville Museum of Art, 6:30-8 p.m. (smofa.org)

Nebo Philharmonic, Springville Library, 7 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov)

May 6

Take and Make: Seed Bombs, Springville Library, 7 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov)

May 7

Living Well with Chronic Pain Workshop, Springville Library, 10:30-11:30 a.m. (springvilleutah.gov)

Silent Book Club, Springville Library, 6-8 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov)

May 9

Board Game Club, Springville Library, 1-3 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov)

Art City Ukulele, Springville Library, 11 a.m.-noon (springvilleutah.gov)

Spanish Fork

May 5

Adult D&D Club, Spanish Fork Library, 6 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)

Shelf Indulgence Book Club, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)

May 6

Community Emergency Preparedness Class, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)

Basic Computer Skills Lab: Spring Session, Spanish Fork Library, 6 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)

May 7

Chess Club, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)

Spanish Fork Writer’s Group, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)

Payson

May 3

Sunday Open Mic in Payson, Center of the Universe Cafe, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (cotucafe.com)

May 4

Weekly Craft Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6-8 p.m. (cotucafe.com)

May 5

Payson’s Cinco de Mayo/Viva el Mariachi 2026, Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center, 5-9 p.m. (paysonutah.gov)

Family Game Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)

Chess Club, Payson Library, 6:30-8 p.m. (library.paysonutah.gov)

May 6

Midweek Matinee, Payson Library, 4:30-6 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)

May 7

Authors Anonymous, Payson Library, 4:30-6 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)

Strum Circle, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)

May 9

Sunday Open Mic in Payson, Center of the Universe Cafe, 7 p.m. (cotucafe.com)

Mapleton

May 9

Opening Day Parade, Maple Grove Middle School, 10-11 a.m. (mapleton.org)

NORTH

Pleasant Grove

May 2

Over the River and Through the Woods, Keith Christeson Little Theater, 7:30 p.m. (May 2-11, pgplayers.com)

Saturday Morning Movies: Homeward Bound, Pleasant Grove Library, 10:30 a.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)

Kentucky Derby Party, Pleasant Grove Library, 3:30 p.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)

The Wizard of Oz, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 7:30 p.m. (May 2-23, theruth.org)

May 4

May the Fourth Be With You, Pleasant Grove Library, 5:30-7:30 p.m. (pgcityuth.gov)

Once on this Island, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 7:30 p.m. (May 4-July 3, the ruth.org)

May 5

Battle of the Bands, The Soundbox, 7:30 p.m. (ccsoundhouse.com)

2026 Story Crossroads Summit & Festival: An Evening of Stories, Pleasant Grove Library, (storycrossroads.org)

Tuesday Trucks and Trivia Night, Grove Station, 6-8 p.m. (grovestationpg.com)

Table Talk – Why Families Fight: Understanding the Patterns Beneath the Problems, Pleasant Grove Library, 12:30-2 p.m. (pgcityut.gov)

May 6

Utah Flower Market 2026, Grove Station, 9 a.m.-noon (utahflowermarket.com)

Will Workshop, Pleasant Grove Library, 7-8 p.m. (pgcityut.gov)

May 9

Utah’s Own 2nd Annual Spring Market, Oliver’s Place, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (utahsown.org)

Saturday Morning Movies: Racing Stripes, Pleasant Grove Library, 10:30 a.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)

Lehi

May 2

Baby Animal Festival, Thanksgiving Point, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (May 2-30, thanksgivingpoint.org)

Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival 2026, Thanksgiving Point, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (May 2-16, thanksgivingpoint.org)

Tuck Everlasting, Lehi Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. (May 2-16, lehiarts.org)

Star Wars Event, Lehi Library, 1-3 p.m. (lehicity.libcal.com)

May 9

2026 Tulip Festival Brunch, Thanksgiving Point, 9:30 a.m.-noon (thanksgivingpoint.org)

American Fork

May 2

Author Event-Elizabeth Heider, American Fork Library, 1-3 p.m. (americanfork.gov)

Rug Tufting Workshop, The Rug Room, 6-9:30 p.m. (May 2-July 31, therugroomutah.com)

May 4

Sourdough Class, American Fork Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)

May 5

Taco Tuesday, American Fork Library, 6-7 p.m. (americanfork.gov)

Dungeons and Dragons (Teens/Adults), American Fork Library, 4-6 p.m./6-8:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)

May 6

2026 Story Crossroads Summit & Festival: An Evening of Stories, American Fork Library, (storycrossroads.org)

Highland

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)

May 4

Observational Drawing: Illustrate Your Photos, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (May 4-June 22, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

May 5

Oil Painting: Spectrum of Painting, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (May 5-June 23, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

May 6

Digital Art: Illustrate a Book in Procreate, Highland Community Center, 7-9 p.m. (May 6-June 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

Observational Drawing: Animals and Nature, Highland Community Center, 10 a.m.-noon (May 6-June 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

May 7

Oil Painting: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (May 7-June 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

Sketching: People, Highland Community Center, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (May 7-June 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

Cedar Hills

May 4

Meet the Mayor, City Hall, 10-11 a.m. (cedarhills.org)

WEST

Eagle Mountain

May 6

Arts and Crafts, Eagle Mountain Senior Center, 10 a.m.-noon (eaglemountain.gov)

May 7

Localscapes: Creating Your Ideal Utah Yard, Eagle Mountain Library, 6-7:30 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)

NEARBY

Salt Lake City

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)

May 9

Charlie Puth: Whatever’s Clever! World Tour, Maverik Center, 7:30 p.m.(maverickcenter.com)

Heber

May 2

International Women’s Mountain Bike Day, UVU Wasatch Campus, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (wasatchtrails.org)

May 4

Star Wars Fan Train, Heber Valley Railroad, 7 p.m. (hebertrain.com)

May 9

CarQuest Heber City Car Show, 434 North Main Street, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (jchackett.com)

Know of an event that should be listed? Let us know by emailing jlloyd@heraldextra.com.

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