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Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (May 9-17)

By Staff | May 9, 2026

Reid Stewart, 2, of Lehi, reaches over to pat the baby goats at Thanksgiving Point's Baby Animal Party in Lehi on Friday, May 17, 2013. The event, a yearly occurrence, celebrates newborn farm animals, and welcomes the arrival of spring. SARAH WEISER/Daily Herald

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

CENTRAL

Provo

May 9

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

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

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)

Gilded Paradise: Recasting Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Baptistery Doors, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (May 9-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 9-Aug. 22, moa.byu.edu)

Mimi Chen Ting: Make Movement Visible, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (May 9-Oct. 10, moa.byu.edu)

Remember the Ladies: Utah Women in Art 2026, JKR Gallery, 4-8 p.m. (May 9-30, jkrgallery.com)

May 10

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

May 11

Grassroots Shakespeare – The Tempest, Provo Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)

Trivia Night, Provo Library, 7-8 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)

May 12

The Dance Club Spring Concert, Covey Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. (May 12-13, covey.provo.gov)

Senior Book Club — Attachments, Provo Library, 1-1:45 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)

Family Yoga/Adult Yoga, Provo Library, 6 p.m./7 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)

May 13

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)

May 14

Teen Movie Night: Night at the Museum, Provo Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)

May 15

Provo’s Rooftop Concert Series 2026, NuSkin Plaza, 7 p.m. (rooftopconcertseries.com)

BYU Ballroom Dance Company: Blackpool Preview Showcase, Marriott Center, 7:30 p.m. (onstage.byu.edu)

Dance Conservatory: The Carnival of the Animals, Covey Center for the Arts, 4 p.m./7 p.m. (May 15-16. 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 16

Beatles Songscapes, Covey Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)

Golden Spoke Mayor’s Family Ride, Paul Ream Wilderness Park, 10 a.m.-noon (jordanrivercommission.gov)

Orem

May 9

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

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 9-23, 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 9-30, uvu.edu/museum)

Traversing Terrain: Photography Exhibition, Gallery 402, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (May 9-14, uvu.edu/events)

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

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

May 11

Film: National Treasure, Orem Library, 6-8:30 p.m. (oremlibrary.com)

Makerspace Workshop: Level Up Your Minis, Orem Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (oremlibrary.com)

May 12

SCERA Chamber Singers present “OH HAPPY DAY!”, SCERA Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. (scera.org)

May 13

YUNGBLUD: IDOLS The World Tour, UCCU Events Center, 8 p.m. (uccucenter.com)

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 15

Orem Chorale presents “Rise Up Singing” Summer Concert, University Place Orem, 6:30 p.m. (oremchorale.org)

Movie Night: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Orem Library, 6-8 p.m. (oremlibrary.com)

May 16

2026 Timp Trail Marathon and Half, Mount Timpanogos Park, 7 a.m. (ultrasignup.com)

SOUTH

Springville

May 9

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

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

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

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

Enduring Beauty: John Hafen and the Power of Art, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (May 9-June 25, smofa.org)

May 16

Art Ball: Enduring Beauty, Springville Museum of Art, 6-9:30 p.m. (smofa.org)

Spanish Fork

May 9

Real Rock Band Summer recruiting Event, Angelus Theatre, 6-9 p.m. (angelustheatre.com)

May 11

Taming of the Shrew Backstage Edition, Angelus Theatre, 7:30 p.m. (May 11-18, angelustheatre.com)

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

May 12

Crafter’s Corner, Spanish Fork Library, 6 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)

May 13

Adult D&D Club, Spanish Fork Library, 5 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)

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

Men’s Mental Health: A Support Group for Men, Spanish Fork Library, 7 p.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)

May 13

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

May 16

UVSCC Spring Checkmate Classic Tournament, Spanish Fork Library, 10:30 a.m. (spanishfork.libcal.com)

Payson

May 9

Dungeons & Dragons Beginners Club, Payson Library, 6:30 p.m. (library.payson.gov)

May 10

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

May 11

Ribbon Cutting-Storywalk at Spring Lake, Spring Lake, 6:30 p.m. (library.payson.gov)

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

May 12

Chess Club, Payson Library, 6:30 p.m. (library.payson.gov)

Live Local Music Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)

May 13

Midweek Matinee, Payson Library, 4:30 p.m. (library.payson.gov)

May 14

Authors Anonymous, Payson Library, 7 p.m. (library.payson.gov)

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

May 17

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

Mapleton

May 9

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

NORTH

Pleasant Grove

May 9

Over the River and Through the Woods, Keith Christeson Little Theater, 7:30 p.m. (May 9-11, pgplayers.com)

Once on this Island, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 7:30 p.m. (May 9-July 3, theruth.org)

The Wizard of Oz, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 7:30 p.m. (May 9-23, theruth.org)

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)

May 12

Bingo Night, Pleasant Grove Library, 7 p.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)

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

May 13

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

Trivia Night, Pleasant Grove Library, 7 p.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)

May 14

Stitchin’ in the Stacks, Pleasant Grove Library, 7 p.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)

May 15

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

May 16

Saturday Morning Movies: Aliens in the Attic, Pleasant Grove Library, 10:30 a.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)

Lehi

May 9

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

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

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

Mother’s Day Brunch 2026, Harvest Restaurant, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (thanksgivingpoint.org)

Tuck Everlasting, Lehi Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. (May 9-16, lehiarts.org)

May 16

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

American Fork

May 9

East Meets West: Duo Program, Mount Timpanogos Village, 5 p.m. (timpchamber.org)

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

May 11

Let Freedom Ring! America 250, American Fork Junior High School, 7 p.m. (timpanogoschorale.org)

May 14

Adult Writer’s Club: Advanced, American Fork Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)

Kiss and Tell Book Club, American Fork Library, 7-8 p.m. (americanfork.gov)

May 16

Paddle with Care, American Fork Marina, 8 a.m. (utahlake.gov)

Woman of Steel Triathlon 2026, American Fork Recreation & Fitness Center, 7 a.m. (triutah.com/woman-of-steel-tri)

Highland

May 9

3D Printing: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (May 9-June 27, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

May 11

Observational Drawing: Illustrate Your Photos, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (May 11-June 22, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

May 12

Oil Painting: Spectrum of Painting, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (May 12-June 23, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

May 13

City Open House, City Hall, 5-8 p.m. (highlandut.gov)

Digital Art: Illustrate a Book in Procreate, Highland Community Center, 7-9 p.m. (May 13-June 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

Observational Drawing: Animals and Nature, Highland Community Center, 10 a.m.-noon (May 13-June 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

May 14

Oil Painting: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (May 14-June 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

Sketching: People, Highland Community Center, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (May 14-June 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

Cedar Hills

May 11

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

May 16

Courage Wears a Crown 5K / 1K Family Event, Heritage Park Cedar Hills, 8:15 a.m. (raceentry.com/courage-wears-a-crown)

WEST

Saratoga Springs

May 11

Saratoga Splash Days – Carnival Voucher Pre-Sale Opens, City Hall, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. (saratogasprings-ut.gov)

Eagle Mountain

May 11

Adult Book Bedazzling, City Hall, 6 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)

May 12

Senior Citizens Computer Class, Valley Crossroads Chamber of Commerce, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)

May 13

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

May 14

Adult Book Club, Eagle Mountain Library, 6:45-7:45 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)

Cedar Valley

May 16

Camp Floyd Cemetery Tour, Camp Floyd State Park, 2 p.m. (stateparks.utah.gov/parks/camp-floyd)

NEARBY

Salt Lake City

May 9

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

May 14

2026 Stars on Ice Tour, Maverick Center, 7 p.m. (maverickcenter.com)

May 16

Utah Food Festival 2026, Natural History Museum of Utah, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (May 16-17, nhmu.edu)

Heber

May 9

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

Mother’s Day Train, Heber Valley Railroad, 1 p.m./3:30 p.m. (hebertrain.com)

May 15

Baby Animal Celebration, Heber Valley Farm, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (May 15-16, hebervalleycheese.com)

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

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