Utah Valley Living: Places to go, things to do (May 23-31)
Isaac Hale Daily Herald
Sound engineer Evan Sharp tunes a house guitar before a weekly open-mic night held Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, at Velour Live Music Gallery in Provo. Isaac Hale, 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 23
Phat Cat Swinger, Covey Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
Les Femmes De Velour 2026, Velour, 7:30 p.m. (24tix.com)
Audio Editing Basics, Provo Library, 11 a.m.-noon (provolibrary.gov)
Gilded Paradise: Recasting Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Baptistery Doors, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (May 23-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 23-Aug. 22, moa.byu.edu)
Mimi Chen Ting: Make Movement Visible, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (May 23-Oct. 10, moa.byu.edu)
Remember the Ladies: Utah Women in Art 2026, JKR Gallery, 4-8 p.m. (May 23-30, jkrgallery.com)
Utah Watercolor Society Spring Open Exhibition, Provo Library, 3:30-8 p.m. (May 23-June 12, provolibrary.gov)
May 25
Freedom Festival Memorial Day Service 2026, Provo City Cemetery, 10 a.m. (freedomfestival.org)
Patriotic Memorial Day Concert with the 23rd Army Band, Covey Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)
Will Baxter Band: A Tribute to Neil Diamond, Covey Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m. (provo.gov)
2026 Memorial Day BBQ, Sundance Resort, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (sundanceresort.com)
May 26
Craft and Chat: Paper Collage, Provo Library, 6-8 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
May 27
Blood Drive, Provo Library, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
Open Piano Lab, Provo Library, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)
May 28
Bug Hunter / The Narcissist Cookbook + Jam Mechanics, Velour, 7:30 p.m. (24tix.com)
May 29
Miss Utah’s Teen competition, Covey Center for the Arts, 6 p.m. (May 29-30, covey.provo.gov)
Tyler Ramsey (Touring/North Carolina), Velour, 7:30 p.m. (24tix.com)
Drop-n-Decorate (May), Baking Me Crazy, 4-8 p.m. (shopbakingmecrazy.com)
The Afters, Arlington Hall, 10 p.m. (linktr.ee/theaftersutah)
May 30
2026 Utah Lake Festival, Utah Lake State Park, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (utahlake.gov)
Orem
May 23
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. (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 23-30, uvu.edu/museum)
May 25
Orem’s Memorial Day Ceremony 2026, Orem City Cemetery, 10-11 a.m. (orem.gov)
Lauren Alaina, SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, 8 p.m. (scera.org)
May 27
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 28
4th Annual Utah Valley STEM Fest, University Place Orem, 5-8 p.m. (universityplaceorem.com)
Orem Reading Challenge: Silent Book Club, Orem Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (oremlibrary.com)
May 29
Film: The Goonies, Orem Library, 6-8 p.m. (oremlibrary.com)
May 30
Summer Reading Kickoff: In Time presented by Live History Shows, Orem Library, 3-9 p.m. (oremlibrary.com)
SOUTH
Springville
May 23
Monotype Magic: Intro to One-of-a-Kind Printmaking, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (smofa.org)
102nd Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, 7-9 p.m. (May 23-June 3, smofa.org)
Board Game Club, Springville Library, 1-3 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov/library)
Enduring Beauty: John Hafen and the Power of Art, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (May 23-June 25, smofa.org)
May 26
Nebo Novelists, Springville Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov/library)
May 27
America250 Youth Art Exhibition, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (May 27-Oct. 24, smofa.org)
Adult Summer Reading Kick-Off: Ice Cream, Springville Library, 7-8 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov/library)
May 28
Living Well With Chronic Pain Workshop, Springville Library, 11 a.m.-noon (springvilleutah.gov/library)
Spanish Fork
May 27
Basic Computer Skills Lab: Spring Session, Spanish Fork Library, 6 p.m. (spanishfork.gov/departments/library)
Mental Health Monthly Workshop, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.gov/departments/library)
May 28
Summer Reading Kick-off: Firefly Festival, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.gov/departments/library)
May 29
BandAged in Concert, Angelus Theatre, 7:30 p.m. (angelustheatre.com)
Summer Reading Kick-off: Night at the Museum, Spanish Fork Library, 10 a.m. (spanishfork.gov/departments/library)
Family Friday: National Alligator Day, Spanish Fork Library, 4 p.m. (spanishfork.gov/departments/library)
Payson
May 23
Dungeons & Dragons Beginners Club, Payson Library, 6:30 p.m. (library.payson.gov)
May 24
Sunday Open Mic in Payson, Center of the Universe Cafe, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
May 26
Family Game Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Chess Club, Payson Library, 6:30-8 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)
Tuesday Night Book Club, Payson Library, 8 p.m. (library.paysonutah.gov)
May 27
Weekly Craft Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6-8 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Midweek Matinee, Payson Library, 4:30-6 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)
May 28
Strum Circle, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
Authors Anonymous, Payson Library, 4:30-6 p.m. (paysonutah.gov/library)
May 29
Live Local Music Night, Center of the Universe Cafe, 6 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
May 31
Sunday Open Mic in Payson, Center of the Universe Cafe, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (cotucafe.com)
NORTH
Pleasant Grove
May 23
Once on this Island, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 7:30 p.m. (May 23-July 3, the ruth.org)
The Wizard of Oz, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 7:30 p.m. (theruth.org)
Saturday Morning Movies: Pete’s Dragon, Pleasant Grove Library, 10:30 a.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
May 26
Tuesday Trucks and Trivia Night, Grove Station, 6-8 p.m. (grovestationpg.com)
May 27
Utah Flower Market 2026, Grove Station, 9 a.m.-noon (utahflowermarket.com)
BookEnders, Pleasant Grove Library, 7-8 p.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
Stay Sane this Summer: Mental Health and You, Pleasant Grove Library, 7 p.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
May 30
Saturday Morning Movies: Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Pleasant Grove Library, 10:30 a.m. (pgcityutah.gov/departments/library)
Lehi
May 23
Baby Animal Festival, Thanksgiving Point, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (May 23-30, thanksgivingpoint.org)
May 25
Lehi City Memorial Day Commemoration, Lehi City Cemetery, 9-10 a.m. (lehi-ut.gov)
May 29
Beetle Mania at the Butterfly Biosphere, Thanksgiving Point, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (May 29-June 13, thanksgivingpoint.org)
American Fork
May 23
East Meets West: Trio Program, Mount Timpanogos Village, noon (timpchamber.org)
Rug Tufting Workshop, The Rug Room, 6-9:30 p.m. (May 23-July 31, therugroomutah.com)
May 25
Run of Remembrance 2026, Robinson Park, 8 a.m. (runtasticevents.com)
May 26
Possessive! The Musical!, Valentine Theater, 7 p.m. (May 26-28, eventbrite.com)
Dungeons and Dragons (Teens/Adults), American Fork Library, 4-6 p.m./6-8:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
May 28
Adult Writer’s Club-Advanced, American Fork Library, 7-8:30 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
May 30
Summer Reading Kickoff: Let’s Get Digging!, American Fork Library, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (americanfork.gov)
Highland
May 23
3D Printing: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (May 23-June 27, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
May 25
Observational Drawing: Illustrate Your Photos, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (May 25-June 22, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
May 26
Oil Painting: Spectrum of Painting, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (May 26-June 23, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
May 27
Digital Art: Illustrate a Book in Procreate, Highland Community Center, 7-9 p.m. (May 27-June 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Observational Drawing: Animals and Nature, Highland Community Center, 10 a.m.-noon (May 27-June 24, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
May 28
Oil Painting: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (May 28-June 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Sketching: People, Highland Community Center, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (May 28-June 25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)
Alpine
May 25
Memorial Day Ceremony, Alpine City Cemetery, 8-9 a.m. (alpineut.gov)
Cedar Hills
May 25
Meet the Mayor, City Hall, 10-11 a.m. (cedarhills.org)
May 30
Family Festival, Harvey Park, all day (May 30-June 6, cedarhills.org)
- BalloonFest
- Breakfast fundraiser
- Motorcycle cruise
- Patriotic service
- Parade
- Drone show
- Live music
- Fireworks
- Car show
- Chalk art
- Fun run
WEST
Eagle Mountain
May 25
Memorial Day Ceremony, Pony Express Memorial Cemetery, 10 a.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
May 26
Senior Citizens Computer Class, Eagle Mountain Senior Center, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)
May 27
2026 Pony Express Days, Cory Wride Memorial Park, 4-9 p.m. (May 27-30, eaglemountain.gov)
- Parade
- Car show
- Food trucks
- Inflatables
- Carnival
- Pickleball
- Fireworks
Arts, Crafts and Lunch, Eagle Mountain Senior Center, 10 a.m.-noon (eaglemountain.gov)
May 28
Arts, Crafts and Lunch, 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 25
History of Camp Floyd Day 2026, Camp Floyd State Park and Stagecoach Inn Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (stateparks.utah.gov/parks/camp-floyd)
NEARBY
Salt Lake City
May 23
Riverdance, Eccles Theater, 7:30 p.m. (May 23-24, live-at-the-eccles.com)
The 23rd Multicultural Dance and Arts Festival, 2998 S Fort Herriman Pkwy, 3-10 p.m. (eventbrite.com)
May 31
2026 Red Butte Outdoor Concert Series: Big Head Todd and The Monsters, Red Butte Garden, 7 p.m. (redbuttegarden.org)
Heber/Nephi
May 23
Classic Sheepdog Championship and Festival, Soldier Hollow, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (May 23-25, soldierhollowclassic.com)
May 30
Saturday Sunset Music Series, Heber City Main Street Park, 7 p.m. (hebermarket.com)
Know of an event that should be listed? Let us know by emailing jlloyd@heraldextra.com.


