Utah Valley Weekend Watch: Things to do in the summer sun

Here are some things to do in Utah Valley this weekend:

CENTRAL

Provo

June 18

2026 Carillon Concert, BYU Centennial Carillon Tower, 7 p.m. (freedomfestival.org)

City Disaster Updates/Breaking down the Silos, Provo Fire Station #2, 6 p.m. (provo.gov)

Gilded Paradise: Recasting Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Baptistery Doors, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (June 18-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. (June 18-Aug. 22, moa.byu.edu)

Mimi Chen Ting: Make Movement Visible, BYU Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (June 18-Oct. 10, moa.byu.edu)

Abstracted and Architected 2026, JKR Gallery, 4-8 p.m. (June 18-July 2, jkrgallery.com)

June 19

2026 Summer Beach Party, The Shops At Riverwoods, 4-8 p.m. (freedomfestival.org)

Make Your Own Kind of Music, Covey Center for the Arts, 7 p.m. (covey.provo.gov)

Bluebird Cafe Summer Concert Series 2026, Sundance Resort, 8 p.m. (June 19-20, sundanceresort.com)

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

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

June 20

2026 Provo Farmer’s Market, Pioneer Park, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (provofarmersmarket.com)

Library Adventures: Let’s Go Birding, Rock Canyon Park, 9-10 a.m. (provolibrary.gov)

Intro to Podcasting, Provo Library, 2-3 p.m. (provolibrary.gov)

June 21

Summer Band Series: Choose Your Own Adventure, North Park, 7 p.m. (provo.gov)

Orem

June 18

Disney’s FROZEN, SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, 8 p.m. (June 18-20, scera.org)

America 250 Historical Flag Display, The Orchard at University Place, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (June 18-July 31, universityplaceorem.com)

June 19

Film: The Sandlot, Orem Library, 6-8 p.m. (oremlibrary.com)

2026 Movie Nights, The Orchard at University Place, 9 p.m. (universityplaceorem.com)

June 20

2026 American Folk Ensemble, The Orchard at University Place, 5 p.m. (universityplaceorem.com)

SOUTH

Springville

June 18

Enduring Beauty: John Hafen and the Power of Art, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (June 18-25, smofa.org)

America250 Youth Art Exhibition, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (June 18-Oct. 24, smofa.org)

June 20

Summer Solstice Printmaking: A Celebration of Utah Flora & Fauna, Springville Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (smofa.org)

Dungeons and Dragons, Springville Library, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (springvilleutah.gov/library)

Spanish Fork

June 18

The Phantom Breaks the Opera, Angelus Theatre, 7:30 p.m. (June 18-27, angelustheatre.com)

Spanish Fork Writer’s Group, Spanish Fork Library, 6:30 p.m. (spanishfork.gov/departments/library)

June 19

Spanish Fork Sounds of Summer 2026: Encore, City Park, 6 p.m. (spanishfork.gov)

Payson

June 18

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

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

June 19

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

June 21

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

NORTH

Pleasant Grove

June 20

Pleasant Grove 2026 Strawberry Days, Historic Downtown Pleasant Grove, all day (strawberrydays.org)

Once on this Island, The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater, 7:30 p.m. (June 20-July 3, the ruth.org)

Strawberry Days Art Contest, Pleasant Grove Recreation Center, 5 a.m.-10 p.m. (pgcityut.gov)

June 21

Concerts in the Park: JGMB, Downtown Park, 7:30 p.m. (pgcityut.gov)

Lehi

June 18

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

June 20

2026 Lehi Round-Up Celebration, various locations, all day (June 20-27, lehi-ut.gov)

Imaginaria, Thanksgiving Point, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (June 20-Aug. 22, thanksgivingpoint.org)

Rose Month, Ashton Gardens, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (June 20-30, thanksgivingpoint.org)

June 21

Arts in the Park: Shane Lee Band, Wines Park, 7:30 p.m. (lehiarts.org)

American Fork

June 18

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

June 20

Rug Tufting Workshop, The Rug Room, 6-9:30 p.m. (June 20-July 31, therugroomutah.com)

Highland

June 18

Oil Painting: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (June 18-25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

Sketching: People, Highland Community Center, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (June 18-25, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

June 20

3D Printing: Beginning and Intermediate, Highland Community Center, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (June 20-27, visual-art-institute.jumbula.com)

WEST

Eagle Mountain

June 18

Food Truck Rally, Cory Wride Memorial Park, 6- 9 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)

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)

June 19

Movie in the Park, Silverlake Amphitheater, 9 p.m. (eaglemountain.gov)

June 20

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

Cedar Valley

June 21

Pony Express Annual Re-Ride, Camp Floyd State Park, 3-5 p.m. (stateparks.utah.gov/parks/camp-floyd)

NEARBY

Salt Lake City

June 18

2026 Utah Arts Festival, 200 East 400 South, 5-11 p.m. (June 18-21, uaf.org)

Jam On It: 2026 Rocky Mountain Showcase, Mountain America Expo Center, all day (June 18-20, jamonit.org)

Heber

June 20

The Wasatch 50 Race, Soldier Hollow, 7 a.m. (redrockevents.raceentry.com)

Jordanelle Triathlon, Rock Cliff Rec Area at Jordanelle State Park, 7 a.m. (triutah.com)

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