Utah December Events & Activities, Christmas Light Map, Holiday Gatherings, Festival of Trees, Ice Skating, Music, Dance and Theatre, Snow Sledding and Tubing, Winter Fun
Bring in the New Year while learning to dance the Salsa. This New Year’s Eve, DF Dance Studio will host their annual dance celebration.
December 31, 2022, New Year’s Eve
Classes & Social Dancing
New Year’s Eve, 9:30 pm–1:30 am
NYE Salsa & Bachata Social
DF Dance Studio, Salt Lake
Torchlight Parade & Magic Show
Enjoy New Year’s Eve at Last Chance Lodge at Solitude for a free hour-long children’s magic show! The magician will finish the show by handing out sparklers and lights as the group heads outside to watch Solitude staff members ride down the mountain as a synchronized, torch-lit team. Guests who prefer to view the torchlight parade only are welcome to arrive at 6:00 p.m. Refreshments available for purchase
December 31, 2023, 6:30–7:30 pm
New Year’s Eve Torchlight Parade & Magic
Solitude Resort, Big Cottonwood Canyon
New Year’s Eve Torchlight Parade & Fireworks
December 31, 2023, 6–7 pm
Snowbird Resort, Little Cottonwood Canyon
Experience the sights and sounds of the season at this free event. This is your chance to sing all of your holiday favorites with friends and family.
December 13, 2021, 7 pm
Featuring the Bonner Family
Christmas Carole Sing-Along Free
Vivint Arena, Salt Lake
Enjoy free Hot Chocolate as you skate with Santa and his Elves.
December Annually
Peaks Ice Arena
100 N Seven Peaks Blvd, Provo
After enjoying a spectacular fireworks display, meet at the Grand Summit Ballroom and ring in the New Year at The Canyon’s Gala Celebration! The Gala will feature a live DJ, dancing, hats, noisemakers, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and a cash bar.
*Discontinued Event
Utah New Year’s Eve Events & Activities
Canyons Resort Event Calendar
Canyons Village, Park City
This year, as revelers reach a fevered pitch at crowded New Year’s parties, Harmon’s set offs fireworks in their own kitchen by creating and feasting on an oh-so-decadent menu.
SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES Making a vinaigrette; preparing gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches; grilling shrimp and testing for doneness; searing and roasting beef tenderloin; testing beef for doneness; resting and carving beef; making a classical emulsion sauce; preparing a decadent vegetable dish that will become a family favorite; making the ultimate chocolate dessert; caramelizing sugar with a blow torch.
Cooking Classes
Daily M-S, Variety of Times & Locations
Harmons Neighborhood Grocer
Ruby has always dreamed of being one of Santa’s Reindeer. The only problem is she’s a cow. This Christmas, McMazing Tales brings you a heartwarming, funny, and original Christmas story about following your dreams, no matter how crazy they seem.
Join your neighborhood friends at your local Utah Library for Holiday Stories & Activities.
Utah County Library Activities *Free
Monday–Saturday, 2022
Tots, Teens & Adults
Numerous Salt Lake County Locations
Winter Ice Fun
November–January, Daily
Mon-Thu 4-9 pm, Fri-Sat 12-9 pm, Sun 1-6 pm
Ice Bumper Cars New Cool
Fountain Square at Station Park, Farmington
Gallivan Plaza transforms into an outdoor public ice skating from mid-November through February, offering hockey and figure skates for rent with an admissions fee, so everyone can enjoy gliding on the ice! You can also warm up with hot cocoa and enjoy other sweet and savory treats at the concessions booth.
November–February 2023
Sunday 12–7 pm
Monday–Thursday 4–10 pm
Friday–Saturday Noon-Midnight
Gallivan Center Ice Skating Rink
239 S Main St, Salt Lake City
Join the Cache Valley Civic Ballet in presenting the enchanted Christmas story by E.T. Hoffman. This production has become a family holiday tradition. Audiences will be delighted by the colorful scenery, beautiful costumes, enthusiastic performances by the dancers, and of course, the wonderful music of Tchaikovsky.
The story centers around Clara, the young girl whose fantasy dream makes the Christmas tree grow larger than one could imagine, brings toy presents and soldiers to life, and warms our hearts with the beauty of her candy land filled with mystical characters and a Sugar Plum Fairy.
November (Week 4) Annually
The Nutcracker Ballet
Ellen Eccles Theatre, Logan
