Tag Archives: Summer Activities

Waterparks

Utah Water Playgrounds

June–Summer 2023

Salt Lake Area

Cowabunga Bay Water Park – Draper

Cottonwood Heights Rec Center

Provo Area

Lindon Aquatics Center

Island Aqua Park – Heber

Spanish Fork Water Park

Splash Summit Waterpark – Provo

Provo River Rafting & Tubing

Ogden Area

Cherry Hill – Kaysville

Lagoon Amusement Park – Farmington

Classic Waterslides – Riverdale

Crystal Hot Springs – Honeyville

Indoor Outdoor Pools

Utah Indoor Outdoor Pools

Splash Pads

Utah Splash Pads Free
Summer 2023, All Day
Many Utah Cities

Lift Assisted Mountain Hiking

Red Pine Gondola Ride & Hike

Capture panoramic views of the Wasatch Mountains, Canyons Resort, and Park City as the Red Pine Gondola speeds you to your alpine summer adventure at 8,000 feet. Mountain bikes are welcome.

Park City Canyons offers some of the finest hiking trails in the Park City area. Take a scenic gondola ride to access the Mid-Mountain Trail.

June–October
Utah Outdoor Summer Fun 2023

Canyons Village at Park City
4000 Canyons Resort Dr. Park City

Flying Ace All-Stars

Flying Ace All-Stars Friday & Saturday Freestyle Shows

Catch the high-flying action every summer weekend with the Flying Ace All-Stars Freestyle Show. See Olympians, National Team skiers, and snowboarders perform acrobatic feats as they soar up to 60 feet in the air before landing in the Park’s Spence Eccles Olympic Freestyle Pool.

September 8-9, 2023, 6:30 pm

June–September 2023, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Flying Ace All-Stars Freestyle Show
Utah Olympic Park, Park City

Splash Pads

Utah Splash Pads 2023

Utah Cities with Splash Pads, Children’s Activities, Summer Water Sports, Cool Down, Family Fun, FREE

June—September 4, 2023,
10 am–8 pm ish, Free

Salt Lake Area

Sandy Splash Pad
Amphitheater Park

Millcreek Splash Pad
Millcreek Common

Cottonwood Heights
Mountain View Park

Draper Splash Pad
Smiths Field Park

Midvale Splash Pad
City Park, Midvale

West Valley Splash Pad New 2023
Valley Fair Mall, West Valley City

Oquirrh Shadows Splash Pad
Jordan Parkway, South Jordan

North Salt Lake Splash Pad
Legacy Park

Provo Utah County

Orem Splash Pad
Scera Park

Utah City Event Calendars
Your Favorite City-Sponsored Summer Festivals

Past Events

New Splash Pad 2023

Summer Kickoff Party with Handels Ice Cream New
Splash Pad Grand Opening
June 3, 2023, 1–3 pm
Valley Fair Mall, West Valley City

Utah State Instrument Championships

IAMA presents the Utah State Instrument Championships USIC with ten different competitions. Each of the five different contests has a Novice Division (for beginners) and an Open Division (for advanced players) contest. The five contests are Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Flatpick Guitar, and Fingerstyle Guitar.

  • Music Instrument Competition
  • Contests
  • Bluegrass
  • Flat-pick Guitar
  • Fingerstyle Guitar
  • Fiddle
  • Banjo
  • Mandolin

June 11, 2022, 9 am
June (Week 2) Annually

Utah State Instrument Championships
Intermountain Acoustic Music Association IAMA

9th West Farmers Market

Peoples Market

  • Local Produce
  • Artisans
  • Chefs
  • Food Vendors
  • Kids Art Activities
  • Live Music Local Musicians

People’s Market‘s mission is to promote urban agriculture, community pride, diversity, and entrepreneurship on the west side of Salt Lake City.

There are educational and community opportunities through kids’ art activities, cooking demonstrations, and information on health and nutrition resources. Market vendors accept cash, debit, credit, and EBT (Horizon Cards).

People’s Market Produce Program encourages gardeners to bring their harvest to market for just $5. They set up the tables, you share in the bounty!

Sunday’s 10 am–3 pm
June–Mid-October

Peoples Market
International Peace Gardens, Jordan Park
1000 South 900 West, Salt Lake

Utah Shakespeare Festival

Southern State University

The Utah Shakespearian Festival presents life-affirming classic and contemporary plays in repertory, with Shakespeare as the cornerstone. These plays are enhanced by interactive experiences which entertain, enrich, and educate.

The Summer Festival offers free nightly Green shows featuring music, song, and tales on two outdoor stages; the New American Playwrights Project, showcasing the work of new playwrights; free literary seminars, Tuesday–Sunday, discussing the season’s plays; bi-weekly props, actor, and costume seminars; backstage tours; and play orientations before all shows.

The Fall Festival offers free literary seminars, Wednesday–Sunday, discussing the season’s shows; free actor seminars every Wednesday and Friday; free props seminars every Thursday and Saturday; intimate and detailed backstage tours Thursdays and Saturdays; and play orientations before all shows.

June 21–Mid-October 2023
Monday–Saturday Plays & Activities

Utah Shakespeare Festival Calendar
Southern State University, Cedar City, Utah

Utah Air Show

U.S. Air Force Air Show

USAF Thunderbirds!

The Hill Air Force Base open house and Air Show featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds is always a Utah favorite. Several different military and civilian aerial and ground performers are scheduled for this free weekend event.

The Air Force Heritage Flight represents the evolution of airpower by flying today’s state-of-the-art fighter aircraft in close formation with vintage fighter aircraft. Heritage flights are flown at air shows around the country in support of Air Force recruiting and retention.

June 25-26, 2022, 8 am–4 pm

Utah Air Show
Warriors Over The Wasatch
Hill Air Force Base, Roy, Utah

Utah Arts Festival

The Utah Arts Festival is the largest outdoor multi-disciplinary arts event in Utah. Having garnered numerous awards internationally, nationally, and locally.  UAF Photo —UtahAgenda

More than 80,000 patrons enjoy four days of award-winning fine arts in the Artist Marketplace, live performances on five stages, local and international street theater, a short film festival, a fine arts exhibition, and culinary delights.

Children are fully immersed in the arts at the Art Yard where local nonprofits create hands-on projects; teenagers have an opportunity to explore their creative sides at the Urban Arts venue, and Artists At Work showcases the talents of local artist guilds as they set up and create art on-site.

June 23-25, 2023, Noon-Midnight

Utah Arts Festival
Library Square
500 South 300 East Salt Lake