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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #73 · September 30, 2026 Latest

Apple cannons and a 9-acre corn maze open weeknights in Santaquin

Plus a free Broadway night in Provo, Springville's last Sidewalk Session, and Hocus Pocus in Eagle Mountain.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #72 · September 28, 2026

A tap dancer and a pianist share the Noorda stage Friday

Plus bucket truck rides in Provo, a free crystal show in Spanish Fork, and Wallace & Gromit in a Lindon park.

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Friday · The Weekend List Issue #71 · September 25, 2026

Swan Lake glows at The Covey Friday night

Plus a haunted cornfield in Spanish Fork, Friday cookie decorating, and a Saturday 5K beside Utah Lake.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #70 · September 23, 2026

Ten short films screen at Megaplex Geneva tonight

Plus local flowers in Pleasant Grove, moonlit lift rides at Sundance, and Saturday's Wings and Wheels airshow.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #69 · September 21, 2026

Water lanterns float from Provo Marina Friday and Saturday

Plus a free chamber concert in Springville, $5 Tuesday admission in Lehi, and a Saturday matinee at The Ruth.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #68 · September 18, 2026

Payson's free Latino festival runs from noon to nine

Plus Rowley's fall opening, two free BYU programs, and Saturday-only pastel de choclo.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #67 · September 16, 2026

Free classic rock at Orem's market tonight

Plus dogs in the American Fork pool, limited-space Bunco in Lehi, and Utah's 43-10 win.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #66 · September 14, 2026

Free R.E.M. tribute concert in Provo Friday

Plus Glen Ray's opening weekend, Snow White in Orem, and BYU's 28-17 win.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #65 · September 11, 2026

Harvest Moon Hurrah fills Spanish Fork City Park Friday

Plus the Utah Brazilian Festival, free art at Lakemount, and Provo River Days.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #64 · September 9, 2026

Watch a rehabilitated bird return to the wild Saturday

Plus a free piano recital, BYU volleyball against UCLA, and a 110-story remembrance climb.

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Tuesday · Valley Brief Issue #63 · September 8, 2026

A free comedy taping in Orem, Pride and Prejudice, and a football night

Plus a free Lindon picnic, a $20 short-rib Benedict, and the latest Utah Royals result.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #62 · September 7, 2026

Timpanogos storytelling starts Thursday for $10, plus free music in Orem

Springville fills two days with art, BYU opens with a 63-7 win, and Orem posts fall cleanup dates.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #61 · September 4, 2026

A free Big Band night in Provo, an Orem craft swap, and a Lehi luau

Plus mountaintop yoga at Sundance, $4.95 kouign amann in American Fork, and two Utah teams to follow this weekend.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #60 · September 2, 2026

The Lake screens free in Saratoga Springs, Provo paints ladybugs, and American Fork makes rugs

Plus unbeaten UVU men's soccer at home, a Friday planetarium show, and $4.50 baked empanadas in Pleasant Grove.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #59 · August 31, 2026

Aaron Watson opens Golden Onion Days free Thursday, FROZEN runs at Payson High, and Festival Latinoamericano fills downtown Provo

Plus No. 4 Pitt at Smith Fieldhouse, Sunday mall hours in Orem, and an RSL home date with Son Heung-min.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #58 · August 28, 2026

Lehi packs a parade, pioneer exhibits, classic vehicles, and five food trucks into Saturday afternoon, Heather Headley joins the Utah Valley Symphony in Orem, and a new UVU scholarship is worth up to $20,000

Plus tonkotsu ramen in Orem, a free life science museum in Provo, and the final Tame Dog show at Velour.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #57 · August 26, 2026

Five volleyball matches land in one Orem gym over two days and one of them is the Utes, Santaquin's sunflower acres go under before the Fall Festival takes the farm, and Timpanogos School District just put ten elementaries and three junior highs on the table

Plus an American Fork pasta room where nothing costs more than about ten dollars, an army post in Fairfield that most of the county has never heard of, and where the Big Mountain Fire stands three days in.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #56 · August 24, 2026

Four cast members from Whose Line spend two nights improvising at the Covey, Mater Dei comes back to Utah County on Saturday, and growers here lost most of a year's fruit to four cold mornings in April

Plus the last two Bluebird nights up the canyon, a silent reading party with warm cookies in American Fork, and why Blackhawk is still shut on the Nebo Loop.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #55 · August 21, 2026

A Florida program that recruits nationally opens its whole season in Highland tonight, The Scarlet Pimpernel takes its last bow Saturday in Pleasant Grove, and Nu Skin let go of about 5 percent of its people on Monday

Plus an art museum in Springville that costs nothing and stays open Wednesday nights, tamales with homemade masa on Spanish Fork Main Street, and why bears keep turning up in three of our towns.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #54 · August 19, 2026

The ninth-ranked team in the country opens at home against USC Saturday night, the county put Lindon Marina under a danger advisory for algae, and the Eagle Mountain food truck rally has two Thursdays left in it

Plus UVU starting class under a president who has been on the job nine days, a free bluegrass set on the grass in Lindon, and a Pleasant Grove burger counter that has been at the same corner since 1968.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #53 · August 17, 2026

Nebo goes back Tuesday and the rest of the valley Wednesday, a Bolivian carnaval parade opens a free Saturday festival at the Orchard in Orem, and Tyson is closing the Eagle Mountain plant that employs 723 people

Plus on-demand UTA vans that went live across nine north-county cities Sunday, mudslides shutting the road to the Diamond Fork trailheads, and a Payson cafe that hands its stage to whoever shows up.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #52 · August 14, 2026

Alpine closes the county's last city celebration Saturday night, the Utah Valley Symphony plays free on the grass at University Place, and BYU Education Week fills campus Monday through Friday

Plus a chairlift running late for Robert Redford's ninetieth, pluots coming on at a Payson orchard, and a young bear tranquilized out of an east Provo yard on Wednesday.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #51 · August 12, 2026

The Utah Open plays its hundredth at Riverside Country Club Friday through Sunday and admission costs nothing, Michigan visits UCCU Stadium in Orem on Thursday, and the truck show fills Electric Park in Lehi

Plus a peach shake in Santaquin while the fruit is still in, Deer Creek down to 56 percent with every kind of fire banned, and Provo breaking ground on 34 homes it is holding for the people who work for the city.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #50 · August 10, 2026

Saturday's market in Provo is where you find out what the April freeze actually did, Alpine hands out five free days before its parade and fireworks, and Peter Breinholt takes the canyon amphitheater the same night

Plus a Spanish Fork drive-in that has been dressing burgers in the same white sauce since the fifties, a working Gutenberg press in Alpine that sends you home holding something you watched come off the bed, and the Bees ending an eleven-game slide by a single run.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #49 · August 7, 2026

Lindon stacks its whole finale into Saturday, from a 7:30 pancake breakfast to fireworks over Pheasant Brook, the Alpine rodeo has already sold out two of its three nights, and Provo's airport is halfway through the build that takes it to ten gates

Plus a puppet show at the Springville gazebo on Monday, four bands nobody knows yet for ten dollars at Velour, a Lehi coffee shop that opens at seven every day including most holidays, and a Pleasant Grove splash pad built around a climbable Viking ship.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #48 · August 5, 2026

BYU plays the last season opener of Jennifer Rockwood's 31 years on Saturday, Santaquin closes Orchard Days with a rodeo and two nights of fireworks, and Utah Lake went under a lake-wide algae warning on Monday

Plus Hercules on a screen in Springville on Friday, a free Monday concert at the American Fork amphitheater, a Brooklyn slice shop in Vineyard that gives kids a pizza for reading three books, and the county's coolest swimming water sitting at eight thousand feet above Payson.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #47 · August 3, 2026

Alpine Days starts loading this week and unloads next, Sundance puts three Utah bands on the amphitheater stage Saturday night, and Payson's Salmon Supper was gone before most people knew it was on sale

Plus peak peach week at the Wednesday market in Orem, a free art stroll through downtown Provo on Friday, an American Fork software company that sold for four hundred million, and ice you can skate on while the valley bakes.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #46 · July 31, 2026

Two of the eight moonlight canoe nights all year land tonight and tomorrow, Marty Stuart plays the Sundance amphitheater Saturday, and the ramps to 2100 North and Center Street close until Monday morning

Plus algae warnings at five Utah Lake spots and Salem Pond, Vineyard's newest 5K charges $55 for the whole household, and Payson's cherry crop never made it out of spring.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #45 · July 29, 2026

The forecast climbs to 110 by Saturday, 140 drivers bring the state's biggest demolition derby to Spanish Fork, and Timpanogos Cave sits at 45 degrees the whole time

Plus the 820 North bridge is open in Provo, why Saratoga Springs never got its fireworks, and free quilts and free air conditioning in Springville.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #44 · July 27, 2026

Highland throws its Scottish games, the county fair opens free in Spanish Fork, and Folkfest's last three nights land in Springville

Plus Domo's $400 million sale in American Fork, the Alpine district split a year out, and a free history quest for the kids in Lehi.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #43 · July 24, 2026

Eagle Mountain trades fireworks for a laser show, Provo's rooftop concert returns, and a new taco counter draws a crowd in American Fork

Plus the Osmonds' 20,000-seat canyon amphitheater, a Provo company's critical-minerals find, and llamas you can rent in Spanish Fork.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #42 · July 22, 2026

Utah County lights its first fireworks over Utah Lake, Fiesta Days closes down south, and Provo throws a free Pioneer Day bash

Plus wood-fired pizza in Orem, Real Salt Lake at Son Heung-Min's LAFC, and a cold-water boardwalk most of the valley drives right past.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #41 · July 20, 2026

Steel Days week in American Fork, a viral a cappella group at the Shell, and New York pizza lands in Vineyard

Plus Midland at Sundance on Saturday, Prince of Egypt's final weekend in Spanish Fork, and a hidden waterfall up Payson Canyon.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #40 · July 17, 2026

Fiesta Days rodeo week, the lavender fields' last stand, and Saturday peaches at Pioneer Park

Plus farm ice cream in Santaquin, a free Gordon Parks photo show, and a heads up before you swim Utah Lake this weekend.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #39 · July 15, 2026

Burnley FC plays Real Salt Lake tonight, a Spanish Fork temple rendering, and Imaginaria after dark

The Royals and Bees are both home this week too, and Hadestown lands at The Ruth in Pleasant Grove.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #38 · July 13, 2026

Mapleton Pioneer Days, a Velour rock fest, and Saratoga Springs peaches

Plus dinosaurs after dark in Lehi, fried chicken and house pie at Station 22, a sandy beach hiding at Spanish Oaks Reservoir.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #36 · July 10, 2026

Payson goes Scottish, Mapleton throws Pioneer Days, MOANA lights up the SCERA Shell

Plus a wildfire flares near Pelican Point, pupusas in Orem worth the drive.

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Thursday · Weekend Plans Issue #35 · July 9, 2026

Payson's Scottish Festival, Lehi's outdoor movie, and a new chicken salad spot

Plus the Provo Farmers Market, a Pleasant Grove stage show, and Orem dance lessons.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #34 · July 8, 2026

The Scarlet Pimpernel in Pleasant Grove, an outdoor movie at Ashton Gardens, John Hafen in Springville

Plus the South of the Border Benedict at The Brunch House, island plate lunches in Lindon.

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Tuesday · Good Eats Issue #33 · July 7, 2026

A Canyon Glen Picnic, Provo Market Finds, and Shirley's Treats

Plus outdoor movies in Lehi and ballroom lessons in Orem.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #32 · July 6, 2026

Matilda on the SCERA Shell lawn, gilded doors at the BYU MOA, Monday Fundays in Saratoga Springs

a Payson Canyon lake nobody crowds, why crews want your fireworks tucked away this week.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #31 · July 3, 2026

Balloons lift off Fox Field, a Colonial fest fills Scera Park, Brad Paisley plays the stadium

Plus hand-pulled noodles hiding in an Orem food hall, a white cross hike above Spanish Fork, a free art show inside the old Provo courthouse.

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Thursday · Weekend Plans Issue #30 · July 2, 2026

Lehi's Imaginaria runs all weekend, and Matilda takes the stage

Plus the biggest fireworks show of the year is this Thursday, and where to find the best dirty soda.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #29 · July 1, 2026

Brad Paisley at LaVell Edwards, Matilda opens at the SCERA

Plus a giant flag on the mountain in American Fork, tacos gringas at Don Joaquin, a quarter-mile boardwalk over spring water most locals drive right past.

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Tuesday · Good Eats Issue #28 · June 30, 2026

Pleasant Grove's new chicken salad spot, and Provo's farm-to-table gem

Plus new doughnuts in American Fork, a beloved Provo bakery, and where to grab a dirty soda.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #37 · June 29, 2026

Brad Paisley lands at LaVell Edwards, Matilda hits SCERA, Thanksgiving Point lights up the Fourth

Plus Rose Month in bloom at Ashton Gardens, free military museum days in Lehi, a quiet canyon up past Santaquin.

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Friday · The Weekend Issue #26 · June 26, 2026

A free rooftop concert tonight, the rodeo's final night, and a movie under the stars

Plus the Y hike before the heat, wood-fired pizza off State Street, and the cave tour you have to reserve.

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Thursday · Weekend Plans Issue #25 · June 25, 2026

Lehi rodeo action, Payson rock, and Orem bluegrass fill the weekend

Plus an immersive fantasy in American Fork, the Provo Farmers Market, and a summer long festival in Lehi.

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Wednesday · The Midweek Mix Issue #24 · June 24, 2026

Lehi Round-Up rides into town, plus a Spanish Fork Phantom, Velour's big finals

Plus a thundering Provo Canyon waterfall, cow cuddles in Spanish Fork.

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Tuesday · Good Eats Issue #23 · June 23, 2026

Where the pizza truck parks today

Plus award-winning ice cream, the original dirty soda, and where to find it all.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #22 · June 22, 2026

Rachel Platten at the SCERA, the Utah Symphony in the gardens, Velour's Battle of the Bands

Plus a Thanksgiving Point movie night on the lawn, where the Provo River is running this week, the local news you missed.

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Friday · Free & Family Issue #21 · June 19, 2026

A free splash pad, $1.75 movies, two always-free museums, and a lazy river for under five bucks

Plus the Provo Library summer reading program and the Freedom Festival's Children's Parade coming June 27.

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Thursday · Weekend Plans Issue #20 · June 18, 2026

Strawberry Days closes Sunday, FROZEN takes its final bow Friday and Saturday, and Apollo 13 is free Friday night in Orem

Plus the Provo Farmers Market Saturday morning, and a heads-up on the Timpanogos Bluegrassroots Folk Festival coming next weekend.

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Wednesday · The Great Outdoors Issue #19 · June 17, 2026

Battle Creek Falls on alternate access, the PRCA rodeo opens tonight, and a lakefront walk in Vineyard

Plus Rock Canyon for a shaded canyon climb, the Provo River Parkway's coolest afternoon stretch, and a snowmelt safety note before you head up any canyon.

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Tuesday · Good Eats Issue #18 · June 16, 2026

Los Hermanos is home in downtown Provo, and Korean BBQ landed in Orem

Plus Communal's summer menu for the date-night anchor, Hokulia Shave Ice as the heat sets in, and the Freedom Awards Gala if you move fast.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #17 · June 15, 2026

Freedom Festival opens its summer run, and Strawberry Days closes out this weekend

Plus Berliner Park's all-abilities playground in Vineyard, and Rock Canyon for a shaded weekday hike.

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Friday · Free & Family Issue #16 · June 12, 2026

Six ways to cool off and wear out the kids this summer without spending much

Plus a free splash pad with a river channel, $1.75 Wednesday morning movies, and a natural-history museum that never costs a dime.

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Thursday · Weekend Plans Issue #15 · June 11, 2026

Two parades, fireworks, and FROZEN under the stars: your weekend is full

Plus where to grab peaches Saturday morning, the SCERA Shell musical playing all weekend, and a Sunday waterfall worth the short walk.

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Wednesday · The Great Outdoors Issue #14 · June 10, 2026

Six ways to get out the door this week, from a paved waterfall hike to Stewart Falls

Plus the Y before the heat, paddleboards on Utah Lake, the boardwalk at Cascade Springs, and the Alpine Loop is finally open.

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Tuesday · Good Eats Issue #13 · June 9, 2026

Korean fried chicken in Orem, and a Lehi focaccia shop the whole town is talking about

Plus the date-night spot that still tops Provo, the Thursday food truck roundup downtown, and where to grab a dirty soda and a cookie in one stop.

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Monday · The Week Ahead Issue #12 · June 8, 2026

Oremfest takes over the week, and two parades land the same morning

Plus a wagyu burger where Ripple's stood for 60 years, the SCERA Shell summer lineup, and where to cool off in the canyon.

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Thursday · Weekend Plans Issue #11 · June 4, 2026

Brad Paisley's coming to Provo, and the farmers market's back

Plus a new Peruvian spot downtown, Vineyard's new lakeside parks, and the best treat in the Valley.

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Valley Guide Issue #10 · June 1, 2026

5 indoor spots to burn off kid energy in Utah Valley

A surf simulator, trampoline parks, a ninja course, and laser tag. When it's too hot, too cold, or too wet to go outside.

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Valley Guide Issue #9 · May 27, 2026

Where to swim indoors in Utah Valley when the weather won't cooperate

Lazy rivers, slides, and a toddler area with baby bouncy swings. Four rec centers that don't care what the sky is doing.

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Valley Guide Issue #8 · May 22, 2026

15 splash pads to cool off in Utah County — with addresses and 2026 opening dates

From the giant one at Adventure Heights to a pirate ship in Pleasant Grove. Free water, mapped by address, with the hours and dates they turn on.

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Valley Guide Issue #7 · May 18, 2026

11 things to do in Provo Canyon, from a 5-minute waterfall to a day on the lake

Float the river, ride the parkway, take the Sundance lift, and end at Deer Creek. Your whole-summer canyon list.

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Valley Guide Issue #6 · May 13, 2026

5 waterfall hikes near Provo the whole family can do

From a stroller-friendly stop at Bridal Veil to the 200-foot payoff at Stewart Falls. The Valley's best water, with distance and hike times.

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Valley Guide Issue #5 · May 6, 2026

8 of the best playgrounds in Utah County, ranked by how long they'll keep the kids busy

Climbing pyramids, all-abilities play, a pirate ship, and a space park. The playgrounds worth a drive across the Valley.

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Valley Guide Issue #4 · April 29, 2026

Where to see baby animals in Utah County this spring

Lambs, goats, and ducklings within a short drive. Three farms and one free option that do spring right.

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Valley Guide Issue #3 · April 22, 2026

The family's guide to Thanksgiving Point — six venues, one Explorer Pass

Baby animals at the farm, a tulip festival in spring, the biggest kids' museum in the state, and a dinosaur hall. Here's how to do it without overpaying.

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Valley Guide Issue #2 · April 15, 2026

6 only-in-Utah-Valley experiences — stained glass, your own chocolate, and a space mission

Roots of Knowledge at UVU, a chocolate you make yourself, a pottery wheel, and a full space mission you fly as a family.

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Valley Guide Issue #1 · April 8, 2026

11 free things to do on BYU's campus — museums, a duck pond, and the best ice cream in town

Four free museums, a planetarium show, and the Creamery on 9th to finish. A whole day in Provo for the price of lunch.

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