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July fun: family activities & community events in Utah

  Family activities in Utah There are plenty of things to do in Utah this July, especially if you’ve had your fill of fireworks, check out these summer fun activities and community events taking place around the State this month. Moab Free Concert Series   July 5, 12, 19, 26—Every Friday night in July at Swanny…

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There are plenty of things to do in Utah this July, especially if you've had your fill of fireworks, check out these summer fun activities and community events taking place around the State this month.

Family activities in Utah

There are plenty of things to do in Utah this July, especially if you’ve had your fill of fireworks, check out these summer fun activities and community events taking place around the State this month.

Moab Free Concert Series  

July 5, 12, 19, 26—Every Friday night in July at Swanny City Park, 400 N 100 W, Moab from 6–8 pm. Click on the link for a list of performers. 

Obon Japanese Festival

July 13—The 2019 Obon Festival will be held at the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple (211 W 100 S) starting at 3 pm. Featured events include Obon dancing, a taiko drum performance by the Ogden Buddhist Church, and Japanese food for sale.  The Obon Festival is held in recognition of a story found in the Ullambana Sutra and involves Mogallana, a disciple of Shakyamuni Buddha. Mogallan learns the true meaning of gratitude and his joy was so great he began to dance. 

Best Friends Su-Purrr Adoption at The Gateway

July 13—Held from 10–4 pm at The Gateway (400 W 100 S). This event will have hundreds of adoptable cats. Sponsored by Best Friends Animal Society. Adoptions start at $25

Tunes at Noon

July 17—Featuring Hit N Miss at the Corner Plaza (2501 Washington Blvd, Ogden) from 12–1 pm. Take your lunch break on the grass and listen to musical artists playing the grassy knoll at the corner of 25th and Washington. Bring your own lunch. Check historic25.com/calendar/ for additional Tunes at Noon. 

Cycling: Iron Lung Ride

July 20—32, 80 or 120-mile options out and back starting at This is the Place Heritage Park. The route then heads up Emigration Canyon through Morgan County, climbing Trappers and turning around for the return trip near Snowbasin Resort

Mountain Man Rendezvous

July 19 and 20—Will take place at the American West Heritage Center. Go back in time to the Cache Valley Mountain Man Rendezvous. Learn about the life of mountain men, check out Traders Row, throw a tomahawk and become a Mountain Man with a skill demonstration. Admission is $6 per person. The American West Heritage Center is located at 4025 S. Hwy 89-91, Wellsville. 

The Ogden Nature Center presents The Waifs—an outdoor summer concert

July 31—The concert will start at 7 pm and the gates will open at 6pm. This event combines an outdoor setting with talented folk-rock musicians. It will be held in the glen behind the Ogden Nature Center’s rustic Visitor Center (966 W 12th Street) Bring your picnic blankets and enjoy live music.  $25 for adults and $12 for children 12 and under

 

Family-Friendly theater

 

Hale Centre Theatre, Sandy

Freaky Friday, A New Musical

June 17—August 24

9900 South Monroe Street, Sandy

 

Hale Center Theater, Orem 

Million Dollar Quartet

June 28—August 3

225 West 400 North, Orem

 

Eccles Theater

Book of Mormon

August 13—25  

131 South Main Street, Salt Lake City

 

Off Broadway Theatre 

Hamelton

August 2—September 7

272 South Main Street, Salt Lake City

 

Desert Star Playhouse

Sunday School Musical The Greatest Roadshow

June 13—August 24

4861 South State Street, Murray

 

CenterPoint Legacy Theatre

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

August 2—August 31

525 North 400 West, Centerville

 

Kingsbury Hall

Patton Oswalt Live: 2019 Tour

July 19

1395 E Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City

 

Utah Symphony

Disney in Concert: A Magical Celebration

July 19 

Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater, 2250 Deer Valley Drive S #501, Park City 

 

Excellence in the Community

Joe Muscolino Band

July 17 

Gallivan Center, 239 S Main Street, Salt Lake City

 

Scera Center for the Performing Arts

Peter Pan

July 5—20

745 State Street, Orem

 

Tuacahn

Disney’s When You Wish, The Little Mermaid, The Sound of Music

May—October 24

1100 Tuacahn Dr., Ivins

 

Sundance Summer Theatre

Mama Mia

July 8—August 10 

8841 Alpine Loop Scenic Byway, Sundance 

 

Empress Theatre

Lion King Jr. 

July 26—August 10 

9104 West 2700 South, Magna

 

Utah Children’s Theatre

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

August 17—September 28 

3605 South State Street, Salt Lake City

 

Utah date night 

Mary G. Steiner Egyptian Theatre

A Chorus Line

July 11—21

328 Main Street, Park City

 

Grand Theatre

The Marvelous Wonderettes

August 16—September 8

1575 South State Street, Salt Lake City

 

Salt Lake Acting Company

Saturday’s Voyeur 

June 26—September 1

168 West 500 North, Salt Lake City

 

Utah Repertory Theater

Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

October 24—November 9 

Regent Street Black Box Theater, 131 S Main Street, Salt Lake City

 

Utah Festivals

 

Utah Shakespeare Festival

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Macbeth, Hamlet, The Book of Will, The Conclusion of Henry VI Parts Two & Three, Twelfth Night, Every Brilliant Thing, The Price

June—October 

Beverley Center for the Arts, 195 West Center Street, Cedar City

 

Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre

Mary Poppins, Newsies, West Side Story, The Marriage of Figaro, Bravo Caruso, Master Class

July—August 

59 South 100 West, Logan

 

Make sure to check back each month for new and exciting Utah events and family activities for you and your family because Utah Stories , we keep you local.

 

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