BRIGHAM CITY

Sights and Sounds (bcutah.org) – FREE About Town Scavenger Hunt 2022
The About Town Scavenger hunt is an over-a-decade-old Brigham City Recreation holiday tradition! Through the years, Old Grist Mill has been our longstanding sponsor providing coupons for free cookies to those who participate. With the 2022 update, this is an event you do not want to miss!

NOW-NEW YEARS Fantasy at the Bay Holiday Lights | Box Elder County Utah (visitboxeldercounty.com) - Celebrate the magic of the holidays with Willard Bay State Park! Fantasy at the Bay’s drive-through Christmas lights will be twinkling for all to see! Stay warm from the comfort of your car while enjoying the lights and signing along to the holiday carols! Fee per car.

CEDAR CITY

Frontier Homestead State Park –Lights at the Homestead; Holiday Lights & Decorations

Enjoy a relaxing stroll through the park among the holiday lights and decorations, 5:30 to 8:00 each evening December 20 through 24 (excluding Sundays).

DRAPER

Tree of Life in the city Draper (worldorgs.com) – FREE

Tree Of Life: 1300 Constitution Ave, Draper, UT

Dec 17-17 Holiday Market | Draper City, UT - Official Website (draperutah.gov) – FREE

Come out for great shopping with vendors offering creative and unique holiday gifts, visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus and other holiday guests, and roast a marshmallow.

FARMINGTON

DEC Station Park ::: Snowman Scavenger Hunt (shopatstationpark.com) – FREE

SNOWMAN SCAVENGER HUNT Pick up your Snowman Scavenger Hunt check list starting November 25th at Concierge Services located in Building J near Evereve. Use your best searching skills and return to Concierge Services with your complete checklist for a special prize provided by Rhodes Physical Therapy during the month of December. Join us for all the magical fun this season including Visits with Santa, Paws & Claus, drop off a toy for Toys for Tots at Teton Toys and more! Click here for more information or visit our events tab.

HEBER CITY

DEC Holiday Lights Wagon Ride | RMO Special Events (fareharbor.com)

Holiday Lights Wagon Ride Come enjoy being pulled through a Christmas light show by a team of Percheron draft horses! If you're looking for Christmas time goodies, s'mores, hot chocolate, and cider will be available for purchase. The ride itself is approx. 20 minutes long (some teams of horses walk a little faster or a little slower). This is suitable for all ages. Kids 2 and younger are free. Santa will be there on Friday's and Saturday's!

HELPER

Christmas Town (utahschristmastown.com) –Helper transforms into Utah’s Christmas Town, with the neon signs shining and storefronts bedecked with garlands and lights. The Lights On Ceremony greets the Christmas season with the lighting of trees, lamp posts, and storefronts. and the Luminary Memorial Ceremony in the city cemetery ensures that loved ones are not forgotten during this special time of year. The Christmas Craft Fair, held at the Civic Center, features local crafters’ and artisans’ gifts. The Electric Light Parade journeys down Main Street with floats representing schools, clubs, and businesses from Helper and Price while storefronts gleam with warm light and offerings of hot cocoa and apple cider. Santa himself appears at the end of the parade, waving from the sparkling float and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

HILL AIR FORCE BASE

ONGOING Virtual Tours | Hill Aerospace Museum (aerospaceutah.org) – Hill Aerospace Museum is now offering Virtual Tours of a number of different aircraft. These Virtual Tours give you an up close and personal tour of both the exterior and the interior of the aircraft. Take a moment and take a look for yourself. To open the virtual tour, click on the Virtual Tour's title or on the "Click for More" button on the photograph.

LOGAN

DEC 15-23 Zoo Lights - Zootah -
$8 for adults, $6 for children, Members 50% off admission

Come see the lights, visit animals in our Wildlife Learning Center, enjoy fresh cookies and hot cocoa in our gift shop and visit with Santa every Saturday!

DEC Parade of Gingerbread Homes - Logan Downtown – FREE

​Enjoy the magic of Christmas in Downtown Logan! Gingerbread creations will be on display in Downtown Logan. This event is free and open to the public. Vote on your favorite creations; the top 6 creations win $100! Ballots and ballot boxes can be found at each gingerbread home location.

DEC Hardware Wildlife Education Center (utah.gov) -Returning this year: sleigh rides The DWR and Hardware WMA are pleased to announce that Haviland's Old West Adventures will offer sleigh rides on the WMA Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the winter elk-viewing season. IMPORTANT: Tickets for sleigh rides are sold only at the Hardware Wildlife Education Center on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that you cannot make reservations for sleigh rides.Ages 3 and younger: free, Ages 4–8: $4, Ages 9 and up: $10 A food truck will be present during sleigh ride hours to sell snacks and beverages.

LEHI

MONDAYS through JAN Hutchings Museum Institute (johnhutchingsmuseum.org) – Every Monday through December and January they are giving our school a discounted rate of $3/children 3-17 and $4/adults 18+. Our students and families can show up anytime on Mondays during December and January to receive the discounted rate. Just tell them they are with Wasatch Learning Academy.

ONGOING Thanksgiving Point Families - Thanksgiving Point - Each week Thanksgiving Point hosts educational and fun activities for families of all ages and abilities! Our Family Programs include Tales for Tots, Melody Makers, and Dirt on Dinos, just to name a few.

DEC Luminaria - Thanksgiving Point - Experience the light of Luminaria, a holiday tradition so remarkable, it was featured on Season 8 of ABC’s popular program Great Christmas Light Fight: Heavyweight Edition!

MIDWAY

DEC Creche Exhibit - City of Midway (midwaycityut.org) – The Holiday Season “Loves Pure Light” Creche Exhibit continues every Fri, Sat & Sun in December with a display of the Holly Zenger & friends collection. Hours are 1pm-7pm at the Zenger Residence.

Miracle on 34th Street - City of Midway (midwaycityut.org) –Midway Town Hall

High Valley Arts presents “Miracle on 34th Street”

MURRAY

NOW – DEC 16 Festive Fridays - Wheeler Historic Farm | SLCo –Bundle up and enjoy Festive Fridays at the Farm. Take a wagon ride and see some holiday lights displays. Santa will greet visitors on the porch of the Farmhouse from 5pm - 7pm.Wagon ride tickets can be purchased in the Activity Barn. Tickets are $3 per person age 2 &up.

TUESDAYS Woodcarving - Wheeler Historic Farm | SLCo

DEC 15 Solar Party. Take a self-guided, family-friendly stroll around Wheeler Historic farm. Learn the history of the Wheeler family, their farm, and meet some of the farm's animals. Register now at EventBrite. Learn More

OGDEN

DEC 20 Ogden Nature Center - Upcoming Events: Kneehigh Naturalists - Walkers, Trotters, Creepers, Crawlers

DEC Frozen in Time 12/9 | dinosaurpark –This Ice Age, explore prehistory in holiday style at George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park! Bundle up for an indoor/outdoor Christmas adventure with your family, where you will meet dinosaurs, Ice Age creatures, and experience thousands upon thousands of glittering holiday lights. Don't miss the "Frozen in Time" event!

If you’ve visited Dinos in the Dark, this event works much the same:

-Tickets—ALL tickets must be purchased on our website, dinosaurpark.org.

-Ticket Prices: $2.50 For Dinosaur Park Members, $5.00 non-members, all attendees 2+ require a ticket.

DEC Special Events | Ogden, UT (ogdencity.com) Christmas Village Lights are up!

Santa will be there Monday-Friday - 6-9 p.m. Saturday - 5- 9 p.m. through December 23rd.

Nightly Entertainment will happen on the stage Monday-Saturday at 6:30 p.m. it is subject to change due to weather or cancellations. Follow @ogdenamphitheater for up-to-date information

OREM

NOW-JAN 2 Christmas Lights in The Orchard - University Place (universityplaceorem.com) FREE Come enjoy the Christmas Light display in The Orchard and around University Place throughout the Holiday Season. The display includes a 30′ tall walk-through tree, 75′ of archways, the trees, pergolas, and the UP logo all covered in over 100,000 lights. The display is Free and will be on nightly from 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm.

PARK CITY

DEC 16 The Annual Park City Nutcracker (visitparkcity.com) –

The Annual Park City Nutcracker Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Price: $25 per ticket + service fee. Location: George S. & Dolores Dore Eccles Center Theater

DEC 16-FEB 18 Silver Sky Nights (visitparkcity.com) – FREE

Join us this winter for Silver Sky Nights! Live music, treats, and spectacular fireworks displays await throughout the season. Each event will begin at 4:00 p.m., with fireworks starting at varying times.

DEC 16-APR 9 Exhibition - Between Life and Land: Material (visitparkcity.com) - FREE

KIMBALL ART CENTER Exhibition - Between Life and Land: Material Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

DEC 18 Christmas Bird Count (visitparkcity.com) – FREE Christmas Bird Count Presented by: Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter

PAYSON

DEC Red Nose Ranch | Unique Utah Christmas Activity – Make lasting memories this Christmas season with a visit to the charmingly festive "RED NOSE RANCH" in Payson, Utah. Experience a scenic wagon ride complemented by a colorful audio narration of the original story of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Visit Rudolph's favorite ranch friends including horses, a miniature donkey, ponies, alpacas and more. Santa himself is even known to make the occasional visit! Enjoy Christmas lights, food, goodies, hot cocoa, fire pits & an array of other activities and attractions. You can even get your Christmas tree here! This is an iconic Christmas activity, unique from any other, memorable, and fun for all ages!

PLEASANT GROVE

Evermore Park | Home

Students and families with Wasatch Learning Academy will get a 10% off their tickets to Evermore. The code can be used online or at the gate and doesn't currently have an expiration date. The code is Wasatch2022

PROVO

DEC 15-23 Christmas Cruise - CLAS Ropes Course –Join us as we celebrate this special time of year with a wonderous boat ride adventure on the Provo River! Enjoy festive decorations and thousands of lights that twinkle above the river with Christmas music playing, softly in the background. Even Santa can’t resist this special event and will pay a surprise visit to all the kids and kid-at hearts to pass out Christmas candy and bellow a hearty Ho-Ho-Ho!

DEC 17 Open Studio – Christmas (byu.edu) – FREE

Each month in this free-choice, self-guided art-making experience for all ages, you’ll be inspired by different artworks on display, then create your own artistic responses in the MOA studio! Join us any time between 11 AM & 1 PM to participate. All are welcome, and registration is not required.

DEC Christmas Lights in The Orchard - University PlaceUniversity Place FREE Come enjoy the Christmas Light display in The Orchard and around University Place throughout the Holiday Season. The display includes a 30′ tall walk through tree, 75′ of archways, the trees, pergola’s, and the UP logo all covered in over 100,000 lights.

DEC BYU's Christmas Around the World 2022 - Utah Cultural Alliance - Tickets are already discounted. A spectacular performance featuring the rich ethnic diversity of the world through captivating choreography with more than 150 dancers and musicians in colorful costumes.

DEC 2022 Provo Art Stroll (utahvalley.com) -
Head to Center Street to explore small businesses, local art, and live music in Downtown Provo. The Provo Art Stroll is a self guided art tour that takes place on the first Friday of every month in Downtown Provo!

RIVERTON

DEC Twas the Lights Before Christmas (rivertonutah.gov) – FREE

Come walk around Riverton City Park to read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas on giant storyboards and enjoy the fun lights. The event is sure to get you in the Christmas spirit! We recommend going out for a cup of hot chocolate after you finish the story.

SALT LAKE CITY

DEC 15-23 The Giving Machine Choirs (visitsaltlake.com) FREE

Community and school groups will perform near the Giving Machines between Thanksgiving and Christmas 2022. Any scheduled performances will occur mid-day between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and evenings between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. except Sundays.

DEC World of Illumination - Salt Lake City, Utah –A MAGICAL ROAD TRIP!

Explore World of Illumination’s Artic Adventure, where you’ll meet Sunny, a 32 foot tall snowman, and all of his tundra- bound friends. You’ll be delighted by your favorite holiday music and whimsical winter character. Nostalgic and memorable, the world’s largest animated drive-thr0ugh light show is a storybook adventure for kids of all ages.

DEC 15-23 Candlelight Christmas — This Is The Place Heritage Park - At Candlelight Christmas, you'll feel like you've taken a step back in time when you join us for this enchanting event.

DEC Open Access - 2022 Utah Children's Chinese Traditional Brush Calligraphy (biblioboard.com) FREE VIRTUAL EXHIBIT: 2022 Utah Children's Chinese Traditional Brush Calligraphy Virtual Exhibition

DEC 15-Jan 8 THE LEONARDO –GingerBread Lane - 2022 Information (gingerbread-lane.org)

DEC 17 Art Making | The Utah Museum of Fine Arts – FREE Views of rolling hills, lush green parks, endless canyons, and much more can be found in landscape paintings all throughout the Museum. This Third Saturday, you can paint not just one, but two landscapes! Will you paint different seasons? Day and night? Or two different views of the same mountain peak, or the same lake? Use your creativity to paint on two canvases with acrylic paint.

DEC Wild Weekdays - $5 Online Admission - Utah's Hogle Zoo - Utah’s Hogle Zoo is offering special $5 online admission for everyone, ONLINE ONLY, EVERY WEEKDAY in December 2022. Online tickets are $5 each, while tickets at the gate are $7 each.

DEC Tracy Aviary - Lightwalk at Tracy Aviary - Take a stroll and experience Tracy Aviary's natural nighttime beauty, enhanced with thousands of twinkling lights, including a giant Christmas Light Maze and a selfie-worthy lighted tunnel. Enjoy nightly musical performances and delicious food and beverages from local food trucks, and dive into the holiday season each weekend with a festive Christmas Market featuring local arts, crafts, and seasonal treats. Cap your night off with a visit to Santa daily from 6-8 p.m.

DEC I Dig Dinos – Discovery Gateway Children's Museum –

Experience the only exhibit where you get to be the paleontologist!

Experience the life of a paleontologist through your child’s eyes in our one-of-a-kind exhibit. Kids can dig for fossils, take them to the lab and identify their find under a microscope, interact with real fossils found in Utah, and learn about kids who have actually discovered dinosaurs. It's a first of its kind exhibit where kids get to be the paleontologist and get to be hands-on with actual fossils and bones!

DEC ZooLights - Utah's Hogle Zoo - The unique family holiday tradition, 16th Annual ZooLights, is back at Utah’s Hogle Zoo for select dates through Dec. 30, 2022. While the animals sleep, guests of all ages will see fantastical light displays of animals, characters, and holiday scenes around the zoo from 5:30-9 p.m.

ONGOING Salt Lake Public Library Events: https://events.slcpl.org/events?r=thismonth

CLARK PLANETARIUM

DEC 16 Fun Science Friday - Under Pressure: Film Canister Rockets. Safe explosions and messy science? Check! Just like rocket engines and volcanoes, we will be experimenting with pressure and chemical reactions. Come and make your own mini rocket!
Learn Moreabout Fun Science Friday - Under Pressure: Film Canister Rockets. Safe explosions and messy science? Check! Just like rocket engines and volcanoes, we will be experimenting with pressure and chemical reactions. Come and make your own mini rocket!

DEC 19 Science Break - Glow Salt Circuits. Make a circuit with me! Join us for this family-friendly science meets art activity.
Learn Moreabout Science Break - Glow Salt Circuits. Make a circuit with me! Join us for this family-friendly science meets art activity.

Dec 20 Science Break - Frost Jars. Have you ever seen frost form and wondered what is happening? Come explore the cold as we watch things get frosty.
Learn Moreabout Science Break - Frost Jars. Have you ever seen frost form and wondered what is happening? Come explore the cold as we watch things get frosty.

DEC 21 Science Break - Gum Drop Engineering. Think you have what it takes to build the Lincoln Tunnel? Out of gum drops?! Come explore engineering using some fun supplies as we attempt to build the Lincoln Tunnel out of toothpicks and gum drops!
Learn Moreabout Science Break - Gum Drop Engineering. Think you have what it takes to build the Lincoln Tunnel? Out of gum drops?! Come explore engineering using some fun supplies as we attempt to build the Lincoln Tunnel out of toothpicks and gum drops!

SANDY

DEC North Pole Festival –UTAH’S MAGICAL NEW CHRISTMAS WALK-THRU ATTRACTION Explore the North Pole with millions of lights, larger-than-life decor, gigantic Christmas trees that come to life with your favorite Christmas music, walk-thru light tunnels, and much more in a truly immersive experience for all ages!

Join us in the Christmas market for sweets & treats, letters to Santa, ornament decoration, snow-globe golf, and more! The North Pole Festival will be a magical experience you won’t forget!

SOUTH JORDAN

DEC THE GALE CENTER –Calendar • South Jordan, UT • CivicEngage (utah.gov) – FREE

You have probably seen lots of American Christmas gnomes during December. Learn about the Swedish tomte and make a tomte friend for the holidays. In Sweden, if you’re good to your tomte, they may just help you out with chores around the farm. Be sure to leave them a treat of porridge and butter on Christmas Eve. Tomte Friend is the Gale Center’s December Museum Mashup activity. Every month the Gale Center provides a free activity for families to pick up at the museum or download online. Activities are perfect for Pre-K and K-3 learners.

Tomte Friend Instructions (utah.gov) – Learn about Christmas Gnomes

Tomte Friend Instructions (utah.gov) – Online Instructions on how to make a Gnome.

DEC Christmas in Color - Drive through millions of lights perfectly synchronized to holiday music you’ll hear right through your radio. Drive by giant candy canes, snowmen, arched pathways and more. Take your time enjoying this lighting extravaganza.

SOUTH SUMMIT

Through Dec Youth Sports Alliance Activities (scroll to the bottom of their website to see an overview of the program and to view activities for your location).

SPANISH FORK

DEC Festival of Lights (spanishfork.org) - Running nightly (including Sundays) from 6 - 10 p.m.
Canyon View Park, 3300 E. Powerhouse Rd. (Map) Admission $10 per single-family vehicle

ST. GEORGE

DEC Home | Christmas Village (stgeorgechristmasvillage.com) The annual St George Christmas Village will be the place to be if you're looking for some holiday cheer. Our local St George vendors bring a wide variety of goods for you to choose from, and our schedule of events create a joyful spirit for all to enjoy. Create your own annual Christmas tradition when you come visit our St George Christmas Village this holiday season.

ONGOING ST. GEORGE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Wasatch Learning Academy will get discounted admission $3 per child and FREE admission for one parent to each family. need to show they are with Wasatch Learning Academy to get the discounted admission.

DEC Christmas in the Canyon - Tuacahn Center for the Arts – FREE Come celebrate Christmas at Tuacahn this holiday season! With over 250,000 twinkling lights, a live nativity show, train rides on The Tuacahn Express, a open fire, and a visit with Santa Claus, you don’t want to miss Tuacahn’s Christmas in the Canyon event! There is no admission charge to visit Tuacahn and enjoy Christmas in the Canyon.

DEC Holiday Lights at Red Hills Desert Garden – Greater Zion Event - Red Hills Desert Garden will be transformed into a winter wonderland with thousands of holiday lights and displays that are guaranteed to add a little sparkle to the season. Lights are on nightly until 10 p.m.

WELLSVILLE

DEC Holiday Sleigh Rides - American West Heritage Center (awhc.org)

A horse drawn sleigh ride at the American West Heritage Center is the perfect activity to celebrate the holiday season. Experience the peace and enjoyment of a festive ride around the historic farm site delighting in the decorations and animals flanked by the breathtaking Wellsville Mountain scenery.

WEST JORDAN

DEC ELF DISPLAYS & ELF SCAVENGER HUNT GARDNER VILLAGE - Start your Christmas traditions at Gardner Village. You don’t need a ticket on the Polar Express to see Santa’s magic in action. Gardner Village brings you another year of fun from the North Pole with our whimsical elf displays.

DEC SNOWBALL EXPRESS TRAIN RIDETHE TRAIN SHOPPE (gardnervillage.com)
Saturdays During December, 11am to 7pm Choo! Choo! Holiday fun is here, and The Train Shoppe at Gardner Village has your ticket. All aboard the Snowball Express. Enjoy a festive tour of Gardner Village on this trackless train on Saturdays, 11am to 7pm, November and December 2022. Bundle up and get your caboose to the train stop by The Train Shoppe. Cost is $4 per person. Rides will be held weather permitting. Call The Train Shoppe at 801.322.2729 with questions.

ZIONS NATIONAL PARK

DEC Zion National Park Stargazing | Best in Utah | Zion Ponderosa - See the Utah Milky Way for the first time. Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort sits at 6,500 feet in elevation on a forested plateau above Zion National Park, far away from the light pollution of towns and cities, enabling our guests to have brilliant views of the distant planets, stars, and the milky way. All ages welcome. Our knowledgeable guides will help you learn about constellations as you gaze at the crystal-clear night sky. Hot chocolate and telescopes will be provided.

Email: piper.riddle@wasatch.edu
Website: https://wasatch.edu/wla/
Location: 180 East 600 South, Heber City, UT, USA
Phone: 435-654-6010