Every February, people in the United States celebrate the achievements and history of African Americans as part of Black History Month.

Black History Month (nationalgeographic.com)

African American Heroes (nationalgeographic.com)

BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK

ONGOING Full Moon Hike Read more about how to join a Full Moon Hike, including the 2 p.m. Visitor Center lottery at https://www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/fullmoonhikes.htm

Looking for other programs during your visit? Our calendar page is frequently updated with our latest offerings at https://www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/calendar.htm

CEDAR CITY

Southern Utah Events | Events Calendar | St George Utah Events ) – FREE

Wonder Wednesday – SUU S.T.E.M. Center Admission is FREE for all students K-5. Children, accompanied by an adult, can join for adventure and fun make-and-take activities. Children accompanied by an adult can participate in make-n-take activities or self-guided programming at four locations:

· Frontier Homestead State Park (1st Wed.) 635 N Main St | (435) 586-9290,
· Cedar City Library (2nd Wed.) 303 N 100 E | (435) 586-6661,
· SUU S.T.E.M. Center (3rd Wed.) Geoscience Bldg. 351 W University Blvd, Room #323 | (435) 586-7812,
· Southern Utah Museum of Art (4th Wed.) 13 S 300 W | (435) 586-5432, and
· Frehner Museum of Natural History (5th Wed. – March 29th) 162 S 300 W | (435) 865-8547.

FARMINGTON

FEB 18 Bald Eagle Viewing Day - Eccles Wildlife Education Center Tickets, Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite -FREE Sat, February 18, 2023, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Watch and celebrate bald eagles at Farmington Bay with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources!

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.

KANAB

FEB 17-19 Balloons and Tunes Roundup Festival 2023 | Visit Southern Utah the 9th annual Balloons and Tunes Roundup

KEARNS

FEB 2023-02-February-PSC.pdf (utaholympiclegacy.org) –PUBLIC SKATING

Ice skating is always fun – but Public Skating at the Utah Olympic Oval is special. The 400-meter ice Oval holds more Olympic world records than anywhere else as the “Fastest Ice on Earth.” It’s an experience not to be missed! Don’t have your own pair of skates? Our skate rental fleet includes more than 1,200 pairs of figure and hockey skates. We offer skates in youth size 6 through adult size 15.

LEHI

HUTCHINGS MUSEUM Growing Beyond Earth | NASA Citizen Science Project |(johnhutchingsmuseum.org) The Project: Growing Beyond Earth (GBE) is a citizen science project designed to advance NASA research on growing plants in space. Hutchings Museum Institute’s GBE Research Team will conduct a second 49-day trial testing varieties of herbs in a specially-designed growing chamber – much like the plant growing system aboard the International Space Station (ISS). This project is a hands-on opportunity for students to learn research protocols, evaluate results, share conclusions, and work as a team – all while contributing to NASA science to determine which plants humans will grow on the International Space Station, the Moon, and even Mars!

Who can participate: Middle and high school aged students (11 – 18 years old) are invited to join the research team.

FEB 4 FLINT KNAPPING FREE Flint Knapping is free, touring the museum is regular admission $4-$5 (Free for family pass holders!) Flint knapping is the making of flaked or chipped stone tools. This technology was used in historic times to manufacture gun flints and in prehistoric times to make spear and dart points, arrow heads, knives, and many other tools. Every first Saturday of the month!

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.

MURRAY

ONGOING Animal Chats and Virtual Storytime at Wheeler Historic Farm - Wheeler Historic Farm | SLCo

OGDEN

Through MAR OGDEN NATURE CENTER –Ogden Nature Center - It's Time To Build Birdhouses!

Ogden Nature Center - Upcoming Events

OREM

FEB 3 Fire and Ice 2023 Join us for year 10 of Fire and Ice! We will have live entertainment, life-sized photo ops, ice sculptures, warm fires, and a firework show! Every person who brings two cans of food to donate to The Food and Care Coalition will receive a fantastic free gift.

FEB 4 Black History Bus, FREE Orem Library The traveling exhibit of the Utah Black History Museum shares stories from local and national Black history and culture. Also check out the "Who Made It?" kids activities and scavenger hunt celebrating Black inventors, available all month.

FEB 8 Check It Out! Children's Book Club Tickets Feb 8 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite – FREE Come join us as we celebrate books with lively discussions and engaging activities. For 4th-6th graders and caregivers.

PARK CITY

FEB 2-4 Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Ski World Cup | Deer Valley Resort

Deer Valley Resort welcomes the world’s most elite ski athletes to compete at the 2023 Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Ski World Cup. This annual event held on the resort’s world-renowned slopes will feature the globe’s top athletes in moguls and aerials.

FEB https://www.swanerecocenter.org/calendar Swaner Preserve activities

PLEASANT GROVE

NOW-MAR 11 EVERMORE PARK -Evermore Park | Aurora's Winterfest

10% Off Ticket Price : Promo Code: Wasatch 2022 This promo code can be used online or at the gate. Wander through a winter wonderland filled with lights, projections, lasers, music and more. Enjoy amazing sweets, hot drinks, and explore one of Evermore’s Themed Shops. Or, for those looking to test your skills, visit our Battle Arena, Knife Throwing and Archery Range. Escape the winter blues this season at Evermore with Winterfest.

PROVO

FEB Upcoming Events (byu.edu) FREE Make art, make friends, and make memories at one of our many free events and activities

SALT LAKE CITY

FEB 17 All Star Bazaar Tickets, Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 5:00 PM | Eventbrite –All Star Bazaar: A Black History Month Celebration NBA All Star Weekend is coming to Utah for the first time in 30 years! Hosted by Beloved Community and local community partners during the 2023 Utah All Star Weekend, Utah's annual Black History Month Celebration is a family friendly, community centered, winter festival which unifies Utah's community in celebrating the history of our nation and the continuity in the work of building inclusive histories. All Star Bazaar features our signature Black Owned Business Expo - showcasing 50+ local businesses, Black Art Gallery - displaying the visual art of 15+ local artists, and Pop Up Black History museum that is curated in collaboration with youth from the junior and high school Black Student Unions from across the State, alongside new and engaging elements for a fun winter festival vibe!

FEB 18 UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS –Third Saturday for Families | The Utah Museum of Fine Arts – FREE Third Saturday for Families is a fun, FREE art-making event at the UMFA in the Emma Eccles Jones Education Center Classroom. Each month a different hands-on project is linked to art in the UMFA collection. Activities are designed for all ages and abilities. Parents must stay with their children. You can also access family art activities online [http://%20https/umfa.utah.edu/third-saturday-online] here. Join us every third Saturday from 1-4 pm.

ONGOING STEM ACTION CENTER OF UTAH -Innovation Hub | STEM Action Center (utah.gov)

Open Tinker Time Have a project idea? Want to learn a new skill? The Innovation Hub is open for drop-in participants on Fridays from 12:00 - 8:00 PM. Participants under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. An Innovation Hub participation form and our Liability Waiver must be filled out by every participant or a legal guardian before participation.

FEB Hogle Zoo Winter Discount Days – $5 Online Admission

Utah's Hogle Zoo is offering $5 online admission every Wednesday in February 2023.

FEB-APR University of Utah Gymnastics is back at the Huntsman! Get your season tickets today at utahtickets.com/gymnastics. Season tickets start at $35 and are the only guaranteed way to get into our biggest meets of the season as LSU and UCLA come to Salt Lake City!

We are happy to bring back the family pass as well this season. Use the code UUGYMFP to get 5 upper bowl tickets rows 37 to 44 for $10 to any of our home meets!

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

ONGOING Family Art Hour happens the 1st–3rd Fridays of each month, from 3:30–4:30 pm at the Day-Riverside Branch. The Library will provide supplies.

FEB Utah Museum of Fine Arts The exhibition Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea examines the perspectives of dozens of modern and contemporary artists who offer a broader and more inclusive view of this region, which too often has been dominated by romanticized myths and Euro-American historical accounts. See Many Wests starting February 5, 2023. www.umfa.utah.edu/many-wests

SARATOGA SPRINGS

EB MESS Kids (STEAM for ages 5-8) Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite -FREE

MESS Kids (Marvelous Explorations in Stories and Science) is for children ages 5-8 and their grownups

FEB Let's Get Artsy (Ages 5-7) January & February Tickets, Multiple Dates – FREE

SPRINGVILLE

NOW-DEC 2023 Looking Back: Revisiting the 2002 Olympic Exhibition (utahvalley.com) – FREE

Presented By: Springville Museum of Art

ST. GEORGE

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.

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