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THINGS TO DO IN THE WINTER

(November - February)

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CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

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CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCES

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HOLIDAY DISPLAYS AND MARKETS

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ICE SKATING & HOCKEY

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MESSIAH SING-IN

A woman wearing a tutu doing a ballet pose on stone steps

THE NUTCRACKER BALLET

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PERFORMANCE GROUPS

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SKIING & SNOWBOARDING

Five children at the top of a snow covered hill about to sled down

SNOWMOBILING, TUBING, & SLEDDING

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WINTER FESTIVALS

Christmas lights hung on trees and strung between buildings with dusky sky in the background

WINTER LIGHTS

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WINTER SPORTS COMPETITIONS

CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

Candlelight Christmas
December 11-21, 2026
This Is the Place Heritage Park
2601 E Sunnyside Ave, Salt Lake City

Christmas Cruise on the Provo River
Mondays - Saturdays in December, 2026
Clas Ropes Course
3606 W Center Street, Provo

North Pole Express
November 19 - December 30, 2026
Heber Valley Railroad Station
450 S 600 W, Heber City

A Pioneer Christmas
December 11, 12, 14, 2026
Provo Pioneer Village
North Park, 500 W 600 N, Provo

Santa's Art Shop
December 10, 2026
Springville Museum of Art
126 E 400 S, Springville

Cookies With Santa
December 16, 2026
435 S Geneva Rd, Vineyard

Santa Run
December 6, 2025
Shops at Riverwoods
4801 N University Avenue, Provo

Holiday Festival & Santa Village
December 4-5, 2026
Civic Center Park
50 S Main, Springville

9th Annual Gingerbread Competition 
November 23-30, 2026
The Orchard and University Place
575 E University Parkway, Orem

CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCES

Music & The Spoken Word
Sundays, December 2026
LDS Tabernacle    
Temple Square, Salt Lake City

Celebration of Christmas
December 4-5, 2026
Concert Hall (MB)
BYU Campus, Provo

Christmas Around the World
December 4-5, 2026
Marriott Center
BYU Campus, Provo

Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir 
December 17-19, 2026
LDS Conference Center
60 North Temple, Salt Lake City

Daily Organ Recital
Mon-Sat @12pm, Sun @2pm
50 North Temple, Salt Lake City

Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol
November 27, 2026
The Hive Collaborative
290 W 600 S, Provo

A Thrill of Hope: A Christmas Concert
December 2, 2026
Covey Center for the Arts
425 W Center St, Provo

A Christmas Carol: One-Man Show
December 21, 2026
The Ballroom at Provo City Library
550 N University Ave, Provo

Sing We Now of Christmas
December 19, 2026
Orem Library Hall
58 N State St, Orem

HOLIDAY DISPLAYS AND MARKETS

Beehive Bazaar
December 1-5 & 8-12, 2026
1595 N Freedom Blvd, Provo

Christkindlmarkt
December 2-5, 2026
11:00 am - 8:00 pm
2601 E Sunnyside Ave, Salt Lake City

Christmas Gift and Craft Show
November 27-28, 2026
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
445 S Main Street, Spanish Fork

Celebrate Christmas in the Village
November 21 - December 31, 2026 
Gardner Village
1100 W 7800 S, West Jordan

Festival of Trees
December 2-5, 2026
Mountain American Expo Center
9575 S State Street, Sandy

Hanukkah Market  
November 8, 2026
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
2 N Medical Drive, Salt Lake City

Regency Christmas Market & Festival
November 6 -7, 2026
Provo Towne Centre
1200 Towne Centre Blvd, Provo

Krampus Market
December 4-6, 2026
Provo Towne Centre
1200 Towne Centre Blvd, Provo

Salt Lake Family Christmas Gift Show
November 12-14, 2026
Mountain America Expo Center
9575 S State Street, Sandy

Winter Market
November 14 - April 17, 2026
10:00 am - 2:00 pm 
209 E 500 S, Salt Lake City

ICE SKATING 

The Gallivan Center
239 S Main Street, Salt Lake City

Midway Ice Rink
75 W 100 N, Midway

Utah Olympic Oval
5662 S Cougar Lane, Salt Lake City

Peaks Ice Arena
100 N Seven Peaks Boulevard, Provo

MESSIAH SING-IN

Messiah Sing-Along
December 23, 2026
425 W Center St, Provo

Messiah Sing-In with the Heber Valley Orchestra and Choir
December 12-13, 2026
LDS Church
325 E 500 North, Heber City

THE NUTCRACKER BALLET

Ballet West
November 27 - December 26, 2026
Capitol Theatre
50 W 200 S, Salt Lake City

Mountain West Ballet
December 11-19, 2026
Mt. Jordan Middle School
9351 S Mountaineer Lane, Sandy

Utah Metropolitan Ballet
December 11-21, 2026
Covey Center for the Arts
425 W Center Street, Provo

December 4-5, 2026
Orem Library Hall
58 N State St, Orem 

PERFORMANCE GROUPS

BYU
BYU Campus, Provo

Covey Center for the Arts  
425 W Center Street, Provo

The Ruth Theater
401 S Pleasant Grove Blvd. Pleasant Grove

Hale Centre Theatre
9900 S Monroe St., Sandy

The Hive
290 W 600 S, Provo

SCERA Showhouse
745 S State Street, Orem

Springville Playhouse
1440 W Center St, Springville

UVU Theater
800 W University Parkway, Orem

Wasatch Chorale
175 N University Ave, Provo

    

SNOWMOBILING, SLEDDING, AND SNOWSHOEING

Daniels Summit Lodge
Hwy. 40 Daniels Summit Pass, Heber City

Deer Valley Resort
2250 Deer Valley Drive South, Park City

Donut Falls Sledding Area
9 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake City

Park City Mountain Resort
1345 Lowell Avenue, Park City

Rock Canyon Park
2320 N 1200 E, Provo

Sundance Resort
8841 N Alpine Loop Road, Sundance

Soldier Hollow
2002 Soldier Hollow Lane, Midway

Utah Olympic Park
3419 Olympic Parkway, Park City

Woodward
3863 Kilby Road, Park City

WINTER LIGHTS

Festival of Lights
November 26 - January 1, 2026
Canyon View Park
3300 E Powerhouse Road, Spanish Fork

Lighting of Riverwoods
November 19, 2026
The Shops at the Riverwoods
4801 N University Avenue, Provo

Lights On Ceremony
DATES TBD 2026
Pioneer Park
Center Street and 100 West, Provo

Luminaria
November 12, 2026 - January 19, 2027
Thanksgiving Point
3900 N Garden Drive, Lehi

Orchard Lighting Event
November 16, 2026
The Orchard at University Place Mall
575 E University Parkway, Orem

Midway to Santa
November 27 - December 31
975 Golf Course Dr., Midway

Temple Square Lights
November 27, 2026 - January 1, 2027
50 W North Temple, Salt Lake City

Winter Lights Parade
November 27, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Main Street from 900 North to 100 South, Spanish Fork

Zoolights
November 25, 2026 - January 2, 2027
Hogle Zoo
2600 E Sunnyside Ave, Salt Lake City

     

WINTER FESTIVALS

Zions Indie Film Festival
February 2026
SCERA Theater
745 S State Street, Orem

Provo Countdown
December 31, 2025
Provo Recreation Center 
320 W 500 N, Provo

Sundance Film Festival
January 22 - February 1, 2026
Various locations in Park City, Salt Lake, Ogden, Sundance Resort, and online

     

WINTER SPORTS COMPETITIONS

Freestyle International Ski World Cup 
January 28-30, 2027
Deer Valley Resort

IBSF Bobsled & Skeleton North America's Cup 
November 15, 2026 - February 28, 2027
Utah Olympic Park

ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2027
January 29-31, 2027
Utah Olympic Oval

US Short Track Junior Championships
January 8-10, 2027
Utah Olympic Oval

Utah Ski Joring
January 16-17,2027
Soldier Hollow