October 17, 2025 - Big Noon, Spook Alley, OcTUBAfest

What’s Up Provo! It’s Loud Shirt Day everyone. It’s also Friday, always a good day, and the day before big game. Let’s get into it!

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⌛ What BYU found in their time capsule
BYU opened up a time capsule from 1976, part of BYU’s 150th birthday bash. What did they find? A $5 bill (worth way more back then), a gavel from then-president Dallin H. Oaks, cinnamon bears, a football jersey from Gifford Nielsen, and a recording from Harvey Fletcher, the “Father of Stereophonic Sound.”

☔ October Rain
So much rain this month, in fact, Salt Lake City alone has already recorded 4.16 inches of rain—enough to break the previous October record of 3.98” (set in 1981), and that’s with more than half the month still to go. Meteorologists are saying this is the wettest October for northern Utah since records began in 1874. (Normally we get 1.3 inches of rain in October.)

Also, in case you missed it, here’s a link to our Ultimate Fall Guide 2025.

Freshly baked sourdough, warm and golden from the oven. For pickup in Provo/Orem.

How to Order: Just message @zionsougdough on instagram anytime to ask about picking up a loaf!

Lot of eyes on Provo tomorrow. FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff show will be here (welcome back Urban Meyer), which adds to an already crazy set of gameday activities. Here’s a timeline and some details to help you keep it straight:

🎤 Big Noon Kickoff Events (Morning)

📍 Location for Big Noon Kickoff: West Lot of LaVell Edwards Stadium
🎥 Signs encouraged. You can win a prize, and having a sign should help you get on TV. What also helps is getting there before 6:30am—it’s first come first serve.

🍔 Cougar Canyon & Tailgating (Afternoon)

🏈 The Game

🎺 OcTUBAfest
BYU’s annual two-day tuba festival featuring student and faculty performances of classical favorites, pop arrangements, film scores, and folk tunes—free admission with a live stream available only during the concert.
Recital Hall, Music Building, Brigham Young University | Oct. 17 | 7:30pm

🕰️ Anna's European Antiques Pop-Up Shop
483 W Airport Rd, Unit A2, Heber City | Oct. 17-18 | 11am-4pm

🎨 8th Annual Public Art Show & Competition
Enter online by Oct. 17. (today!)
SCERA Center for the Arts | Oct. 17

🦢 Swan Lake
Grand Kyiv Ballet brings a full-length, traditional Swan Lake to Provo!
Covey Center for the Arts | Oct. 17 | 7pm

🎃 Creators Collective Lindon Halloween Market
Free, indoor, family-friendly market with local makers, artists and curators—costumes encouraged. Also, themed goodie bags for the first 50 shoppers.
25 N Main St, Lindon | Oct. 18 | 11am-4pm

🏃 Scarecrow 5K
Dress up for a 5K through scarecrow-lined gardens. And apparently some of the scarecrows will be alive… So be prepared to be chased, which might improve your time.
Ashton Gardens | Oct. 18 | 8am

🦇 Goth Prom
Costumes required for this late-night goth dance party with DJ KiD MACHiNE, SCARY-OKE.
Velour Live Music Gallery | Oct. 18 | 8pm-12am

✂️ First Anniversary Ribbon Cutting Celebration
Complimentary sweet pocket pies, Thanksgiving-themed deals and prizes and more.
Grapefruit & Thyme | Oct. 18 | 11am

When you eat at Raising Cane's this month (on Mondays) you will not only be eating amazing chicken — you’ll be restoring sight! 👓

Also, if you spend $35 on Monday, then Raising Cane’s will gift a pair of glasses to a kid because of your purchase!

Next week sneak peek

It’s all pumpkin emoji events next week:

🎃 Vineyard’s Annual Halloween Party (Boo‑a‑Palooza)
Free, family‑friendly trick‑or‑treating at character‑themed booths with candy, simple games, and spooky fun—outdoors.
Grove Park in Vineyard | Oct. 20 | 5:30pm-7:30pm

🎃 4th Annual Spook Alley
All-ages, family-friendly spook alley with lightly spooky fun, meet-and-greets with favorite classic characters, new activities this year, and costumes encouraged—it’s the 4th annual tradition at the library.
Springville Public Library | Oct. 20 | 6pm-8pm

🎃 TriviHaHa: Halloween Edition
Two comics, one mic, no scripts and a chaotic, audience-driven comedy trivia brawl. Beware—your wrong answers might spark some improv and wisecracks, but that’s part of the fun.
ImprovBroadway | Oct. 23 | 7:30pm

🎃 Halloween Spooktacular (Lindon Parks & Recreation)
Family-friendly trunk-or-treat, a spooky Haunted Heritage Trail, an 8:45pm flashlight candy search, plus a food drive for Tabitha’s Way!
City Center Park | Oct. 24 | 6:30pm-10:30pm

🎃 Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra Halloween Concert: Monsters & Villains
A family-friendly, spooky cinematic program featuring music from Star Wars, Jaws, and Jurassic Park—costumes encouraged, onstage parade, and Orem residents get $2 off with code 25OCTPC.
Orem High School | Oct. 24-25 | 7pm

MOZZ opened its doors in Provo back in 2019, the creation of Erin and Jared, who met in 2015 and decided to build something of their own.

You already know MOZZ is all about handcrafted, wood-fired pizza (if you didn’t, now you do). Their sourdough crusts are slow-fermented over several days (and did you know you can buy their dough and a DIY pizza kit?). The menu has all the classics, plus great twists like the honey Serrano — you gotta try it.

But here’s what you might not know — MOZZ has one of the best kid promos around!

For kids ages 6–18, this program is a total win.

Here’s how it works:

As MOZZ puts it: “We’re all about feeding minds and appetites.”

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Thanks for reading and go cougars! 😉

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

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