October 24, 2025 - Rosati's Pizza, Halloween Fest, Hines Mansion

What’s Up Provo! It’s World Tripe Day, which might not excite you much, but hopefully some of the awesome things happening around the city will.

In Partnership with Valley Lights Utah
Don’t do your own lights this year

Enjoy the season. Without the hassle.

Here’s how it works:

💡 We bring the lights and the timer

🏠 Then we install your lights and make your house look amazing

🧊 And we take them down in January for FREE

And we try to be as upfront as we can about cost. Holiday light installation services start at $450, with most homes costing about $700–$1,500. (It depends on how many sides of your house you want to light, how tall your house is, how many peaks, etc.)

Avoid the icy ladders and tangled lights this year! Check out Valley Lights and email [email protected]

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🍕 Rosati’s Pizza coming to Orem
“Heidi and Mike Sonnenberg and Erik and Katie Jacobson will open the first Rosati’s location in Orem, Utah, in mid-November.” —Utah Business
Rosati’s is known for it’s Chicago-style deep dish pizza, and it will be opening up in University Place! Let’s hope there’s a grand opening event with some free pizza coming up, if there is we’ll let you know.

🏀 Egor Demin made his NBA debut
Former cougar, and 8th pick in the NBA draft, Egor Demin made his NBA debut on Wednesday. Demin scored 14 points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out two assists and had a steal.

🏔Protecting South Fork
“The City of Provo is looking to protect nearly 100 acres of land in Bunnell's Fork in the South Fork Canyon from development.” — KJZZ
The plan is to enter into a conservation easement so no future mayor or future city council can decide to sell it.

🤑 No fee for BYU = no lunch debt for Utah’s kids
Crumbl CEO, Jason McGowan, offered to pay the fees that BYU was expected to get when the fans rushed the field on Saturday. Most people were expecting a fine of $50,000, but turns out, the Big 12 decided not to fine BYU after all! (thanks Brett) But Jason was ready to pay something, so he gave $50,000 to BYU’s NIL program, and on top of that all he paid all the student lunch debt for students in the Provo City, and Salt Lake City school districts, too! Pretty awesome.

Halloween-y stuff

👺 Monster Mash Halloween Carnival
Tickets are $8 for non-members and $4 for members (you have to buy by October 24 for discount). Mini golf, magic shows, trick-or-treating, and more…
Provo Rec Center | Sat, Oct 25 | 3pm-5:40pm or 6:20pm-9pm

🎃 Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra Halloween Concert — “Monsters & Villains”
A festive, family-friendly Halloween concert, costumes encouraged.
Orem High School | Oct. 24 & 25 | 7pm

🎃 Halloween Spooktacular
Bring a flashlight!
Lindon City Park (City Center Park, 200 N State Street) | Oct. 24 | 6:30pm-10:30pm

🎷 Big Band Dance/Concert
Free, costumes welcome, and and all ages welcome.
Peteetneet Museum in Payson | Oct. 24 | 7pm-9:30pm

🎃 Heber Halloween Fest
Free trick-or-treating, a spook alley, live entertainment, and a carnival! The carnival is $10/person or $40/family.
Heber City Main Street Park | Oct. 24 | 4:30pm-6:30pm

🎃 Mapleton’s Spooktacular Pickleball Tournament
Mapleton | Oct. 25 | time TBA

🎃 Trick-or-Treat at Provo Beach
Bring the whole family to trick-or-treat around Provo Beach with face painting, crafts, games, and loads of candy.
Provo Beach | Oct. 25 | 12pm-2pm

👻 Hines Mansion Halloween Tour
A single 90-minute, family-friendly guided walkthrough of the mansion’s refreshed rooms decked in Halloween décor, with trick‑or‑treat candy stops and eerie, narrated history.
Hines Mansion | Oct. 25 | 1pm-2:30pm

🎃 THRIFT AFTER DARK w/ Sloppy Seconds
A wild Halloween bash for ages 17+ featuring Masa & Sabor, Sol Link Permanent Jewelry, and western.inkk.
Sloppy Seconds Thrift | Oct. 25 | 8pm-10pm

Other stuff

🪄 BYU National Chemistry Week Magic Shows
Come see controlled explosions (and other cool stuff) with BYU chemistry professors. Free tickets are sold out, but they will admit as many walk-ins as they have seats for starting five minutes before the show!
BYU Ezra Taft Benson Building W112 | Oct. 24 | 6:30pm

🏀 BYU vs. North Carolina
No. 8 BYU faces No. 25 North Carolina at the Delta Center. Go Cougs!
Delta Center | Espn+ | Oct. 24 | 7pm tip-off

🥢 Banchan Making Class + Korean BBQ Dinner (Opening Session)
We don’t always include paid classes, but we love Yummy’s and it’s the Opening Session… So here are the details: Hands-on banchan class with “Mom” teaching authentic Bean Sprouts, Soy Potatoes, and Japchae, all ingredients/tools provided, take-home portions, and then a full Korean BBQ dinner!
Yummy’s KOREAN BBQ, Orem | Oct. 24 | 6pm

📚 Read Local Book Festival
Celebrate local authors with giveaways, author signings, workshops, and panels.
Provo Library - Ballroom (Academy Wing) | Oct. 25 | 10am-1pm

🎣 The Great Carp Hunt of 2025
Team BPS is still in the lead...
Lindon Marina | Oct. 25 | 8am-5pm

🌿 Nature Experienceship: Wild Edibles with Tom Smith
Supposedly dandelions are edible, and so are Sego lilies (our state flower), but don’t take our word for it (or blame us if you get sick)—take the class!
Bean Life Science Museum, BYU Campus | Oct. 25 | 9am

📚 Author Event with Jennifer A. Nielsen
Poppy Books & Utah Humanities host author Jennifer A. Nielsen for an in-person talk and book signing on “The Free State of Jax”. “This event is part of the Utah Humanities Book Festival”
Orem Public Library | Oct. 25 | 5pm-6pm

🌲 Bunnell’s Fork Conservation Easement Open House
If you want to know more about what Provo is doing to protect Bunnell’s Fork (while eating some refreshments) then head up South Fork tomorrow morning!
South Fork Park | Oct. 25 | 9:30am-11am

Also, the BYU football game is at Iowa State this week. And it’s not super late at night! (it starts at 1:30pm MDT)
Predictions are that the game will be a close one. BYU lost their last meeting against Iowa State in 2023, so time to get them back for that one. Go cougars!

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Next week sneak peek

🎃 Trick-or-Treat Trail
This one is happening all next week. Drop in for a self-guided Halloween trail in the Children’s Library.
Provo Library – Children's Department | Next week

🍿 Family Movie Night - Captain Underpants
Provo Library - Story Room | Oct. 27 | 7pm-8:30pm

🎃 Jack-O’-Lantern Float
Bring a pre-carved 10–12-inch pumpkin to light and float on Bartholomew Pond, plus they’ll have s’more roasting stations—and it’s free!
Wayne Bartholomew Family Park | Oct. 27 | 5:30pm-7:30pm

🧙‍♂️ Fantastic Feast & Festival
Wingardium leviosa yourself over to Wadley Farms for this one. Amazing setting, amazing food, a very popular event and it benefits the Utah Metropolitan Ballet and Families Affected by Autism! Tickets are around $60 a person.
Wadley Farms Castle | Oct. 27 | 7pm-9pm

🩺 Senior Health Fair
Free community event for seniors with health screenings, wellness resources, fitness demos, nutrition tips, info on community programs, and raffle prizes.
Provo Recreation Center (Multipurpose Room) | Oct. 27 | 10am-2pm

🎃 Halloween Party at United Way Community Center - South Franklin
Free, family-friendly Halloween fun with games, crafts, and bilingual activities (¡diversión gratis!).
United Way Community Center - South Franklin | Oct. 27 | 4:30pm-6:30pm

🎃 6th Annual Glow Yoga Halloween Celebration
Two-night, blacklight glow-in-the-dark yoga party!
Purify Wellness Center in PG | Oct. 29 at 5:45pm, 7pm, 8pm | Oct. 30 at 6pm, 7pm, 8pm

🎃 TRICKS & TREATS featuring magician Paul Brewer
SCERA Center for the Arts | Oct. 30| 7pm

👻 Utah Lake Monster Ball (Utah Lake Symposium Dinner Gala)
Costumes encouraged for this first-ever gala from the Utah Lake Authority, with a 5:30pm themed mocktail hour, 6pm seated dinner, lake progress highlights, and more!
Provo City Library | Oct. 30 | 5:30pm-6pm

Last chance!

Eat Cane's chicken and restore sight! 🍗👓

This next Monday (the 27th) if you eat at Raising Cane’s in Provo (or Midvale) and you mention CHARITYVISION, then 15% of your meal will restore sight with CharityVision!

Also spend $35 at Raising Cane's to gift a pair of glasses to a kid with your purchase!

How It Started: In the fall of 2019, John Hedengren—former USATF youth national champion and NCAA All-American—founded the Roadrunner Junior Club in Provo. John’s vision was simple: combine fun, friendship, and hard work to help young runners reach their potential. Playful yet purposeful practices built a family-like culture that inspired growth.

How It’s Grown: Over the past six years, what began as just a handful of kids running laps in a local park has now grown to a club of several hundred runners. But it’s not only grown in size, it’s grown in reputation. Roadrunners is now known nationally. They’ve sent dozens of athletes to major meets and have runners winning titles and even setting national records!

But despite all the growth and success: Roadrunners makes sure everyone is welcome no matter their pace or experience. It’s open to all runners from 1st through 8th grade. They work hard to make sure it’s a positive, inclusive atmosphere where every athlete feels part of the team, whether they podium or not (and even if they don’t go to the races). The focus is on teaching kids growth, grit, and how to enjoy running. At Roadrunners, every personal best is celebrated, every race is a learning experience, and every child is cheered on.

🔗 Roadrunners
🏃 Practice Schedule:
- Elementary School Group: Starts at 3:35 PM at Sertoma Park, Provo
- Middle School Group: Starts at 3:05 PM at Sertoma Park, Provo

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Thanks for reading and please send this to everyone who’s a fan of South Fork. 😉

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

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