October 31, 2025 - Día de Muertos, Halloween, Vocal Sport

What’s Up Provo! Happy Halloween! The forecast says the weather should be pretty good tonight, which is something to be grateful for if you’re trick-or-treating (don’t forget we often get our first snow Halloween night).

And if you’re not trick-or-treating then hopefully this email can be a treat of sorts. Let’s get into it!

Avoid Christmas lights this year…

…we’ll put them up for you.

You’ll enjoy the season more. And when the season is over, and the frigid January/February temperatures are upon us, you’ll be even more happy. Why? Because we take the lights down as part of our service.

Avoid the ice, avoid the heights, enjoy the lights.

👉 Learn more about Valley Light's Christmas light service, how much it costs and how to get a free quote.

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🐟 Big Goals for Utah Lake
City leaders have been setting some pretty carpy goals, but that’s a good thing. (ha) The goal is to make Utah Lake free of invasive carp, plus some water‑hogging plants, by 2034. Already invasive plants have been removed from about 85% of the shoreline in recent years, and 29 million pounds of carp have been removed, too. But there’s still along way to go.

🏔️ Big Honors for Sundance
We talked about big goals, now we’re talking about big honors. Anyway, the resort has once again earned the distinguished One MICHELIN Key award in the 2025 edition of the MICHELIN Guide. Sundance has been adding a number of things recently, and it is now entering its next phase with the brand‑new “Inn at Sundance” lodging which opens in January.

⚽ BYU Sports
No football game this week, hopefully our guys are getting healthy. Big basketball game on Monday (see the What’s Coming section), and congrats to the women’s team for defeating the U of U in Salt Lake City last night, 2-0!

🍭 Downtown Trick-or-Treat
“We’ll have a DJ, a haunted UTA bus, Cosmo, free face painting, books and a whole lot of candy!”
Downtown Provo | Oct. 31 | 3pm-6pm

🎃 Trick or Treat on Main
If you happen to be in Lehi, maybe because your family is trick-or-treating at your office, then check out this city-hosted trick-or-treating event.
Lehi Main Street | Oct. 31 | 4pm-6pm

🎃 Halloween Lift Rides 2025
Tonight’s your last chance! But also, there’s the Owl-O-Ween bash, more about that below.
Outlaw Express Lift, Resort Village | Oct. 31 | 8pm-11pm

🎃 Trick-or-Treat at Provo Towne Centre
Participating shops will have a display in their window, drop in any time!
Provo Towne Centre | Oct. 31 | 11am-9pm

🎃 Halloween Trick-or-Treat Day
All-ages trick-or-treating.
Harley Davidson in Lindon | Oct. 31 | 10am-close

🎃 Mazda Trunk or Treat
Mazda Dealership Parking Lot | Oct. 31 | 3pm-5pm

🎃 Roni’s Mac Bar Kids Eat Free on Halloween
Bring the kids in costume and they eat free at all location.
Roni’s Mac Bar (all locations) | Oct. 31 | all day

🦉 Halloween Bash Owl-O-Ween
Step into the Haunted Hotel with ghostly bartender and live music from the Nate Robinson Band, dancing, and unforgettable thrills—costumes required.
The Owl Bar at Sundance Mountain Resort | Oct. 31 | 9pm-12am

💀 Día de los Muertos
Free, family-friendly and bilingual, with a community altar, live performances, kids’ crafts and games, prizes and giveaways, plus 40+ community resource booths.
Orem Public Library | Nov. 1 | 10am-1pm

💀 Día de Muertos
Celebrate with Mariachi Los Pumas, treats, face painting by BYU Theatre & Media Arts, crafting flower crowns, decorating picture frames, and learning about ofrendas—free and all-ages, family early access at 6pm. (Capacity is limited so reserve some tickets.)
The Museum of Peoples and Cultures | Nov. 1 | 6pm-9pm

🎤  Vocal Sport 2025
It’s a competition but it’s also a show. But also it’s a competition. Performers will be competing in different categories for youth and adults, and then between the competitors there will be special numbers by artists like VOXSOLA and Galo Lastra, even some dance battles!
Covey Center in Provo | Nov. 1 | Doors open 5:45pm, show until 8:30pm

📚 Book Ball and Silent Auction
Dress to the nines or as your favorite book character for this second annual adults event with dancing, refreshments, trivia and games, a silent auction, costume contest, and book swap—tickets are $25 and proceeds support the library!
Provo Library - Ballroom | Nov. 1 | 7pm-10pm

In Partnership with Computune Auto Repair
We’ll get you back on the road—no if’s, and’s, or pumpkins

You might know Computune Certified Auto Repair already. They are the award winning mechanics in Provo (1272 N 300 W), but did you know they also offer free local towing with any repair?

Computune Certified Auto Repair — where every rescue comes with integrity (and a smile). Call store for details 801-375-9111

Next week sneak peek

🏀 BYU vs Villanova
It’s the opening day of the college basketball regular season on Monday and BYU is playing in one of the biggest games on one of the biggest stages at the Hall of Fame Series in Vegas. They’ve got targets are on their backs as they’re coming into the season ranked #8! Let’s go cougars!
Vegas | Nov. 3 | 5pm MT

🚀 Zero Gravity Summit 2025
Not necessarily local, but it sounded cool (and it is cool), so we included it. Also, Peyton Manning will be speaking?
Salt Palace Convention Center | Nov. 4-5 | time TBA

🗳️ Election Day
Nov. 4

🥁 The Loudest Concert on Campus
Enjoy fan favorites and halftime show hits from the BYU Cougar Marching Band!
BYU Concert Hall | Nov. 4 | 7:30pm

🧵 Pinners Conference
Once again, not very local (it’s in Sandy) but we’re putting it anyway since we know a lot of people love it. (It’s big, hundreds of shops, lots of exclusive deals, classes as well.)
Tickets for general admission (exhibits and shopping) are $12. Then there are class passes (includes admission) for $19 to $59. Kids 8 years and under are free.
Mountain America Expo Center | Nov. 6–8 | hours vary

🎬 Director’s Talk: Truth and Treason
A live Compass Conversations with director Matt Whitaker. He will talk about Helmuth Hübener’s WWII story and also the filmmaking behind their movie.
The Compass Gallery | Nov. 6 | 7pm

🍪 Drop-n-Decorate
November’s cookie-decorating classes promise some cozy designs. Great for families, date nights, and girls’ nights.
Baking Me Crazy Studio | Nov. 7 | 4pm

🎸 The Traveling Wilburys Revue Live in Concert
Tribute to the supergroup of George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, and Jeff Lynne!
The Ideal Playhouse | Nov. 7 | 5pm-6:30pm & 7:45pm-9:15pm

Greenhouse Salad Co. opened about five months ago and is a great addition to the Provo food scene. It’s the sister restaurant to Bowls Superfoods (another must-try) and sits just around the corner.

What makes it great: The atmosphere is really pleasant - the space is bright, calm, and inviting. Each salad is made fresh to order with house-made dressings. The portions are generous and everything tastes fresh. The salads get a lot of love, but we think the bowls are the best. The Honey Sriracha Salmon Bowl is a standout, and if you have room for dessert, the Lemon Cake is definitely a must.

A Few Extras: Greenhouse Salad Co. offers free delivery to Utah Valley Hospital every Wednesday — so if you want to surprise your favorite healthcare worker with something fresh and delicious, here’s your chance. And for sourdough lovers, last we heard, they also carry Scott’s Bread for purchase. 🥖

📍 1181 N Canyon Rd
🕜 Mon - Sat | 11am-9pm
🔗 Eat Greenhouse

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