What's Happening - June 18, 2025

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What’s Up! It’s International Sushi Day and National Fishing Day, too. 🍣🎣

So grab your rod and some rice and head to the lake — just leave your cooking gear behind.* 😉 📍

*Don’t actually eat raw freshwater fish, by the way.

In Partnership with Wasatch Nature School
Summer Camps

Real childhood is low-tech, high-imagination — and it happens outside.

Wasatch Nature School’s summer camps are intentionally designed to get kids ages 3–11 exploring, imagining, creating, and getting gloriously messy. Here’s what’s coming up:

🧚 Camp Neverland (ages 3-5) starts next week (June 23-26)
🏴‍☠ Camp Treasure Expedition (ages 9-11) starts next week (June 23-26)
🐉 Camp Dragon Quest (ages 9-11) runs from July 14-17
🌳 Camp Enchanted Forest (ages 3-6) runs from July 7-10
🌱 Camp Muddy Buddies (ages 5-11, art, freedom, reptiles, mud, and more) runs from July 28-31

Whether they’re painting with mud, meeting reptiles, building forest forts, or swinging through team-building obstacle courses, they’ll be doing more than just playing. They’ll be learning how to learn. (Also, they’ll love it.)

🌿 Limited spots available! Check out all their camps here
🌲 Learn more about Wasatch Nature School

🏆 Provo named best run city in America
“Out of the 148 largest cities in the country, Provo topped the list due to what the survey authors credited as efficient management of public funds and high-quality services.”

“5.2% annual business growth, a high school graduation rate of nearly 91%, and the fourth-lowest violent crime rate in the nation.” Also, 7th lowest property crime rate, and the 22nd-best road quality. Just a little surprised by that last stat, but overall, well deserved — congratulations Provo!

🏓 Picklr new locations in Utah County
A “massive, 13-court indoor pickleball facility is opening” in Lehi, and another location in Spanish Fork is expected Spring 2026.

🍓 Strawberry Days

Carnival - It’s the first day of the carnival and maybe your best chance to ride a ride, because each ride only costs a ticket today. (Not sure what they’ll cost Thursday-Saturday, but presumably more than a ticket.)
Pleasant Grove | June 18 | 5pm-10pm

Rodeo - Mutton bustin’, bull riding, and tonight it’s family night at the Rodeo so the activities will be a little different and at the end there’s going to be fireworks! (At this point, if you’re interested in going you might need to get your tickets from a 3rd party seller.)

🎨 Special Needs Art Class
"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." This one will be a morning filled with sensory play, museum tours, and hands-on studio crafts. It’s made possible because of a partnership with United Angels Foundation and BYU. (All ages and all abilities, and siblings can come too.)
BYU Museum of Art | June 18 | 10am

💃 Zumba Dance Party
Each week Zumba is practiced by over 15 million people across 180 countries — join the party! It doesn’t cost anything and all ages and experience levels are welcome.
The Orchard at University Place | June 18 | 8pm-9pm

🎶 Midway Music on the Square
Mister Sister takes the stage and will play hits from a wide range of genres, from James Taylor to The Beatles to the Indigo Girls. Bring a blanket/chair.
Midway Town Square | June 18 | 6pm-8pm

🥳 Cinnaholic Vineyard's 2 Year Anniversary
Do you remember when Cinnaholic was on Shark Tank? We don’t either, but we’ll probably look it up. Anyway, $3 Signature Rolls to celebrate two sweet years in Vineyard! Limit one per person, so bring the whole family!
Cinnaholic Vineyard | June 18 | 7pm-8pm

🎶 Carillon Concert
We’ve never seen the inside of the BYU bell tower, (BYU Centennial Carillon Tower to be precise), and now we can!

Just to clarify, you won’t be able to go up inside it, maybe one day, but they will be holding a free community concert tomorrow (it’s been 50 years since it was built) and you’ll get to see the performers via big screen as the musicians do their magic inside. Bring a chair/blanket, and they even said to bring a picnic. 🥪
BYU Bell Tower | June 19 | 7pm-8pm

🎭 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
OPENING NIGHT! The Valentine Theater is going to be bursting with color and maybe every genre of music. (If you don’t know the play, pretty much every song is a different genre, and there are lots of songs.) The show will be running until July 1st and there will be a few themed nights, in fact “they be bussin’ a lime dis Saturday” with their Calypso Night!
Valentine Theater | June 18 | 7:30pm

🍓 Berry Special Festival
A heartwarming festival specifically for children and individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities and their families. The event will feature games, activities, and pure community joy at Veterans Memorial Park.
Veterans Memorial Park | June 18 | 4pm-6pm

🎶 Summer on the Deer Valley Café Deck
A scenic 45-minute drive to Park City, but worth it! Mel Soul (Carnegie Hall and Sundance veteran) kicks off the first of 10 summer concerts — there will be live music, great food, and, of course, amazing scenery.
Deer Valley Café | June 18 | 12pm-3:30pm

🎶 Bluey
Part of the free Summer Band Series at North Park in Provo. Bluey will be performing this week, next week will be the last week and it will be a Patriotic Tribute.
North Park in Provo | Sunday, June 22 | 7pm-9pm

🎭 The Comedy of Errors by Grassroots Shakespeare
Experience Shakespeare the way it was meant to be (also, for free!)
Civic Center Park Gazebo | June 23 | 7pm-8pm

🎶 Bingo Night in The Orchard
B-I-N-G-O spells a perfect summer evening!
The Orchard at University Place | June 23 | 7pm-8pm

🎶 Utah Symphony Concert
Live orchestral music in the stunning Ashton Gardens! Plus, the event will conclude with fireworks!
Thanksgiving Point (Ashton Gardens) | June 23 | 7pm-8pm

🎤 Lonestar
Start your evening with the free Orem Express train rides (5pm-8pm), then settle in for an unforgettable concert experience. Snacks available, but the memories are priceless!
SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre | June 23 | 8pm-9pm

🎉 The Delta Gateway Park Grand Opening
About $4 million was invested in the development of this park, and now it’s opening to the public! (It might already be open actually.) There’s a “playground, pavilion, walking trails, nature areas, river access, amphitheater, and more”
311 N Lakeshore Drive | June 25 | 1pm

🚴‍♂️ Soldier Hollow Mountain Bike Festival
Watch world-class athletes in action!
Soldier Hollow Nordic Center | Jun 27-29 | 8am

🎣 The Great Carp Hunt
Get that carp out of here! This unique Utah Lake cleanup initiative/competition has been great so far, and another installment is coming up soon.
Utah Lake State Park (Saratoga Springs Marina) | Jun 28-29 | 8am-5pm

🎉 Children's Parade
2,500 of of Provo’s cutest patriots will march down Center Street.
800 East Center Street Provo | June 28 | 10:30am

🤠 Lehi Round-Up Events
Concerts, food, and entertainment all week at the parks (Lehi sports park, Wines Park), and the rodeo starts Wednesday and goes until Saturday.
Various Locations | June 21-29

Reach 1,000s of the best in Provo and Orem!
What’s Up Provo! Partnerships

@ The Velour
Wednesday - Open mic
Thursday - Calla Blake, Gejo, Ida Grey, Jordan Finlay
Friday - Harbor Patrol, Anyone Awake
Saturday - Half Life, Awakening Autumn, UltraVatic

@ The Boardwalk
Saturday - Use of Man, The Band Gooch, Kaiju Hotline

@Java Junkie
Thursday - Lampshade Acoustic Night
Friday - Open mic
Saturday - Fort Vine, Alex Stanley, Tucker Thomas, Campbell Hudson

@ The Rise
Thursday - THE SHUTDXWN
Friday - Baile Funk
Saturday - Rise up Rivival, The Filibusters

@ The Compass Gallery
Thursday - songwriter night featuring Ben Reneer, Cody Frances, Cayson Renshaw

Thanks for reading, and if you enjoyed this edition then please save us a spot in line at Cinnaholic. 😉

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie