What's Happening - May 23, 2025

What’s Up Provo! Summer-ish holidays are here: National Cooler Day, National Road Trip Day, Don’t Fry Day (basically just a reminder to wear sun screen 😎), and of course it’s almost the Memorial Day Weekend!

Let’s get into it, here are some highlights:

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📈 Awardco surpasses one billion
Local company, Awardco, raised $165 million recently in their Series B round of funding, giving the company a valuation of more than $1 billion!

About the founding of Awardco in the words of Steve Sonneberg, “In the midst of [a] financially challenging time of my life, I decided to start Awardco. I borrowed $5,000, and I bought the domain name Awardco.com.” Steve ran the company on the side from 2011 until finally going full-time in 2015. Now they’re a billion dollar company — what a journey!

⚾ BYU Baseball Stuns Arizona State in Big 12 Tourney
They’re telling us to not call this an upset — so, we’ll avoid the u-word — but it’s the first time BYU baseball has won a conference tournament game since 2017!

BYU shut out Arizona State 2-0 on Wednesday thanks to pitchers Justis Reiser and Ashton Johnson who combined for a six-hit shutout. From what we can tell, it’s the Sun Devils’ first scoreless game of the season. Let’s go Bat Cats! Highlights

(Update, BYU lost to no. 4 seed Arizona in the quarterfinals yesterday 4-1)

🏒🏀 3v3 Jazz & Mammoths Tournament
Get ready to hit the courts and the street hockey rink—Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth are hosting back-to-back 3v3 tournaments July 12 at The Shops at South Town. The basketball tournament has been a staple for a while, but this year the Mammoths are debuting their first-ever 3v3 street hockey tourney as well!

Both events include guaranteed games, team swag, and a shot at meet-and-greets with pro players. Early bird teams save $25 before June 3 if you use the code 3v3SUMMER25.
Mammoth tournament | Jazz Tournament

Today
79° | ⛅ | 5%

🐑🏆 Classic Sheepdog Championship
Soldier Hollow is one of those places where people from all over the world come to compete. Usually they’re coming to cross country ski, but today they’re coming to guide sheep through obstacles and in and out of pens! (In the past the competitors have come from 19 countries, and they often get over 13,000 spectators each year.)

There’s also going to be food and activities for kids including face painting, a petting zoo, games and even sheep shearing!
Soldier Hollow | 8am - 4pm

🌊 Pioneer Park Splash Pad Opening
The splash pads have returned, and today (maybe not tomorrow) the weather seems to be good enough to enjoy it! The waterworks will be running from 10am to 8pm.
Pioneer Park | 10am-8pm

🌞🏔️ Summer Operations Kickoff
Scenic lift rides, nachos at Bearclaw 🧀, hiking, ziptour
Sundance Mountain Resort | 7pm-8pm

🚂 Heber Valley Railroad Military Appreciation Train
Veterans ride free and military families get tickets at half price!
Heber Valley Railroad | 6:30pm-8:30pm

🏊 Outdoor Pool opens at the Rec Center

Also:

Saturday
69° | 🌧 | 40%

🏍️Memorial Weekend Open House
"A weekend to remember, where the open road meets endless possibilities."
Including free BBQ! And who knows, maybe a $500 gift card too!
There’s lunch & drinks, live music, even a kids korner and outdoor games!
Harley Davidson in Lindon | 11am-4pm

🎨 Fine Arts Family Fest
Studies show that making art can significantly boost your mood and mental health. Surprisingly, there aren’t many studies about the effects of free train rides, but we assume they are good for you, too. So go make some art (tons of different kinds, check out the link, and you get to take it home), get a free train ride and remember, there’s no registration or tickets required!
Scera Park | 2pm-6pm

🌕📚 PM Public Show & Tell
Moon’s Rare Books really is amazing if you haven’t been before. If you’re a history or movie buff you have to do it sometime. The guy has over a million followers for a reason.
For ages 8 and up. Tickets are $25/person, no strollers, proceeds to charity
Moon’s Rare Books | 7pm-8pm

💦 Opening Day at Splash Summit

Also:

The events that didn’t fit in the email (Gmail cuts the email if we send too many links via email)

Friday

🎶 Community Concert Series: Basin and Grange
A family-friendly, free concert
Wasatch County Library | 6pm-7pm

🐞 Beetle Mania
Ages 4 and up, beetle races, petting sessions, critter encounters
Thanksgiving Point (Butterfly Biosphere) | 10am-6pm

🎬 Kubo and the Two Strings Movie Night
Popcorn and a movie!
Orem Library | 6:30pm-8:30pm

🍒🎮 Summer Reading Kick-Off: PacMan Party
All things Pac-Man, games, crafts, activities
Springville Library | 1pm-3pm

🕯 Night Lights
This one is running today (Friday, May 23rd) and tomorrow. Tickets are $95 at the door, $69 online.
Deseret Peak Complex (Tooele)

Saturday

🛍 Mem6ers Market
Over 100 local vendors!
Canyon Park Tech Center | 11am-6pm

🎣 The Great Carp Hunt of 2025
"Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers." — Herbert Hoover
(And to a time when there weren’t as many carp.)
Add to your teams score for a chance at the $10,000 grand prize! (or the monthly $1,000 prize)
Utah Lake State Park | 8am-5pm

🐷 2025 Pig Stock
Live music, local vendors, food trucks, but bring your own chair
Pleasant Grove High School | 12:30pm-5pm

🎤 George Michael Reborn
Tickets are $35-$40
The Covey Center | 7:30pm-8:30pm

🎸 Revisiting Creedence
Tickets start at $26.50
SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre | 8pm-9pm

🎶 Liederabend: A Night of Song
Recital Hall (MB 1031) & Streamed Online | 7:30pm-8:30pm

🧦 Sock It To Me
Free class, all skill levels welcome
Heindselman's | 12pm-1pm

The Sneak Peak 👀

🇺🇸 Annual Memorial Day Service at the Provo Cemetery on Monday
🍔 Memorial Day BBQ 2025 at Sundance
🎉 End of School Party at the Springville Library on Tuesday
🏋 High Fitness at University Place on Wednesday

Tons of sales and deals happening right now, (probably because it’s close to memorial day), here are a few:

Vinci Gelato
Entry into giveaways with any purchase
Valid in-store on May 23 or 24 (giveaway in on the 24th)

Kid to Kid
Buy one get one free
valid: May 23 - May 26

Scera
48–50% off season tickets for concerts, musicals, and outdoor movies

Rodizio Grill
One child eats free with purchase of adult Full Rodizio meal
Must mention the offer. Only valid at Rodizio Grill Provo
valid: May 26 only

@susscookieco
Win 1/2 dozen free cookies
Follow account, like and send reel to 3 friends, tag someone you'd share with
deadline: May 26

@oremcity
Free rides on Orem Express at SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre concert
Comment "choo-choo" on post to enter to win free tickets
deadline: May 24

@ashtongarden
10% off tulip bulbs for Thanksgiving Point members
Member pre-sale May 22–23; public sale starts May 24
valid: May 22–May 23

Thread Wallets
Up to 50% off sitewide

@calledtosurf
Restock giveaway

@ The Velour
Saturday - Lazy Loners, Hudson Powder Co., The Moonspinners, Hazel Waves

@ The Boardwalk
Saturday - Order & Nonsense, RENO

@Java Junkie
Friday - Open mic night
Saturday - Bristlecone, Carson Patrick, Samuel Charles

@ The Rise
Sunday - Anything That Moves, front.hand, Undressed

School has been out for one full day, so let’s get your hiking schedule planned for the summer 😉.

Here’s one that should make your list: Primrose Overlook.

It’s a 3.1-mile out-and-back trail on the Alpine Loop, with plenty of shade, beautiful meadows, and a pretty steep final ascent to what feels like the top of the world. The view is breathtaking and deserves one more photo. (Quick note: These photos obviously weren’t taken in May, so if you go soon it will probably be wetter and snowier.)

Hope you enjoy the long weekend — grateful for those who made it possible. 🇺🇸

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

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