What's Happening - May 30, 2025

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What’s Up Provo! Happy Fakesgiving Day everyone! And we mean that for real.

Anyway, too much happening, no time to waste, let’s get into it!

In Partnership with
Conrad Ranch

Twinkling lights, mountain peaks, and that just-married glow…

Tucked away in Provo Canyon, Conrad Ranch has been preserved for seven generations! (and counting)

It’s a one-of-a-kind place for weddings, events, and group gatherings. You have to love that it’s just minutes from Provo, and yet it feels like your own secret world.

🏔 Conrad Ranch Photo Gallery
🍁 See “a glimpse of the seasons” at the Conrad Ranch
📆 Conrad Ranch’s Calendar 👈 See which days are open currently

Conrad Ranch, Est. 1863

10,000+ in Provo/Orem
What’s Up Provo! Partnerships

🏈 The Big 12 Conference announced football kickoff times and network designations — see more info here

🏖 American Fork Beach and Boat Harbor now open
There is still work being done, but there are a number of improvements already including a new parking lot and restroom, a welcome building, more shade and benches, a trail, expanded beach access and better fishing access as well.
American Fork Boat Harbor: 6398 South 100 West, American Fork

🏀 BYU Basketball’s crazy non-conference schedule
Against Villanova in Vegas! Versus UNC in the Delta Center!! UConn at the Celtic’s home court, TD Garden in Boston!

There are also talks of a rematch against Wisconsin. Here are the latest details. (Also, the table says the UNC game is in Boston, but we assume that is a mistake.)

🤑 Gmail vs Provo/Orem Hamburger Deals
You’ve heard us say it before…when we tell you about deals/discounts/etc., gmail and yahoo “hide” our emails.

We try to be careful, but on Wednesday we went all out and shared a bunch of burger deals. So Gmail and Yahoo buried our email in “Trash” or “Promotions”. That means you might have missed out, sorry! We are working on a better way of getting you that info, but in the mean time, copy paste this into your inbox search bar (because some of those deals are still going): 🏔️ STEM Fest, VR Flight, 🍔 Burgers

🎭 Disney's High School Musical
The first “High School Musical” movie cost about 4 million dollars to make. But pretty quickly sales started “🎵 soooarin’, flyyyyin’… 🎵” it ended up making over 1 billion dollars! That’s about a 24,900% return, if you’re keeping score.
BYU | 7:30pm-9:30pm

🎺 The U.S. Army Blues Concert
The U.S. Army Blues is the premier jazz ensemble of the US Army, formed officially in 1972. Ages 10 and up, tickets are almost gone! (and they’re free!)
BYU | 7pm-9pm

🎨 Drawing Club
Fun fact, or at least we assume it’s a real fact: Leonardo da Vinci could draw with both hands at the same time. Go try it! This one’s for ages 6+, $7 per person
Neighborhood Art Center | 3pm-4:45pm

🎬 The Art of Love (Cinema Classics)
Starring James Garner and Dick Van Dyke, this classic film is about “a struggling artist fakes his own death so his works will increase in value.” Tickets are $2 and will go on sale 30 minutes before the showing starts.
Scera | 10am-11:30am

🌊 Utah Lake Festival
Cardboard boat race at 11am, paddle board jousting at 1pm, and tons of other stuff. Here’s an emojified list of it all:

⛵ Sailboat Regatta
📦 Cardboard Boat Race
🍔 Food trucks, booths, vendors (Provo Farmers Market will be there)
🧜‍♀ Mermaids
⛵ Sailboat Rides (from Bonneville Sailing, maybe?)
🎸 Music
🚲 Guided bike tours
🎨 Face painting, crafts and games
⚔ Paddle Board Jousting
🎣 Kids fishing (free)
🧗 Rock climbing wall

Utah Lake | 10am-4pm

🚓 Lehi PD K9 Fundraiser Car Show
Classic cars, music, food, raffle prizes, K9 demos — fun and for a good cause. And we all love Cabela’s anyway.
Cabela’s Lehi | 10am-3pm

🏍️ Harleys After Dark
We’re all about the facts today, so here’s another, Harley-Davidson motorcycles were first built in a small wooden shed in 1903. At this event there’s free food (pasta bar), non-alcoholic drinks, games & prizes! (Also, there a biker bingo earlier in the day, see the Also events for details about this one.)
Summit Harley Davidson | 5pm-8pm

🏊‍♂️🚗🎡 Oremfest
June 2nd: Car Show from 6pm-8pm at the Scera park
June 3rd: Pool Party at 6pm (Games and prizes, free ice cream, half-priced admission, kids under 2 swim free)
June 4th: Tournament + Oremfest Orchard's Jam (children’s entrepreneur market)
June 5th - 7th - Carnival plus a ton of other events

🎨 Oremfest Coloring Contest
For ages 14 and under, you can win unlimited ride carnival wristbands!
Orem Library | Due June 2nd at noon

🎉 Vineyard Day's 2025
June 3rd: Shoot Around Tournament, Children's Market, and more
June 4th: Yoga at the Beach and more
June 5th: Petting Zoo, Pony Ride & Tractor Train Ride, vendors, art show, candy cannon, and more all at Heritage Park
June 6th: Block Party, Parade, and free food (Crumbl cookies, hot dogs and treats), drone show, and more at Sunset Beach Park
June 7th: Family Fun Day at Grove Park including 1k & 5k, vendors, games, concert, fireworks and more
Vineyard Grove Park

🎶 Adult Jazz Dance
This is one we missed in the Reminders and Notices. For ages 18+, $65 tuition, dance attire required, choose one session or both
SCERA Center for the Arts | Mondays 7pm-8pm

🎨 Intermediate Youth Wheel Pottery
Another one we might have missed: A 10-week course that costs $200 including all supplies
SCERA Art Studios | Starts this Monday, Mondays 6pm-7:30pm

📚✨ Summer Reading Kickoff
Join the challenge to earn a ticket to the end of summer pool party!
Provo Library | June 2nd

🎶 Music on the Square
Be there when the Midway Town Square transforms into a vibrant music scene. Happening all summer long. Stay tuned!
Midway Town Square | June 4th at 6:30pm

You’ve seen Bryce’s work a number of times in What’s Up Provo before.
Here’s a little more about the man behind the camera:

Originally from Iowa, he spent 20 years in education, and is now a retired art educator and a full time photographer!

Whether it's high energy concert or the quiet beauty of a mountain range, he knows how to capture it all — and he’s a former college football player so he knows how to nail those action shots.

For Bryce, art transcends being merely a pursuit; it is an essential tool for navigating and overcoming personal challenges — it’s helped him through his own challenges and he knows it can help others as well.

In fact, he teaches classes! Check out his class tomorrow, “Natural Light Portraits”, which starts at 10am.

(His work is also on display at the Alma Gallery, and you might see him at the Springville Farmers and Orem Farmers Markets doing pet portraits 🐶)

🖼 See more from Bryce

📷 by Esther Merino
Check out Esther’s artwork out at the Utah Women in Art 2025 show at JKR Gallery in Provo. Show ends May 31st!

@ The Velour
Friday - Jenn Blosil, Chi Chi, Kenya

@ The Boardwalk
Friday - Blacklist (the band), Ipseity, BLIND TEMPTRESS

@Java Junkie
Friday - Open mic
Saturday - Routesetter

@ The Rise
Friday - The Freaks, Watterson (also, at 10pm there will be a silent disco 🕺 presented by Dizzy Disco and Onfire Productions)

Have a great weekend and don’t forget, today’s the last day to vote for “Best Burger in Provo/Orem”. 🍔🏆

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

p.s. If you have feedback, a question, a picture to share, or want to be spotlighted… just email us at [email protected].