What's Happening in Provo & Orem | Halloween Eve 2024

What’s Up Provo! Halloween is almost here, and the weather has definitely taken a turn. 😱🥶 

If you’re new to the area, here is a Utah-weather-rule-of-thumb for you: The first snow of the season usually happens around Halloween—but it won’t stick—and the first big storm of the season usually happens around Thanksgiving.

Not sure if that rule of thumb has held true over the years 🤷, but thought we’d pass it along anyway.

A few highlights of today’s newsletter:

• Al the trick-or-treating evens we know about 🍬🍭🍫 | Lab-o-ween | BYU Basketball game

• Pfiefferhorn Dental 🦷 

• Service opportunity in Guatemala 🔨 

Local Business Spotlight: Pfeifferhorn Dental 🦷

We’ve talked about candy recently, but we’re changing gears for a moment to talk about taking care of our teeth... 🪥 🦷 

More specifically we want to spotlight a local dentist, Dr. Mark Jardine, and the his team at Pfeifferhorn Dental!

Here’s a little more about Dr. Jardine:

Dr. Mark Jardine, also goes by Dr. J, has been practicing dentistry since 2011. His areas of expertise are general dentistry and cosmetic dentistry.

Dr. Jardine was born in Provo, he served a mission in Adelaide, Australia 🦘, and graduated with his undergrad from BYU. He went to dental school at Columbia University, and after graduating he and his wife and daughters were excited to move back to Utah County.

If you are wondering about the name: Pfeifferhorn is the name of the fifth-highest peak in the Wasatch Range. The peak is 11,331 feet above sea level, and it is located in the Lone Peak Wilderness Area. 🏔️ 

Check out Pfeifferhorn Dental “The Peak of Dental Care.” They are located on University Avenue in Provo (close to Magleby’s).

Nothing in this section is sponsored. We’ll always let you know if something is sponsored.

Candy, candy, more candy

The number of opportunities these kids have to trick-or-treat is amazing. Was it always like this?

We don’t know. Either way, whether you are looking to get out for the first time this season or you’re looking to add to your growing stockpile of Almond Joys, we got you covered!

Maybe the biggest trick-or-treating event is happening tomorrow in Downtown Provo. Provo City and the shops and businesses downtown (University Ave and Center Street) will all be handing out candy from 3pm to 6pm. Come dressed up!

Not to be outdone, the Provo Towne Center will be having trick-or-treating ALL DAY tomorrow as well! Look for this graphic hanging up in the window for stores that are participating:

Why wait for Halloween night though? Tonight, the Orem Farmers Market is celebrating their final night of the 2024 season with a Halloween Eve event. It starts at 5pm and goes until 8pm; there will be trick-or-treating, spooky stories, food, vendors, and more! Let’s send off our Farmers Market Vendors with a great final night!

Not enough for ya? Well then here are a few more happening outside of Provo and Orem:

• Lee’s Marketplace in Heber is handing out prizes and candy from 2pm to 5pm

• Spring Gardens, also in Heber, is having a trick-or-treat event from 3pm to 6pm

• Springville and Mapleton are joining forces for an event titled “Safe Halloween”. It will be on Main Street from 3pm to 5pm.

Today
46° | ⛅️ | 20%

🏀 BYU Men’s Basketball vs Colorado Christian
Tickets for this are almost gone!
Marriott Center | 7pm | Tickets

Also:
👉️ TRICKS & TREATS featuring The Magic of Timothy at the Scera
👉️ Free jazz concert at BYU, Jazz Legacy Band: A New Orleans Halloween
👉️ Trunk-or-teat at Mountain View Fellowship Church

Thursday
54° | ⛅️ | 0%

🎵 This is Halloween, this is Halloween, 'Alloween, 'alloween… 🎵 

We’ve mentioned the trick-or-treating events happening already, here are some other things going on:

🧪 BYU's Mechanical Engineering Lab-O-Ween

Why do engineers confuse Halloween with Christmas?

Because OCT 31 = DEC 25

(Explanation: octal is base 8 numbering system and decimal is a base 10 numbering system so 31 in octal is equal to 25 in decimal. Anyway, it’s not a good joke, let’s just move on...)

At this annual event the mad scientists of the engineering department show off their cool science tricks and give out treats!

240 Engineering Building (BYU) | 3pm - 5pm | More info

🏐 BYU vs #15 Arizona State
Big game at the Smith Fieldhouse tonight. You better believe most the student section will be dressed up—and if BYU wins it will be a party! (It will probably be a party either way.)
Smith Fieldhouse @ 7 pm | More info

Also:
👉️ Last day of the season for Voltage Rentals at Provo Canyon!
👉️ Vote for the Covey Center for the Arts in the 2024 Broadway World Awards! LAST DAY! There’s a lot to fill out, at least make sure you nominate Covey Center for the Arts for the Favorite Local Theatre, Matthew DelaFuente in the The Woman in Black (Covey Center for the Arts) for best Performer, and Daddy Long Legs (Covey Center for the Arts) as Best Musical.

Friday
50° | ⛅️ | 10%

👨‍🏫 “O captain, my captain”
Carpe the diem and get over to the Orem library for a free showing of Dead Poets Society (PG, 1989)!
Orem Library | 6:30pm - 8:30pm | More info

🎙️ Open mic night
The Provo Library Open Mic Night is a lot fun if you haven’t been before. Great group of people and great music. Head up to the attic and cheer on our local artists!
Provo Library | 6pm - 9pm | More info

💀 Día de los Muertos Celebration
It’s the annual Día de los Muertos celebration at the museum. This year they will have BYU's Mariachi Los Pumas and lots of arts and crafts, face painting, ofrendas and more!
BYU Museum or Peoples and Cultures | 6pm early access for families, 7pm - 9pm | Article and videos about a previous Día de los Muertos event

Also:
👉️ BYU men’s Tennis plays in the Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge
👉️ BYU Women’s Cross Country Big 12 championship - live results
👉️ BYU Men’s Cross Country Big 12 championship - meet info
👉️ Wilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo Friday and Saturday in Heber

🎸 Live Music

@ The Velour
The Velour is hosting the 1th Edition of Filmquest this week - so no live music, but check out the films and lineup for Filmquest 2024 here.

@ The Boardwalk
Friday - Daisychain, Backyard Arcade, The Third Wheel, Casual Delirium
Saturday - Heber Matute will perform with Hardly Know Her, Three Mile Theory, Saemore

@ The Rise
Saturday -

@ Angelus Theatre
Saturday - Creedence Clearwater Revival and Fleetwood Mac Tribute Concert

📰 News and updates

🏈 While other national pundits continue to ignore BYU, Pop-Tarts has not. The breakfast treat company has decided to award BYU Football with the Crazy Good Play of the Week award for their trick play against UCF on Saturday. Read the article

🦆 Wasatch river delta opens up after 4 years restoration project. One reason for the project was to help the June Sucker Population, which is only found in Utah Lake, and so far it looks to be a success!

👻 Thistle, Utah was named the most Unique Ghost Town in the West.

🎃 Halloween Venues

This week is your last chance to enjoy some of these!

For the people who are new or who may have missed it, check out this map KSL created with all the decked out streets, haunted houses, pumpkin patches, etc.

Also, check out the Ultimate Fall Venues Guide, with all the pictures and other details about all the haunted hayrides, haunted forests, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, etc. in Utah County. (That we know of, the list keeps growing.)

Wellness Wednesday: Service Opportunities 💝 

🇬🇹 Volunteer in Guatemala
“As a volunteer in Guatemala you will build connections with your group and the Guatemalan people. We believe there is value in service on both ends. Not only as a volunteer will you grow but you will also help the communities in which we serve grow. By serving these communities, you are making a difference now and for generations to come. Here are a few ideas of what we do…. we prepare breakfast and lunch, plant gardens, volunteer in the local community, deliver hundreds of pounds of books, backpacks and school supplies to our preschool and local school, offer love and hope to all those we come in contact with and have an absolute blast!”
More info

🧼 Hygiene Kits for Hurricane Relief
Assemble kits and drop them off at one of Lifting Hands International’s 60 locations. Items needed in a 1 gallon ziplock type bag (Regular size items):

• 1 Bar of Soap

• 1 Deodorant

• 1 Toothpaste

• 1 Toothbrush

• 1 Hairbrush or comb

• Shampoo (V05 fits best)

• 1 Washcloth

More info

💰️ Help at a Financial Class
People who can translate the seminar from English to Spanish needed.
“Help greet, sign in, and direct people at our seminar to help people learn valuable skills in best financial and budgeting processes! Many of the attendees come from a harsh background, and these skills have the potential to really make a difference for them. We're looking for 5 people to help out! It will be on Saturday, November 2nd, from 10:15 am to 12:15 pm at our location in Springville.”
More info

Thanks!

Have a great Halloween everyone! Hope this email helped in some way. 😉 

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

p.s. If someone forwarded you this email (or you’ve stumbled across our website), and you aren’t part of the group yet, sign up here! 👈️