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Free things to do in Utah Valley

Everything on the Provo.com calendar that costs nothing to attend. In a two-university town this is a bigger list than most places manage — campus programming, city celebrations, markets and public meetings are all genuinely free, and several of them are the best thing happening that week.

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Next two weeks

Wed 19

Market

Orem Sunset Market — Wednesdays at City Center Park

Orem City Center Park · August 19, 2026 · Free

Sat 22

Market

Provo Farmers Market — Saturdays at Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park, Downtown Provo · August 22, 2026 · Free

Wed 26

Market

Orem Sunset Market — Wednesdays at City Center Park

Orem City Center Park · August 26, 2026 · Free

Sat 29

Market

Provo Farmers Market — Saturdays at Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park, Downtown Provo · August 29, 2026 · Free

Tue 1

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · September 1, 2026 · Free

August 2026

Wed 19

Market

Orem Sunset Market — Wednesdays at City Center Park

Orem City Center Park · August 19, 2026 · Free

Sat 22

Market

Provo Farmers Market — Saturdays at Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park, Downtown Provo · August 22, 2026 · Free

Wed 26

Market

Orem Sunset Market — Wednesdays at City Center Park

Orem City Center Park · August 26, 2026 · Free

Sat 29

Market

Provo Farmers Market — Saturdays at Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park, Downtown Provo · August 29, 2026 · Free

September 2026

Tue 1

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · September 1, 2026 · Free

Wed 2

Market

Orem Sunset Market — Wednesdays at City Center Park

Orem City Center Park · September 2, 2026 · Free

Sat 5

Market

Provo Farmers Market — Saturdays at Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park, Downtown Provo · September 5, 2026 · Free

Tue 8

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · September 8, 2026 · Free

Wed 9

Market

Orem Sunset Market — Wednesdays at City Center Park

Orem City Center Park · September 9, 2026 · Free

Sat 12

Market

Provo Farmers Market — Saturdays at Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park, Downtown Provo · September 12, 2026 · Free

Wed 16

Market

Orem Sunset Market — Wednesdays at City Center Park

Orem City Center Park · September 16, 2026 · Free

Sat 19

Market

Provo Farmers Market — Saturdays at Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park, Downtown Provo · September 19, 2026 · Free

Wed 23

Market

Orem Sunset Market — Wednesdays at City Center Park

Orem City Center Park · September 23, 2026 · Free

Sat 26

Market

Provo Farmers Market — Saturdays at Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park, Downtown Provo · September 26, 2026 · Free

Wed 30

Market

Orem Sunset Market — Wednesdays at City Center Park

Orem City Center Park · September 30, 2026 · Free

October 2026

Sat 3

Market

Provo Farmers Market — Saturdays at Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park, Downtown Provo · October 3, 2026 · Free

Tue 6

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · October 6, 2026 · Free

Sat 10

Market

Provo Farmers Market — Saturdays at Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park, Downtown Provo · October 10, 2026 · Free

Tue 13

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · October 13, 2026 · Free

Sat 17

Market

Provo Farmers Market — Saturdays at Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park, Downtown Provo · October 17, 2026 · Free

Tue 20

Civic

Early Voting in Utah County — November 2026 Election

Utah County early voting locations · October 20, 2026 · Free

Fri 23

Civic

Utah Voter Registration Deadline — November 2026 Election

Online at vote.utah.gov or the Utah County Clerk's office · October 23, 2026 · Free

Sat 24

Market

Provo Farmers Market — Saturdays at Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park, Downtown Provo · October 24, 2026 · Free

Sat 31

Market

Provo Farmers Market — Saturdays at Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park, Downtown Provo · October 31, 2026 · Free

November 2026

Tue 3

Civic

Utah General Election 2026 — Utah County Ballots

Utah County vote centers and by mail · November 3, 2026 · Free

Tue 3

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · November 3, 2026 · Free

Tue 10

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · November 10, 2026 · Free

December 2026

Tue 1

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · December 1, 2026 · Free

Tue 1

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 1, 2026 · Free

Wed 2

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 2, 2026 · Free

Thu 3

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 3, 2026 · Free

Fri 4

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 4, 2026 · Free

Sat 5

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 5, 2026 · Free

Sun 6

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 6, 2026 · Free

Mon 7

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 7, 2026 · Free

Tue 8

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · December 8, 2026 · Free

Tue 8

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 8, 2026 · Free

Wed 9

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 9, 2026 · Free

Thu 10

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 10, 2026 · Free

Fri 11

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 11, 2026 · Free

Sat 12

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 12, 2026 · Free

Sun 13

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 13, 2026 · Free

Mon 14

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 14, 2026 · Free

Tue 15

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 15, 2026 · Free

Wed 16

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 16, 2026 · Free

Thu 17

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 17, 2026 · Free

Fri 18

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 18, 2026 · Free

Sat 19

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 19, 2026 · Free

Sun 20

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 20, 2026 · Free

Mon 21

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 21, 2026 · Free

Tue 22

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 22, 2026 · Free

Wed 23

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 23, 2026 · Free

Thu 24

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 24, 2026 · Free

Fri 25

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 25, 2026 · Free

Sat 26

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 26, 2026 · Free

Sun 27

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 27, 2026 · Free

Mon 28

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 28, 2026 · Free

Tue 29

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 29, 2026 · Free

Wed 30

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 30, 2026 · Free

Thu 31

Holiday

Provo Neighborhood Christmas Lights

Residential Provo — Temple Drive, Tree Streets, North Provo · December 31, 2026 · Free

January 2027

Tue 5

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · January 5, 2027 · Free

Tue 12

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · January 12, 2027 · Free

February 2027

Tue 2

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · February 2, 2027 · Free

Tue 9

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · February 9, 2027 · Free

March 2027

Tue 2

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · March 2, 2027 · Free

Tue 9

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · March 9, 2027 · Free

April 2027

Tue 6

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · April 6, 2027 · Free

Tue 13

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · April 13, 2027 · Free

Thu 15

Festival

Tulip Festival 2027 — Thanksgiving Point

Ashton Gardens at Thanksgiving Point · April 15, 2027 · Free

May 2027

Tue 4

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · May 4, 2027 · Free

Tue 11

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · May 11, 2027 · Free

June 2027

Tue 1

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · June 1, 2027 · Free

Sat 5

Festival

Provo Farmers Market 2027 Season Opens

Pioneer Park · June 5, 2027 · Free

Tue 8

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · June 8, 2027 · Free

Mon 14

Festival

Strawberry Days 2027 — Pleasant Grove

Pleasant Grove city venues and the Pleasant Grove Rodeo Grounds · June 14, 2027 · Free

Mon 21

Festival

Lehi Round-Up 2027

Lehi Rodeo Grounds and downtown Lehi · June 21, 2027 · Free

July 2027

Thu 1

Festival

America's Freedom Festival 2027 — Provo

Provo City Center, BYU campus and venues across Utah Valley · July 1, 2027 · Free

Tue 6

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · July 6, 2027 · Free

Tue 13

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · July 13, 2027 · Free

Fri 16

Festival

Fiesta Days 2027 — Spanish Fork

Spanish Fork City Park and the Spanish Fork Rodeo Grounds · July 16, 2027 · Free

Sat 17

Festival

Steel Days 2027 — American Fork

Art Dye Park and venues across American Fork · July 17, 2027 · Free

August 2027

Tue 3

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · August 3, 2027 · Free

Tue 10

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · August 10, 2027 · Free

Wed 11

Festival

Utah County Fair 2027 — Spanish Fork

Spanish Fork Fairgrounds · August 11, 2027 · Free

September 2027

Thu 2

Festival

Timpanogos Storytelling Festival 2027 — Lehi

Thanksgiving Point · September 2, 2027 · Free

Fri 3

Festival

Golden Onion Days 2027 — Payson

Payson City Park and venues across Payson · September 3, 2027 · Free

Tue 7

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · September 7, 2027 · Free

Tue 14

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · September 14, 2027 · Free

October 2027

Tue 5

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · October 5, 2027 · Free

Tue 12

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · October 12, 2027 · Free

November 2027

Tue 2

Civic

Utah Municipal Elections 2027 — Provo, Orem and Utah County Cities

Utah County vote centers and by mail · November 2, 2027 · Free

Tue 2

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · November 2, 2027 · Free

Tue 9

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · November 9, 2027 · Free

December 2027

Tue 7

Civic

Provo City Council Meeting

Provo City Center, Council Chambers · December 7, 2027 · Free

Tue 14

Civic

Orem City Council Meeting

Orem City Center, Council Chambers · December 14, 2027 · Free

How “free” is decided here

An event appears on this page only when its listing records a price of zero. That sounds pedantic and it is deliberate: an event with no price recorded is not assumed free, because the absence of a price is not a claim that there is no price. The cost of being wrong runs one way — somebody drives to Orem expecting to walk in — so this view stays conservative and under-lists rather than over-lists.

The window above is a two weeks rather than a literal week. Provo.com deploys in batches, so a page promising “this week” would be describing the build date rather than your date. Everything further out is listed below it by month.

Related: the student calendar, family events, this weekend, and the month hubs from January through December.