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Things to do in Utah this fall and Christmas

Utah does fall really well and Christmas even better, and honestly the hard part is finding it all, because the corn mazes are on one site and the town Halloween parties are buried on a city calendar and the light shows are on Instagram somewhere. So I'm putting it all in one place, county by county and town by town, with the dates and the prices and the links. Pick your area below, tap the things you want to do, and they go straight onto a bucket list.

I live here (Eagle Mountain), so Utah County is the most finished and the rest are coming in order. Last updated September 28, 2026.

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Utah, by county

LiveUtah CountyThanksgiving Point, Cornbelly's, the Scarecrow Festival, Luminaria, Christmas in Color, and the town parties.Eagle Mountain · Saratoga Springs · Lehi · American Fork · Pleasant Grove · Lindon · Orem · Provo · Springville · Spanish Fork · Santaquin
Coming nextSalt Lake CountyCross E Ranch, Wheeler Farm, WitchFest at Gardner Village, Temple Square, ZooLights, Lightwalk, the Christkindlmarkt.Salt Lake City · Murray · Sandy · Draper · West Jordan · South Jordan · Riverton · Herriman
ComingDavis and WeberFrightmares at Lagoon, Ogden's Christmas Village, the Layton and Bountiful town stuff.Bountiful · Farmington · Layton · Kaysville · Ogden
ComingCache ValleyThe American West Heritage Center fall festival and Logan at Christmas.Logan · Wellsville · Smithfield
ComingPark City and HeberGhost tours on Main Street, the Pumpkin Train, the North Pole Express.Park City · Heber · Midway
ComingSt. George and the southWarm-weather fall, Tuacahn's Christmas, the Dickens festival.St. George · Cedar City · Hurricane
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Utah fall and Christmas questions

What are the best fall things to do in Utah with kids?

Cornbelly's at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, the Scarecrow Festival in Ashton Gardens, Cross E Ranch and Wheeler Farm Pumpkin Days in Salt Lake, WitchFest at Gardner Village, Hee Haw Farms in Pleasant Grove, the Pumpkin Train in Heber, and the Alpine Loop leaf drive. Every county page lists the town Halloween parties too, and most of those are free.

Where are the Christmas lights in Utah?

Luminaria at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Temple Square in Salt Lake City (free), Hogle Zoo ZooLights, Lightwalk at Tracy Aviary, Christmas in Color in American Fork and South Jordan, the Lighting of Riverwoods in Provo, the Spanish Fork Festival of Lights, and the Lantern Festival at the aquarium in Draper. The North Pole Express in Heber is the Christmas train and it sells out early.

When do Utah pumpkin patches and corn mazes open?

Most open the second or third weekend of September and run through October 31. Cornbelly's opens September 14, Cross E Ranch and Glen Ray's open September 18, and Hee Haw Farms runs a week later than everyone else, through November 7.

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Turn your picks into a real bucket list

Tap the events you want on any county page and they land in the slots of whichever fall design you pick. Add your own stuff, then it prints big and hangs on the wall all season.

See the fall designs