Scarecrow FestivalLehi
mid October (last year Oct 14 to 19) · check the date
Scarecrows built by local businesses and families all through the gardens, and it's the one week of the year the gardens feel like a fall festival.
Fall in Utah County8 things
The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.
Cornbelly'sLehi
Sept 14 to Oct 31
The big one. Over 60 things to do, the giant maze, the pumpkin princess parade, and Insanity Point after dark for the older kids (there's a Spanish Fork location too).
Glen Ray's Corn MazeSpanish Fork
Sept 18 to Oct 31
More than 30 things to do and the Field of Fright opens Sept 25 if your kids are the kind who want to be scared.
Rowley's Red BarnSantaquin
Sept 19 to Oct 30
Seven acre corn maze, apple cannons, the petting zoo, live music on weekends. Also the cider donuts.
Hee Haw FarmsPleasant Grove
Sept 19 to Nov 7
Runs a week later than everyone else, which is nice when October gets away from you. The pumpkin drop and weigh off is the thing to catch.
Jaker's Jack O LanternsSpringville
through Oct 30 · check the date
Family owned and affordable, with wagon rides out to the Back Forty and a huge patch to pick from.
Gordo's Fun FarmSpanish Fork
Sept 14 to Oct 31, closed Sundays
The newer farm on the south end, if Cornbelly's is too much.
Haunted ForestAmerican Fork
through Nov 7 · check the date
This one\'s for the teenagers, I wouldn\'t bring the littles.
The little stuff, by town17 things
The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.
Fall in Eagle Mountain
Halloween Town and Car Show
mid October, Saturday morning (last year Oct 18, 11 to 2) · check the date
Trick or treating from the businesses, a car show, a dog costume contest, and last year they showed Hocus Pocus outside that night.
Adaptive Trick or Treat
early October (last year Oct 4, 2 to 4) · check the date
The calm one, it\'s built for kids with sensory needs.
Fall in Saratoga Springs
Fall Festival
Oct 2, 5 to 8 pm
The city one, an evening thing at the park.
Fall in Lehi
Halloween Extravaganza
late October, Saturday evening (last year Oct 25, 5 to 8) · check the date
Trick or treating around the track, games, a spook alley and a magic show.
Fall in Orem
Truck or Treat
mid October, Saturday morning (last year Oct 18, 10 to 2) · check the date
Big trucks and city vehicles the kids can climb on, with a quiet hour first for the sensory kids. Bring ear protection, it's loud.
Pumpkin arch display
through October, evenings · check the date
750 hand carved foam pumpkins lit up every evening, and six Utah themed ones hidden in there to find.
Night of Fright and Market
Oct 24, evening
Yard games, free s'mores while they last, and photos with the villains.
Straw bale slide
mid to late October · check the date
Exactly what it sounds like and the kids will do it forty times.
Fall in Lindon
Halloween Spooktacular
Oct 30, 6 pm
Trunk or treat, a haunted trail, and a flashlight candy search after dark.
Fall in Provo
Autumn Harvest Festival
Oct 10, 5 to 8 pm · check the date
Old timey games, crafts, a handcart push, refreshments.
Halloween Cruise on the Provo River
Sept 25 to Oct 31
A pirate boat ride down the river, it\'s silly and not scary at all and the kids love it.
Downtown trick or treating
2026 date not posted yet · check the date
The shops on Center Street hand out candy, and honestly parking is the hardest part of the whole thing.
Fall in Pleasant Grove
The Addams Family
Sept 14 to Oct 31
The musical, a good date night or a big kids night.
Fall in Spanish Fork
The Pirate Yard
Oct 24 and 25, 6 to 8:30 (last year's dates) · check the date
A family builds a whole pirate walkthrough in their yard every year and it's free.
MapFree
Take My Death Away
mid October to Nov 1 (last year's dates) · check the date
A Halloween musical at the little theater downtown.
Fall in Sundance
Halloween lift rides
October, check the resort page · check the date
A ski lift ride over a mountain full of Halloween decorations. Good date night, good fall leaves too.
Fall in Heber (close enough)
The Pumpkin Train
Saturdays in October
A short train ride, a pumpkin for every kid, and the drive up the canyon is the best leaf drive around.
For the rest of your list
These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.
Christmas in Utah County6 things
Most 2026 dates aren't posted yet, so these show last year's windows and I'll swap them the second they go up. Luminaria and the North Pole Express both sell out, so those are the "book it early" ones.
LuminariaLehi
last year Nov 13 to Jan 10, 2026 dates coming · check the date
The light show through the gardens with the Fire and Ice show set to Christmas music. Book weekdays if you can, the weekends go first.
Christmas in ColorAmerican Fork
last year Nov 14 to Dec 28, 2026 dates coming · check the date
Drive through lights synced to the radio, everyone stays in their pajamas. There's a South Jordan one too.
Lighting of RiverwoodsProvo
lights go on the weekend before Thanksgiving, 2026 date coming · check the date
The night they flip the lights on is the party, and after that it's a pretty free walk with hot chocolate.
Festival of LightsSpanish Fork
late November through December, 2026 dates coming · check the date
A drive through the canyon lights, cheaper than the big ones.
North Pole ExpressHeber (close enough)
last year Nov 20 to Dec 30, 2026 dates coming · check the date
Everybody wears pajamas and there are cookies and Santa gets on the train, and it sells out early, like October early.
Lantern FestivalDraper (close enough)
last year through Jan 10, 2026 dates coming · check the date
Giant lit up lanterns outside the aquarium, and yes it\'s cold, and yes it\'s worth it.
Tree lightings and town Christmas stuff
The cities announce these in early November. I'll fill this in as they post.
The cities post these in early November. Check back.
For the rest of your Christmas list
This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.
put it on the wall
Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list
Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.
Good any weekend6 things
The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.
Loveland Living Planet AquariumDraper
This is what we do when it rains, the penguins and the shark tunnel and the otters.
Thanksgiving PointLehi
The dinosaur museum and the farm and the gardens and Curiosity, and a pass covers all of it.
Museum of Natural CuriosityLehi
For the day it's too cold for the farms.
Bridal Veil FallsProvo
Best in late September and early October when the canyon turns.
MapFree
Alpine Loop leaf driveAmerican Fork
This is the fall drive, and it closes for the season once it snows, usually late October.
Timpanogos CaveAmerican Fork
Cave tours run into early October and then close for winter, so it's a fall thing only.
Utah County fall questions
When does Cornbelly's open in 2026?
Cornbelly's at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi runs September 14 through October 31, 2026, with Insanity Point after dark on weekends.
What free fall things are there to do in Utah County?
The town Halloween parties are free: Eagle Mountain Halloween Town, Orem Truck or Treat, the Saratoga Springs Fall Festival, Lindon Spooktacular, the Pirate Yard in Spanish Fork, and the pumpkin arch at University Place. The Alpine Loop leaf drive and Bridal Veil Falls cost nothing either.
When is the Scarecrow Festival at Thanksgiving Point?
Mid October, in Ashton Gardens. It ran October 14 to 19 last year and the 2026 dates get posted on Thanksgiving Point's site.
What Christmas lights are in Utah County?
Luminaria at Thanksgiving Point, Christmas in Color in American Fork, the Lighting of Riverwoods in Provo, the Festival of Lights in Spanish Fork Canyon, and the Lantern Festival at the aquarium in Draper.
What is there to do in Utah County on a rainy fall day?
The aquarium in Draper, the Museum of Natural Curiosity and the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point, a show at The Ruth, or a drive through Christmas in Color once it opens.
who's writing this
Hi, I'm Amy.
We live in Eagle Mountain and roadschool six kids out of a van, and this is the county we come home to. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.
put it on the wall
Turn your picks into a real bucket list
Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.