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Things to do in Salt Lake City

38 ideas for a day or a night in Salt Lake City, by what you’re in the mood for.

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Nightlife · 11Sport · 6Tours & day trips · 5Outdoors · 4Arts & culture · 4Family · 4Live music · 2Walking tours · 1Festivals & events · 1

Nightlife in Salt Lake City

Bar XDowntownEPIC Brewing CompanyCentral CityKilby CourtGranary DistrictMetro Music HallDowntownThe DepotRio GrandeBeerhive PubDowntownFisher Brewing CompanyGranary DistrictLake EffectDowntownSquatters DowntownDowntownMohanad Elshieky: Green BooksWed 21 October, 7pm · The Cabaret at Wiseguys

Sport in Salt Lake City

Utah Mammoth vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsMon 19 October · Delta CenterUtah Royals vs Seattle ReignFri 23 October, 7:30pm · America First FieldUtah Jazz vs. New Orleans PelicansFri 23 October · Delta CenterUtah Mammoth vs. Tampa Bay LightningSat 24 October · Delta CenterUtah Jazz vs. Los Angeles LakersSun 25 October · Delta CenterUtah Jazz vs. Memphis GrizzliesMon 26 October · Delta Center

Tours & day trips in Salt Lake City

Antelope Island State ParkSyracuse, UT (about 1 hour from downtown)Park City Historic Main StreetPark City, UT (about 40 minutes by car)Great Salt Lake State ParkMagna, UT (about 30 minutes west of downtown)Heber Valley RailroadHeber City depot (about 1 hour from Salt Lake City) · From $30Rio Tinto Kennecott Visitor Experience (Bingham Canyon Mine)Herriman, UT · From $6

Outdoors in Salt Lake City

FreeUtah State Capitol Self-Guided Visit1.1 km · about 1.5 hrsFreeJordan River Parkway Trail13.7 kmFreeParley's Trail12.9 km · about 1.5 hrsFreeLiberty Park Loop2.4 km · about 30 min

Arts & culture in Salt Lake City

Eric André: SubtleThu 22 October, 9pm · The Showroom at WiseguysFreesalt 18 Public Opening at UMFAFri 23 October, 6pm · Utah Museum of Fine ArtsBallet West: DraculaFri 23 October · Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre#IMomSoHardSat 24 October, 8pm · Eccles Theater

Family in Salt Lake City

Garden After Dark: Adventures in NeverlandMon 19 October, 6pm · Red Butte Garden and Arboretum · From $15Hogle Halloween: A Boo Lights ExperienceMon 19 October, 6:30pm · Utah's Hogle Zoo · From $19.95Cross E Ranch Fall FestivalMon 19 October · Cross E RanchSpooky Science NightWed 21 October, 5pm · Natural History Museum of Utah

Live music in Salt Lake City

GorillazTue 20 October · Delta CenterUtah Symphony: Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5Fri 23 October, 7:30pm · Maurice Abravanel Hall

Walking tours in Salt Lake City

FreeFree tour of Salt Lake CityMost days · 2 hrs · ★ 4.7 on GuruWalk

Festivals & events in Salt Lake City

WitchFest at Gardner VillageMon 19 October · Gardner Village
What’s On Salt Lake CityThis week in Salt Lake City, day by dayTonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights.Eat & drinkWhere locals eat in Salt Lake CityThe restaurants, cafés and bakeries locals love.

Things to do in Salt Lake City, answered

What are the best things to do in Salt Lake City?

Right now: Bar X (nightlife), Utah Mammoth vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (sport), Antelope Island State Park (tours & day trips) and Utah State Capitol Self-Guided Visit (outdoors). Each list is refreshed several times a day.

What can I do for free in Salt Lake City?

Utah State Capitol Self-Guided Visit, Jordan River Parkway Trail, Parley's Trail and Liberty Park Loop, and 2 more.

What's on in Salt Lake City this week?

What's On Salt Lake City has this week day by day: tonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights hotels and hostels run.