May events and activities in Utah

Here’s a breakdown, by type of event or activity, of what’s going on in Utah this May

Published: April 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. MDT

Dancers entertain audience members at the Living Traditions Festival at Washington Square in Salt Lake City on Sunday, May 18, 2025. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

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Here are events, concerts, sporting events and more that offer the opportunity to support our local community that are going on in May. The calendar is broken down by type of event or activity throughout the month.

Utah festivals and activities in May

May 1 — Spring Fiesta Art Walk | Cedar City
May 1-16 — Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point
May 9 — Mural Fest in South Salt Lake
May 15-17 — Living Traditions Festival | Salt Lake City
May 14-17 — Great Salt Lake Bird Festival | Farmington
May 16-June 27 — Woodland Fairy Festival at Gardner Village | West Jordan
May 22-23 — Scandinavian Heritage Festival | Ephraim
May 22-25 — Soldier Hollow Classic Sheepdog Championship and Festival
May 23 — Spring City Heritage Day | Spring City, Sanpete County
May 25-30 — Pony Express Days | Eagle Mountain
May 28-30 — Fort Herriman PRCA Rodeo | Herriman
May 29-31 — Ogden Music Fest | Ogden

Utah concerts and shows in May

May 1 — Blippi | Eccles Theater
May 1 — Bush | Maverik Center
May 1 — The Amity Affliction and August Burns Red | Union Event Center
May 2-3 — Dancing With the Stars: Live! | Eccles Theater
May 5 — Wage War | Union Event Center
May 5 — Puscifer | Maverik Center
May 9 — Charlie Puth | Maverik Center
May 7-9 — Pablo Cruise | Egyptian Theatre
May 13 — Yungblud | UCCU Center
May 14 — Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening | Union Event Center
May 14-17 — Los Lobos | Egyptian Theatre
May 15-17 — Kilby Block Party
May 16 — Baby Keem | Union Event Center
May 18 — Indigo Girls | Eccles Theater
May 20 — Amon Amarth and Dethklok | Union Event Center
May 21 — Echo & The Bunnymen | Union Event Center
May 21 — Yellowcard, New Found Glory and Plain White T’s | The Plaza at America First Field
May 21-23 — An Evening With Iris DeMent | Egyptian Theatre
May 22-24 — Riverdance | Eccles Theater
May 23 — “Twilight”: Special Cast Event with Peter Facinelli and Ashley Greene | Capitol Theatre
May 28-30 — Keller Williams and The Keels | Egyptian Theatre
May 30 — Kesha | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 30 — Tash Sultana | Sandy Amphitheater

Utah theater productions in May

May 1-2 — “School of Rock: The Musical” | Scera Center for the Arts
May 1-3 — “Murder Ballad” | Salt Lake Acting Company
May 1-9 — “The Spitfire Grill — Live Broadway Musical” | The Ideal Playhouse in Heber Valley
May 1-9 — “Come From Away” | Pioneer Theatre Company
May 1-9 — “Peter Pan Goes Wrong” | Hale Centre Theatre
May 1-9 — “Lucky Stiff” | West Valley Performing Arts Center
May 1-16 — “The Drowsy Chaperone” | Draper Historic Theatre
May 1-23 — “The Wizard of Oz” | The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater
May 1-Oct. 24 — “Finding Nemo: A 70-Minute Family Musical” | Tuacahn Amphitheatre
May 1-June 6 — “Hallmarked” | Hale Centre Theatre
May 1-June 6 — “The Princess Bride: Inconceivably Funny” | Desert Star Playhouse
May 4-July 3 — “Once on this Island” | The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater
May 8-23 — “Descendants: The Musical” | The Empress Theatre
May 9-17 — “Verdi’s La Traviata” | Utah Opera at Capitol Theatre
May 15-Oct. 23 — “Les Misérables” | Tuacahn Amphitheatre
May 15-30 — “Something Rotten!” | Ziegfeld Theater
May 15-June 18 — “Fiddler on the Roof” | CenterPoint Theatre
May 18-July 11 — “My Fair Lady” | Hale Centre Theatre
May 20-June 13 — “The Producers” | The Grand Theatre
May 22-June 13 — “Mary Poppins” | Heritage Theatre
May 23-June 27 — “No Time for Sergeants” | Parker Theatre
May 25-Aug. 1 — “Harmony: A New Musical” | Hale Centre Theatre