August events and activities in Utah

Here are events, concerts, sporting events and more that offer the opportunity to support our local community that are going on in August.

The calendar is broken down by type of event or activity throughout the month.

Utah festivals and activities in August

• Aug. 1 — Wasatch County Fair Days | Heber
• Aug. 1 — World Folkfest| Springville
• Aug. 1-8 — Lindon Days | Lindon
• Aug. 1-9 — Salem Days | Salem
• Aug. 6-8 — Bear Lake Raspberry Days | Garden City
• Aug. 7-8 — Bountiful Davis Arts Center Summerfest | Bountiful
• Aug. 7-9 — Kimball Arts Festival | Park City
• Aug. 15-17 — Kanab Western Legends Festival | Kanab
• Aug. 22 — Urban Arts Festival | Salt Lake City
• Aug. 22 — Art on the Trails | Park City
• Aug. 26-29 — The Golden Spike Rodeo | Tremonton
• Aug. 28-30 — Dinah “SOAR” Days | Vernal
• Aug. 28-Sept. 7 — Payson Golden Onion Days | Payson

Utah concerts and shows in August

• Aug. 1 — Chris Botti | Deer Valley Music Festival
• Aug. 2 — Fitz and the Tantrums | Red Butte Garden Concert Series
• Aug. 3 — Andy Grammer, with Walk Off The Earth | Red Butte Garden Concert Series
• Aug. 3 — Sara Evans | Summer Nights with the Stars (Davis County Arts Council)
• Aug. 4 — Interpol, with Youth Lagoon | Red Butte Garden Concert Series
• Aug. 4 — The Stray Cats | Sandy Amphitheater
• Aug. 4 — Muna | Twilight Concert Series (Salt Lake)
• Aug. 5 — Haydn, Mendelssohn and a viola concerto | Deer Valley Music Festival
• Aug. 5 — Wet Leg | Ogden Twilight
• Aug. 5 — Kali Uchis | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
• Aug. 6 — Audrey Hobert | Union Event Center
• Aug. 6-8 — The Smithereens | Egyptian Theatre
• Aug. 7 — Pepper and the Movement | Union Event Center
• Aug. 7 — “Chicago” the musical in concert | Deer Valley Music Festival
• Aug. 7 — Motionless in White | The Plaza at America First Field
• Aug. 7 — Zach Bryan | Rice-Eccles Stadium
• Aug. 7-8 — Direct from Sweden: The Music of ABBA | Sandy Amphitheater
• Aug. 8 — Idina Menzel | Deer Valley Music Festival
• Aug. 8 — 311 and Dirty Heads | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
• Aug. 8 — Tomahawk | Union Event Center
• Aug. 8 — Ani DiFranco, with Valerie June | Red Butte Garden Concert Series
• Aug. 12 — Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 | Deer Valley Music Festival
• Aug. 12 — Sugar, with J. Robbins (Jawbox) | Red Butte Garden Concert Series
• Aug. 13 — Famous film music | Deer Valley Music Festival
• Aug. 13 — Lou Gramm: The Original Voice of Foreigner | Summer Nights with the Stars (Davis County Arts Council)
• Aug. 13 — Herbie Hancock | Red Butte Garden Concert Series
• Aug. 13 — Scotty McCreery | Sandy Amphitheater
• Aug. 13 — The Black Crowes and Whiskey Myers | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
• Aug. 14 — The Guess Who | Maverik Center
• Aug. 14 — Jesse Welles, with Ratboys | Red Butte Garden Concert Series
• Aug. 15 — The music of Celine Dion, featuring vocalist Olivia Valli | Deer Valley Music Festival
• Aug. 15-16 — NEEDTOBREATHE | Sandy Amphitheater
• Aug. 17 — Men at Work and Toad the Wet Sprocket, with Shonen Knife | Red Butte Garden Concert Series
• Aug. 18 — ZZ Top | Sandy Amphitheater
• Aug. 18 — Thee Sacred Souls | The Plaza at America First Field
• Aug. 19 — Train | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
• Aug. 20 — Joe Bonamassa | Eccles Theater
• Aug. 20 — Gov’t Mule | Red Butte Garden Concert Series
• Aug. 20 — Muse | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
• Aug. 20 — Lee Brice | Sandy Amphitheater
• Aug. 20-22 — Sixpence None The Richer | Egyptian Theatre
• Aug. 21 — O.A.R., with Gavin DeGraw and Lisa Loeb | Sandy Amphitheater
• Aug. 21 — Toto, Christopher Cross and The Romantics | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
• Aug. 21-22 — Josh Johnson | Kingsbury Hall
• Aug. 22 — Sofi Tukker | Ogden Twilight
• Aug. 22 — Tower of Power | Summer Nights with the Stars (Davis County Arts Council)
• Aug. 23 — Grupo Frontera | Maverik Center
• Aug. 23 — Ray LaMontagne, with The Weather Station | Red Butte Garden Concert Series
• Aug. 25 — Mt. Joy | Ogden Twilight
• Aug. 25 — Noah Kahan | The Plaza at America First Field
• Aug. 25 — Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
• Aug. 26 — 5 Seconds of Summer | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
• Aug. 28-30 — Pure Prairie League | Egyptian Theatre
• Aug. 29 — Yaleo: The Ultimate Santana Experience | Summer Nights with the Stars (Davis County Arts Council)
• Aug. 29 — Goose | Twilight Concert Series (Salt Lake)
• Aug. 30 — Styx and Chicago | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre

Utah theater productions in August

• Aug. 1-3 — “Disney’s Tarzan” | CenterPoint Theatre
• Aug. 1-7 — “Amelie the Musical: Teen Edition” | Utah Theatre
• Aug. 1-8 — “High School Musical” | Draper Historic Theatre
• Aug. 1-8 — “The Lightning Thief” | The Empress Theatre
• Aug. 1-12 — “The Big Bang Theory: The Nerds Are Back” | Desert Star Playhouse
• Aug. 1-14 — “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” | Pickleville Playhouse
• Aug. 1-15 — “Hairspray” | Peery’s Egyptian Theater
• Aug. 1-16 — “SLAC’s Summer Show: The Gaslight Zone” | Salt Lake Acting Company
• Aug. 1-18 — “Once” | CenterPoint Theatre
• Aug. 1-18 — “Guys and Dolls” | Scera Center for the Arts
• Aug. 1-22 — “The Scarlet Pimpernel” | The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater
• Aug. 1-29 — “Cyrano de Bergerac” | Parker Theatre
• Aug. 1-Sept. 3 — “Troilus and Cressida” | Utah Shakespeare Festival
• Aug. 1-Sept. 4 — “Hamlet” | Utah Shakespeare Festival
• Aug. 1-Sept. 4 — “See How They Run” | Utah Shakespeare Festival
• Aug. 1-Sept. 5 — “Twelfth Night” | Utah Shakespeare Festival
• Aug. 1-Sept. 7 — “The Ballad of Butch and Sundance” | Pickleville Playhouse
• Aug. 1-Oct. 3 — “Something Rotten!” | Utah Shakespeare Festival
• Aug. 1-Oct. 3 — “She Loves Me” | Utah Shakespeare Festival
• Aug. 1-Oct. 3 — “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” | Utah Shakespeare Festival
• Aug. 1-Oct. 3 — “The Book Club Play” | Utah Shakespeare Festival
• Aug. 1-Oct. 22 — “Grease” | Tuacahn Amphitheatre
• Aug. 1-Oct. 23 — “Les Misérables” | Tuacahn Amphitheatre
• Aug. 1-Oct. 24 — “Finding Nemo: A 70-Minute Family Musical” | Tuacahn Amphitheatre
• Aug. 1-Oct. 24 — “Our Town” | Hale Centre Theatre
• Aug. 3-Oct. 24 — “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” | Hale Centre Theatre
• Aug. 7-10 — “Bandito versus the Prairie Pirate Posse” | Ellen Eccles Theatre
• Aug. 7-29 — “Newsies” | West Valley Performing Arts Center
• Aug. 7-Sept. 5 — “Anything Goes” | Hopebox Theatre
• Aug. 17-Nov. 7 — “Pride and Prejudice” | The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater
• Aug. 21-Sept. 12 — “Curtains” | Heritage Theatre
• Aug. 25-30 — “Water for Elephants” | Broadway at the Eccles
• Aug. 27-Nov. 7 — “Scooby Doo: Even Stranger Things” | Desert Star Playhouse
• Aug. 28-Sept. 12 — “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” | The Empress Theatre
• Aug. 28-Sept. 12 — “Avenue Q” | Ziegfeld Theater

Utah Royals August schedule

• Aug. 2 — Utah Royals vs. Portland Thorns | 5 p.m.
• Aug. 14 — Utah Royals vs. Bay FC | 8 p.m.

Real Salt Lake August schedule

• Aug. 4 — Real Salt Lake vs. Tigres UANL | 8 p.m.
• Aug. 8 — Real Salt Lake vs Atlante F.C. | 8 p.m.
• Aug. 11 — Real Salt Lake vs. FC Juárez | 7:30 p.m.

Salt Lake Bees August schedule

• Aug. 4 — Salt Lake Bees vs. Oklahoma City Comets | 6:35 p.m.
• Aug. 5 — Salt Lake Bees vs. Oklahoma City Comets | 6:35 p.m.
• Aug. 6 — Salt Lake Bees vs. Oklahoma City Comets | 6:35 p.m.
• Aug. 7 — Salt Lake Bees vs. Oklahoma City Comets | 6:35 p.m.
• Aug. 8 — Salt Lake Bees vs. Oklahoma City Comets | 6:35 p.m.
• Aug. 9 — Salt Lake Bees vs. Oklahoma City Comets | 6:05 p.m.
• Aug. 18 — Salt Lake Bees vs. Reno Aces | 6:35 p.m.
• Aug. 19 — Salt Lake Bees vs. Reno Aces | 6:35 p.m.
• Aug. 20 — Salt Lake Bees vs. Reno Aces | 6:35 p.m.
• Aug. 21 — Salt Lake Bees vs. Reno Aces | 6:35 p.m.
• Aug. 22 — Salt Lake Bees vs. Reno Aces | 6:35 p.m.
• Aug. 23 — Salt Lake Bees vs. Reno Aces | 6:05 p.m.

Brigham Young University sports in August

• Aug. 8 — BYU women’s soccer vs. Idaho State | 7 p.m.
• Aug. 22 — BYU women’s volleyball vs. Utah Tech | noon
• Aug. 22 — BYU women’s soccer vs. USC | 7 p.m.
• Aug. 27 — BYU women’s soccer vs. Minnesota | 7 p.m.

University of Utah sports in August

• Aug. 12 — Utah women’s soccer vs. Weber State | 7 p.m.
• Aug. 15 — Utah women’s volleyball vs. Weber State | 3 p.m.
• Aug. 22 — Utah women’s soccer vs. Southern Utah University | 3 p.m.
• Aug. 27 — Utah women’s soccer vs. Utah State | 7 p.m.
• Aug. 30 — Utah women’s volleyball vs. Oregon State | 1 p.m.

Utah State University sports in August

• Aug. 16 — USU women’s soccer vs. Michigan | 7 p.m.
• Aug. 20 — USU women’s soccer vs. Portland | 7:30 p.m.

Weber State University sports in August

• Aug. 7 — Weber State women’s soccer vs. SLCC | 7 p.m.
• Aug. 16 — Weber State women’s soccer vs. Boise State | 6 p.m.
• Aug. 21 — Weber State women’s volleyball vs. Westminster | 6 p.m.
• Aug. 23 — Weber State women’s soccer vs. Oregon State | 1 p.m.
• Aug. 28 — Weber State women’s volleyball vs. San Francisco | 6 p.m.
• Aug. 29 — Weber State women’s volleyball vs. San Jose State | 1:30 p.m.
• Aug. 29 — Weber State women’s volleyball vs. Belmont | 7:30 p.m.

Utah Valley University sports in August

• Aug. 13 — UVU women’s soccer vs. Michigan | 7 p.m.
• Aug. 17 — UVU women’s soccer vs. Utah | 7:30 p.m.
• Aug. 20 — UVU men’s soccer vs. Pacific | 7 p.m.
• Aug. 21 — UVU women’s volleyball vs. Colorado Mesa | 6 p.m.
• Aug. 24 — UVU men’s soccer vs. Central Arkansas | 5 p.m.
• Aug. 24 — UVU women’s soccer vs. Utah State | 7:30 p.m.
• Aug. 27 — UVU women’s soccer vs. Kansas | 7 p.m.
• Aug. 28 — UVU women’s volleyball vs. Utah Tech | 11 a.m.
• Aug. 28 — UVU women’s volleyball vs. Utah | 7 p.m.
• Aug. 29 — UVU women’s volleyball vs. Oregon State | 4 p.m.

Southern Utah University sports in August

• Aug. 5 — SUU women’s soccer vs. Air Force | noon
• Aug. 7 — SUU women’s soccer vs. Utah State University Eastern | 4 p.m. 

Utah Tech University sports in August

• Aug. 8 — Utah Tech men’s soccer vs. SLCC | 8 p.m.
• Aug. 15 — Utah Tech women’s volleyball vs. UNLV | 6 p.m.
• Aug. 15 — Utah Tech men’s soccer vs. Mohave CC | 8 p.m.
• Aug. 20 — Utah Tech women’s soccer vs. Westminster | 7 p.m.
• Aug. 23 — Utah Tech women’s soccer vs. Portland | 11 a.m.
• Aug. 23 — Utah Tech men’s soccer vs. Pacific | 8 p.m.
• Aug. 30 — Utah Tech women’s soccer vs. Utah | 7 p.m.
• Aug. 31 — Utah Tech men’s soccer vs. Sacramento State | 8 p.m.