EVENTS IN AND AROUND OGDEN THIS JUNE

It’s summer and that means it’s time to gather around the barbecue and spend time with friends and family. It also means getting out to some of the great events in and around Ogden this June. This month there are all kinds of great family friendly events taking place. From Ogden Musical Festival to the Honeybee Festival, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this June.

Events in and Around Ogden this June

Jordan Landing Summer Concert Series – CountDown
When: June 3^rd, 2016 |7pm – 10pm
Where: Jordan Landing
3751 W. Center Park Drive
West Jordan, UT

CountDown drives home rock-solid performances with energy, power, and fun. Layer this in with the bands extraordinary musical talents and onstage antics, and you’ve got all the ingredients of a national quality act! As hundreds of fans will attest, the only way to truly experience CountDown is see them perform live. So pack up the kids and the lawn chairs and come check them out LIVE on the plaza at Jordan Landing!

2016 Slow Food Utah Honeybee Festival
When: June 4th
Where: Sorenson Unity Center
1383 South 900 West
Salt Lake City, UT

The annual Honeybee Festival celebrates Utah’s state symbol the beehive, and its amazing residents, honeybees. The festival features presentations about beekeeping and bee-friendly gardening from local and regional experts, beehive demonstrations, honey tastings, children’s activities, and more. It is free and open to the public.

9^th Annual Ogden Music Festival
When: June 3rd – 5^th, 2016
Where: Fort Buenaventura Park

In nine years, the Ogden Music Festival has grown into just the kind of thing you’re looking for to start your summer off on a high note, whether its high, lonesome bluegrass or some hot licks on the fiddle. Set in an oasis just minutes from downtown Ogden, Weber County’s Fort Buenaventura is Utah’s oldest settlement and provides camping, walking and bike trails, the Weber River, and the perfect spot for our growing community of friends of acoustic music.

Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll
When: First Friday of the Month
Where: Downtown Ogden

Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll is held the first Friday of the month from 6-9 PM, Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll is abuzz year ‘round with exciting exhibit openings, artist receptions and live music of all genres in venues and in the streets. As the art stroll becomes the virtual front porch of Ogden, those that venture here are treated to great art, an atmosphere of camaraderie and inclusion and amazing night life; small town feel, big city offerings.

Arts in the Parks
When: June 13^th – 17^th, 2016
Where: 4^th Street Park, Ogden, UT

Arts in the Parks is a collaborative program between the WSU Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts and Humanities, the Jerry & Vickie Moyes College of Education, the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, the College of Science, and the Ogden City School District free summer lunch program. Modeled after the popular Science in the Parks program, Arts in the Parks runs for 6 weeks each summer, spending 1 week at each of the following Ogden City Parks: Lorin Farr Park, Liberty Park, Monroe Park, Jaycee Park, Mt. Ogden Park and West Ogden Park. The program takes place Monday – Friday from 12noon to 1pm, is geared toward 3-12 year old children, and is free and open to all who wish to participate.

2016 Slide the City: SLC
When: June 18^th, 2016
Where: N Temple & Main St
100 N Main St, Salt Lake City, UT

Summer time is upon us, and we are bringing a record-breaking water slide to brighten your city streets. Come dressed to impress because it’s not every day you can strut through town with your hot bod, cool dance moves and slick slides. Did we mention it’s the world record ? Yeah, it’s that long.