Events

Join two-time Hugo Award-winning Becky Chambers for a powerful discussion on thriving in scary times through radical hope, community, and imagined futures. Legendarium and Under the Umbrella celebrate the release of her new book, As You Wake, Break the Shell - a queer, hopepunk novel about surviving through found family and tenacious hope amidst environmental collapse.

Becky Chambers is one of the most prominent and impactful science fiction authors of our time. This is her first visit to Salt Lake and first novel in four years. The event is hosted in collaboration with the Queer Student Union of Utah and the University of Utah Gender Studies Program. 
Legendarium and Under the Umbrella are sponsoring heavily discounted admission for as many students, at the University of Utah and elsewhere, as possible. 

Details and tickets here.

Join radical hopepunk author, Becky Chambers, for a powerful lecture on thriving in daunting, fascist times through the audacity of joy, community, and imagined futures.

Four of Utah's incredible queer organizations have teamed up to celebrate the release of her new book, AS YOU WAKE, BREAK THE SHELL - a sci-fi novel about surviving through found family and tenacious hope amidst environmental collapse. Two-time Hugo Award-winning author, Becky Chambers is one of the most prominent and impactful science fiction authors of our time.

The event is hosted in collaboration with The Legendarium, Under the Umbrella, the Queer Student Union of Utah, and the University of Utah Gender Studies Program. Legendarium and Under the Umbrella are sponsoring $5 admission for students, with any school ID (code: hopepunk).

Thursday, October 15 starting at 7:00 PM

Kingsbury Hall (University of Utah)

Purchase tickets through this link, or through Kingsbury Hall Box Office

Reggae Thursday at The Hog Wallow 
Oneheartorchestra.com

Join Sageland Collaborative and Trout Unlimited to build beaver dam analogs (BDAs) and other low-tech restoration structures in Lodgepole Creek to improve stream habitat! These volunteer events are a fun opportunity to cool off in the late summer heat while making an positive impact on Utah’s waterways. Multiple dates: October 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 
Learn more & register here: https://sagelandcollaborative.org/riverscape-restoration

Red Butte Garden and Arboretum will present Garden After Dark from October 15–30, 2026. This annual, much-anticipated fall festival transforms the Garden with immersive storytelling, atmospheric lighting, and original artistic scenes created especially for the natural landscape.
This year’s theme, Adventures in Neverland, invites guests of all ages to embark on an adventure into a glowing world of botanical wonders in search of hidden pixie dust to help Tinkerbell rescue Peter Pan. Guests can expect evenings filled with color, mystery, and imaginative twists that come alive only after dark.
Tickets for Garden After Dark are on sale now.

Monday–Thursday event hours are 6–8pm and
Friday–Sunday event hours are 6–9pm.

Ticket prices range from $13–$23.

For a specially curated, all-abilities accessible experience, Hocus Crocus Hour will be offered on Saturdays and Sundays
during the event, from 5–6pm.
More event details at: https://redbuttegarden.org/events/garden-after-dark/

Featuring immersive scenes, interactive storytelling, glowing displays, and a family-friendly adventure for all ages, Garden After Dark: Adventures in Neverland transforms Red Butte Garden and Arboretum into an unforgettable Halloween experience the whole family will love.
Details and tickets here.

Timed-Admission Tickets Required
Tickets are required for everyone over age two (2).

Weeknights: Mon–Thur, 6–8pm (last entry 7pm)
Members $13 | Public $15 | Not refundable or exchangeable

Weekend Nights: Fri–Sun, 6–9pm (last entry 8pm)
Members $18 | Public $20 | Not refundable or exchangeable

Flex Tickets: Mon–Sun
Members $20 | Public $23 | Not refundable
Exchangeable: Date/time can be changed up to 2x per ticket.
Call (801) 585-0556 to reschedule your Flex Tickets

Copper Palate Press's annual blacklight Halloween art show PRINTS OF DARKNESS will be two nights this year! Featuring bands being other bands for Halloween! 
On October 16: Selfmyth as The Cure, Hurtado as The Smiths, Dad Bod as Oasis and DJ Tall J spinning vinyl. 
On October 23: The X'd as TSOL, JoannZig as Danzig and The Misfits, Shock Troops as Cock Sparrer. 
Live t-shirt printing so bring a shirt to have printed!
Copper Palate Press

Women in Music Utah + Fice Gallery present a photography exhibit featuring 16 Utah-based concert photographers as they tell the story of live music in our communty.

Opening night: Friday, October 16 from 7-11PM All Ages
Details here 

And Instagram @mindthegapfest

The Landfill, Fruit Bats’ June 12, 2026album from Merge Records, is something else entirely: a mountain dominating the landscape of Johnson’s heart. This being a Fruit Bats record, one scales that mountain to take in the view, to see the future spread out as wide and endless as the midwestern plains. Doors at 7 pm, show at 8 pm. 21 + event with valid ID.

More Info: https://thestateroompresents.com/state-room-presents/fruit-bats-3?utm_source=krcl&utm_medium=digical

Tickets: https://www.axs.com/events/1379981/fruit-bats-tickets?skin=stateroom&utm_source=krcl&utm_medium=digical

Join Sageland Collaborative and Trout Unlimited to build beaver dam analogs (BDAs) and other low-tech restoration structures in Lodgepole Creek to improve stream habitat! These volunteer events are a fun opportunity to cool off in the late summer heat while making an positive impact on Utah’s waterways. Multiple dates: October 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 
Learn more & register here: https://sagelandcollaborative.org/riverscape-restoration