Events

Kick off your Halloween weekend with Salt Lake Spooky Speaks, an evening of multilingual storytelling and poetry dedicated to the magic and mystery of the fall season. This free-to-attend, all-ages event features local spoken-word artists sharing folklore, fables, and spooky tales, perfect for long autumn nights.
Join us on Friday, October 30, from 7:00 – 9:30 pm at Eccles Theater in the Grand Lobby.
Learn more at https://www.saltlakecountyarts.org/events/salt-lake-spooky-speaks/

Paranormal Percussion is the world’s only Halloween-themed drum show, bringing your favorite spooky songs to life in an unforgettable live experience for the whole family.

Tickets at paranormalpercussion.com Over 2,000 people attended Paranormal Percussion last season. You’ll find yourself clapping, laughing, singing along, and becoming part of the show. Performed by the award-winning Warehouse 5 Drum Theatre, this high-energy production combines powerful drumming, exciting lighting effects, eerie fog, audience interaction, and plenty of lighthearted Halloween fun. Hear favorites like “This Is Halloween” from The Nightmare Before Christmas, Thriller, Jaws, and more as they’re reimagined by a full percussion ensemble using marimbas, vibraphones, xylophones, drums, and other percussion instruments. It’s a one-of-a-kind Halloween tradition you’ll want to experience year after year. 

Julia Jackin is bringing her new album tour, The Gem, to Salt Lake City on October 30. 
KRCL Presents the show.
21+

Details and tickets here.

Come celebrate Halloween with your favorite local SLC band, Pixie & The Partygrass Boys! Costumes encouraged at this spooky bash! 

Details and tickets here.

Halloween Hullabaloo 2026 with Magda-Vega and Kung Fu Grip at Tailgate Tavern

Since her breakthrough in 2020, acclaimed singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun has been hailed by Rolling Stone as "Nashville’s most low-key musical revolutionary" and celebrated for her uniquely vulnerable voice. Oladokun has released two highly acclaimed albums—2021’s in defense of my own happiness and 2023’s Proof of Life—both appearing on numerous best-of-the year lists. Oladokun's forthcoming project, Observations From a Crowded Room, due out October 18, marks a significant evolution in her career.

Details and tickets here.

Swedish singer-songwriter The Tallest Man On Earth aka Kristian Matsson is announcing a 2026 US fall tour and the song "Colors", his first new music in nearly three years. Plus, he's stopping in Salt Lake City. Recorded by Mattson in his home studio, the song whirls and swirls with his violin, guitar playing and signature croon. Yearning for the verdant inspiration of summer, head below to listen and watch the song's new video featuring handheld camera footage from Kristian and his crew on a recent run of European shows.

KRCL Presents
The Tallest Man on Earth
at The Commonwealth Room
Mon, November 2
Details and tickets here.

The Stateroom Presents Chaparelle with special guest Nick Delffs. In a harmonious union, Texas-based musicians Zella Day, Jesse Woods and Beau Bedford come together to reveal their highly anticipated collaboration, “Chaparelle”. Esteemed for their exceptional vocal prowess and celebrated contributions to their distinct genres, this partnership channels the enduring allure of Country music’s golden age, weaving a melodic narrative that resonates with themes of love and the indomitable Texan essence. Doors at 7 pm, show at 8 pm for this 21 + event.

More info: The State Room Presents - RESCHEDULED | Chaparelle

Tickets: Chaparelle - Salt Lake City - The State Room - Mon, Nov 2, 2026, 08:00 PM - AXS US

Join us the first Tuesday of every month this fall for a mystical series of evenings celebrating Sufi Poetry. The Rumi Poetry Club was founded by Rasoul Shams in 2007, on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of Jalâluddin Rumi’s birth. Since then, they have celebrated the poetry, inspiration, and perennial teachings of Rumi and other poets of the heart, nature, and spiritual life from around the world. Rasoul Shams first learned of Rumi's poems in his Persian classes as a young boy in Iran. The works of Rumi and other Persian poets have been his spiritual companions for decades. He has studied and lived in India, Japan, and the USA. His books include Rumi: The Art of Loving, Rumi Essays: On the Life, Poetry, and Vision of the Greatest Persian Sufi Poet, The Words of Rumi, and Through Love Pain is Healed. 
https://www.goldenbraidslc.com/events/autumn-with-rumi-november-2026

More Info: https://thestateroompresents.com/state-room-presents/jake-xerxes-fussell-2
Tickets: https://www.axs.com/events/1437219/jake-xerxes-fussell-tickets