The balloon festival has become a yearly tradition. It's amazing every time. It's just something we…read morenever tire of seeing. It's fun to bring friend and family that come into town to experience the beauty and magic of it all. We show up early, bring blankets and breakfast and enjoy the show. It's a must see for all ages.

What an awesome, unexpected festival to wrap up the Labor Day weekend! When entering in downtown…read moreProvo from spending the day in the desert the first thing that we noticed was the amount of people, the sound of the music and the festive atmosphere across the street from the temple and the beautiful mountains as background. I was so happy to see so many happy people and organized food trucks and organized public seating watching the many shows (4 days of non stop music and dances, that was a FULL program of joy, pity that I was only have a glimpse of the whole event). My only 'wow' was related to masks. Looks like covid was inexistent as barely some vendors had masks on. Majority of people did not follow much the social distancing (blame the churros) and inexistent masks. So strange. That aside, I just felt very happy to be there, it was very magical, the sunset, the stands selling food from all Latin American countries, the smiles, the warm and also tons of freebies to take home! Check the photos to get an idea of the attraction power of this event!

My first Pioneer Day. I love coming to Provo every chance I…read moreget. It's such a cute little town. Parking was super easy to find: on the street or empty lot across from the park. No charge for parking. They had the fire department there, independent craft vendors, food trucks, mini stage w. live music, pioneer costume contest, and people demonstrating pioneer history. Much fun.

It keeps getting better every year. The setup this year was excellent. Good vendors, and other…read morebooths. The music was good, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. It was a family friendly good time had by all that I saw. The Republications showed their diversity by not showing up. All others parties came. That's all expected in this market. It would have been nicer if more food trucks had come, but the one serving main courses was one I'd been wanting to try. I was very happy with their food.

We have very unique community, that has some extreme challenges when it comes to accepting everyone…read morefor who the are. With the dominate religion being the leader of exclusion, it's hard to gain traction with an event like this. I love this a valley and the people that are here. It is so heart warming to see a turn out like this. This is an extremely family friendly event, and the overall feeling is loving and accepting to everyone. SO glad to be a part of this movement!

We attended this experience over the weekend, and it was fantastic! The Wonderland section hasn't…read moreopened yet, so staff gave us a voucher to come back when it's ready. They also gave us headphones to borrow for our baby. (The music is pretty loud, although she probably would have been fine without the headphones.) Once inside, you have two hours before your card expires. Everyone has a light that allows you to see hidden messages and pictures. You even have the option to play scavenger hunt games to win small prizes. There are also lots of interactive pieces in the exhibit, so I recommend bringing some hand sanitizer. The exhibit itself is very immersive and enchanting! It was very cool, and even our toddler loved it. Overall, I highly recommend this for both families and couples!

Dreamwalk is an immersive interactive experience featuring fantastical scenes and scenarios.There…read moreare many rooms, including caves with glow-in-the-dark lights, a cloud room, and a robot world. Our favorite part was Bob, the talking fish who can talk to you in real time using AI. Plan on at least an hour for this experience, but more if you want to do all of the quests and searches they have. I'm minusing a star because it was beyond irritating to make a reservation. You have to give them your physical address, phone number, email, and birthday, including day, month and year. You also had to sign a waiver. When you go to places like Lagoon you don't need to sign a waiver. This place is literally just walking around. They should do something where you agree to their terms when you buy the ticket and don't have to sign a waiver. Also, even though we bought our tickets in advance, we still had to wait in line with all of the people buying their tickets at the entrance, so buying ahead didn't save any time. We had to wait for 40 minutes to actually begin the experience. In a nutshell, if you've been to Disneyland, this place is like waiting in line at Disneyland.

Happens once a year and it's amazing. Sample food from around the area. Won't leave hungry,…read moreguaranteed. $15 adults $10 student $45 for family (up to 6).

It's a fun annual event that the city puts on. Utah had no shortage of celebrations through the…read moresummer, and most of the cities and towns' festivals are pretty comparable to one another. Orem Summerfest is a little bigger than most, but Orem is bigger than most. Plenty of decent vendors, a lot of overpriced food, rides that cost too much money, and plenty of performances all day long of local groups. It's fun to just walk around and maybe splurge a little on a few rides and a funnel cake, but unless you have kids and want to spend a bunch of money, everything here seems expensive for what it is.

The fourth of July freedom Festival Parade has a reputation for being one of the best in the…read morewestern United States. In comparison to past years when we have attended, this year's parade seemed much shorter. Fewer entries but still the usual high school marching bands, politicians in great classic cars, a variety of troops and veteran groups, law enforcement motorcycles, floats featuring beauty queens, and the ever popular larger than life character balloons delighted the crowds as they marched, walked or drove the shortened parade route this year. One fun aspect of the parade is claiming the best spot. Spectators are allowed to camp out starting the night before the parade begins. Luckily, our son was willing to camp out and claimed a prime spot along the parade route. We sat comfortably in the back of his pick up truck with a canopy tarp providing great shade for us to watch the parade and enjoy breakfast. One favorite group featured in this parade are the missionaries from the LDS missionary training center. This year, there seems to have been some controversy about which groups were allowed to participate in the parade and which were not. No matter what one's religious affiliation is, there is no doubt that this enthusiastic and impressive group resonates well with the crowd as they received standing ovations and cheers when the missionary group walked by. This is a great parade for families of all ages.

This annual event features professional storytellers. Listen to folklore, childhood stories,…read moremusic, and experimental monologues. The venue is a series of large canopy tents staked in the sod-coated desert. Any given performer may bore, entertain, or enthrall you, but on the whole it is always a worthwhile experience. This has become one of Utah's more important cultural events.