Two parades, fireworks, and FROZEN under the stars: your weekend is full

Plus where to grab peaches Saturday morning, the SCERA Shell musical playing all weekend, and a Sunday waterfall worth the short walk.

Oremfest closes Saturday with its night parade and a fireworks finale that ends at 10pm. Springville's Art City Days wraps the same morning with a 10am parade down Main. Both ends of the Valley throw a parade June 13.

Here's the weekend worth planning around. Grab a dirty soda and pick your spots.

🎆 Your Saturday Is Set

Worth it

Oremfest closes with a night parade and fireworks

Orem's flagship summer festival ends its 'Red, White, Blue and You' week with a Grand Parade after dark and a fireworks finale over City Center Park.

🕐Hours: Sat Jun 13 · Grand Parade 7-9pm · fireworks start 9:45pm, end 10pm

📍Address: City Center Park, Orem · parade starts at 800 S & 800 E, turning onto Center St · ~10 min from downtown Provo

💵Cost: Free · carnival rides and some events priced separately

⏰Timing: Parade spot-saving is only allowed after 9am Fri Jun 12. Carnival, food vendors, and boutiques open at City Center Park at 10am Saturday, so make a day of it

Our take

The best free night of the early summer. Stake a parade spot Friday, ride the carnival in the afternoon, then stay for fireworks. Organizers ask you to clear the park fast after 10pm so crews can start cleanup.

⚠️ Heads up: The drone show is Friday Jun 12 at 9:45pm, not Saturday. Confirm parade and fireworks times at oremfest.org before you head over, since the night schedule can shift.

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🎶 Live This Weekend

Worth it

Disney's FROZEN at the SCERA Shell, Orem

The full stage musical of FROZEN, performed outdoors under the Wasatch at the SCERA Shell as part of the 2026 summer season.

🕐Hours: Runs Jun 5-20 · plays Sat Jun 13 at 8pm (dark Wednesdays/Sundays)

📍Address: SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, 600 S 400 E, Orem (inside SCERA Park) · ~10 min from downtown Provo

💵Cost: Ticketed · seating tiers vary

⏰Timing: It's outdoor seating, so bring blankets and low chairs. An 8pm Saturday curtain pairs cleanly with an early Art City Days parade, not the Oremfest night parade

Our take

A full-scale musical under the stars is the SCERA Shell at its best, and FROZEN is the family draw of the early season. Book ahead for a Saturday seat.

⚠️ Heads up: Saturday performances sell well. Confirm date, curtain time, and availability at scera.org before you drive over.

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🍑 Saturday Morning

Saturday Staple

Worth it

Provo Farmers Market

The open-air Saturday market at Pioneer Park — local produce, makers, food trucks, and over 200 rotating vendors.

🕐Hours: Sat Jun 13 · 9am-2pm

📍Address: Pioneer Park, 500 W Center St, Provo · 3 min from downtown Provo

💵Cost: Free (bring cash for vendors)

⏰Timing: Get there near 9am before the good produce and bread sell out, then walk over to a parade

Our take

The easiest good morning you can hand a family all summer. Hit it before the Saturday parades if you're staying in Provo.

⚠️ Heads up: Parking around Pioneer Park fills fast on market mornings.

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Get Moving

Worth it

Oremfest 5K & benefit breakfast

Run the 5K or walk the 1-mile from Center Street to 800 East, then a benefit breakfast that funds local kids.

🕐Hours: Sat Jun 13 morning · breakfast $6 per person or $30 per family

📍Address: Center St to 800 E, Orem · ~10 min from downtown Provo

💵Cost: 5K registration set separately · breakfast $6/$30

⏰Timing: A morning run plus pancakes is a low-cost way to start the festival's biggest day before the afternoon heat

Our take

Burn off the carnival food before you eat it. The breakfast goes to local kids, so it's an easy good-cause start to Saturday.

⚠️ Heads up: Confirm the exact start time and registration at oremfest.org — race times were not posted in full at press.

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🏔️ Sunday Outdoors: Pick of the Weekend

Pick of the weekend

Bridal Veil Falls, Provo Canyon

A 607-foot double-tiered waterfall right off the Provo River Trail, running hard with June snowmelt — the first stretch is flat and paved.

🕐Hours: Daylight hours · paved lower path, short and stroller-friendly

📍Address: Bridal Veil Falls, Provo Canyon (off US-189, ~3 miles up) · ~12 min from downtown Provo

💵Cost: Free

⏰Timing: Go Sunday morning before the canyon fills. May-June is peak flow from snowmelt, so the falls are thundering right now

Our take

The biggest payoff for the least effort in the county — a giant waterfall on a paved path. A clean Sunday option when the parades are done.

⚠️ Heads up: A reconstruction project has the lower parking lot closed through about July 2026, so park at the upper lot or Nunn's Park. Spray makes the rocks slick and the pool is dangerously cold — keep kids back from the base. Confirm lot and trail access before you drive up.

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