Northern Utah Living: Places to go, things to do (Dec. 27-Jan. 4)
BENJAMIN ZACK/STANDARD-EXAMINER
Christmas lights surround the Roy City Municipal Center on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014. Layton City will hold a Holiday Lighting Ceremony at 6 p.m Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, to flip the switch on the city's holiday lights.
Here is a look at many of the events going on in Northern Utah and beyond in the next week:
CENTRAL
Ogden
Dec. 27
Christmas Village, Municipal Gardens, 5-10 p.m. (Dec. 27-Jan. 2, ogdencity.gov)
Anomalies – Suzanne Sbarge, Ogden Contemporary Arts, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Dec. 27-Jan. 11, ogdencontemporaryarts.org)
2025 Window Wonderland, Downtown Ogden, All day (ogdendowntown.com)
Taste of Ogden Food Tour, Union Station, 1:15 p.m. (otownfoodtours.com)
Ocean Resin Cutting Board Class, The Monarch, 4-6 p.m. (soulandsaltstudio.youcanbook.me)
Dec. 29
Rough Stock Practice, Golden Spike Event Center, 6-9:30 p.m. (goldenspikeeventcenter.com)
Dec. 30
Gentle Movements, Weber County Main Library, 1:30-2:30 p.m. (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Hariy Horse Show, Golden Spike Event Center, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (goldenspikeeventcenter.com)
Bites and Brews Food Tour, Downtown Ogden, 5:30-7:30 p.m. (otownfoodtours.com)
Dec. 31
Bull Wars, Golden Spike Event Center, 7:30 p.m. (goldenspikeeventcenter.com)
Jan. 1
WSU men’s basketball vs. Portland State, Dee Events Center, 2 p.n. (weberstatesports.com)
Jan. 2
Historic 25th Street Walking Tour, Union Station, 5:30-7 p.m. (visitogden.com)
Artist Factory First Friday: Shadow Puppets with Lu Wei, The Monarch, 6-9 p.m. (ogdencontemporaryarts.org)
Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll, Downtown Ogden, 6-9 p.m. (ogdencityarts.org)
Jan. 3
American Chariot Racing, Golden Spike Event Center, 1-4 p.m. (goldenspikeeventcenter.com)
Taste of Ogden Food Tour, Union Station, 1:15 p.m. (otownfoodtours.com)
WSU men’s basketball vs. Sacramento State, Dee Events Center, 7 p.n. (weberstatesports.com)
North Ogden
Dec. 29
Tai Chi, Weber County Library North Branch, 10:30-11:30 a.m. (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Dec. 31
New Year’s at Noon, Weber County Library North Branch, 11 a.m.-noon (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Roy
Dec. 27
Tai Chi, Weber County Library Southwest Branch, 10:30 a.m.-noon (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Dec. 30
Yoga, Weber County Library Southwest Branch, 6:30-7:30 p.m. (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Dec. 31
New Year’s Party, Weber County Library Southwest Branch, 11 a.m.-noon (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Jan. 3
I Survived!, Weber County Library Southwest Branch, 3 p.m. (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Tai Chi, Weber County Library Southwest Branch, 10:30 a.m.-noon (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Washington Terrace
Dec. 31
New Year’s at Noon, Weber County Library Pleasant Valley Branch, 11 a.m.-noon (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Tai Chi, Weber County Library Pleasant Valley Branch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Jan. 2
Movie: All About Eve, Weber County Library Pleasant Valley Branch, 2 p.m. (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Yoga for Families, Weber County Library Pleasant Valley Branch, 10:30-11 a.m. (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Jan. 3
Frosty Films: Lilo and Stitch, Weber County Library Pleasant Valley Branch, 2 p.m. (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
SOUTH
Layton
Dec. 27
2025 Layton Lights Before Christmas, Layton Commons Park, dusk (Dec. 27-31, laytoncity.org)
Student Art Festival, Davis Conference Center, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (Dec. 27-Jan. 7, davisconferencecenter.com)
Jan. 2
Class ACT, Abbington Senior Living, 7 p.m. (davisarts.org)
Syracuse
Jan. 1
First Day Hike 2026, Antelope Island State Park, 10 a.m. (stateparks.utah.gov/parks/antelope-island)
Farmington
Dec. 27
White Christmas, Hopebox Theatre, 7:30 p.m. (hopeboxtheatre.com)
Kaysville
Dec. 31
Wyldwood, Central Davis Senior Center, 11 a.m.-noon (heartsoul.org)
EAST
Eden
Dec. 27
Backyard Après Ugly Sweater Party, Powder Mountain, 3-6 p.m. (powdermountain.regfox.com)
Dec. 31
New Year’s Eve Torch Light Parade, Powder Mountain, 4-7 p.m. (powdermountain.regfox.com)
Huntsville
Dec. 27
New Year’s Party, Ogden Valley Library, 11 a.m. (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Zumba/Vinyasa Yoga, Ogden Valley Library, 9:30 a.m./10:30 a.m. (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Dec. 28
Vinyasa Yoga, Weber County Library Ogden Valley Branch, 10:30-11:30 a.m. (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Jan. 3
Zumba/Vinyasa Yoga, Ogden Valley Library, 9:30 a.m./10:30 a.m. (weberpl.events.mylibrary.digital)
Liberty
Jan. 3
Moonlight Glide, North Fork Park, 6-8 p.m. (ogdennordic.com)
Morgan
Dec. 31
New Year’s Eve Family Party, Morgan County Library, 11 a.m.-noon (morgancounty.lib.utah.gov)
NORTH
Brigham City
Dec. 27
Golden Spike Winter Steam Festival, Golden Spike National Historic Park, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Dec. 27-30, nps.gov/gosp)
Gingerbread House Contest, Farm Bureau, All day (Dec. 27-Jan. 5, brighamcity.activityreg.com)
Plein Air Competition Exhibition, Brigham City Museum, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Dec. 27-March 21, museum.bcutah.gov)
Dec. 29
Gillies Night of Light, Community Center, 5-6 p.m. (bcutah.gov)
Tremonton
Jan. 2
Western White Out Rodeo, Box Elder County Fairgrounds, 7:30 p.m. (Jan. 2-3, boxelsercountyut.gov)
Nearby
Salt Lake City
Dec. 27
2025 ZooLights, Utah’s Hogle Zoo, 5:30-9 p.m. (Dec. 27-Jan. 4, hoglezoo.org)
Dec. 31
Ball Drop 2026, 1055 West North Temple Street, 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. (hepartytix.ticketsauce.com/e/balldrop-2026)
Night at the Rotunda, Utah State Capitol, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. (utahnye.com)
Cache Valley
Dec. 27
Holiday Sleigh Rides on the Farm, American West Heritage Center, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (awhc.org)
Zoo Lights 2025, Zootah, 4:30-8 p.m. (Dec. 27/Jan. 1-3, zootah.org)
Jan. 2
A Year with Frog and Toad – The Musical, Utah Theatre, 1 p.m. (theutahtheatre.org)
Know of an event that should be listed? Let us know by emailing jlloyd@standard.net.


