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WSU’s Arts in the Parks programming set to begin next week; Science in the Parks to start June 9

By Rob Nielsen - | May 30, 2025

Photo supplied, Weber State University

A performer entertains children at a previous year's iteration of Arts in the Parks, a summer program offered by Weber State University.

OGDEN — Two free traditions for children during the summer are set to return this year.

Weber State University announced in a press release that Arts in the Parks will begin Monday and Science in the Parks will begin June 9. Each will be held in its respective parks from noon to 1 p.m. throughout the week and coincide with Ogden School District’s free summer lunch program.

According to the press release, daily activities will include:

  • Mondays: visual arts with collages and sculptures
  • Tuesdays: literary arts with storytelling, treasure maps and book-making
  • Wednesdays: dance with tambourines and dance streamers
  • Thursdays: theater with masks, hats and puppets
  • Fridays: music with banjos, rain sticks and maracas

Daily themes for Science in the Parks include:

  • Mondays: see it
  • Tuesdays: hear it
  • Wednesdays: build it
  • Thursdays: move it
  • Fridays: feel it

Dates and locations for Arts in the Parks are as follows:

  • June 2-6 at Lorin Farr Park (769 Canyon Road)
  • June 9-13 at Monroe Park (850 30th St.)
  • June 16-20 at Marshall White Center (222 28th St.)
  • June 23-27 at West Ogden Park (751 W. 24th St.)

Dates and locations for Science in the Parks:

  • June 9-13 at Lorin Farr Park
  • June 16-20 at Monroe Park
  • June 23-27 at Marshall White Center

No activities will be held on June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.

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