SOUTHERN UTAH — The weekend is almost here, and that means it’s time to look for adventure — whether it’s something fun, inspiring, educational or entertaining. Take advantage of our snapshot of Southern Utah events and activities to enjoy with family and friends, and keep the adventure going all weekend long!

Watch TGIF Show co-hosts Sheldon and Amy talk about their weekend picks:

See video at the top of this listing.

Weekend events | Aug. 25-27

Art 

• Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | The Sears Legacy | Admission: Free | Location: Sears Art Museum, 155 S. 700 East, St. George.
• Friday, 3-4 p.m. | Sonambient Concert | Admission: Free | Location: Harry Bertoia Foundation Gallery, 1449 N. 1400 West, Suite 11, St. George.
• Friday, 5-8 p.m. | Final Friday Art Walk | Admission: Free | Location: Artisans Gallery, 94 W. Center St., Cedar City.
• Friday, 6-8 p.m. | Let’s Paint: Desert Cactus | Admission: $35 (21+ only) | Location: Cedar City Elks Lodge, 111 E. 200 North, Cedar City.
• Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. | “Art Thru Mona’s Eyes” Fused Glass and Painting Exhibit | Admission: Free | Location: Cedar City Library, 303 N. 100 East, Cedar City.
• Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | “Immersion” Art Exhibition | Admission: Free | Location: ART Provides, 35 N. Main St. #306, St. George.

Education/enlightenment

• Friday, 6-10 p.m. | Multi-State Concealed Carry Class | Admission: $50 | Location: Red Cliffs Rifle & Pistol Range, 5850 W. 1800 South #1, Hurricane.
• Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Freedom Exposé | Admission: Free | Location: Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 2450 N. Town Center Drive, Washington City.

Entertainment 

• Friday, 2-4 p.m. | Utah Shakespeare Festival: “Timon of Athens” | Admission: $50-$60 | Location: Anes Studio Theatre, 351 W. Center St., Cedar City.
• Friday, 6-10 p.m. | MicroMania Midget Wrestling | Admission: $20-$300 (21+ only) | Location: The Blackbird Bar, 90 W. Hoover Ave., Cedar City.
• Friday, 7-8 p.m. | Open Mic Night at the Johnson Arts Center | Admission: $5 | Location: The Johnson Center for Community Arts and Education, 59 N. 100 West, Cedar City.
• Friday, 8-10 p.m. | Utah Shakespeare Festival: “Romeo and Juliet” | Admission: $15-$85 | Location: Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre, 351 W. Center St., Cedar City.
• Friday, 8-10 p.m. | Utah Shakespeare Festival: “A Raisin in the Sun” | Admission: $30-$85 | Location: Randall L. Jones Theatre, 351 W. Center St., Cedar City.
• Friday, 8:30-10:30 p.m. | Roald Dahl’s Charlie and The Chocolate Factory | Admission: $47-$146 | Location: Tuacahn Center for the Arts, 1100 Tuacahn Drive, Ivins.
• Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon | Historic St. George Live! | Admission: $3-$5 | Location: St. George Art Museum, 47 E. 200 North, St. George.
• Friday, 2-4 p.m. and Saturday, 8-10 p.m. | Utah Shakespeare Festival: “The Play That Goes Wrong” | Admission: $30-$85 | Location: Randall L. Jones Theatre, 351 W. Center St., Cedar City.
• Friday and Saturday, 7-9 p.m. | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Admission: $10-$18 | Location: Heritage Center Theater, 105 N. 100 East, Cedar City.
• Friday and Saturday (matinée 2-4:30 p.m.), 7-9:30 p.m. | Newsies the Musical | Admission: $8-$18 | Location: Hurricane Fine Arts Center, 92 S. 100 West, Hurricane.
• Friday and Saturday (matinée 2-4 p.m.), 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Mean Girls Jr. | Admission: $8-$10 | Location: The Electric Theater, 68 E. Tabernacle St., St. George.
• Friday and Saturday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Footloose the Musical | Admission: $27 | Location: Historic Opera House, 212 N. Main St., St. George.
• Friday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. and Saturday, 4-6 p.m. | Kayenta Play Lab: “Dancing in the Flames” | Admission: $10-$20 | Location: Center for the Arts at Kayenta, 881 Coyote Gulch Court, Ivins.
• Saturday, 2-4 p.m. | Utah Shakespeare Festival: “Jane Austen’s Emma The Musical” | Admission: $36-$91 | Location: Randall L. Jones Theatre, 351 W. Center St., Cedar City.
• Saturday, 2-4 p.m. | Utah Shakespeare Festival: “Coriolanus” | Admission: $50-$60 | Location: Anes Studio Theatre, 351 W. Center St., Cedar City.
• Saturday, 5-11 p.m. | Monster Trucks Insanity Tour | Admission: $10-$22 | Location: Iron County Fairgrounds, 54 N. 300 East, Parowan.
• Saturday, 8-10 p.m. | Utah Shakespeare Festival: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” | Admission: $15-$85 | Location: Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre, 351 W. Center St., Cedar City.
• Saturday, 8:30-10:30 p.m. | Tarzan | Admission: $51-$126 | Location: Tuacahn Center for the Arts, 1100 Tuacahn Drive, Ivins.
• Saturday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. and Sunday, 4-6 p.m. | Kayenta Play Lab: “The Magician’s Sister” | Admission: $10-$20 | Location: Center for the Arts at Kayenta, 881 Coyote Gulch Court, Ivins.

Family

• Friday, starting at 8:11 p.m. | Movie in the Park: “Top Gun: Maverick” | Admission: Free | Location: Town Square Park, 50 S. Main St., St. George.
• Friday, 8:30-10:30 p.m. | Movie in the Park: “Hairspray” | Admission: Free | Location: Ivins City Heritage Park, 50 N. 50 West, Ivins.

Foods/vendors/charity 

• Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon | Downtown Farmers Market | Admission: Free | Location: Vernon Worthen Park, 300 S. 400 East, St. George.
• Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Tuacahn Saturday Market | Admission: Free | Location: Tuacahn Center for the Arts, 1100 Tuacahn Drive, Ivins.
• Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Hurricane Valley Farmers Market | Admission: Free | Location: Hurricane Community Center, 63 S. 100 West, Hurricane.
• Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Cedar City Farmers Market | Admission: Free | Location: IFA, 905 S. Main St., Cedar City.
• Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Festival City Farmers Market | Admission: Free | Location: Festival City Farmers Market, 49 W. Center St., Cedar City.
• Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Uzona Farmer & Artisan Market | Admission: Free | Location: Uzona Souvenir & Gift, 15 N. Central St., Colorado City, Arizona.
• Saturday, starting at 7 p.m. | Farm to Table Dinner | Admission: $100 | Location: Staheli Family Farm, 3400 S. Washington Fields Road, Washington City.

Music

• Friday, 7-8 p.m. | Music at the Parlor | Admission: Free | Location: Digby’s Market, 1955 N. Snow Canyon Parkway, St. George.
• Friday, 7-8 p.m. | Southern Utah String Players | Admission: Free | Location: St. George Tabernacle, 18 S. Main St., St. George.
• Friday, 7-9 p.m. | Mason Cottam | Admission: Free | Location: Bumbleberry Inn, 897 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale.
• Friday, 8-10 p.m. | Mr. OK | Admission: Free | Location: Zion Wildflower Resort, 100 N. Kolob Terrace Road, Virgin.
• Friday, 8-10 p.m. | I Am Jack | Admission: $10 (21+ only) | Location: Edge of the World Brewery, 70 N. Central St., Colorado City, Arizona.
• Friday, 8-11 p.m. | Ed Tracey Band | Admission: Free | Location: BigShots Golf St. George, 1108 W. Black Mountain Dr., St. George.
• Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. and Sunday, 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. PDT | Glenn Gallarde Project | Admission: Free (21+ only) | Location: CasaBlanca Resort & Casino, 950 W. Mesquite Blvd., Mesquite, Nevada.
• Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. | Country Music Festival | Admission: $10 | Location: Brian Head Resort, 329 S. Highway 143, Brian Head.
• Saturday, 6-9 p.m. | River House Band | Admission: $10 (21+ only) | Location: Balcony One, 770 W. State Road 9, Virgin.
• Saturday, 7-9 p.m. | Eli Shay | Admission: Free | Location: Spotted Dog, 428 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale.
• Saturday, 7-9 p.m. | Mr. OK | Admission: Free | Location: Cliffrose Lodge, 281 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale.
• Saturday, 7-9 p.m. | Arizona Cowboy Balladeer | Admission: Free | Location: Best Friends Roadhouse and Mercantile, 30 N. 300 West, Kanab.
• Saturday, starting at 8:30 p.m. PDT | Albumpalooza: A Tribute to the Doobie Brothers and Steve Miller Band | Admission: $44 (21+ only) | Location: CasaBlanca Resort & Casino, 950 W. Mesquite Blvd., Mesquite, Nevada.
• Saturday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. | Fenwick Way | Admission: $5 (21+ only) | Location: The Blackbird Bar, 90 W. Hoover Ave., Cedar City.
• Sunday, 6-9 p.m. | Adobe Taylor | Admission: Free | Location: George’s Corner Restaurant, 2 W. St. George Blvd., Suite 1, St. George.
• Sunday, 8-10 p.m. | Mr. OK | Admission: Free | Location: Under Canvas Zion, 3955 Kolob Terrace Road, Virgin.

Nightlife/social

• Friday, 3-10 p.m. | Cedar Street Fest | Admission: Free | Location: Cedar Fun Center, 170 E. Fiddlers Canyon Road, Cedar City.
• Friday, 5-7 p.m. | Johnson Arts Center Outdoor Stage Grand Opening | Admission: Free | Location: The Johnson Center for Community Arts and Education, 59 N. 100 West, Cedar City.
• Friday and Saturday, all day | Western Legends Heritage & Music Festival | Admission: Free | Location: Kanab Center, 20 N. 100 East, Kanab.
• Saturday, 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Moms and Minivans | Admission: Free | Location: Detail Garage, 1812 W. Sunset Blvd., St. George.

Outdoor/active/sporting   

• Saturday, 7-8 a.m. | Granogi Yoga in the Rock Bowl | Admission: $20 | Location: Sand Hollow Resort, 5662 W. Clubhouse Drive, Hurricane.

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