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 | Oct. 13-15

Art 

• Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | The Abstract Impulse | Admission: Free | Location: Sears Art Museum, 155 S. University Ave., St. George.
• Friday, 6-8 p.m. | Washington City Arts Council Autumn Art Show Awards Reception | Admission: Free | Location: Red Cliff Gallery, 220 N. 200 East, St. George.
• Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. | Washington City Arts Council Autumn Art Show | Admission: Free | Location: Red Cliff Gallery, 220 N. 200 East, St. George.
• Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | St. George Plein Air Festival Exhibit | Admission: Free | Location: ART Provides, 35 N. Main St., St. George.
• Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Old Stories Made New: Works by Lee Lanier | Admission: Free | Location: St. George Art Museum, 47 E. 200 North, St. George.
• Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Art in Kayenta | Admission: Free | Location: Center for the Arts at Kayenta, 881 Coyote Gulch Court, Ivins.
• Saturday, noon to 3 p.m. | Fall/Winter Exhibitions Opening Lecture and Reception | Admission: Free | Location: Southern Utah Museum of Art, 13 S. 300 West, Cedar City.

Education/enlightenment

• Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Concealed Carry Class | Admission: $45 | Location: Courtyard by Marriott, 1294 S. Interstate Drive, Cedar City.
• Saturday, 2-4 p.m. | Low Back Care Workshop | Admission: $40 | Location: Cedar Yoga, 491 S. Main St., Suite 10, Cedar City.

Entertainment 

• Friday, 7-10 p.m. | Halloween Edition of the Guerilla Shorts Showcase | Admission: $5-$25 | Location: Eccles Fine Arts Center, 225 S. 700 East, St. George.
• Friday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Tarzan | Admission: $51-$126 | Location: Tuacahn Center for the Arts, 1100 Tuacahn Drive, Ivins.
• Friday and Saturday, 1-11 p.m. | Red Rock Film Festival | Admission: $10-$100 | Location: Frontier Homestead State Park, 635 N. Main St., Cedar City.
• Friday and Saturday, 6:30-9 p.m. | “Calling All the Monsters” Fundraiser Dinner Show | Admission: Starting at $35 | Location: Cedar City Children’s Musical Theatre, 150 E. Altamira Drive, Cedar City.
• Friday and Saturday (matinée 2-4 p.m.), 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Monty Python’s Spamalot | Admission: $15-$23 | Location: The Electric Theater, 68 E. Tabernacle, St., St. George.
• Friday and Saturday (matinée 2-4 p.m.), 7:30-9:30 p.m. | 42nd Street | Admission: $27 | Location: Historic Opera House, 212 N. Main St., St. George. 
• Saturday, 7-9 p.m. | Always… Patsy Cline | Admission: $15-$26 | Location: Heritage Center Theater, 105 N. 100 East, Cedar City.
• Saturday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Roald Dahl’s Charlie and The Chocolate Factory | Admission: $47-$146 | Location: Tuacahn Center for the Arts, 1100 Tuacahn Drive, Ivins.

Family

• Friday, 10-11 a.m. | Create Playdate | Admission: Free | Location: Southern Utah Museum of Art, 13 S. 300 West, Cedar City.
• Friday, 3-8 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. | Robinson Family Pumpkin Patch | Admission: $1 | Location: Robinson Family Pumpkin Patch, 1450 W. Industrial Road, Cedar City.
• Friday, 5-7 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. | Judd Pumpkin Patch | Admission: Free | Location: Judd Pumpkin Patch, 314 E. 270 North, Paragonah.
• Friday and Saturday, noon to 9 p.m. | Corn Maize, Farmland & Pumpkin Patch | Admission: $15 | Location: Staheli Family Farm, 3400 S. Washington Fields Road, Washington City.
• Friday and Saturday, 5-11 p.m. | Fall Festival & Zombie Town Maze | Admission: $7-$11 | Location: Fisher Family Farm, 1162 W. 3000 South, Hurricane.
• Friday through Sunday, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Scarecrow Walk and Haunted Canyon | Admission: Free | Location: Red Hills Desert Garden, 375 E. Red Hills Parkway, St. George.
• Saturday, 10-11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | smART Saturday Art Class | Admission: $5 | Location: St. George Art Museum, 47 E. 200 North, St. George.
• Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Kids’ DIY-U Workshop: Heroic Fire Truck | Admission: Free | Location: Lowe’s Home Improvement, 415 S. River Road, St. George.
• Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. | Harvest Fest | Admission: $5-$12 | Location: Nature Hills Farm, 4326 N. 2100 East, Cedar City.
• Saturday, 3-6 p.m. | Historic Downtown Hocus Focus | Admission: Free | Location: Historic Downtown Cedar City, 1 N. Main St., Cedar City.

Foods/vendors/charity 

• Friday, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Foodie Field Trip Walking Tour | Admission: $54 | Location: Pioneer Courthouse, 97 E. St. George Blvd., St. George.
• Friday, 6-9 p.m. | The Desert Market Co. | Admission: Free | Location: Red Cliffs Mall, 1770 E. Red Cliffs Drive, St. George.
• Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Downtown Farmers Market | Admission: Free | Location: Vernon Worthen Park, 300 S. 400 East, St. George.
• Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 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, 5-8 p.m. | Midvalley Farmers Market | Admission: Free | Location: Midvalley Farmers Market, 780 W. Midvalley Road, Enoch.

Music

• Friday, 7-8 p.m. | Positive Connection | Admission: Free | Location: St. George Tabernacle, 18 S. Main St., St. George.
• Friday, starting at 7:30 p.m. | Southern Utah Heritage Choir presents The Hits of Broadway | Admission: $14-$20 | Location: Cox Performing Arts Center, 325 S. 700 East, St. George.
• Friday, 8-11 p.m. | Groovonix | Admission: Free | Location: BigShots Golf St. George, 1108 W. Black Mountain Dr., St. George.
• Friday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. | Foolish at Best & Full Tilt | Admission: $5 (21+ only) | Location: The Blackbird Bar, 90 W. Hoover Ave., Cedar City.
• 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, starting at 7 p.m. | Joe Baker | Admission: $10 | Location: Off the Cuff Comedy Improvisation, 913 S. Main St., Cedar City.
• Saturday, 7-9 p.m. | Fall Concert Series with Sarah Jane | Admission: Free | Location: Red Cliffs Mall, 1770 E. Red Cliffs Drive, St. George.
• Saturday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. | Insanity Stew | Admission: $5 (21+ only) | Location: The Blackbird Bar, 90 W. Hoover Ave., Cedar City.
• Sunday, 6-9 p.m. | Jack Dunn | Admission: Free | Location: George’s Corner Restaurant, 2 W. St. George Blvd., Suite 1, St. George.

Nightlife/social

• Friday, 4-10 p.m. | Cedar Street Fest | Admission: Free | Location: Cedar Fun Center, 170 E. Fiddlers Canyon Road, Cedar City.
• Friday, 7 p.m. to midnight | Burning the Scarecrow | Admission: $15-$20 | Location: Three Peaks Oasis, 7797 N. Lund Hwy., Cedar City.
• Friday, 2-9:30 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Glendale Apple Festival | Admission: Free | Location: Glendale Town Park, 50 S. 100 East, Glendale.
• Friday and Saturday, 8-11 p.m. | Field of Screams | Admission: $25 | Location: Staheli Family Farm, 3400 S. Washington Fields Road, Washington City.
• Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. to midnight | Fiesta Fright | Admission: $17.95-$22.95 | Location: Fiesta Fun Center, 171 E. 1160 South, St. George.
• Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | New Harmony Apple Festival and Fall Harvest | Admission: Free | Location: New Harmony Town Park, 133 E. Center St., New Harmony.
• Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Fall Fest and Car Show in the Park | Admission: Free | Location: Parowan City Center Park, corner of Main Street and Center Street, Parowan.
• Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Red Rocktoberfest | Admission: Free | Location: Kanab Center, 20 N. 100 East, Kanab.
• Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. PST | Helping Heroes Car Show | Admission: Free | Location: Wedgies Sports Bar & Grill, 796 W. Pioneer Blvd., Mesquite, Nevada.
• Saturday, 3-5 p.m. | Dog Trunk or Treat | Admission: Free | Location: Enoch PetSafe Dog Park, 6300 N. 700 E. Minersville Hwy., Enoch.

Outdoor/active/sporting   

• Friday and Saturday, all day | The Reel Deal Fishing Derby | Admission: $26-$40 | Location: Jackson Flat Reservoir, 725 E. Kaneplex Drive, Kanab.
• Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to noon | Eclipse Viewing Party | Admission: Free | Location: Snow Canyon State Park, 1002 Snow Canyon Drive, Ivins.
• Saturday, starting at 9 a.m. | Over the Rainbow Runs | Admission: $50-$65 | Location: Jacob Hamblin Park, 566 N. 100 East, Kanab.
• Saturday, 5-8:30 p.m. | Haunted Paddle | Admission: $10 | Location: Quail Creek State Park, 472 N. 5300 West, Hurricane.

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