East Bench
What's on in the East Bench
Concerts, walks, markets and community meetings in and around the East Bench, plus a free calendar for your phone.
November 2026 to January 2027
Coming up in East Bench
Past dates drop off on their own. Times can change, so confirm on the organizer's page before you go.
- Tue, Nov 10 · 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM · and 40 more dates
Glass in the Garden Art Show
Glass art for sale and on display at Red Butte Garden. A good stop for one-of-a-kind holiday gifts.
Red Butte Garden - Sat, Dec 5 · 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM · and 1 more date
Red Butte Garden Holiday Open House and Art Fair
Shop local art for the holidays and walk the garden for free. The glass art show is still up.
Red Butte GardenFree - Sat, Jan 2 · 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Hogle Holidays: A ZooLights Experience, Last Night
The zoo's last night of big holiday light displays, with hot cocoa and treats. Plan on about an hour and a half. It runs in any weather.
Utah's Hogle Zoo - Sat, Jan 2 · 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM · and 1 more date
For the Future: Collecting at the UMFA 2001-2026, Final Weekend
The last two days to see the art museum's 25th anniversary show of the best works it has added since 2001. Senior admission is $16.95.
Utah Museum of Fine Arts - Sat, Jan 9 · 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Forest Bathing at Red Butte Garden
A slow, guided winter walk where you notice the garden one sense at a time. It is $30, and you need to sign up ahead. It goes on in rain or snow.
Red Butte Garden - Sat, Jan 9 · 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM · and 7 more dates
Utah Watercolor Society Exhibit at Red Butte Garden
A show of watercolor paintings by Utah artists in the garden's Visitor Center. Garden admission is half price in January.
Red Butte Garden Visitor Center - Sat, Jan 16 · 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Free Third Saturday at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Everyone gets in free on the third Saturday of the month. See art from around the world, including the copper Stone on Boundary piece in the Great Hall.
Utah Museum of Fine ArtsFree - Sat, Jan 16 · 7:30 PM
Salt Lake Symphony: SummerArts Piano Concerto Concert
Young Utah pianists who won the Summer Arts Piano Competition play piano concertos with the Salt Lake Symphony. Tickets are sold through the University of Utah School of Music.
Libby Gardner Concert Hall
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- Sat, Jan 16 · 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Botanical Painting for All at Red Butte Garden
Paint a picture of winter plants and flowers on canvas. All supplies are given to you. It is $60, and you need to sign up ahead.
Red Butte Garden
Any day in East Bench
- Red Butte Garden
A botanical garden in the foothills, run by the University of Utah. Half-price admission December to February.
Oct to Dec 9 AM to 5 PM; Jan to Feb 10 AM to 5 PM; closed Thanksgiving and Dec 24 to Jan 1
- Natural History Museum of Utah
The state natural history museum, next door to Red Butte Garden in the foothills. Open late on Wednesdays.
Daily 10 AM to 5 PM; Wednesdays until 9 PM; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail
A foothill trail that follows the old shoreline of Lake Bonneville, right above the east bench neighborhoods.
No hours posted
Free calendar
The East Bench calendar, on your phone
What's going on in the East Bench, with Yalecrest and Emigration Canyon nearby, plus the community council meetings. Add it once and new events show up on your phone on their own, ready for each weekend.
Know the area
What the East Bench is like
Mountain-base living at the University of Utah's doorstep, with real access to the trails.
East Bench sits at the base of the Wasatch mountains, with the University of Utah right at its north end. It's a relatively affluent, primarily residential area that genuinely grows more upscale moving west to east, and it trades downtown walkability for direct access to the mountains.
Questions about the East Bench?
Call or text Delia, (801) 824-6385
