Salt Lake City Events: What"s Going On in May 2015?
May is a beautiful month in Salt Lake City, with Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, festivals, sporting events and more. Yay May!
Note: While we do our best to make sure all details are accurate, please contact the venue or visit their website before attending an event to make sure times, dates and prices are correct.
Welcome spring and enjoy all the colors of the rainbow with nearly 100 different varieties of tulips during the annual Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival. Featuring 250,000 tulips spread throughout the 55-acre Thanksgiving Point Gardens, the Tulip Festival is an awe-inspiring sight that is redesigned each year to create a new display.
April 10-May 9, 2015 except Sundays, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
3003 N. Thanksgiving Way in Lehi
801-768-2300
$15 adults, $12 children & seniorsMore »
Music adds magic to a cool summer evening. Summer concert season brings more than 100 outdoor concerts to 15 great venues in the Salt Lake City area, many of them free. Concerts begin in May and continue through the end of September.More »
Moms do so much for us, so it's only right to make Mother's Day special. Here's your complete guide to celebrating Mother's Day in Salt Lake City, with event, dining and gift ideas.More »
Two very loud sets of New Jersey grandparents simply adore their 29-year-old grandson. He tells them he might take a work transfer to Seattle. Would a girl make him stay? They plan a surprise set-up. It bombs - or does it?
April 17, 2015 – May 23, 2015
Monday - Saturday 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Matinees at 12:30 and 4 p.m.
Adults $27-$30
Children $16
No children under five permitted.
3333 S. Decker Lake Dr. (2200 W.)
801-984-9000More »
The Utah Symphony features classical favorites and an all-star special concert in May:
Abravanel Hall
123 W. South Temple
801-355-ARTS (2787), 1-888-451-ARTS (2787)
Ticket prices vary by performance: $8-$67More »
Fast-talking Harold Hill sweeps into a sleepy Iowa town selling marching bands, despite the fact that he doesn’t know the difference between a treble clef and trumpet. Harold plans on skipping town with their cash before anyone’s the wiser, but he didn’t count on falling for Marian, the town’s librarian.
May 1-16, 2015
Mondays - Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.
Saturday matinees, 2 p.m.
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
300 S. 1400 E., 801-581-6961
Tickets $38-$54More »
'Into the Hoods: A Fractured Fairy Tale' is a riotous spin on Presidential elects, Comic-Con costumes, and the communication between parents and offspring. This musical parody combines Broadway musical theatrics with local Utah culture.
March 26 - June 6, see website for show dates and times
4861 S. State St. in Murray
801-266-2600
Tickets $10.95-$18.95
Pizza, appetizers, sandwiches, soft drinks and desserts available during the show.More »
Here's the May lineup for The State Room, one of SLC's favorite small music venues.
638 South State St.
800-501-2885More »
Real Salt Lake continues its regular MLS season with one home games and three away games in April.
All games are on ESPN 700 radio. Most games televised on KMYU (Channel 2.2) and some games televised nationally as noted. All times MT.
Rio Tinto Stadium
9256 S. State St.
Sandy, UT
801-727-2700
Individual Game Tickets $25-$500; see website for promotions.More »
Note: While we do our best to make sure all details are accurate, please contact the venue or visit their website before attending an event to make sure times, dates and prices are correct.
Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival
Welcome spring and enjoy all the colors of the rainbow with nearly 100 different varieties of tulips during the annual Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival. Featuring 250,000 tulips spread throughout the 55-acre Thanksgiving Point Gardens, the Tulip Festival is an awe-inspiring sight that is redesigned each year to create a new display.
April 10-May 9, 2015 except Sundays, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
3003 N. Thanksgiving Way in Lehi
801-768-2300
$15 adults, $12 children & seniorsMore »
SLC Summer Concerts
Music adds magic to a cool summer evening. Summer concert season brings more than 100 outdoor concerts to 15 great venues in the Salt Lake City area, many of them free. Concerts begin in May and continue through the end of September.More »
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
People of all nationalities like to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, even if it's only to eat some delicious Mexican food and drink a margarita or two, and here are some of the best places to celebrate in SLC.More »
Mother's Day Events and Gift Ideas
Moms do so much for us, so it's only right to make Mother's Day special. Here's your complete guide to celebrating Mother's Day in Salt Lake City, with event, dining and gift ideas.More »
'Over the River and Through the Woods' at Hale Centre Theatre
Two very loud sets of New Jersey grandparents simply adore their 29-year-old grandson. He tells them he might take a work transfer to Seattle. Would a girl make him stay? They plan a surprise set-up. It bombs - or does it?
April 17, 2015 – May 23, 2015
Monday - Saturday 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Matinees at 12:30 and 4 p.m.
Adults $27-$30
Children $16
No children under five permitted.
3333 S. Decker Lake Dr. (2200 W.)
801-984-9000More »
Utah Symphony
The Utah Symphony features classical favorites and an all-star special concert in May:
- Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony: May 1-2, 8 p.m.
- The Music of Stravinsky: May 7, 8 p.m.
- All-Star Evening: May 19, 7 p.m.
- Mahler’s Symphony No. 4: May 22-23, 8 p.m.
Abravanel Hall
123 W. South Temple
801-355-ARTS (2787), 1-888-451-ARTS (2787)
Ticket prices vary by performance: $8-$67More »
'The Music Man' at Pioneer Memorial Theatre
Fast-talking Harold Hill sweeps into a sleepy Iowa town selling marching bands, despite the fact that he doesn’t know the difference between a treble clef and trumpet. Harold plans on skipping town with their cash before anyone’s the wiser, but he didn’t count on falling for Marian, the town’s librarian.
May 1-16, 2015
Mondays - Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.
Saturday matinees, 2 p.m.
Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
300 S. 1400 E., 801-581-6961
Tickets $38-$54More »
'Into The Hoods' at the Desert Star Playhouse
'Into the Hoods: A Fractured Fairy Tale' is a riotous spin on Presidential elects, Comic-Con costumes, and the communication between parents and offspring. This musical parody combines Broadway musical theatrics with local Utah culture.
March 26 - June 6, see website for show dates and times
4861 S. State St. in Murray
801-266-2600
Tickets $10.95-$18.95
Pizza, appetizers, sandwiches, soft drinks and desserts available during the show.More »
The State Room
Here's the May lineup for The State Room, one of SLC's favorite small music venues.
- Jared and The Mill - Friday, May 2
- Steve Earle and The Dukes - May 4 and 5
- Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line - May 8
- Bullets and Belles - May 9
- An Evening with Chris Robinson Brotherhood - May 12 and 13
- Ivan and Alyosha - May 15
- Fruition with Dave Brogan - May 20
- Los Lonely Boys and Lukas Nelson and P.O.T.R. - May 21
- Meg Myers - May 28
638 South State St.
800-501-2885More »
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake continues its regular MLS season with one home games and three away games in April.
All games are on ESPN 700 radio. Most games televised on KMYU (Channel 2.2) and some games televised nationally as noted. All times MT.
- Friday, May 1, 8 p.m. vs. San Jose Earthquake (Univision Esp.)
- Wednesday, May 6, 7:30 p.m. vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (KMYU)
- Saturday, May 9, 1 p.m. @ Chicago Fire (KMYU)
- Saturday, May 16, time TBD @ Montreal Impact (KMYU)
- Saturday, May 23, 8 p.m. vs. NYCFC (KMYU)
- Wednesday, May 27, 8:30 p.m. @ Los Angeles Galaxy (KMYU)
- Saturday, May 30, time TBD vs. Vancouver (KMYU)
Rio Tinto Stadium
9256 S. State St.
Sandy, UT
801-727-2700
Individual Game Tickets $25-$500; see website for promotions.More »
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