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5 Fun Things to Do this Week in Salt Lake City, UT

October 18-24: 100 Boo Basket Winners Announced on October 20

By Kat Fui, publisher of Macaroni Kid Salt Lake City October 17, 2021

Hello SLC friends!

We are getting our Boo Baskets prepped and filled and we can't wait to get them out to you! We will be announcing 100 winners on October 20th at 7pm (this Wednesday), so please make sure to check your emails!

There are so many fun things going on this month for Halloween, but here is Macaroni Kid Salt Lake City's top 5 picks for this week!


1. Little Haunts @ This is The Place

$10.95 - $14.95

Bring your little ones to This is The Place Heritage Park for a fun, non-scary Halloween celebration! Costumes welcome! In addition to all the usual activities (pony & train rides, take-home crafts, gold-mining and more), you can also visit the Story Telling Witch, go trick-or-treating and see creepy crawlies up-close at Creature Encounters.

October 23, 30


2. Spooktacular @ The Leonardo

$5

Make your own haunted house, mix up a batch of ghost goo, raise a zombie from the dead with static electricity and watch a spooky science demonstration at The Leonardo!

October 23, 30


3. BooLights! @ Hogle Zoo

$11.95 - $14.95

BooLights is a not-so-spooky Halloween themed light event at Hogle Zoo. Bring your whole family for some Halloween fun, and enjoy the zoo in the cool evening hours.

October 18-29


4. Pick Up a Fun Halloween Activity and/or Craft From Your Local SLC Library

FREE

Celebrate the season with a ghost scavenger hunt for teens, a virtual Halloween party for kids 0-5, trick-or-treat for a free book and pick up a haunted house craft kit from your local SLC library! Best of all, activities and kits you get from the library are almost always free.

October 23


5. Witches Night Out @ Gardner Village

$5 per car parking fee

A girls' night out, Halloween-style! Dress up like witches and enjoy the other amazing, intricate witch costumes at Gardner Village. There are all kinds of fun Halloween backdrops for photoshoots with your girlfriends and/or kids, and you can grab a bite to eat while you're there as well!

October 22 & 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Have a spooky fun week! And don't forget - if you haven't yet - subscribe to receive our free weekly newsletter in order to be entered into our Boo Basket giveaway ending on Wednesday this week!

With Love,

Kat