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Parking at the SLC airport is about to get more expensive

Starting July 1, hourly parking in the economy lot will increase from $12 to $14 per day.

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Travelers should expect to pay more to park at the Salt Lake City International Airport this summer.By the numbers: Starting July 1, parking in the economy lot will increase from $12 to $14 per day, a nearly 17% increase.

New Utah law limits opposition to massive data center proposal

State officials are no longer allowed to deny water rights based on certain public welfare arguments.

Backers of a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="massive data center proposed in Box Elder County" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/05/04/utah-data-center-kevin-oleary" data-vars-content-id="7215b49f-fa9b-41d1-84bc-8043c04599e4" data-vars-headline="New Utah law limits opposition to massive data center proposal" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/05/04/utah-data-center-kevin-oleary" target="_self">massive data center proposed in Box Elder County</a> &quot;fully intend&quot; to submit a new water rights application — this time, under changes to state law that could give them an advantage.Why it matters: As county officials approved the 60-square-mile project last week, opponents attacked its water application en masse in an attempt to block the proposal.

Julia Reagan billboards are back

Salt Lake City's favorite internet celebrity is on billboards again.

One of Salt Lake City&#x27;s most beloved figures, the late <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Julia Reagan" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/05/13/julia-reagan-billboard-internet-obsession-viral" data-vars-content-id="f85b05fc-b46c-45b3-9615-c18df51260c1" data-vars-headline="Julia Reagan billboards are back" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/05/13/julia-reagan-billboard-internet-obsession-viral" target="_self">Julia Reagan</a>, is back on billboards after a hiatus.Driving the news: Billboard company, Reagan Outdoor Advertising, has displayed her image across the U.S. each year to mark her death in June 2024.

What's happening to the Utahns exposed to hantavirus

Unlike COVID-19, this virus requires close, prolonged contact to spread.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Hantavirus" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/hantavirus-response-raises-readiness-concerns" data-vars-content-id="91bee977-034c-4839-bcee-b7accd31f8f3" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s happening to the Utahns exposed to hantavirus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/hantavirus-response-raises-readiness-concerns" target="_self">Hantavirus</a> has been on our minds since state health officials revealed that three Utah residents were among the passengers on a cruise ship linked to an outbreak.Why it matters: Hantavirus is highly dangerous and frequently fatal.

How to watch the Kentucky Derby in Salt Lake

Here are the fanciest parties in town — or pour a mint julet and watch on your own.

It&#x27;s time to muddle your mint and don your fanciest spring &#x27;fits for a day at the races.How it works: &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Post time" data-vars-click-url="https://www.kentuckyderby.com/come-to-the-derby/visiting-information/event-information/" data-vars-content-id="c949c938-5f8c-4c24-a4bb-efa2e7f76353" data-vars-headline="How to watch the Kentucky Derby in Salt Lake" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.kentuckyderby.com/come-to-the-derby/visiting-information/event-information/" target="_blank">Post time</a>&quot; — when the horses are due at their gates — is at 4:57pm.

When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico

The tales of theocratic conquest grew tall as New Mexico sought statehood.

<figure><img alt="An old newspaper headline reads: &quot;THE KINGDOM OF MORMON!&quot; || The Real Purpose of the New Mexico State Bill. || A Prospective Exodus of Mormons from Utah to New Mexico --- A Colossal Job, with Millions in It." height="625" id="cdb9bc3f-93c0-44f0-b3a0-8a1f05e1e850" src="https://images.axios.com/XoqgtvBi2UKr2jQ5Uf122KtYxgc=/2026/03/31/1774989443044.jpg" width="1023"/><figcaption>A front page headline from the New York Sun, April 1, 1876. Image via <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New York Historic Newspapers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&amp;d=sun18760401-01.1.1" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&amp;d=sun18760401-01.1.1" target="_blank">New York Historic Newspapers</a></figcaption></figure>A century and a half ago, a scantily sourced news report claimed Latter-day Saints planned to convert New Mexico into a religious empire, leading the faithful in Salt Lake to cry &quot;April Fools.&quot;<ul><li>This is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Old News" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/07/01/utah-history-story-collection-old-news-powell-bundy-olympics" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/07/01/utah-history-story-collection-old-news-powell-bundy-olympics" target="_self">Old News</a>, where we try to separate historic fact from fiction.</li></ul>The big picture: Congress was debating statehood for New Mexico in 1876 when an April 1 report in the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="New York Sun alleged" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&amp;d=sun18760401-01.1.1&amp;e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&amp;d=sun18760401-01.1.1&amp;e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------" target="_blank">New York Sun alleged</a> that:<ul><li>The territorial governor there was secretly a well-connected Latter-day Saint who was pushing for massive land sales to the church and for statehood at the church&#x27;s behest.</li><li>Brigham Young had suddenly ordered all Mormon men to learn Spanish.</li><li>Once admitted to the union, New Mexico would be devoured by a polygamous swarm and transform into a theocracy.</li></ul>Reality check: New Mexico was <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="heavily Catholic" data-vars-click-url="https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft72900812&amp;chunk.id=d0e1869&amp;toc.depth=1&amp;toc.id=d0e199&amp;brand=ucpress#:~:text=Two%20changes%20in%20the%20pattern,sited%20in%20the%20center%20of" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft72900812&amp;chunk.id=d0e1869&amp;toc.depth=1&amp;toc.id=d0e199&amp;brand=ucpress#:~:text=Two%20changes%20in%20the%20pattern,sited%20in%20the%20center%20of" target="_blank">heavily Catholic</a>, it <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="didn&#x27;t become a state" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bXAFwNWkYY" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bXAFwNWkYY" target="_blank">didn&#x27;t become a state</a> for decades and its present LDS population <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hovers around 1%" data-vars-click-url="https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/state/new-mexico/" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/state/new-mexico/" target="_blank">hovers around 1%</a>.Still, the story was a sensation in SLC.<ul><li>Church-aligned publications <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="pointed" data-vars-click-url="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=23765018" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=23765018" target="_blank">pointed</a> to the date and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="said" data-vars-click-url="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=11687843&amp;hl=%22april%20fool%22" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=11687843&amp;hl=%22april%20fool%22" target="_blank">said</a> the &quot;correspondent&quot; had been <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="pranked" data-vars-click-url="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=23764828" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=23764828" target="_blank">pranked</a>.</li><li>The church-critical press <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="defended" data-vars-click-url="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=29671734" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=29671734" target="_blank">defended</a> the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="report" data-vars-click-url="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=29671737" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=29671737" target="_blank">report</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="warned" data-vars-click-url="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=12973598" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=12973598" target="_blank">warned</a> the nation to be wary of Young&#x27;s power grabs.</li></ul>Context: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Deadly persecution" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/mormon.asp" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/mormon.asp" target="_blank">Deadly persecution</a> existed in living memory for many Latter-day Saints, and anti-Mormon <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hysteria" data-vars-click-url="https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/6/article/506313/pdf#:~:text=In%20doing%20so%2C%20Fluhman%20argues,and%20American%20religion%20broadly%20conceived." data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/6/article/506313/pdf#:~:text=In%20doing%20so%2C%20Fluhman%20argues,and%20American%20religion%20broadly%20conceived." target="_blank">hysteria</a> was <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="rampant" data-vars-click-url="https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/rac.2012.22.2.163" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/rac.2012.22.2.163" target="_blank">rampant</a>.<ul><li>Meanwhile, much of the country viewed Young as a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="powerful and ambitious theocrat" data-vars-click-url="https://www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/federal-authority-versus-polygamic-theocracy-james-b-mckean-and-the-mormons-1870-1875/" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/federal-authority-versus-polygamic-theocracy-james-b-mckean-and-the-mormons-1870-1875/" target="_blank">powerful and ambitious theocrat</a>.</li></ul>Zoom out: The national media ran with the story — all the way to fantasyland.In May, the San Francisco Chronicle <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reported" data-vars-click-url="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1236450045/" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1236450045/" target="_blank">reported</a> that Young had picked New Mexico as the saints&#x27; new Zion because his &quot;prophetic eye&quot; had divined that the Great Salt Lake would soon spill its shores and submerge SLC.<ul><li>A week later, the Detroit Free Press &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="transcribed" data-vars-click-url="https://freep.newspapers.com/image/1048532765" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://freep.newspapers.com/image/1048532765" target="_blank">transcribed</a>&quot; an interview in which Young himself purportedly said that after five years, the &quot;Salt Lake Valley will be one vast ocean and Salt Lake City a city in the ocean.&quot;</li></ul>The intrigue: This theory was based on a claim that salt deposits would soon clog a rumored underground outlet for the lake&#x27;s water — <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="which itself became a nationwide April Fool&#x27;s joke" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/04/01/april-fool-fake-news-great-salt-lake-outlet" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/04/01/april-fool-fake-news-great-salt-lake-outlet" target="_self">which itself became a nationwide April Fool&#x27;s joke</a>.What they said: The Salt Lake Herald tried to deflect the gossip, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="claiming" data-vars-click-url="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=11697655" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=11697655" target="_blank">claiming</a> in jest that Satan had actually told the Mormons to build 50,000 hot air balloons to fly to the North Pole, where they would find the 10 lost tribes of Israel.The other side: The church&#x27;s defenders <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="downplayed" data-vars-click-url="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=2622359" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=2622359" target="_blank">downplayed</a> its efforts to expand, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="including" data-vars-click-url="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=23764983" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=23764983" target="_blank">including</a> in New Mexico, more forcefully than was ultimately <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="accurate" data-vars-click-url="https://collections.lib.utah.edu/dl_files/93/ec/93ec8d09a6a5fac089ee40ce62b88d6197d7c0a1.pdf" data-vars-content-id="7e1fda95-0199-48d9-90b7-90080609f201" data-vars-headline="When the national media claimed Mormons would take over New Mexico" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://collections.lib.utah.edu/dl_files/93/ec/93ec8d09a6a5fac089ee40ce62b88d6197d7c0a1.pdf" target="_blank">accurate</a>.<ul><li>Yes, but: That narrative was less absurd than the one much of the national media was peddling.</li></ul>The bottom line: Even on April Fool&#x27;s Day, people will believe what they want.

Easter Egg hunts in and around Salt Lake

The bunny is hiding treats all around the valley.

Egg hunts and other Easter events are afoot this weekend around the Salt Lake Valley.<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="West Valley City" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wvc-ut.gov/1155/Easter-Events" data-vars-content-id="f8bb47f8-f15d-4d7d-a48a-64aa55d4fa71" data-vars-headline="Easter Egg hunts in and around Salt Lake" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wvc-ut.gov/1155/Easter-Events" target="_blank">West Valley City</a>: Multiple egg hunts — including for adults — and other activities Friday and Saturday at Centennial Park and the Family Fitness Center. Admission varies

Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy's and more

Misfortune and luck converge this weekend as Friday the 13th gives way to Utah&#x27;s St. Patrick&#x27;s Day celebrations.Friday the 13th: Haunted attractions like <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Fear Factory" data-vars-click-url="https://www-11h.bookeo.com/bookeo/b_grimmghosttours_start.html?ctlsrc2=kEBUYnwKh%2FKU7zHU4v%2BNNp9k0BGf2gkrAsILstg8QUM%3D&amp;src=03i&amp;devent=2113E4YUN19B8FD2D856_2026-03-13_a3hiiAQfjho9&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawQevONleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFiY3YyZ0dWNlN4a2p1ME1Pc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHo5-SKEJsz1JuW82ldTfKgTdlABarGoFGuWBZa0IJMMWEr2qft_-0CEYPZ2E_aem_liAvAmbDqsiV3Jkg99tWDQ" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www-11h.bookeo.com/bookeo/b_grimmghosttours_start.html?ctlsrc2=kEBUYnwKh%2FKU7zHU4v%2BNNp9k0BGf2gkrAsILstg8QUM%3D&amp;src=03i&amp;devent=2113E4YUN19B8FD2D856_2026-03-13_a3hiiAQfjho9&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawQevONleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFiY3YyZ0dWNlN4a2p1ME1Pc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHo5-SKEJsz1JuW82ldTfKgTdlABarGoFGuWBZa0IJMMWEr2qft_-0CEYPZ2E_aem_liAvAmbDqsiV3Jkg99tWDQ" target="_blank">Fear Factory</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Nightmare on 13th" data-vars-click-url="https://secure.interactiveticketing.com/1.43/a41c04/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQewb5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFiY3YyZ0dWNlN4a2p1ME1Pc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjIUYPhywIKRJskVEBULj7Gj62-VJ8N9qVUh8UfZu5B0L5Ld0o_ChZX4U2Er_aem_uMDfqbuDWlz3Uppi5cFAdw#/select" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://secure.interactiveticketing.com/1.43/a41c04/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQewb5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFiY3YyZ0dWNlN4a2p1ME1Pc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjIUYPhywIKRJskVEBULj7Gj62-VJ8N9qVUh8UfZu5B0L5Ld0o_ChZX4U2Er_aem_uMDfqbuDWlz3Uppi5cFAdw#/select" target="_blank">Nightmare on 13th</a> are opening their doors for special spooks.<ul><li>You also can <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="learn all about Ouija" data-vars-click-url="https://croneshollow.com/all-events/?event=8355" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://croneshollow.com/all-events/?event=8355" target="_blank">learn all about Ouija</a>, get some <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ink" data-vars-click-url="https://www.slctattoos.com/friday13" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.slctattoos.com/friday13" target="_blank">ink</a>, or catch <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Nine Inch Nails" data-vars-click-url="https://www.deltacenter.com/events/nine-inch-nails/" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.deltacenter.com/events/nine-inch-nails/" target="_blank">Nine Inch Nails</a> at the Delta Center.</li></ul>St. Paddy&#x27;s: The main event is the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Hibernian Society&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.irishinutah.com/parade" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.irishinutah.com/parade" target="_blank">Hibernian Society&#x27;s</a> annual parade and festival at the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Gateway" data-vars-click-url="https://atthegateway.com/calendars/stpatricksday26/" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://atthegateway.com/calendars/stpatricksday26/" target="_blank">Gateway</a>. Also check out:<ul><li>Parties and specials at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Piper Down" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/events/1453011536407048/" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1453011536407048/" target="_blank">Piper Down</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mountain West Cider" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVOuPOijy-I/" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVOuPOijy-I/" target="_blank">Mountain West Cider</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Lucky 13" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/events/2109898666509956/" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2109898666509956/" target="_blank">Lucky 13</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Tailgate Tavern" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/events/2096067027853209" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2096067027853209" target="_blank">Tailgate Tavern</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Chappell Brewing" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/events/1448364783335155/" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1448364783335155/" target="_blank">Chappell Brewing</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Dubai Utah" data-vars-click-url="https://tickets.vemos.io/-MuEFQNMocpWS0CPTOOY/dubai-ut/-OmM4Mm1PMz-ddONSn9S/st-patricks-day-dance-party?fbclid=IwY2xjawQeyPFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpUmVBWkkxNWRMSlZQVmxVc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHowcyVO0-o1N39_n0QZe7-1ci4Seavtyy6M1rA5rXcXsR80a31289uAQeJ9__aem_4EqTUn5WR7tGwhznDydFkw" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://tickets.vemos.io/-MuEFQNMocpWS0CPTOOY/dubai-ut/-OmM4Mm1PMz-ddONSn9S/st-patricks-day-dance-party?fbclid=IwY2xjawQeyPFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpUmVBWkkxNWRMSlZQVmxVc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHowcyVO0-o1N39_n0QZe7-1ci4Seavtyy6M1rA5rXcXsR80a31289uAQeJ9__aem_4EqTUn5WR7tGwhznDydFkw" target="_blank">Dubai Utah</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Bewilder Brewing" data-vars-click-url="https://bewilderbrewing.com/pages/events-calendar#calendar-7fd75454-b2cd-459d-9a55-da0a40b11834" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://bewilderbrewing.com/pages/events-calendar#calendar-7fd75454-b2cd-459d-9a55-da0a40b11834" target="_blank">Bewilder Brewing</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Barbary Coast" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/events/1678662133148733/" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1678662133148733/" target="_blank">Barbary Coast</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Westerner" data-vars-click-url="https://westernerslc.com/event/st-patricks-party-2026/" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://westernerslc.com/event/st-patricks-party-2026/" target="_blank">The Westerner</a>;</li><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Pub crawls" data-vars-click-url="https://www.beehivesports.com/league/70624/details" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.beehivesports.com/league/70624/details" target="_blank">Pub crawls</a> around <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="town" data-vars-click-url="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/salt-lake-city-st-patricks-day-2026-bar-crawl-friday-march-13th-tickets-1980561650211?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/salt-lake-city-st-patricks-day-2026-bar-crawl-friday-march-13th-tickets-1980561650211?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" target="_blank">town</a>;</li><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="More" data-vars-click-url="https://book.singenuity.com/510/catalog/activities?_gl=1*sf582g*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NzMyNjYzNjIuQ2p3S0NBandwY1ROQmhBNUVpd0FkTzFTOW9aNmdLc282OFBBZ2pTSXRtYXVGTk1HR2k4TzR5NDdmZV9FYkRsSndYcU5TZTEycFoxaVRob0NicElRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*MzExNTM3ODA1LjE3NzMyNjYzNjI.*_ga*ODI4NzUxMzYzLjE3NzMyNjYzNjI.*_ga_PL1QCL0P8V*czE3NzMyNjYzNjEkbzEkZzEkdDE3NzMyNjYzNzUkajQ2JGwwJGg2OTc3NzQyNjk." data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://book.singenuity.com/510/catalog/activities?_gl=1*sf582g*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NzMyNjYzNjIuQ2p3S0NBandwY1ROQmhBNUVpd0FkTzFTOW9aNmdLc282OFBBZ2pTSXRtYXVGTk1HR2k4TzR5NDdmZV9FYkRsSndYcU5TZTEycFoxaVRob0NicElRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*MzExNTM3ODA1LjE3NzMyNjYzNjI.*_ga*ODI4NzUxMzYzLjE3NzMyNjYzNjI.*_ga_PL1QCL0P8V*czE3NzMyNjYzNjEkbzEkZzEkdDE3NzMyNjYzNzUkajQ2JGwwJGg2OTc3NzQyNjk." target="_blank">More</a> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hauntings" data-vars-click-url="https://book.singenuity.com/79/activity/details/2500/rates" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://book.singenuity.com/79/activity/details/2500/rates" target="_blank">hauntings</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="glimpses of the future" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/events/923432330275416/" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/923432330275416/" target="_blank">glimpses of the future</a>;</li><li>And <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="celtic tunes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bonny-celtic-moon-march-15-2026-tickets-1980199467914" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bonny-celtic-moon-march-15-2026-tickets-1980199467914" target="_blank">celtic tunes</a>.</li></ul><h2 class="text-h6 !font-sans !font-normal !leading-[1.2em]">Wait, there&#x27;s more </h2><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Nostalgia Con" data-vars-click-url="https://www.thenostalgiacon.com/saltlakehome26" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.thenostalgiacon.com/saltlakehome26" target="_blank">Nostalgia Con</a>: Travel back to the 90s and 2000s Friday and Saturday at the Salt Palace. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Tickets" data-vars-click-url="https://www.tixr.com/groups/thenostalgiacon" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.tixr.com/groups/thenostalgiacon" target="_blank">Tickets</a>Oscars: Watch parties will be hosted Sunday by <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Brewvies" data-vars-click-url="https://brewvies.com/movie/15754?date=2026-03-15" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://brewvies.com/movie/15754?date=2026-03-15" target="_blank">Brewvies</a>, the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Utah Film Center" data-vars-click-url="https://utahfilmcenter.org/redcarpet?fbclid=IwY2xjawQeweJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFiY3YyZ0dWNlN4a2p1ME1Pc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHiQGPC767VYA4Uf8xhKfxxqSOQTgVL4w2sbEEt7SuciI6i2RBCX6AH0TaQPX_aem_mhsgYtdR1fKB_8XqTJS03Q" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://utahfilmcenter.org/redcarpet?fbclid=IwY2xjawQeweJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFiY3YyZ0dWNlN4a2p1ME1Pc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHiQGPC767VYA4Uf8xhKfxxqSOQTgVL4w2sbEEt7SuciI6i2RBCX6AH0TaQPX_aem_mhsgYtdR1fKB_8XqTJS03Q" target="_blank">Utah Film Center</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Craft By Proper" data-vars-click-url="https://questionable-productions.com/theme-quizzes/oscar-night-trivia" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://questionable-productions.com/theme-quizzes/oscar-night-trivia" target="_blank">Craft By Proper</a>.Spring markets: Shop from local vendors at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sunroom Coffee" data-vars-click-url="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ccm-x-sunroom-coffee-x-sl-crossing-spring-equinox-market-tickets-1983593107381" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ccm-x-sunroom-coffee-x-sl-crossing-spring-equinox-market-tickets-1983593107381" target="_blank">Sunroom Coffee</a>, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Psychedelic Rocks" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/events/1784851662181806/" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1784851662181806/" target="_blank">Psychedelic Rocks</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Hearth" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVrBg-5DvNx/" data-vars-content-id="2e0f620f-7370-4d52-8808-8f71434d7486" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake weekend events: Friday the 13th, St. Paddy&#x27;s and more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVrBg-5DvNx/" target="_blank">The Hearth</a>.

A Cottonwood Heights Christmas lights tour

Grab your sunglasses for a trip to the East Bench.

In the final days before Christmas, you can visit these fun holiday houses in and around Cottonwood Heights.The big picture: We&#x27;ve photographed and mapped <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="more than 200 free light displays" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2022/12/02/best-christmas-lights-salt-lake-neighborhoods" data-vars-content-id="5254e5ef-b830-4619-ac42-0cb14168fde6" data-vars-headline="A Cottonwood Heights Christmas lights tour" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2022/12/02/best-christmas-lights-salt-lake-neighborhoods" target="_self">more than 200 free light displays</a> that are up and running in Salt Lake for 2025.

Salt Lake's holiday markets for last-minute shopping

Shopping procrastinators, breathe easy. Solstice and Christmas markets abound in Salt Lake.

There are still several holiday markets to find gifts for the impossible-to-buy-for.🌜 <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Moonlight Market" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/events/677108662140527/" data-vars-content-id="1b197c20-4ebe-4123-a1c9-5d69ec6f7d8b" data-vars-headline="Salt Lake&#x27;s holiday markets for last-minute shopping" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/677108662140527/" target="_blank">Moonlight Market</a>: Peruse the wares of 30+ artists and other vendors, plus food trucks.

A West Jordan Christmas lights tour

Use our map to find more than 20 houses in and around West Jordan.

<figure><img alt="A GIF of digital Christmas lights flashing and moving." height="450" id="8be16cf8-8d8a-4b38-acf4-20721caf2b03" src="https://images.axios.com/Y7j-8OIrq_BMwPnkMuCgX6f9Tlg=/2025/12/11/1765492082015.gif" width="800"/><figcaption>Christmas lights at 8967 Soliai Circle in West Jordan. Footage: Erin Alberty/Axios</figcaption></figure>We&#x27;ve mapped more than 160 Christmas light displays this year in Salt Lake County — and many of the very best are around West Jordan.Zoom in: The suburb covers a lot of ground, so we plotted a driving route to help you get to some of our favorites.

Holiday markets in and around Salt Lake

There are tons this weekend, from a brewery's Christkindlmarkt to one for Veteran-owned businesses.

There are tons of holiday markets this weekend for anyone who needs to catch up with their shopping.

Here's where to find Krampus in Salt Lake

Krampusnacht is here. Have you been good or naughty?

<figure><img alt="Krampus (Devil) and Santa Claus. Felicitation Card. Postcard by the Viennese Werkstaette, Number 541. Colour Lithography, 14 : 9 cm. Around 1911. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images)" height="4324" id="ccc7ee4d-e20e-4c6a-bdfb-0d1fcfea4e69" src="https://images.axios.com/M0uQ14u1Nhxh4-UfFSYnFm-yZu4=/2025/12/04/1764889270103.jpg" width="2758"/><figcaption>Krampus and St. Nick on a ca. 1911 postcard. Photo: Imagno/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>Krampusnacht is here, with the marauding, horned figure harassing naughty children (and the rest of us) the night before Saturday&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Feast of St. Nicholas" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2022/12/06/saint-nicks-day-events-in-utah" data-vars-content-id="716198a9-29c9-4a8f-942f-7cf16ac25afd" data-vars-headline="Here&#x27;s where to find Krampus in Salt Lake" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2022/12/06/saint-nicks-day-events-in-utah" target="_self">Feast of St. Nicholas</a>.The intrigue: A <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="community" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/krampus801/" data-vars-content-id="716198a9-29c9-4a8f-942f-7cf16ac25afd" data-vars-headline="Here&#x27;s where to find Krampus in Salt Lake" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/krampus801/" target="_blank">community</a> has developed around Krampus in Utah, far from his Alpine origins.

This week's holiday markets in Salt Lake

Meet Santa, enjoy a hot drink and buy gifts from local artisans.

If you&#x27;re like us, you&#x27;re still working your way through your <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="holiday shopping" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/11/21/we-aint-buying-it-boycott-utah-holiday-shopping-trump" data-vars-content-id="d088edac-c128-493b-ad27-fbc0d35afdcb" data-vars-headline="This week&#x27;s holiday markets in Salt Lake" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/11/21/we-aint-buying-it-boycott-utah-holiday-shopping-trump" target="_self">holiday shopping</a> list. Here are some winter markets where you can support local artists, enjoy treats and maybe even meet Santa during the coming week:

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