🫶 The Best Date Ideas for June 5-7

Conversation Starters 🗣️

We like to give you something interesting to talk about on your date night. Here are some questions you can ask on your date that might lead to some meaningful conversation:

• If we could relive one date from early in our relationship exactly as it happened, which one would you pick — and what would you change, if anything?

• What's something you've always wanted to try together but never quite made the time for? Let's actually put a date on it tonight.

• When you picture us five years from now, what's one small everyday moment you hope is still part of our routine?

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🌸 Happening all spring…

Yoga classes, farmers markets, and other chill activities:

🎠 Wild West Days Trains 🕐 Various times | 📍 Heber Valley Railroad, Heber City | Climb aboard a vintage train through Heber Valley with Old West flair — a scenic, low-effort outing that's surprisingly romantic if you snag a window seat.

🎭 Rapunzel – While She Waits 🕐 Evenings | 📍 Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center, Taylorsville | A fresh, witty take on the tower-bound princess running at Mid-Valley — charming theater that won't ask too much of a weeknight.

🎨 Bank of America – Museums on Us 🕐 Museum hours | 💰 Free with BofA card | 📍 Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City | If either of you carries a Bank of America card, the first weekend of the month gets you into UMFA for free. Slow-stroll the galleries and debate which piece you'd hang at home.

🎵 Music

🎸 Brit Floyd: The Moon, The Wall and Beyond 🕐 Saturday night | 📍 Maverik Center, West Valley City | The world's premier Pink Floyd tribute brings the full lasers-and-light-show spectacle. Worth it even if you only sort of know the music — the visuals do the heavy lifting.)

🎻 Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles 🕐 Sunday evening | 📍 Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City | A string quartet plays Beatles classics by literal candlelight in one of the prettiest rooms in the city. Dress up a little — this one earns it.)

🎻 Candlelight: Tribute to Taylor Swift 🕐 Sunday evening | 📍 Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City | Same gorgeous candlelit setting, Swiftie edition. If your date has Opinions about which era is best, this is the perfect built-in debate.

🎸 Toadies live at The Complex 🕐 Saturday night | 📍 The Complex, Salt Lake City | '90s alt-rock nostalgia turned all the way up. Loud, sweaty, and a blast — wear comfortable shoes and prepare to yell "Possum Kingdom" lyrics together.

🎸 The Slackers 🕐 Saturday night | 📍 The State Room, Salt Lake City | Legendary NYC ska band at the intimate State Room — danceable, upbeat, and the kind of show where you'll leave grinning. Perfect for couples who can't sit still.

🎸 Avery Lynch 🕐 Friday night | 📍 Kilby Court, Salt Lake City | Tender, confessional indie songwriting in Kilby's cozy little courtyard venue. Bring a jacket and lean into the feelings.

🎻 American Tapestry: 250 Years of American Music 🕐 Saturday | 📍 Libby Gardner Hall, University of Utah, Salt Lake City | Utah Voices takes you through two and a half centuries of American song in one of the best-sounding halls in the state. A classy, low-key cultured night out.

🎻 Murray Symphony | Celebrating the Music of the 1970's 🕐 Saturday | 📍 Murray High School, Murray | A full symphony tackling disco-era hits — surprisingly fun and very affordable. Great for a relaxed, nostalgic evening close to home.

🎸 Cinnamon Brown & the Eskimos Reunion Show 🕐 Friday night | 📍 Velour, Provo | A reunion show at Provo's beloved all-ages Velour — a great excuse for a south-end date night with that hometown-band energy.

🎭 Shows & Performances

😂 Martin Amini 🕐 Friday & Saturday | 📍 Wiseguys Comedy Club, Salt Lake City | The high-energy storytelling comic headlines the downtown Showroom both nights. Reliable laughs and a built-in conversation for the drive home.

😂 RIFFINERY: On The Spot Crowd Work Comedy 🕐 Friday night | 📍 Wiseguys – The Rickles Room, Salt Lake City | Pure improvised crowd work in Wiseguys' tiny back room. Sit in the front if you're brave — or the back if you'd rather just watch your date squirm.

😂 Cactus Tate 🕐 Friday & Saturday | 📍 Wiseguys – The Cabaret, Salt Lake City | A great pick if you want comedy without the big downtown crowds — intimate Cabaret room, full-headliner laughs.

🎭 I Wonder 🕐 Saturday | 📍 Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City | A polished production in the grand old Capitol Theatre — the building alone is worth dressing up for. A genuinely special-occasion-feeling night.

🎻 A Voice For Love Concert – One Voice Children's Choir 🕐 Saturday | 📍 The Eccles Theater, Salt Lake City | The internationally beloved children's choir fills the Eccles with the kind of soaring harmonies that'll give you both goosebumps. Sweet and uplifting.

🎭 A Night to Remember 🕐 Saturday | 📍 Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City | An evening of performance at the intimate Rose Wagner downtown — easy to pair with dinner nearby and a walk through the city after.

✨ 13th Annual 1940's Hangar Dance 🕐 Saturday evening | 📍 Russ McDonald Field, Heber City Airport, Heber City | Big band swing music inside an actual airplane hangar, with vintage dress encouraged. It's one of the most uniquely romantic nights on the calendar — dust off those dancing shoes.

🎭 Taylorsville's Got Talent 🕐 Saturday | 📍 Taylorsville City Hall, Salt Lake City | Hometown talent-show charm at its finest. Low stakes, lots of heart, and a fun, lighthearted change of pace.

✨ Experiences

✨ 🎠 SoJo Summerfest 2026 🕐 All weekend | 📍 South Jordan City Park, South Jordan | A full-weekend community festival with food, music, and a color run — easy, breezy, and great for a daytime wander hand-in-hand.

🎨 Couples Speed Painting at Urban Arts Gallery 🕐 Saturday 6:00 PM | 📍 Urban Arts Gallery, The Gateway, Salt Lake City | Literally designed for the two of you — a fast, laughter-filled painting session where being "bad at art" is the whole point. The cutest, most on-theme date this weekend.

🍷 Recess on Main – Sparkling Wines to Kick Off Summer 🕐 Friday evening | 📍 Salt Lake City | A bubbly-forward tasting to toast the start of summer. Clinking glasses on Main Street is a perfectly low-effort way to feel fancy.

✨ Kintsugi Workshop at Flowerstone 🕐 Friday | 📍 Flowerstone Frame & Art Studio, Riverton | Learn the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with gold — yes, it's as quietly metaphorical for relationships as it sounds. Thoughtful, hands-on, and memorable.

🍷 A Gygi Gathering: Gygi x Gozney Pizza Event 🕐 Saturday | 📍 Salt Lake City | A wood-fired pizza event at the kitchen-lovers' mecca. Great for foodie couples who like a side of "should we buy a pizza oven?" tension.

✨ Beginner West Coast Swing + Social Dancing 🕐 Friday night | 📍 DF Dance Studio, South Salt Lake | No partner needed (but you've got one), no experience required. A genuinely fun way to be a little awkward and a lot closer by the end of the night.

🎨 Modern Calligraphy for Beginners 🕐 Saturday | 📍 Mountain Town Olive Oil Co. | Sip, snack, and learn pretty lettering together at this olive-oil-shop-turned-workshop. Relaxed, creative, and easy to chat through.

🎬 Park City Film Presents: "I Swear" 🕐 Friday | 📍 Jim Santy Auditorium, Park City | A thoughtful indie screening up the canyon — pair it with a quiet Park City dinner for a cooler-temps mountain date.

😋 Luau Pig Roast 🕐 Friday evening | 📍 Sundance Resort, Provo | Island feast in a stunning mountain setting. The drive up is half the date, and Sundance at golden hour does not disappoint.

🌲 Outdoor & Nature

🆓 Truman Brothers – Concerts in the Park 🕐 Friday evening | 📍 Brigham Young Historic Park, Salt Lake City | Free outdoor live music in a leafy downtown park. Pack a blanket and some snacks and you've got an effortless, budget-friendly evening.

🆓 First Friday Concerts & Activities 🕐 Friday 6:30 PM | 📍 West Jordan | Free live music and activities on the first Friday of the month, courtesy of the county library and Excellence in the Community. A no-brainer for a relaxed south-valley night.

🎠 Utah Asian Festival 2026 🕐 Saturday | 📍 Utah State Fairpark, Salt Lake City | Food, performances, and culture from across Asia in one buzzing outdoor festival. Come hungry and graze your way through together.

🆓 Bohemian Bum Farmer's Market 🕐 Sunday 10:00 AM | 📍 The Gateway, | Salt Lake City | A wandering Sunday-morning market full of treats and treasures. Coffee in hand, no agenda — exactly the kind of slow date that recharges you both.

🌿 2026 Roll with Pride 🕐 Friday 6:00 PM | 💰 Free | 📍 The Gallivan Center, Salt Lake City | Free roller skating under the open sky with a live DJ, a photobooth, dirty sodas, and skate performances. Hold hands, wobble a little, and laugh a lot.

🎠 2026 Utah Pride Celebration: PRIDE ELEVATED 🕐 Saturday | 📍 Washington Square, Salt Lake City | The big one — Utah's signature Pride celebration takes over Washington Square with music, vendors, and an unbeatable communal energy. Festive, vibrant, and made for wandering together.

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