What to do in Salt Lake City in October 2026

139 events from Sunday, October 18 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Busiest venues: Wiseguys Comedy Club (The Gateway), The Complex, Kilby Court.

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Visual arts
until Mar 20

Sol LeWitt: Wall Drawing No. 309

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 2

Rick Silva: Dirt Nap

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

For the Future: Collecting at the UMFA 2001–2026

Utah Museum of Fine Arts · University of Utah
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until May 31

Laura Sharp Wilson: Creative Currency

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 2

Madeline Rupard: 2002 Subaru Forester

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jun 5

Time, Truth, and Other Immeasurables

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) · Downtown
- Visual arts
Theatre
until Oct 25

Very Like a Whale

Salt Lake Acting Company · Marmalade
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
until Oct 18

Héctor Armienta's Zorro

Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre · Downtown
- Music
- Theatre
- Opera
Tickets
Theatre
until Oct 25

Heroes of the Fourth Turning

Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center · Taylorsville
- Theatre
Tickets
Visual arts
until Mar 27

Artists Against the Bomb

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) · Downtown
- Visual arts
Theatre
until Oct 18

Bluey's Big Play

Eccles Theater · Downtown
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
5:30 PM

Rise Against: Ricochet 2026

The Union Event Center · Downtown (Capitol Hill edge)
- Music
- Punk
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Comedy
6 PM

Davide De Pierro

Wiseguys Comedy Club (The Gateway) · Downtown (The Gateway)
- Comedy
Sold out Tickets
Music
7 PM

Hayden Everett & Kate Stephenson

Kilby Court · Downtown (Granary District)
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Michael Franti Trio - Heartstrings & Dynamite

The Depot · Downtown (Depot District)
- Music
Tickets

Monday, October 19, 2026

Music
7 PM

Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek

Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek · Thee Marloes

Urban Lounge · East Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Palace

The Complex · Downtown (Depot District)
- Music
Tickets

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Music
5 PM

Taste of Chaos

Taste of Chaos · In This Moment · Hollywood Undead · I See Stars · Vana · Melrose Avenue

The Complex · Downtown (Depot District)
- Music
Tickets
Music
6 PM

Blind Temptress

Blind Temptress · Tiger Lily · Gene Freak · Seizer

Kilby Court · Downtown (Granary District)
- Music
Tickets
Dance
6:30 PM

Behind the Veil

Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Dance
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Clejan

Clejan · DAMOYEE

The DLC at Quarters · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Corpse Dust

Corpse Dust · Mercy Seat · SLC Demons

International Bar · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

The Wildwoods

The Wildwoods · Local Kin

Urban Lounge · East Downtown
- Music
Tickets

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Visual arts
6 PM

Drop-in Drawing Disco

Utah Museum of Fine Arts · University of Utah
- Visual arts
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Music
6 PM

HAVOK

HAVOK · Hellripper · Slackjaw · Xoth

Metro Music Hall · Downtown (Depot District)
- Music
Tickets
Music
6 PM

Lenny Pearce

The Complex · Downtown (Depot District)
- Music
Tickets
Music
6:30 PM

Knox

The Depot · Downtown (Depot District)
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Magenta Wave

Magenta Wave · Junkyard Cat

Kilby Court · Downtown (Granary District)
- Music
Tickets
Comedy
7 PM

Mohanad Elshieky: Green Books

Wiseguys Comedy Club (The Gateway) · Downtown (The Gateway)
- Comedy
Tickets
Comedy
7 PM

Open Mic

Wiseguys Comedy Club (The Gateway) · Downtown (The Gateway)
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
7 PM

RAYNES, David Wimbish & The Collection

Soundwell · Downtown (Gateway area)
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Spirits

Spirits · Sectyde · Thundersak · Spirits Fall 2026 Tour - As I Cease To Exist

The DLC at Quarters · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

The Committee

The Committee · Once In A While · Andy Doors · Valentaaaa · Dedric · Eternal Loser

Urban Lounge · East Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Ethyl Cat

Ethyl Cat · Eyes Buggy · Stratus

International Bar · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Slow Pulp

The Complex · Downtown (Depot District)
- Music
Tickets

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Music
6 PM

SLUG Localized

SLUG Localized · Wicked Temple · Vicious Souls · Warm Veins

Kilby Court · Downtown (Granary District)
- Music
Tickets
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Comedy
6:30 PM

Eric André: Subtle

Wiseguys Comedy Club (The Gateway) · Downtown (The Gateway)
- Comedy
Tickets
Visual arts
6:30 PM

Salt & Season

Utah Museum of Fine Arts · University of Utah
- Visual arts
Comedy
7 PM

Presentations

Wiseguys Comedy Club (The Gateway) · Downtown (The Gateway)
- Comedy
Tickets
Cinema
7 PM

Quality Ski Time Film Tour

Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
7 PM

ROFL: A Night of Comedy + EDM

ROFL: A Night of Comedy + EDM · Hosted by Michelle · Pinky · Special DJ set from SumPPLzKids

The DLC at Quarters · Downtown
- Music
- Dance
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Stanley Simmons

Urban Lounge · East Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

SiM

SiM · Zero 9:36 · Aurorawave

The Complex · Downtown (Depot District)
- Music
Tickets
Comedy
7:30 PM

Stephen Lynch: The Me Tour

The Depot · Downtown (Depot District)
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Marrlo Suzzanne and The Galaxxy Band - Witchy Woman - Halloween Special!

Marrlo Suzzanne and The Galaxxy Band - Witchy Woman - Halloween Special! · Witchy Woman is a spellbound…

Metro Music Hall · Downtown (Depot District)
- Music
- Rock
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Mary Chicken Soup and Rice

Mary Chicken Soup and Rice · Kid Kawali · Jackson Lund

International Bar · Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Theatre
until Nov 8

Facing East

Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center · Downtown
- Theatre
Tickets

Friday, October 23, 2026

Music
5:30 PM

Skillet: Comatose 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour

The Union Event Center · Downtown (Capitol Hill edge)
- Music
Visual arts
6 PM

salt 18 Public Opening

Utah Museum of Fine Arts · University of Utah
- Visual arts
Comedy
6:30 PM

Eric André: Subtle

Wiseguys Comedy Club (The Gateway) · Downtown (The Gateway)
- Comedy
Tickets
Comedy
6:30 PM

Michael Palascak

Wiseguys Comedy Club (The Gateway) · Downtown (The Gateway)
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
6:30 PM

Stoke 101

The Complex · Downtown (Depot District)
- Music
Tickets
Comedy
6:30 PM

The Backpack Tour: Punkie & Kalea

Wiseguys Comedy Club (The Gateway) · Downtown (The Gateway)
- Comedy
Tickets
Nights out
7 PM

Doomsday Disco: Annual Halloween Bash (Euphoria at the Edge of Extinction)

Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) · Downtown
- Nights out
- Disco
Music
7 PM

Jose Madero - USA Tour 2026

The Depot · Downtown (Depot District)
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Kilby Court Halloween

Kilby Court Halloween · BLEACHER BABE · Stage Fright · CAMO

Kilby Court · Downtown (Granary District)
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

This is Lorelei

This is Lorelei · Colin Miller

Urban Lounge · East Downtown
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

VIVA LA DIVA - TRICKORTREAT DIVA!

Metro Music Hall · Downtown (Depot District)
- Music
Tickets
Comedy
7:30 PM

Zoltan Kaszas

Eccles Theater · Downtown
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Anthony Locascio

Anthony Locascio · with special guest: Craig Sorensen

Blue Gene's · East Downtown
- Music
Tickets

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