Below are a collection of community events upcoming as of Sept. 28, 2024. For ongoing events, see our ongoing-events article. For more event listings, see our online calendar.Featured eventsCourtesy of Deer ValleyDeer Valley Creative AcademyDeer Valley Events through Nov. 30Deer Valley Creative Academy offers a fusion of culinary and crafting experiences that will ignite your senses and nurture your artistic spirit. October classes feature Pumpkin Lovers, Halloween Sweet Treats, and Halloween Party Spooky Apps. Sign up at deervalley.com/things-to-do/activities/creative-academy.Courtesy of Park City Chamber/BureauBusiness After Hours Mixer: JW Bennett364 Main St. Thurs., Oct. 105-7 p.m.Join the Park City Chamber & Visitors Bureau at our Business After Hours Mixer at JW Bennett. Enjoy refreshments while getting a jump on your holiday shopping and networking with your fellow Chamber members. Register online at uk.eventsforce.net/parkcity/73/register.Other upcoming eventsRailroad Walk and Talk given by David NicholasPark City Museum 528 Main St. Sat., Oct. 5 9 a.m.-noonPark City Museum will host a walk and talk exploring the former in town infrastructure of both the Union Pacific Railroad and the Denver and Rio Grande Railroads. Board member and Museum Researcher David Nicholas will be your “conductor” for the journey back in time. Befitting an industrial mining town, Park City featured two railroad yards, two train stations and over 15 different sidings serving various industries. Rails originally reached Park City in 1880. The last train departed the summer of 1988.Harvest FestRecycle Utah Cattleman’s Hall, 911 W Center St., Oakley Sat., Oct. 5 11 a.m.-4 p.m.The festival is free and open to the public. There will be dozens of vendors selling a dazzling array of local goods. You’re bound to admire the character, flavor and creativity of the area! The festival will feature local food and drink, activities for kids, live music, local crafts and more.Annual Scarecrow FestivalMcPolin Farm Sat., Oct. 5 2-4 p.m.Come to the McPolin Farm and build your own scarecrow, displayed for everyone to see. The city provides straw for stuffing, a support along the trail for your ‘crow and a display packet. Bring the items to build your scarecrow including a head, clothing, shoes, props, scissors and any other fun funky accessories. You can also build your scarecrow at home and install it whenever you choose. Just don’t forget your registered name tag found in your display packet. Get a ticket today and find more info online at eventbrite.com/e/scarecrow-festival-tickets-999524092467. Red Apple GalaPark City Education Foundation Montage Deer Valley Sat., Oct. 5 6-11 p.m.You won’t want to miss Park City’s favorite fall party with an amazing cause to celebrate! Support our students, educators, and schools while enjoying dining and dancing, cocktails and casino, and live and silent auctions.Book Signing: Mustangs: Utah’s Onaqui & Cedar Mountain HerdsDolly’s Bookstore 510 Main St. Sat., Oct. 5  6 p.m.John Steele’s first encounter in Jan. 1998 with a harem of wild Onaqui horses left him speechless; this first meeting instantly stirred up a desire to learn more about who they are and what they are about. To capture the inner workings of the family unit, harems and the herd itself, he searched for ways to become less intrusive, such as sitting or lying on the desert floor, maintaining stillness, taking what the horses presented, wearing the same-colored clothes on each visit, and foregoing anything with a scent, such as deodorant, shampoo.Excellence Concert Series — David Park and FriendsPark City Performing Arts 1750 Kearns Blvd., Park City Sat., Oct. 5 7:30-9:30 p.m.This classical concert features the virtuosity of three exceptional musicians: violinist David Park, pianist Melissa Garff Ballard and flutist Patty Chou. Fresh from his performances in London, France, and Carnegie Hall, David Park brings his world-class talent to this intimate setting. Melissa Garff Ballard will join him on piano and Patty Chou on flute.Fall MIND Social: Self-Advocacy Workshop & Pottery Painting PC Reads Paint Fusion 6699 N Landmark Dr. Ste. M105 Sun., Oct. 6 11 a.m.-1 p.m.Join for painting, lunch & self-advocacy tips!  PC Reads is looking forward to kicking off this school year and having a fun, new presentation in the works! While MIND programming is open to all students in the Park City area with learning differences in grades K-12, this event is best suited for students in grade three or higher. Sing up at parkcityreads.org.Costume SwapPark City Library 1255 Park Ave. Sun., Oct. 6 1-5 p.m.Stop by the Park City Library during regular library hours from Oct. 4-6 to add to or search the Costume Swap! You can donate your kid and adult gently used costumes and find a free “new to you” costume for Halloween or your other costume needs! ​​​​​​​Come by each day for donating or seeing new costume options!Coffee and Park City HistoryNewcomers of Greater Park City Area 4501 Hwy. 224 Wed., Oct. 9 9:30 a.m.–11 a.m.It’s not the boring history lesson you may remember. Come learn how the award-winning Park City Museum makes local history fun and interesting! Morgan Pierce Executive Director of Park City Museum will speak October 9 at Newcomer’s Club monthly coffee.  All are welcome to this event. Coffee, nibbles and social starts at 9:30 a.m.  Featured speaker will start at 10:15 a.m.WANDER: mindful hike, foundation training and seasonal cooking workshopWild Women Tribe 1167 Woodside Ave. Sat., Oct. 12 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m.Join a soul-nourishing daylong Wander Workshop co-hosted by Sofia Mileti that invites you to reconnect with nature and yourself at your most cyclical and seasonal core. Through mindful hiking, we’ll explore the rhythms of the earth, while Foundation Training helps realign and strengthen your body from the inside out and utilizing core strengthening exercises. A hands-on cooking class will immerse you in the art of seasonal nourishment, where we’ll prepare vibrant, scratch-made meals inspired by the cycles of nature. Together, we’ll discover how to eat in harmony with our inner guidance system, deepening the connection between what we nourish ourselves with and how we live in alignment with the seasons and our own inner wisdom.Makeover Reveal – Grand Re-OpeningJunction Commons 6699 N Landmark Dr. Sat., Oct. 12 11 a.m.-3 p.m.Join Junction Commons for a fabulous day of beauty, fun and excitement as we celebrate our makeover reveal and the grand opening of Ulta Beauty. See the stunning transformations of our shops as we celebrate becoming Junction Commons. Savor delicious offerings from a selection of food trucks. Keep the little ones entertained with hands-on craft activities they’ll love provided by Art Barn’s Becky McCutcheon. Live Music from FM100.3. Admission is free. Bring your friends and family to celebrate beauty and creativity.Park City Shot SkiPark City Sunrise Rotary Club Main Street Sat., Oct. 12 Noon-2:30 p.m.Park City Sunrise Rotary Club and High West Distillery welcome whiskey lovers to throw back for a cause at the 8th annual Park City Sunrise Shot Ski. The spirited fall tradition, whose proceeds benefit local grant programs of the Sunrise Rotary of Park City, will take place down the center of Park City’s Historic Main Street. The current world record was set at the 2023 event, when a 2,950-foot-long shot ski served 1,363 shots of High West Double Rye whiskey, used 551 skis end-to-end and raised more than $40,000 for the Park City Sunrise Rotary Club grant program. This year’s event aims to set a new record by serving 1,385 shots and raising an ambitious $60,000.Celebrate Park City Transit’s New LookBob Wells Plaza 550 Swede Alley Mon., Oct. 14 10 a.m. Park City Transit invites you to join us for the debut of their new bus wraps. Enjoy refreshments following the unveiling. Special thanks to the Park City Chamber for their support and collaboration!Please contact Linda Jager or call 435-615-5189 for ADA accommodations.Nonprofit RoundtablePark City Community Foundation  Blair Education Center Park City Hospital 900 Round Valley Dr. Tue., Oct. 15 8:30-10:30 a.m.The roundtable’s topic will be “Nonprofit Governance for Equitable Outcomes.” Join for this conversation with experts Beth Plavan, Community Foundation board member and Governance Committee chair, Dr. Mairi Leining, Chief Executive Officer at the People’s Health Clinic, and Joelle Kanshepolsky, Pathway Group partner and former interim Executive Director of Park City Community Foundation.Fall Festival and Scarecrow WalkHigh Star Ranch, Kamas 218 Buck Rail Dr. Sat., Oct. 19 Noon-5 p.m.This free event brings the community together for a day of fun, food, entertainment and creativity. The festival will take place on the three-acre Great Lawn in Kamas. The Fall Festival is a celebration of autumn with activities for all ages. The highlight of this festival is the Scarecrow Walk, where participants can compete in a scarecrow-building competition.Celebrate the Spirits Trick-or-TreatBasin Recreation  Willow Creek Park 4460 Split Rail Lane  Sat., Oct. 26 11 a.m.-1 p.m.Whip out the Halloween costumes and trick-or-treat with Basin Recreation! Celebrate the Spirits is a family-favorite event perfect for all ages. Drop-in any time during the event and enjoy festive activities, costume contests and of course, trick-or-treating along the way. Event will be held outside rain, snow or shine! Interested in hosting a table? Sponsorship opportunities are available. Cost is $15 per trick-or-treater, ages 2 and under are free. Parents, guardians, or those not trick-or-treating do not need to register or pay but are welcome to attend.17th Annual Professional Snow and Avalanche WorkshopUtah Avalanche Center In-person session held at Dejoria Center in Kamas 970 UT-323, Kamas Mon., Nov. 4This event will provide continuing education for avalanche workers across the country by sharing case studies and stories from different operations in different snow climates with information to help them in their day-to-day jobs. The workshop will follow the spirit of the International Snow Science Workshop of merging theory and practice. Presenters will include patrollers, backcountry guides and forecasters, highway forecasters, search and rescue personnel, snow scientists, researchers and more. The format will be 15-minute presentations followed by Q&A. All-day, two-part workshop. Learn more at utahavalanchecenter.org.Know Before You Go Utah Avalanche Center Teton Gravity Research 613 Main St. Wed., Nov. 6 6-7 p.m.Know Before You Go is a free avalanche awareness program. Not much science, no warnings to stay out of the mountains, no formulas to memorize. In one hour, attendees will see the destructive power of avalanches, understand when and why they happen and how you can have fun in the mountains and avoid avalanches. Seating is limited; get there early to reserve a seat. Standing room will be available as well.3Kings Water Treatment Plant TourRecycle Utah 1884 Three Kings Dr. Thu., Nov. 7 10-11:15 a.m.The new 3Kings Water Treatment Plant was built in 2024 to improve efficiency, increase water treatment capacity, meet regulation requirements, and replace existing aging infrastructure. Come learn about new water treatment technologies!Live PC Give PCPark City Community Foundation Fri., Nov. 15Every November, Live PC Give PC brings Park City and Summit County together for 24 hours of extreme generosity. This giving day has raised millions of dollars for local nonprofits over the past 14 years. Whether you live, work, stay, or play here, you benefit from our nonprofits. Learn how to get involved, see event information, donate, and volunteer at livepcgivepc.org.The post Community Calendar: Upcoming events as of Oct. 5 appeared first on Park Record.