Spring is coming quickly, and soon you’ll want to be out of the house to take advantage of the warmer weather with family. Here are four spring activities in Utah to add to your calendar now.
Walk under the Utah State Capitol cherry blossoms
Tourists descend on Japan’s blooming parks, gardens and walkways during sakura (cherry blossom) season — a tradition shared by Utah State Capitol visitors every spring. After WWII, Japan gifted the Capitol with Kwanzan cherry trees. As the trees reached the end of their lives, they were replaced during restoration with hundreds of Yoshino cherry trees along the Capitol’s 0.7-mile Memorial Walkway. Today, the walkway is a popular destination for graduation and engagement photos, picnics and leisurely strolls with your kids, Grandma and the labradoodle under stunning flowering trees.
Utah State Captiol cherry blossoms, best seen in late March and early April
350 State Street, SLC
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Pet baby animals
Spring is known as the season of renewal and rebirth, and that includes farm animals. Many local farms and venues host “baby animal days” for guests to meet newly arrived chicks, calves, piglets and more.
A few recommendations:
American West Heritage Center, April 2–5 and 10–12
4025 S. Hwy 89-91, Wellsville
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This is the Place Heritage Park, April 19
2601 E. Sunnyside Ave., SLC
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Hee Haw Farms (Spring Fling events, including baby animals, starts April 12)
150 S. 2000 West, N. Country Blvd., Pleasant Grove
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Be one of the first in line at Lagoon
Kids growing up in and around Davis County anxiously await Lagoon’s opening day each year. See what the hype is about with the family this year on thrill rides like Primordial, Cannibal and Wicked. For kids under 54 inches in height, the park offers plenty of smaller, slower rides. If rides are not your thing, there are still the park’s live performances, relics from Utah’s early days in Pioneer village and beer/Bavarian pretzels at the Biergarten restaurants.
Lagoon opens on March 29
375 N. Lagoon Drive, Farmington
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Stop to smell the flowers
More than 900,000 flowers, including tulips, daffodils, poppies and more, will brighten up your family’s day at Thanksgiving Point’s Ashton Gardens during the Tulip Festival. Along with the stunning blooms, the festival promises live entertainment, classes, garden tours and more.
Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival, April 9–May 17
3900 N. Garden Drive, Lehi
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