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- Bountiful Buzz | October 30, 2026
Bountiful Buzz | October 30, 2026
Issue #831 - 🎃 Halloween weekend fun, a historic win for Viewmont, and a little creativity close to home.
Brenda McEwan
30 Oct
🎃 Happy Halloween Weekend, Neighbors!
The candy bowls are filling up, the costumes are coming out, and Halloween weekend is here! Before the doorbells start ringing tomorrow, there’s still time to squeeze in a little more local fun. 👻
Looking for something different tonight? Weber State’s free Halloween Spooktacular Encore brings live storytelling to the WSU Davis Campus Ballrooms in Layton on Friday, October 30. Choose 6:30 PM for younger kids and families, or 7:30 PM for older kids, teens, and adults ready for spookier tales. Seating is first come, first served. 👉 Storytelling Details weber.edu
Saturday brings plenty of treats close to home: Bountiful Main Street businesses will hand out goodies 4–6 PM, and Station Park’s Monster Mash Halloween Bash runs 4–6 PM with candy, costumes, and crafts. West Bountiful Police finish out the evening with their Trunk-or-Treat from 5:30–7:30 PM at City Hall. bountifulmainstreet.com
One more Bountiful option: Val Verda 1st Ward welcomes everyone to a Halloween Trunk-or-Treat at Lewis Park, 275 Lewis Park Drive, on Saturday from 5–7 PM, with decorated treat stations and family fun. 👉 Lewis Park Event Details
Still deciding where to go? Take one more peek at our Fall Fun & Halloween Guide for more ideas to finish the season.
Enjoy the costumes, wave to your neighbors, and save yourself a piece of the good candy! 🧡
🌧️ TODAY’S WEATHER
57°F | Friday, Rain
Precipitation: 65% | Humidity: 65% | Wind: 9 mph
🤭 TODAY’S CHUCKLE
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📰 LOCAL NEWS sponsored by MakMak Thai Cuisine
🎨 From Archaeology to Art in Bountiful
Kaneez Zehra Hassan is one of Bountiful Davis Art Center’s artists in residence for the coming year. Drawing on her background in archaeology and her experiences growing up in Pakistan, she creates hand-built ceramics exploring migration and storytelling. The residency provides studio space and support for a future solo exhibition.
Hassan also teaches at Sunstone Pottery in North Salt Lake, connecting her creative work with local students.
🇺🇸 Every Boot Tells a Story
Operation Hero’s memorial display is at Layton Hills Mall through Sunday, November 1, honoring fallen military members and first responders. The organization’s boot tributes have grown from 178 to more than 400, with individual names and stories at the heart of the display.
For readers heading north this weekend, it offers a nearby opportunity to pause and remember those who served. 👉 Read More
🏃 Viewmont Girls Run Into School History
Viewmont’s girls cross-country team captured its first-ever state championship Tuesday, October 27, winning the 5A title at Sugar House Park with 83 points. Senior Lydia Stringfellow finished seventh individually, while Viewmont’s boys also brought home a second-place team finish.
It’s a historic week for the Vikings, with both teams earning spots among the state’s best. 👉 Read More
🏈 Friday Night Lights Meet Playoff Football
Three local teams begin their state football playoff runs Friday, October 30. No. 4 Bountiful hosts No. 13 Granger at 5 PM, No. 12 Farmington visits No. 5 Davis at 5 PM, and No. 14 Woods Cross travels to No. 3 Box Elder at 6 PM.
Fans have a home playoff game in Bountiful and two road matchups to follow as local teams try to keep their seasons going.
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⚡ LOCAL BUZZ BITZ Sponsored by CleanKIX Lab
🇺🇸 Last Call to Honor a West Bountiful Veteran - West Bountiful is collecting veterans’ names for its America250 appreciation-sign project. Know a local veteran who should be recognized? Submit their name by TODAY, Friday, Oct. 30. 👉 Submit a Veteran’s Name
🩺 Free Senior Expo Continues through Today - The Utah Senior Expo runs from 9 AM–4 PM at Western Sports Park in Farmington. | Stop by for health screenings, caregiver resources, Medicare information, bingo, and more. Admission is free! | 👉 Details and Registration
🎃 Halloween Fun at Midnight Oil - Midnight Oil Cafe + Social in Bountiful is hosting its first Halloween party Saturday, Oct. 31, with cars, costumes, and two ways to celebrate! | 🍬 2:30–6 PM: Family Halloween with trick-or-treating, cars and costumes, and Halloween treats and drinks. | 🌙 6 PM–midnight: Halloween After Dark with a live DJ, costume contest, prizes, giveaways, and special Halloween drinks. | Dress yourself—and your ride! 🚗👻
🎨 Paint Your Partner Paint & Sip - SAT, NOV. 7 | | 6:30–9 PM | Bountiful Art Barn, 1254 W. 400 N., West Bountiful | $35/person, supplies and snacks included. No partner? No problem—come solo or bring a friend! 👉 Register Here
🎅 Sub for Santa Applications Are Open - Bountiful Elks Lodge #2442 is accepting applications for its Sub for Santa program, helping local families who could use extra support during the holidays. | Applications are due November 20, with families notified of acceptance by December 11. Know someone who could use a helping hand? Pass this along. ❤️
📧 Send completed applications to [email protected].
Community Cares Sponsored by beem® Light Sauna
🔥 October Specials HAPPENING NOW at beem Light Sauna!
👉 Oct. 23–31, grab $20 drop-in sessions — and bring a friend for just $20 too!
💛 Help Support Parents Facing Childhood Cancer
The Davis Chamber’s Women in Business Summit is teaming up with Bee the Hope to assemble 100 care packages for parents of children facing cancer.
You don’t have to attend the Summit to help. Choose new, unopened essentials from the project’s wish list and deliver donations to the Davis Chamber, 450 S. Simmons Way, Suite 220, Kaysville, by Nov. 13.
Attending the Nov. 19 Summit? Bring your donated items with you for the service project.
🎃 🐦 ONE MORE WEEKEND FIND!
TOMORROW!
Enjoy a free Fall Guided Bird Walk on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 9–10 AM at Eccles Wildlife Education Center, 1157 S. Waterfowl Way, Farmington. Take a casual stroll along the one-mile nature loop and see what birds you can spot! 👉 Details
🎃 Looking for Halloween happenings? Check our FALL FUN & HALLOWEEN GUIDE for trick-or-treating, spooky stops, and more!
👇 WHAT’S HAPPENING 👇
COMING UP!
TUE, NOV. 3 & WED, NOV. 4 | 🥧 Chocolate Cream Pie Date Night | 6:30–8:30 PM | Woods Cross High School, 600 W. 2200 S. | Make a chocolate cream pie from scratch together. Listed at $79 per couple. 👉 Registration
FRI, NOV. 6 | 🍂 Bountiful Main Street Stroll | 5–8 PM | Shopping, music, art shows, and food trucks! Businesses stay open late; find food trucks in the CleanKIX parking lot at 290 S. Main St., Bountiful.
NOV. 6–DEC. 30 | 🎭 Little Women at CenterPoint Theatre | Select performances | 525 N. 400 W., Centerville | Follow Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy March in this musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic story about family, growing up, and following your dreams. See the ticket calendar for performance times and pricing. 👉 Show Details & Tickets
🦃 The Bountiful Lions Annual Turkey Shoot Fundraiser returns for three days of family-friendly fun! Try trap, pistol, splatterboard or bingo, with frozen turkeys awarded to game winners while supplies last, followed by gift cards.
📅 Friday–Sunday, Nov. 20–22, 2026
⏰ 8 AM–5 PM daily
📍 Bountiful Lions Gun Range
1350 N. Skyline Drive, Bountiful
💰 $8 shooting games | $1 splatterboard | $1 bingo | $1 raffle tickets
Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Proceeds support the Lions Club’s local, state and international service projects.
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High School Theater Productions
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☔ Singin’ in the Rain — Bountiful High
Nov. 13–21 | Bountiful High Auditorium
Classic Hollywood music and dancing take the stage! Showtimes and school ticket details still need confirmation. 👉 Production Listing
📰 Newsies — Viewmont High
Nov. 16–21 | Viewmont High, Bountiful
Catch Disney’s high-energy musical about young newspaper sellers standing together. Six performances are listed. 👉 Showtimes & Tickets
💃 Mamma Mia! — Davis High
Nov. 13–21 | Davis High Auditorium, Kaysville
ABBA hits, two rotating casts, and a Greek-island wedding! Evening shows and Saturday matinees are listed. 👉 Showtimes & Tickets
🐝 That’s a Wrap!
That’s the Buzz for this Halloween weekend! Have fun, watch for little trick-or-treaters, and don’t feel bad if you’ve already dipped into the candy stash—I’m pretty sure that counts as quality control. 😉
Thanks for being here, neighbors. Happy Halloween! 🎃
Brenda 💛
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