Where does Millcreek Common go between the last farmers market tomato and the first lap on the ice? The plaza at 1354 E. Chambers Ave. has a published date for both ends of the gap. The Friday market wraps on October 30, and ice skating starts on November 20. For most of November, the Common's schedule runs inside the building, through City Hall's ground-floor Public Market and the sixth-floor room called The Grandview. Then it comes back outside all at once.
This weekend still belongs to the plaza
Your last two outdoor evenings of the season fall on Friday and Saturday.
The final Farmers Market and Sound Bites runs Friday, October 30, from 5 to 9 p.m. on the Plaza, with produce, local foods, live music and food trucks. This is the market's last week on its new Friday schedule. The Common's market page notes that it accepts SNAP benefits.
That same Friday night, the building starts taking over. An Evening with La Catrina plays The Grandview at 7:30 and 9 p.m. It celebrates the La Catrina figure along with the art, stories and traditions of Día de los Muertos. If you go to the market and then head upstairs, you're following the season's handoff from plaza to building in a single evening.
Saturday, October 31, goes back outside. The Gran Día de los Muertos Celebration fills the Plaza from 5 to 10 p.m., with a La Catrina Parade that guests can join in costume. Catrina-inspired face painting is free for the first two hours, and there are prizes for the most elaborate La Catrina.
Saturday is also your last chance to see the Ofrenda Interactive Exhibit on the sixth floor of City Hall, which is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through October 31. The community has been building a shared altar there honoring loved ones who have passed.
November 1: the Public Market takes the lead
On Sunday, November 1, Utah's Own Holiday Shoppes open in the Millcreek Public Market. They run daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. through December 24. The focus is Utah's Own products from farmers and food artisans, and you can buy items as they are or put together a custom gift box.
The daily schedule is the key detail. The farmers market ran one evening a week. The Holiday Shoppes run every day for almost eight weeks, using the same 11-to-9 hours the Mercantile at Millcreek Common posts for the Public Market. So for much of the fall, the market at the Common gets easier to fit into a week, not harder.
The Shoppes aren't the only thing in the Public Market. Its purveyor directory lists a rotating selection of local makers. Here's a sample from the current list, grouped by the kind of errand it covers:
- Dinner shopping: Farm Creek Meats, Frog Bench Farms, DO YOUNG KIMCHI, Salsa Del Diablo, Amber Bee's Honey Butter, Torres Selecta
- Something to drink: Mamachari Kombucha, Hans Kombucha, Augury Beverage, Honey Teahive, Tantalus Rapid Brew, Bitters Lab
- Sweets: Millcreek Cacao Roasters, Deziria Chocolate, Drift Chocolates, Fudge Co, SLC Underground Sweets, The Bakery Bar
- Gifts with some heft: Alpine Reflection Ceramics, Luti Ceramics, Woolf Clay Arts, Crooked Shed Woodworks
The checkout counter also carries work from gift sellers like Evi Studio, Goodnight Pine, MEW Illustration and Sticks by Sami. The directory says the selection changes regularly, so a vendor you find in early November may have moved on by Thanksgiving. If you're after a particular jar of kimchi or a particular mug, buy it when you see it.
Sunday mornings on the sixth floor
The other routine that runs straight through the gap is free, and it happens upstairs.
Every Sunday, The Grandview on the sixth floor of City Hall hosts two free classes, one after the other:
- Yoga Assets, 9 to 10 a.m. Free community yoga taught by Yoga Assets instructors trained by Millcreek resident Denise Druce. The listing says to bring a mat, water and sunglasses. Registration is on Eventbrite.
- Pilates Remixed, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free mat Pilates from btone FITNESS Brickyard, billed as low-impact and high-intensity. Registration is on Eventbrite.
Both classes are on the calendar for November 1, the same morning the Holiday Shoppes open downstairs. That makes the first Sunday of the month an easy trifecta: yoga, then Pilates, then the Public Market when it opens at 11.
If you'd rather get your coffee somewhere other than City Hall, Perch Coffee opened in Millcreek's Brickyard area in March at 1295 Miller Ave., Suite 6, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
November 20: the plaza comes back
The gap ends on Friday, November 20. Millcreek City's event listing, "Ice Skating Is Back and the Tree is Lit!", has ice skating opening and the holiday tree lighting up at the Skate Loop. Cookies and cocoa are served at 6 p.m., and the event runs until 10 p.m.
The city's listing gives these prices:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Ice skating admission | $7 |
| Ice skate rental | $5 |
| Groups of 25 or more | $2 off admission |
Those prices match what the Skate Loop charges now for roller skating, $7 admission and $5 rental, so switching from wheels to blades doesn't raise the price. The regular ice-session schedule and pre-booking details will be posted on millcreekcommon.org, and the city's listing sends skaters there. Until then, the Skate Loop's posted hours are the roller hours, 1 to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends.
This will be the rink's fifth winter. In January 2026, U.S. Figure Skating described the season then underway as the fourth season of ice at the Common, which it called the state's largest outdoor rink at 11,000 square feet. The same article puts the usual ice season at mid-November through mid-March. Roller skating takes over the loop in summer and fall, which is why the November switch is a once-a-year event.
Thanksgiving weekend: book the ice show early
A week after the ice opens, the Millcreek Magic Ice Show comes to the Ice Loop on November 27, 28 and 29, according to the city's calendar. There are shows at 5:30 and 7 p.m. each night. Tickets are $5, each show runs 30 minutes, and children 2 and under get in free. Tickets are sold through the Common's ticketing page.
The dates fall on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving, which is November 26 this year. Last season's numbers are a good reason to buy soon. In its January 2026 article, U.S. Figure Skating reported that that season's winter-opening show, held over Thanksgiving week, drew more than 5,500 people across six shows, and five of the six sold out. This year's run has the same structure: six shows over three nights. At $5 a ticket, price won't be what stops you. Available seats will.
The month on one page
| Date | What's happening | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 30 | Final Farmers Market and Sound Bites, 5–9 p.m.; An Evening with La Catrina, 7:30 and 9 p.m. | Plaza; The Grandview |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Gran Día de los Muertos Celebration, 5–10 p.m.; last day of the Ofrenda exhibit | Plaza; The Grandview |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Utah's Own Holiday Shoppes open, daily 11 a.m.–9 p.m. through Dec 24 | Public Market |
| Sundays | Free yoga at 9 a.m., free mat Pilates at 10:30 a.m. | The Grandview |
| Fri, Nov 20 | Ice skating opens and the tree is lit, 6–10 p.m. | Skate Loop |
| Nov 27–29 | Millcreek Magic Ice Show, 5:30 and 7 p.m. | Ice Loop |
The Granite Credit Union Adventure Hub, which handles skate rentals, is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and can be reached at 801-214-2615 for questions about the loop.
Friday-night markets end, a daily indoor market and Sunday-morning classes carry November, and on the 20th everything moves back outside onto the ice. If the Common's calendar has become part of your week and you want to talk about what living close to it means for your home, Petra Winegar is glad to sit down for a calm, candid conversation. Let's Connect.
