Orem school, library and city calendars list 13 public events for Friday, Oct. 2, including Dan Peterson Carnival and Orem Reading Challenge: Riddles in the Dark Escape Room.
Family and community
Dan Peterson: Dan Peterson Carnival, 4 p.m.
At the library
Orem Public Library: Orem Reading Challenge: Riddles in the Dark Escape Room, 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30 and 8 p.m.
Orem Public Library: Film: March of the Penguins (2005, G), 6 p.m.
School schedule changes
Beehive Science & Technology Academy: Early Release - Wellness Day.
For school families
Aspen Elementary School: Read-a-thon & PJ Day.
Orem Junior High School: School Custodian Appreciation Day.
Vista Heights Middle School: Spirit Day.
Foothill Elementary School: State Wide One Hour Read-a-Thon.
Canyon View Junior High School: Utah Read-A-Thon.
Orem High School: Student picture retakes, 7:30 a.m.
Bonneville Elementary School: Utah Read-a-thon -PJ Day, 9:30 a.m.
Orem Public Library: Utah State-wide Read-A-Thon, 5 p.m.
Regular programs
Orem Public Library: Bouncing Babies, 10 a.m.
Event pages
Early Release - Wellness Day: https://www.beehiveacademy.org/events/early-release-wellness-oct2026/
Bouncing Babies: https://orem.librarycalendar.com/event/bouncing-babies-16915
Orem Reading Challenge: Riddles in the Dark Escape Room: https://orem.librarycalendar.com/event/orem-reading-challenge-riddles-dark-escape-room-17218
Orem Reading Challenge: Riddles in the Dark Escape Room: https://orem.librarycalendar.com/event/orem-reading-challenge-riddles-dark-escape-room-17219
Orem Reading Challenge: Riddles in the Dark Escape Room: https://orem.librarycalendar.com/event/orem-reading-challenge-riddles-dark-escape-room-17220
Orem Reading Challenge: Riddles in the Dark Escape Room: https://orem.librarycalendar.com/event/orem-reading-challenge-riddles-dark-escape-room-17221
Listings come from each organization's public calendar and can change. Everything coming up in Orem is at utah.news/city/orem/today.
Utah News compiled this automatically from those calendars and reports only what the listings say.
