Last-minute Mother's Day ideas for Salt Lake City moms
Things to do
If Weekend Mixtape left you wanting more, here's some springtime fun for you and Mom.
🪷 Flower Parade: Admire the floats and costumes at the International Peace Gardens — and sneak away to buy a gift from one of the vendors.
When: 10am-2pm Saturday
🐣 Cross E Ranch Spring Festival: Visit the baby animals, hop on the rides, scramble for candy and enter Mom in a raffle before the monthlong festival ends Saturday.
Tickets: $18.95-$22.95
🍻 Plant and Pour: Build a framed work of moss art at Scion Cider's Mother's Day class.
🐑 Gardner Village has gifts and experiences, including spa specials, a tea party, family photos and free admission for moms at the petting zoo and train.
Brunch
Here are a few Mother's Day brunches that still had seats as of Thursday:
Flankers: Chicken 'n' waffles, salmon Benedict and drink specials are on tap for the 21-and-over crowd.
Rouser: Enjoy live music and spring cocktails with an expansive buffet. $79 for adults, $35 for kids 5-12 and free for small children.
Brighton: Moms who brunch ski free — and everyone gets to wolf down the warm pastries and carving station specialties. $65 for adults, $25 for kids
Gift markets
From garden plants to magic crystals, the markets of Salt Lake are focusing on moms this weekend.
🧑🌾 Wheeler Farm: Visit the central lawn's Mother's Day Boutique from 10am to 2pm Saturday for local handmade gifts.
For $15, bring the pooch for a treat, obstacle course, crafts, photo ops, and wagon ride at the farm's Dog Mother's Day.
🎁 Kearns Community Market: Vendors and hourly giveaways fill the Element Event Center from 10am to 3pm Saturday.
🧑🎨 Craft Lake City Makers Mart: There's lots of original gifts to choose from at the monthlong DIY display at Millcreek Common. 11am-9pm daily
🧙 Alternative Mother's Day Market: For your punk, goth, crunchy, weird or witchy moms, vendors at Church & State are selling vintage goods, jewelry, crystals and other magical accoutrements 11am-4pm Saturday.
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