January ‘Biggies’
Not-To-Be-Missed Events In Ogden This Month And Editor’s Local Picks
THE BIGGIES, JANUARY 2026
Jan. 2 Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll, hosted by Ogden City Arts, Friday, Jan. 2, 6-9 p.m., Historic 25th Street / Ogden Union Station / The Junction / Downtown Ogden / Nine Rails / WSU, free, more info here (every first Friday of the month)
Jan. 9-Feb. 7 “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,” Beverly’s Terrace Plaza Playhouse, Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays, 7:30 p.m., 99 East 4400 South, Terrace Plaza, $25
Jan. 11 Ogden Arts After Dark, Sunday, Jan. 11, 9, 5-9 p.m., Two Bit Bistro, 2510 Washington Boulevard, indoor art market + open mic, special menu, free (every second Sunday through March)
Jan. 13 Alicia Wrigley Septet’s Sesame Suite, presented by Excellence in the Community, Peery’s Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Blvd., songs from the Sesame Street, free**
Jan. 16 “Reversies of Towers & Light,” New American Philharmonic, Friday, Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m., Weber State University Austad Auditorium, free
Jan. 16 “The Second City: America’s Best Name in Comedy,” presented by Onstage Ogden, Friday, Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m., Peery’s Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Blvd., $17+
Jan. 16 & 17 40th anniversary Sneddon Hof Germanfest, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16 and 17, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Eccles Conference Center, 2415 Washington Blvd., $8/$5 child/$25 family
Jan. 16-18 Ogden Tattoo Convention, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16-17, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 18, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Ogden Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., $10 day/$20 weekend pass, kids 12 & under free
Jan. 14 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast & March, hosted by Ogden NAACP, Monday, Jan. 19, 9-11 a.m., Ogden Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., march to the amphitheater after breakfast, free
Jan. 23 New Art Exhibit: “We Are All Migrants,” opening reception Friday, Jan. 23, 6 to 8 p.m., Shaw Gallery, Kimball Arts Building, Weber State University, runs thru April 3
Jan. 23 New Year, New Music 2026, presented by NEXT Ensemble, Friday, Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m., Weber State University, solo piano works featuring Esther Ahn, $15
Jan. 24 Chamber Orchestra Ogden’s Annual Red Dress Concert, Saturday, Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m., Peery’s Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Boulevard, $10
Jan. 24 A Little Hope, A Lotta Blues, presented by Mitten Durch Festival, The Monarch, 455 25th Street, concert featuring Tony Holiday, Carrie Scott, and Sun Tiger, $27.14+
Jan. 24-Feb. 28 Winter Market, presented by Ogden Downtown Alliance, Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ogden Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., free*
Jan. 26 Browning Presents! Baratunde Thurstron, Monday, Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m., Weber State University, Val A. Browning Center, Allred Theatre, comedy, free
Jan. 30 The Snarlin’ Yarns Album Release Party, Friday, Jan. 30, The Monarch, 455 25th Street, featuring performances from The Proper Way, Josaleigh Pollett, and more, $5
NOTABLE MENTIONS: OFF THE RAILS (OUTSIDE OGDEN)
Jan. 8 KRCL's Music Meets Movies - DIG! XX, Brewvies Cinema Pub, 677 S 200 W, Salt Lake City, music documentary that streamed at Sundance Film Fest 20 years ago, 21+, $10 (two for one with KRCL shirt)
Jan. 22-Feb. 1 Sundance Film Festival, Park City and Salt Lake City, last one in Utah
Jan. 31The Journals’ Album Release Show, Sammy Brue, The State Room, Saturday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m., Salt Lake City, Ogden-based singer/songwriter-folk artist
D’S LOCAL PICKS
LISTEN: New album, The Journals, by Sammy Brue, to be released Jan. 23
DINE: Taqueria El Paraiso, street-style tacos, 2665 Wall Ave.
READ: The Ogdenite Paper! New print pub. Subscribe here, or buy one at select locations
DO: Art Exhibit: Anomalies by Suzanne Sbarge, Ogden Contemporary Arts, 455 25th Street, thru Jan. 11