USU's Reindeer Express comes to the South Farm in Wellsville on Dec. 4
The family event raises scholarship money for USU animal science students; Thistle, the university's live mascot, makes his public debut there.
WELLSVILLE - Utah State University's Reindeer Express holiday event will be held Friday, Dec. 4, at the USU South Farm, 3580 S. Highway 89, according to Utah State Today. The Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences and USU Extension host it.
Ticket sales pay for scholarships for students in that department. Visitors can watch reindeer get pre-flight veterinary checkups and meet donkeys, a camel, horses, Highland cows, rabbits and birds, along with adoptable dogs from the Cache Humane Society. Thistle, the university's Highland calf live mascot, will make his public debut at the Wellsville event.
Activities include photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus and horse-drawn wagon rides. Guests may bring shelf-stable food for the Student Nutrition Access Center, the campus food pantry.
Tickets are sold through the official event page. A second event is set for Dec. 12 in Kaysville.
Why this matters
Parking at the South Farm is free but limited, so organizers recommend the free shuttle from a church parking lot at 1584 W. 3200 South in Nibley. They also ask drivers to double-check navigation apps, since the farm is about 8 miles south of the Logan campus.
Source: Utah State Today, Reindeer Express Brings Holiday Fun, Animal Friends to Wellsville, Kaysville, Nov. 11, 2026.