Evanston puts quality back into lifestyle. Besides its incredible outdoor recreation opportunities, Evanston offers cultural fare such as community concerts, a Sagebrush Western Folkarts Festival, Urban Renewal Agency, Chinese New Year Celebration, the Young Musicians Festival, Sagebrush Theater and Children's Theater.  Some of the annual events include the Lions Club Ice Fishing Derby, Evanston Rodeo Series, Bear River Mountain Man Rendezvous, Evanston Chili Cook-Off, All Bull Rodeo, Evanston Car Cruise Car Show, and Cowboy Days Labor Day Celebration.  Also worthy of note are the two nationally sanctioned bike races hosted by Evanston: the High Uinta Classic and the Wolverine Ridge XC Mountain Bike Race.

Evanston regularly hosts leagues and tournaments for softball, basketball, swimming, racquetball and wrestling as well as holding several marathons each year. Evanston is within a short driving distance to Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Flaming Gorge Recreation Area and the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Evanston is also the home of the Bear River Parkway, Bear River State Park and Wyoming Downs Pari-Mutual Racetrack.