Welcome to the Top 10 Events in Utah
Explore the selection of the top 10 annual events and festivals, fairs and celebrations (listed in calendar priority) across the State of Utah, including events in Moab and Salt Lake City.Sundance Film Festival
January
Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Utah
The largest independent cinema festival in the US, The Sundance Film Festival, founded by Robert Redford in 1981, is the premier showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers.
The festival comprises competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, and a group of noncompetitive showcase sections, including the Sundance Online Film Festival.
Through its Sundance Film Festival, the Sundance Institute has grown into an internationally recognized resource for thousands of independent artists.
For more information visit: http://sundance.org
US Open Snowkite Masters
March
Skyline, Utah
Attracting over 100 Snowkiters from as far as North Carolina and Tahiti, the US open Snowkite Masters is a fun weekend of freeriding, freestyle exhibition and racing.
Welcoming all skiers and snowboarders to participate (registration is free), this North American leg of the Snowkite Masters series hosts the US Open with National Champion Titles up for grabs.
For more information visit: www.snowkitemasters.com
Utah Arts Festival
June
Salt Lake City, Utah
The Utah Arts Festival presents a wide variety of performing, visual, and literary arts, with several annual core events: an Artists Marketplace, a Culinary Arts program, and a Performing Arts program.
To preserve its reputation for artistic excellence, all artistic work presented by the Utah Arts Festival is either juried or curated by professional artists and arts administrators.
For more information visit: www.uaf.org
Days of '47
July
Salt Lake City, Utah
The Days of '47 remembers Utah's early pioneers with 21 separate events beginning in March and culminating with an all-day extravaganza on July 24th, a state-wide holiday.
This fun-filled parade is one of the largest and oldest in the United States. Colorful floats, bands, horses, clowns, and other entries thrill thousands of spectators each year.
For more information visit: www.daysof47.com
Bear Lake Raspberry Days
August
Garden City, Utah
Celebrating the Bear Lake Valley harvest of Raspberries, the annual Bear Lake Raspberry Days event attracts people from all over the world not only for the delicious raspberries but also for the rodeos, parades, fireworks and a craft fair.
The parade is filled with floats, marching bands, antique cars, drill teams and more. The participants in the parade usually have bags and bags of candy and beads, which is thrown into the crowds as they make there way down the parade route.
For more information visit: www.gardencityut.us/raspberrydays.html
Park City Kimball Arts Festival
August
Park City, Utah
A tradition for 39 years, the Park City Kimball Arts Festival is a two day event that takes place in the heart of Park City.
Showcasing the work of more than 220 artists, attractions include live music, 3 beer and wine gardens, and the Kimball Kids' Corner featuring activities such as face painting and art projects.
The Annual Kimball Art Auction & Gala, with Tom Terry, provides an exciting atmosphere to enjoy food and drink combined with awesome art.
For more information visit: www.kimball-art.org/artfestival.htm
Moab Music Festival
September
Moab, Utah
Music from around the world amidst the spectacular red rock canyonlands of Moab, Utah. Each year musicians and music lovers alike, from across the country and around the world, travel to the Moab Music Festival to perform and to listen to musical masterpieces, old and new, set among some of nature's most spectacular landscape masterpieces... the red rock canyonlands.
Known for its distinctive programming, the award-winning Moab Music Festival offers concerts of classical chamber music, traditional music, vocal music, works of living composers and jazz performed by acclaimed artists from around the country.
For more information visit: www.moabmusicfest.org
World of Speed
September
Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
Presented by the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association, World of Speed is one of three annual meets for high-speed race cars at the Bonneville Speedway on the 159-square-mile Bonneville salt flats in northwestern Utah.
The fastest wheel driven cars in the world include the 427 mph, land-speed record holding Turbinator, The Autopower Special which has been timed at 442 mph and other record setting cars.
There are no grandstands. Spectators walk through the pits and talk to the drivers and crews.
For more information visit: www.saltflats.com
Moab Folk Festival
November
Moab, Utah
An exciting gathering of accomplished artists from the national, regional and local contemporary folk music community. The Moab Folk Music Festival brings some of the finest singer/songwriter musicians in the country. Past performers include Chris Smither, Greg Brown, Christine Lavin, John McEuen and David Olney.
For more information visit: www.moabfolkfestival.com
Spanish Fork Festival of Lights
December
Spanish Fork, Utah
Beginning Thanksgiving evening and carrying through to New Year’s Day, this 16-year old tradition in Canyon View Park features displays which are animated and contain motion lights or moving parts. Visitors can see Santa waving, a pink tree, a sea serpent, geese, and more as they view the lights from the car or take a hayride through the park. Hayrides available for groups of 20 or more.
For more information visit:
www.spanishfork.org/newsevents/events/festivaloflights/
