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Dickens’ Christmas Festival

Utah Annual Dickens’ Christmas Fair

Transport yourself to another place and time, as the sights and sounds of nineteenth-century London come alive at the Dickens’ Christmas Festival! Shop for that special, one-of-a-kind gift, as you stroll the streets of Olde England and enjoy entertainers in period costumes filling the holiday air with carols. Mini-productions of Charles Dickens’ “Scrooge” and “Oliver Twist”, and many more performing groups, combine to bring your family the spirit of Christmas past and present.

  • Local Boutiques
  • Shopping
  • Handcrafted Goods
  • Live Entertainment
  • Christmas Shops
  • Seasonal Treats

November 30–Dec 3, 2022, 10 am–9 pm

Dickens Christmas Festival
Dixie Convention Center, St. George

Moab Folk Festival

For over 20 years, the Moab Folk Festival has grown into one of the nation’s top music showcases. It has expanded the definition of “folk” to include music that reaches beyond traditional boundaries, including bluegrass, indie folk-rock, folk-fringe punk, Celtic folk, and modern acoustic artists.

  • Moab Folk Camp
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Food Vendors
  • Beer & Wine
  • Utah Favorite Autumn Road Trip

November 1-3, 2024
Multiple Events/Times

Moab Folk Festival
Moab, Utah

Utah State Fair

The largest single annual event in Utah features live concerts, entertainment, rides, a rodeo, art, barnyard friends, little hands on the farm, an ice cream festival, and more.

  • Monster Truck Insanity Tour
  • Demolition Derby
  • Rodeo
  • Live Music
  • Wild West Fun Park
  • Lumberjack Show
  • Live Performances
  • Thrill Shows
  • Demonstrations
  • Exhibits
  • Animals
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Utah Old-Time Fiddlers

September 4-14, 2025
Multiple Times/Events

Utah State Fair
Utah State Fairgrounds, Salt Lake

Park City Kimball Arts Festival

The Festival, Park City’s premier summer event, is an established visual arts tradition that you can’t miss out on. Enjoy great art, food, and drink on historic Main Street in the heart of Park City at this summer party. Photo: Historic Main Street Festival —Utah Agenda

  • Live Music
  • 2 Outdoor Stages
  • Wine Spirit Garden
  • Live Entertainment
  • Food Vendors
  • Tasting Tents
  • Artisans
  • Voted Best Art Fair
  • 200+ Invited Artists
  • Historic Park City Mainstreet

August 2-3, 2025, Multiple Times

Park City Kimball Art Festival
Historic Main Street, Park City, UT

Sundance Summer Theatre

Outdoor Mountain Stage

The Sundance Summer Theater has been a Utah tradition since 1970. Set beneath the shadow of Mount Timpanogos, the Summer Theater productions awards with an enchanting experience unlike any other. Produced in partnership with Utah Valley University since 2008, with previous titles including Fiddler on the Roof, Sound of Music,  Mamma Mia, and more.

  • Musicals
  • Live Performances
  • Bench & Lawn Seating
  • Outdoor Mountain Fresh Air

Disney’s Newsies The Musical
Monday, Thursday-Saturday, 8 pm
Summer Nights  July–August Annually

Sundance Summer Theatre
8841 Alpine Loop Scenic Byway
Sundance Resort

America’s Freedom Festival

Provo Utah’s 4th of July Celebration

  • Stadium of Fire – Nitro Circus – Fireworks – Concert
  • Balloon Fest
  • Grand Parade – Largest In Utah
  • Freedom Days – Carnival
  • Freedom Run
  • Colonial Fest
  • Bluegrass Festival
  • Clogging Dancers
  • Music Concerts
  • July 1-4, 2023 Freedom Days
  • July 1-4, 2023 Balloon Fest
  • July 1, 2023 Stadium of Fire, Fireworks
  • July 4, 2023 Grand Parade

4TH OF JULY WEEK ANNUALLY

America’s Freedom Festival
Various Provo/Utah Valley Locations

Days of ’47 Pioneer Parade & Celebration

Celebrate the arrival of the first pioneer settlers to the Salt Lake Valley! The Days of ’47 remembers Utah’s early pioneers with various events, including the Pioneer Parade and entertainment with fireworks at Liberty Park.

  • Parade
  • Rodeo
  • Cowboy Games
  • Marathon Run
  • Festival at Liberty Park
  • Royalty Pageant
  • Fireworks
  • Music Concerts
  • Food Vendors

July 24, 2024, Cowboy Games & Rodeo
July 24, 2024, Pioneer Parade 9 am
July 24, 2024, Liberty Park Festivities

Fireworks, Native American Pow-Wow
Food Vendors, Live Entertainment
Festivities at Liberty Park

July 24th Week Annually

Days of 47 Pioneer Celebration
Salt Lake City, UT

Native American PowWow
Liberty Park After Parade Festivities
July 24, 2023,  12 Noon to Moon
Liberty Park, Salt Lake

Park Silly Sunday Market

Park City Open Air Market

Utah Agenda Top Event Pick. Featured Photo: Park Silly Sunday Market —Utah Agenda

  • Street Festival
  • Artisans
  • Live Music
  • Food Vendors
  • Farmers Market
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Performers

Sunday’s 10 am–5 pm
June–September

Park Silly Sunday Market
Historic Main Street, Park City

Mountain Top Brunch

Snowbasin Mountain Resort Utah

Enjoy a beautiful Sunday Morning Gondola Ride through the high alpine Wasatch Mountains to the majestic Needles Lodge, where incredible cuisine awaits. A must-do summer northern Utah Event.

  • Gondola Ride (15 Minutes)
  • Chef Created Cuisine
  • Mountain Cool Air
  • Relax With Nature

Sundays  10:30 am–3 pm
June 25th–October 8, 2023

Snowbasin Mountain Resort
Winter Olympics Site
3925 Snow Basin Rd, Huntsville


Utah Arts Festival

The Utah Arts Festival is the largest outdoor multidisciplinary arts event in Utah. It has garnered numerous awards internationally, nationally, and locally.  UAF Photo —Utah Agenda

More than 80,000 patrons enjoy four days of award-winning fine arts in the Artist Marketplace, live performances on five stages, local and international street theater, a short film festival, a fine arts exhibition, and culinary delights.

Children are fully immersed in the arts at the Art Yard, where local nonprofits create hands-on projects; teenagers have an opportunity to explore their creative sides at the Urban Arts venue, and Artists At Work showcases the talents of local artist guilds as they set up and create art on-site.

June 19-22, 2025, Noon-Midnight

Utah Arts Festival
Library Square
500 South 300 East Salt Lake