Utah Festivals and Town Celebrations

Every year many of the cities and towns in Utah have festivals and celebrations, carnivals and parades.

I decided to try to put together a list to reference to make it easier to plan which to go each weekend.

1st Weekend of January

2nd Weekend of January

• Bluff – Balloon Festival

4th Weekend of January

• Bear Lake Monster Winterfest (website)

3rd Weekend in February

• Kanab – Balloons (President’s Day Weekend)

Last Weekend of March

• Nephi – Juab Cowboy Poetry Gathering (website)

2nd Weekend of May

• Smithfield – Health Days (website)

3rd Weekend of May

• Richmond – Black & White Days (website)

Memorial Day Weekend (Late May)

• Ephraim – Scandinavian Festival (website)

4th Weekend of May

• Spring City Heritage Day (website)

1st Weekend of June

• Big Cottonwood Canyon Flea Market (website) (June-September)
• Eagle Mountain – Pony Express Days
• Manti – Rat Fink Reunion Car Show and Car Parade
• South Jordan’s SoJo Summerfest (website)
• Springville’s Art City Days is the first full week of June (website)
• Vineyard Days (website)

2nd Weekend of June

• Logan – SummerFest Arts Faire (website)
• Orem’s Oremfest
• Panguitch Quilt Walk (website)
• Pleasant Grove Strawberry Days (website)
• Saratoga Springs – Saratoga Splash Days is held the 2nd full weekend of June.
• Tooele Downtown Festival and Arts Festival

3rd Weekend of June

• Cedar Hills – Family Festival (website)
• Delta – Millard County Fair
• Genola town celebration (3rd weekend in June) (website)
• Herriman – Fort Herriman Towne Days (website)
• Lehi Round-Up (website)
• Salina – Eyes to the Sky Balloon Festival (website)
• South Ogden Days (website)
• Syracuse Heritage Days (website)
• West Valley City – WestFest (website)
• Utah Outdoor Fest

4th Weekend of June

• Clarkston – Pony Express Days
• Clearfield (website)
• Moab – Grand County Fair (website)
• Panguitch Valley Balloon Rally (website)
• Pleasant View Founders Day
• Riverton Town Days Rodeo (website)
• Taylorsville Dayzz (website)
• Wales – Welsh Days is held the last weekend in June (website)

1st Weekend of July

• Big Cottonwood Canyon Flea Market (website) (June-September)
• Huntington Heritage Days
• Moab – Grand County Fair (website)
• North Ogden – Cherry Days (website)
• Riverton Town Days (website)
• Schofield Pleasant Valley Days (website)
• West Jordan Western Stampede (website)

4th of July

• Boulder 4th of July Celebration
• Cedar City
• Circleville Celebration
• Farr West – Freedom Festival (website)
• Hyrum – Star Spangled Celebration (website)
• Lehi – Independence Day Celebration (website)
• Magna Parade and Fireworks
• Midway 4th of July Celebration
• Mount Pleasant – Hub City Days parade on the 4th
• Perry – Fireworks and Carnival
• Orem – the Colonial Fest at SCERA Park is part of Provo’s Freedom Festival. (website)
• Pleasant Grove – Follow the Flag by Dawns Early Light (website)
• Provo – The Freedom Festival includes the Stadium of Fire on Saturday, the Parade on the 4th and more. (website)
• Tooele 4th of July Celebration
• Vernal 4th of July Parade
• West Point – Party at the Point (website)
• Woodruff

2nd Weekend in July

• Bountiful – Handcart Days (website)
• Cedar City – July Jamboree (website)
• Draper Days (website)
• East Carbon Community Daze
• Erda Days
• Farmington – Festival Days (website)
• Fountain Green’s Lamb Days (website)
• Payson Scottish Festival (website)
• Price – Greek Festival

3rd Weekend of July

• American Fork Steel Days (website)
• Altamont Longhorn Days (website)
• Ogden Pioneer Days

24th of July (Pioneer Day)

• Beaver Pioneer Days
• Castle Dale City Days
• Charleston Town July 24th Pioneer Day Celebration (website)
• Cleveland Days
• Escalante
• Fairview – Pioneer Days (website) (with Demolition derby)
• Goshen Days
• Logan Pioneer Day Celebration
• Marysvale – July 24 Parade and more (website)
• Mapleton – On Saturday – Parade, Fireworks, Ping Pong Ball Drop, Carnival
• Mendon Pioneer Day Celebration
• Ogden Pioneer Days
• Orangeville Days (website)
• Salt Lake City’s Days of ’47 Parade (website)
• Spanish Fork Fiesta Days on the 24th, other activities all weekend (website)
• Wellington – Pioneer Days (website)

4th Weekend of July

• Alofa Fa’aSamoa (July 18-22) (website)

Last Weekend of July

• Cottonwood Heights – Butlerville Days (website)
• Emery County Fair
• Lindon Days (website)
• Morgan – Morgan County Fair (website)

1st Weekend of August

• Big Cottonwood Canyon Flea Market (website) (June-September)
• Davis Heritage Festival (website)
• Emery County Fair
• Garden City – Bear Lake Raspberry Days (website)
• Grantsville – Tooele County Fair (website)
• Heber – Wasatch County Fair
• Helpers Art Festival (website)
• Highland Fling (website)
• Lindon Days (website)
• Manti – Sanpete County Fair (website)
• Midvale – Harvest Days (website)
• Monticello – San Juan County Fair (website)
• Morgan – Morgan County Fair (website)
• Orderville – Kane County Fair (website)
• Piute County Fair – Butch Cassidy Days is held the first week of August (website)
• Price – International Days (website)
• Roosevelt – Uintah Basin in Celebration (UBIC) (website)
• Roy Days (website)
• Santaquin – Orchard Days (website)
• Spanish Fork – Utah County Fair
• Springville – The World Folkfest is the first week of August (website)

2nd Weekend of August

• Alpine Days (website)
• Bluffdale Celebration / Old West Days
• Cache County Fair (website)
• Carbon County Fair (website)
• Coalville – Summit County Fair (website)
• Duchesne County Fair (second week in August) (website)
• Emery County Fair
• Garfield County Fair (website)
• Manti – Sanpete County Fair (website)
• Nephi – Juab County Fair (website)
• Ogden – Weber County Fair
• Richfield – Sevier County Fair (website)
• Salem Days (website)
• Sandy Balloon Festival
• Snowbird – Oktoberfest (Mid-Aug to Mid-Oct)

3rd Weekend of August

• Eureka – Tintic Silver Jubilee
• Helper Arts Festival (website)
• Loa – Wayne County Fair
• Manti – Sanpete County Fair (website)
• Randolph – Rich County Fair
• Snowbird – Oktoberfest (Mid-Aug to Mid-Oct)
• Vernal – Uintah County Fair (website)

4th Weekend of August

• Beaver County Fair (website)
• Box Elder County Fair (website)
• Kanab – Western Legends (website)
• Manti – Sanpete County Fair (website)
• Snowbird – Oktoberfest (Mid-Aug to Mid-Oct)

First Weekend of September

• Manila – Daggett County PRCA Centennial Rodeo (website)
• Parowan – Iron County Fair (website)
• Snowbird – Oktoberfest (Mid-Aug to Mid-Oct)

September (Labor Day)

• Big Cottonwood Canyon Flea Market (website) (June-September)
• Gunnison – United We March (website)
• Hurricane’s Peach Days is held on Labor Day Weekend (website)
• Midway – Swiss Days is held Labor Day weekend with the parade on Saturday. (website)
• Payson’s Golden Onion Days is held on Labor Day Weekend (website)
• Snowbird – Oktoberfest Grand Weekend
• Wellsville – Founders Day (website)

September (weekend after Labor Day)

• Brigham City Peach Days is the weekend after Labor Day. (website)
• Lehi – Timpanogos Storytelling Festival (September 7th, 2023) (website)
• Snowbird – Oktoberfest (Mid-Aug to Mid-Oct)

2nd Weekend of September

• Ferron City’s Peach Days (website)
• Salt Lake City – Hispanic Heritage Parade and Festival (website)
• Snowbird – Oktoberfest (Mid-Aug to Mid-Oct)

3rd Weekend of September

• Green River – Melon Days (website)
• Sandy Heritage Festival (website)
• Salt Lake City – State Fair (website)
• Snowbird – Oktoberfest (Mid-Aug to Mid-Oct)

4th Weekend of September

• Santa Clara – Swiss Days (website)
• Snowbird – Oktoberfest (Mid-Aug to Mid-Oct)
• Tooele – Festival of the Old West (website)

1st Weekend of October

• Snowbird – Oktoberfest (Mid-Aug to Mid-Oct)

2nd Weekend of October

• Snowbird – Oktoberfest (Mid-Aug to Mid-Oct)

3rd Weekend of October

• North Ogden Pumpkin Walk (website)

4th Weekend of October

• Cedar City’s Livestock Fest and sheep parade (website)
• Ogden – Harvest Moon Festival

2nd Weekend of November

• Washington – Veteran’s Day Parade (November 11th)

November (Thanksgiving Week)

• Vernal’s Holly Days (website)

4th Weekend of November

• Ogden – Christmas Village (After Thanksgiving to January 1st) (website)

1st Weekend of December

• Ogden – Christmas Village (After Thanksgiving to January 1st) (website)

2nd Weekend of December

• Ogden – Christmas Village (After Thanksgiving to January 1st) (website)

3rd Weekend of December

• Ogden – Christmas Village (After Thanksgiving to January 1st) (website)

4th Weekend of December

• Ogden – Christmas Village (After Thanksgiving to January 1st) (website)