Check out these summer festivals in Utah for art, food, music, community, and one-of-a-kind cultural experiences.
Utah loves its festivals. Our small towns started throwing harvest celebrations like Melon Days, Peach Days, and Golden Onion Days generations ago (Strawberry Days, listed below, turns 105 this year).
We also adore our arts and cultural festivals. Living Traditions celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. The Asian Arts Festival turns 49, the Utah Arts Festival hits the half-century mark, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival turns 65.
We keep adding new festivals, too: Busker Fest brings street performers from all over the world to downtown Salt Lake. The cheekily named Dinah SOAR Hot Air Balloon Festival puns on Vernal’s palaeontological legacy. And ForkFest and Portals Music Festival offer two very different local music experiences.
Whether you’re looking for live music, a new way to experience Utah’s unique landscapes, or just a carnival ride and a corn dog, Utah’s festival season won’t disappoint.
Busker Fest SLC
When: May 29-30
Where: Eccles Theater, Main and Regent Streets, Salt Lake City
Cost: Free
Her Majesty’s Secret Circus, The Silver Starlets, and The Unicycling Unicorn headline Busker Fest, a gathering of local and international strolling performers who will fill Salt Lake’s theater district with music, dance, circus arts, and magic.
Vineyard Days
When: Jun. 2-6
Where: Grove Park, 350 N. 100 E., Vineyard City
Cost: Free
Vineyard Days 2026 includes a fleet of food trucks, “Pioneer Games,” pickleball, whiffleball, a car show, an art show, carnival games, face painting, storytelling, a DJ dance party, and a fireworks finale.
Utah Pride
When: Jun. 3-7
Where: Downtown Salt Lake City
Cost: Free
The 2026 Pride theme is “paint the town rainbow.” Festivities kick off Jun. 3 with the raising of the Pride flag at the City and County Building. The week’s events include the Jun. 5 opening party at Library Square and the Utah Pride Parade, one of the nation’s largest, which winds through downtown Salt Lake City on Jun. 7.
Utah Asian Festival
When: Jun. 6
Where: Utah State Fairpark, 155 N. 1000 W., Salt Lake City
Cost: Free
A vibrant, one-day celebration, the Utah Asian Festival is celebrating its 49th year. It offers food from more than two dozen food vendors, nearly 100 artisan booths, and performances including Japanese taiko drumming, martial arts demonstrations, and Indian classical dance.
Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival
When: Jun. 11-13
Where: Bryce Canyon National Park
Cost: Free with park admission ($20-$35)
Bryce, as an International Dark Sky Park, attracts amateur stargazers from all over the country for its annual Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival. Telescopes are available for both day and nighttime use, and visitors can register for other special offerings, including an astrophotography workshop.
Fork Fest
When: Jun. 12-13
Where: Art Dye Park, 1200 N. 550 E., American Fork
Cost: Starting at $25
Organized by Velour Live Music Gallery in Provo and Harrington Center for the Arts in American Fork (hence the name), Fork Fest celebrates Utah bands. Headliner Neon Trees will be joined by other homegrown acts like Parlor Hawk, Fictionist, and The Penny Candies. (Note: this festival is family-friendly and alcohol-free.)
Latino Arts Festival
When: Jun. 12-14
Where: Canyons Village, 2307 W. High Mountain Rd., Park City
Cost: Free
This year, the Latino Arts Festival kicks off with a performance by Bolivia’s Cadenza String Quartet, and continues with Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl, a World Cup watch party, workshops, films, flash tattoos, and more. The festival culminates with the sounds of Venezuela’s Senxao & The Musical Mafia.
Utah Scottish Festival
When: Jun. 12-14
Where: Utah State Fairpark, 155 N. 1000 W., Salt Lake City
Cost: Starting at $11.86
The 51st Highland Games and Scottish Festival commences with a “Stones of Strength” strong man competition, a gathering of the clans, and massed bands. The weekend’s activities continue with music, dance, crafts, and the titular Highland Games. This is Utah’s largest and oldest Scottish festival.
Pleasant Grove Strawberry Days
When: Jun. 13-21
Where: Veteran’s Memorial Park, 315 S Locust Ave., Pleasant Grove
Cost: Free, with some ticketed events
The theme of the 105th Strawberry Days Festival is “stars, stripes, and strawberries.” It’s not surprising that a fest that’s been around for more than a century would have a robust itinerary: there’s a car show, garden tour, pancake breakfast, pageant, concert, pie-eating contest, “dirt dance,” parade, and more. The Strawberry Days Rodeo is an especially popular draw.
Springville Art City Days
When: Jun. 6-14
Where: Springville
Cost: Free, with some ticketed events
Springville, which calls itself the “city of art,” has been hosting Springville Art City Days since 1967. In addition to community exhibits at the Springville Museum of Art, the city offers more playful events like a duct tape regatta, as well as a battle of the bands, a library book sale, and a hot-air balloon glow.
Utah Arts Festival
When: Jun. 18-21
Where: Library Square, 200 E. 400 S., Salt Lake City
Cost: From $15
The state’s largest multidisciplinary art event, the Utah Arts Festival, hits the half-century mark this year. This year’s festival offers 170 booths showcasing local, national, and international painters, sculptors, photographers, and craftspeople. There will also be performances by local and national dance companies, a “Fear No Film” showcase, readings by local writers, and live music all day, every day. GZA (of Wu-Tang Clan), Shakey Graves, Yola, BANDALOOP, and Rubblebucket are headlining.
Utah Shakespeare Festival
When: Jun. 18-Oct. 3
Where: 13 S. 300 W., Cedar City
Cost: From $16
The Utah Shakespeare Festival launched in 1962 with a cast of amateur actors who performed the bard’s work on a rickety homemade platform. Now based on the campus of Southern Utah University, it attracts directors and actors from all over the globe. This season features productions of “Troilus and Cressida,” “Hamlet,” and “Twelfth Night.” In addition to the stage plays, the festival offers a free green show, backstage tours, play orientations, and more.
Wasatch Wildflower Festival
When: Jul. 11-19
Where: Brighton, Solitude, Snowbird, and Alta Ski areas
Cost: Free
The Wasatch Mountains are famous for their powdery snow, but the four Cottonwood Canyons are just as remarkable in summer. In mid-July, they explode with colorful wildflowers with equally colorful names: leopard’s bane, bog candle, blooming Sally, butter-and-eggs. Wasatch Wildflower Festival volunteers will give you a formal introduction to all of them during hikes designed for all skill levels.
American Fork Steel Days
When: Jul. 17-24
Where: 51 E. Main St, American Fork
Cost: Free
Now dubbed Steel Days, this 80-year-old festival’s former incarnations include Timber Day, Liberty Day, and Poultry Day. The 2026 theme is “Super Neighbors, Everyday Heroes,” and the week’s events include a drone show, a team puzzle competition, and a talent show dubbed “American Fork’s Got Talent.” On Saturday, things wrap up with a marathon, a grand parade, and fireworks.
World Folk Festival
When: Jul. 28-Aug. 1
Where: Spring Arts Park, 700 S. 1300 E., Springville
Cost: Starting at $15
The World Folk Festival has been bringing ethnic dance troupes from nearly 80 countries to Utah since the late 1980s. In addition to the live dance performances, the festival offers food and craft booths, kids’ activities, and an opportunity to meet dancers and musicians from all over the globe.
Lindon Days
When: Aug. 1-8
Where: 25 N. Main St., Lindon
Cost: Free
This year, Lindon Days begins with a morning horse trail ride up Provo Canyon, followed by a week’s worth of activities, including yoga in the park, a “cowgirl clinic,” an ice cream social, a star party, a junior rodeo, and a pickleball tournament. The festival wraps up with a grand parade, a concert, and fireworks.
Santaquin Orchard Days
When: Aug 1-8
Where: Santaquin
Cost: Free, with some ticketed events
The full festival name is “Orchard Days and Summer Nights,” and there are indeed lots of family-friendly activities scheduled for both day (photo scavenger hunts, a parade, sports competitions) and night (rodeos, theater productions, and fireworks).
Celebrating the People Pow Wow
When: Aug. 15
Where: Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 S, West Valley City
Cost: Free
The 13th annual Celebrating the People Pow Wow welcomes all singers and dancers and includes contests for all age groups, from kids to seniors. There will also be a drum contest and a Miss Native American Princess Pageant. This is a lawn venue, so spectators are encouraged to bring their own seating and canopies.
Dinah SOAR Days Hot Air Balloon Festival
When: Aug. 28-30
Where: Vernal
Cost: Free, with some ticketed events
You can watch balloon launches every evening during Dinah SOAR Days, but there’s a lot more to do besides that—you can listen to live music, watch the dinosaur costume dash, take in a car show, sample food, sip some brews in the beer garden, or go up in a balloon yourself. Bonus: a wonderfully goofy fun run, where all the runners wear dinosaur costumes.
Portals Music Festival
When: Aug. 28-30
Where: Strawberry Pinnacles Resort, 39981 W. Strawberry River Rd, Fruitland
Cost: Starting at $30
Portals Music Festival, also known as “Cult of the Traveler,” is a three-day desert musical festival featuring all-local bands. This year’s lineup features FIIG, Lord Vox, Say Hey, Brutalust, Musor, The Lingo, Seeking the Sun, What’s Nots, Mortigi Tempo, Jill Whit, Ethylcat, Jacob T. Skeen, The Squirms, Self Myth, Mowth, MTK, and Sylverine, a collection of acts one Instagram commenter described as “the ‘99 Coachella of the Salt Lake music scene.”
