The Utah Arts Festival is the largest annual outdoor multidisciplinary event in Utah. June 27-29, 2025
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The Utah Arts Festival produces the largest annual outdoor multidisciplinary event in Utah. Over three days, we transform Library Square into a bustling canvas of creativity, where families gather, artists shine, and memories are made. Our mission is to promote the arts and enhance the quality of life in Utah. We strive to maintain the highest artistic quality in our production and programming, re
present excellence among a range of artistic mediums, and promote an appreciation for fine art while encouraging innovation and supporting non-traditional, contemporary works.
2025 Festival: June 27-29
Artist and juror applications open Nov. 1st, 2023
Did you make it to the Urban Arts this year? If not, we're sorry cause you missed a lot! Live muralists, custom Fat Caps, DJs and a Dichroic Skull! Thank you to all the incredible urban artists that created this year. Hit up the Urban Arts at next year's Festival!
This year’s Festival was a blast with an incredible array of performing arts! From dance performances and live music and dynamic street theater, the shows were unforgettable. A huge thank you to all the talented performers who made this festival truly special. See you next year!
The Kids Art Yard at this year’s Festival was a hub of creativity and fun! Our young artists got their hands dirty with activities inspired by the Great Salt Lake, including making paper plate seagulls, creating colorful brine shrimp flags, and folding origami pelicans. A huge thank you to all the families, volunteers, and community partners who made it magical.
Shout out to our partners that provided great experiences for our young artists:
Summerhays Music Center
School of Rock Sandy
Save Our Great Salt Lake
TreeUtah
FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake
Great Salt Lake News
Make Salt Lake
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
Visual Art Institute
Mark your calendars! The Utah Arts Festival returns next year from June 27-29, 2025! Get ready for another incredible celebration of art, music, and creativity. We can't wait to see you there! Stay updated at uaf.org
For all those who witnessed a poetry slam for the first time or it's a part of the Festival you look forward to every year, check out this year's winners! Along with the writing awards made for the Wasatch IronPen/UltraPen Marathons, managed by the Salt Lake Community College’s Community Writing Center located at the Main Library. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3XRcWNi
Prepare yourself for some of the most heartwarming pictures of when we handed out awards to our Artist Marketplace winners 🥹
Out of 177 artists, these were our winners across multiple categories. Check out who won and thank you to all who shopped the Artist Marketplace this year!
We are excited to announce the winners of this year's Fear No Film Festival! This year, we showcased more emerging filmmakers, blending Utah professionals and students with global talents. Congratulations to all our winners!
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated and attended. It was an honor to meet you all. Special thanks to the Salt Lake City Library, our volunteers, selection committee, Grand Jury, Utah Arts Festival family, and sponsors. Your support makes it all possible.
The Plastic Cherries are on NOW and the Festival is about to get all glowy again☺️
Join us for golden hour and enjoy the last night of the Festival. The temperature is down and there's a slight breeze so the weather is perfect!! If you haven't gotten them, tickets are at uaf.org/tix.
PC: Dan Campbell Photography
The kicked off yesterday, and today is packed with incredible events you won’t want to miss! This afternoon, catch mesmerizing street theater performances and cap off your evening with a concert or two, including our headliners Andy Frasco and Cool Cool Cool Join us downtown for an amazing celebration of art, music, and community, visit uaf.org/tix to get your tickets.
If you came to the Festival yesterday or will be there today or tomorrow, download the Utah Arts Festival app to participate in our scavenger hunt! Answer all 15 questions correctly and be entered to win prizes from our Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks partners for contributing the prizes!
In between scavenger hunting, explore the app and plan out your time at the Festival! See you all there! Download it here: uaf.org/app
Thank you to CommonSpirit Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake for being our medical sponsor for the Utah Arts Festival! Watch their tips on 'how to fest' safely and visit their tent for complimentary sunscreen, cold water, first aid kits and more! If you still need to get your tickets, visit uaf.org/tix
Happy Festival, stay safe out there!
What you can expect from the Utah Arts Festival Pt. 9!
Happy first day of the Festival! We have almost 180 artists in the Artist Marketplace this year, which is the most we've ever had! Swipe to see a preview of the artists we have this year. If you haven't gotten them yet, Visit uaf.org/marketplaceto to see all the artists that will be there and get tickets.
A big thank you to our Artist Marketplace sponsors!
Avia
Mya Living
GCC Event Management
Pella Windows and Doors
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
The Shop SLC
Salt Lake City Public Library
Springville Museum of Art
For those really wanting to immerse yourself in the art during the Festival, listen up!
Go from viewing the art to creating art with Workshop SLC art workshops! With multiple projects over the three days, there is something for everyone! Register ahead of time to secure your spot by registering at uaf.org/workshops Or visit us in person at the Festival. Can't wait to see you there!
For those really wanting to immerse yourself in the art during the Festival, listen up!
Go from viewing the art to creating art with ’s art workshops! With multiple projects over the three days, there is something for everyone! Register ahead of time to secure your spot by commenting WORKSHOP and we’ll DM you the link. Or visit us in person at the Festival. Can’t wait to see you there!
The annual Utah Arts Festival magically appears each summer in downtown Salt Lake City. The temporary nature of turning Washington & Library Squares and the surrounding streets into a community gathering space to celebrate the arts can provide unique challenges for those attending the Festival with special needs.
At the Festival, we are able to offer Aira through Salt Lake City, dedicated viewing areas for most stages, and accessible toilet facilities, plus we offer 22 performances with ASL interpreters. For details, please visit our web accessible page at uaf.org/access.
Also, our partners Art Access have a booth at the Festival located directly east of the City & County Building. We encourage everyone to visit them to find out how they increase accessibility in the arts through opportunities for artists with disabilities and training for cultural organizations.
We’re thrilled to be featured in City Weekly's Music Picks for June 27 - July 3! This year's festival promises an amazing lineup of artists, performances, and activities that you won’t want to miss.
Join us in downtown Salt Lake City from June 28-30 for a celebration of creativity and community. From live music to visual arts, culinary delights to family-friendly activities, there's something for everyone.
Check out the full article for more details and see why the Utah Arts Festival is a must-attend event this summer. Read it here: https://bit.ly/4bnGvcu and then join us at the Festival!
SPECTRUM @ Plumhouse 6/28, Marc Broussard @ Egyptian Theater 6/27, Andy Frasco & the U.N. @ Utah Arts Festival 6/29, and more.
Heads Up, Festival-Goers! For your safety and enjoyment, here’s a quick list of what to leave at home:
🚫 No outside food or drinks (except factory sealed water bottles). Bring an empty reusable bottle to fill at our water stations!
🚫 All bags & containers are subject to search. Stay cool and cooperate with our friendly staff.
🚫 No pets allowed, except for service dogs. Check our Accessibility Guide for details.
🚫 No bicycles inside—park them at our secure Bike Lot on 400 South.
🚫 Leave the skates and skateboards at home.
🚫 No fliers, handbills, or soliciting. Enjoy the art, not the ads!
🚫 Absolutely no weapons. Keep it safe and fun for everyone.
Thanks for helping us make the a safe and enjoyable event for all! Let’s create amazing memories together.
What you can expect at the Utah Arts Festival Pt. 7!
Pictured are some previous Festival artists, but check some of our POETRY SLAM artists you can see this year!
✍️ Evan Van Leuven: our 2x UAF Youth Individual Poetry Slam Champion (2022/2023) and will be returning this year to defend the title.
✍️ Sammi Walker: the Director of the award winning Salt City Slam, member of The Butterfly Effect Poetry Slam Team and one of the top internationally ranked Poets in the world.
✍️ Zachary Kluckman: our 2023 UAF Individual Poetry Slam Champion and the Director of the Chicharra Poetry Slam Festival in Albuquerque, NM.
✍️ Ms.AyeVee: the Director of Las Vegas based poetry organization, Beyond the Neon Poetry, a Ted Talks speaker and has been the UAF Literary Arts Coordinator for the past 3 years.
✍️ Michael A Jasso: the Director of California based Poetry Organization, Loud Mouth Poetry Jam and has been a featured Literary Artist at every major Poetry Slam Festival across the country. Mike has also been the UAF Poetry Slam Coordinator for the past 2 years.
See the Literary Arts performances and workshops at uaf.org/literaryperformance and get your tickets today!
Thank you to our sponsors!
Salt Lake City Arts Council
State Farm
KUER 90.1
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Utah Review
What you can expect at the Utah Arts Festival Pt. 6!
In the Fear No Film program at the Utah Arts Festival, we have 75 films, including Oscar nominated, Sundance Short Film Grand Jury Prize winners and more for you to view. Swipe to view the schedule and view the rest of the films at the Festival at uaf.org/film
Thank you to our Fear No Film sponsors!
DStone Creative
Utah Film Commission
KUTV 2News
ACE Fund (Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall)
Latino 106.3 FM
What you can expect at the Utah Arts Festival Pt. 5!
The Urban Arts program is as colorful as ever this year! With some of the best muralists in Utah, Fat Cap artists and shed painting, there’s so much to look forward to.
We’re excited to have guest muralist, Bill Louis and all our Fat Cap artists! Enjoy the urban arts with us at this year’s Festival! Visit uaf.org/urbanarts to see all the artists, schedule of events and activities 😎
Thank you to our Urban Arts sponsors!
SLUG Mag
Tuff Shed
Gold Naturals
It's Festival Week! Here's what you need to know👇 👇
When: June 28-30, 2024
Where: Library Square, 200 E 400 S, Salt Lake City
Hours: Noon-11pm
What: Concerts, performances, artist marketplace, film festival, poetry slam, kids hands-on projects, food, drink, and so much more!
Festival Box Office Entrances:
🎟️ Library Arch Main Entrance - located mid-block on 400 South between 200 East and 300 East. (this is the main Festival entrance, and it is closest to the TRAX line and underground parking)
🎟️ The Park Entrance - located on the corner of 500 South and 300 East. (this entrance is perfect for large groups visiting the Festival and those with special needs)
🎟️ City & County Entrance (South) - located mid-block between 200 East and State Street on 500 South (south side of the City & County Bldg), next to the Art Yard, Toddler Zone and Face Painting areas.
What you can expect from the Utah Arts Festival Pt. 4!
We have 187 booths in the Artist Marketplace this year, which is the most we've ever had! Check out some of the artists that you can see this year. Come shop the Artist Market this weekend! Comment BUYART to start scoping out the artists and what types of art you can purchase!
A big thank you to our Artist Marketplace sponsors!
Avia
Mya Living
GCC Event Management
Pella Windows and Doors
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
The Shop SLC
Salt Lake City Public Library
Springville Museum of Art
What you can expect at the Utah Arts Festival Pt. 3!
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company was founded in 1964 by two Utah women, Joan Woodbury and Shirley Ririe and is Utah's most established institution for contemporary dance. You can watch this distinguished dance company perform plus with ChitraKaavya Dance Academy, SALT Contemporary Dance, and 1520 Arts on the Festival Stage at the Utah Arts Festival on Sunday, June 30th. Visit uaf.org/tix to purchase your tickets ahead of time!
Thank you to some of our sponsors!
Utah Division of Arts & Museums
George S. and Delores Dore Eccles Foundation
Oasis Stage Werks
OTW Safety
Yesterday one of the Festival sponsors, Voodoo Productions was on Good Things Utah with Surae Chinn and our executive director, Aimee Dunsmore! Voodoo Productions will be providing circus-style Street Theater throughout the Festival, including a floating violinist. 🎻
Get a sneak peak of what you can expect from them at the Festival by watching the full Good Things Utah segment here: https://bit.ly/4cbJZjk Learn more about Street Theater at the Festival at uaf.org/street
Thank you to our Street Theater sponsors!
Downtown SLC
The Block SLC
Voodoo Productions
Rocky Mountain Power
LeafGuard of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah (Good Things Utah) – Get ready for the 48th annual Utah Arts Festival from June 28-30! This year is going to be full of amazing fun with the return of cool street perform…
What you can expect at the Utah Arts Festival Pt. 2!
ICYMI, here’s this year’s headliners! We’re so excited for this line-up 🙌.
Friday, June 28th
Steely Dead
Seo Jungmin
Saturday, June 29th
Cool Cool Cool
Andy Frasco
Sunday, June 30th
The Plastic Cherries
future.exboyfriend
If you purchase the Festival 3-pack tickets you can see all the headlining acts! If you want to take a friend, the Festival 6-pack is the best value and is only available online. Purchase tickets at uaf.org/tix and start planning your Festival!
Thank you to some of our sponsors!
Weber Basin Job Corps
X96
MIX 105.1 Utah
100.7 BOB FM
Bandwango
KRCL 90.9FM
Third Sun Productions
T minus 8 days until the Festival! We're here to prep you for the long awaited event. Scroll through to read the answers to your most frequently asked questions. If you have any additional Qs, drop them below! 👇 Do we want you asking questions on Festival Friday, Saturday, or Sunday? No, we want you enjoying the Festival, so get them all out now!
You can find even more info here: uaf.org/tix 🤗
What you can expect at the Utah Arts Festival Pt. 1!
The Yoyoka Family Band, including 14-year drumming sensation Yoyoka will be performing at the Festival on Sunday June 30th at 9:30pm! Yoyoka is an extremely talented drumming prodigy who has been featured multiple times on Ellen DeGeneres and has played with big names like Fall Out Boy. We’re so excited to host Yoyoka and her family band at the Festival this year! Do not miss their performance on the last day of the Festival! Get your tickets at uaf.org/tix
Image credit: Yoyoka.jp
And a thank you to some of our Festival sponsors!
Mid Atlantic Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
Hansen, Bradshaw Malmrose & Erickson
Little America Hotel
KSL NewsRadio
FM100.3
Yesterday our Utah Arts Festival Kids Art Yard coordinator, Maggie Willis previewed a little bit of what you can experience at this year’s Festival! With ‘The Great Salt Lake’ as the theme and partnering with Save Our Great Salt Lake, FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake and Great Salt Lake News, the Kids Art Yard will feature art and activities to raise awareness of the issues currently impacting the Great Salt Lake and ways you can help.
Thank you Fresh Living for having us on. Watch the full segment here: https://bit.ly/4et3R2T
Thank you to our Art Yard Partners!
Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks
Utah Transit Authority - UTA
Dominion Energy
Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation
Marriner S. Eccles Foundation
What do you call a belt made of watches?
A waist of time.
Which is what looking for any Father's Day gift other than Utah Arts Festival tickets for your dad is. Get those last minute gifts instantly online by giving your dad one of the below:
🎫 General Admission Tickets: Music, food, film, drinks, shade, "manly art", everything a dad needs to have a good time!
🍻 VIP Tickets: Get a cold one with your old man in one of the hospitality patios with VIP tickets to the Festival!
💩 Give a crap!: Want to hear a dad joke about porta-potties? Never mind, it stinks. But your gift won’t! Dedicate a Festival porta-potty to dad for putting up with your crap over the years.
🎩 Big Deal Brunch: Have your pops trade in the dad hat for a day and take him to Mad Hatter's Big Deal Brunch!
Visit uaf.org to shop for dad!
What are your favorite benefits with your friend with benefits? Wait, no. Don't answer that.
Here's ours:
😉 Tickets for you and your "friends" to the Utah Arts Festival
😉 Access to the VIP patios (depending on how close of a friend you choose to be😏)
😉 Invitations to events just for Friends
😉 Special offers and discounts from corporate and community partners
Visit https://bit.ly/44pbbIf if you're ready for a relationship that comes with perks. See you thereeeee!
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Thank you to CommonSpirit Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake for being our medical sponsor for the Utah Arts Festival! Watch their tips on 'how to fest' safely and visit their tent for complimentary sunscreen, cold water, first aid kits and more! If you still need to get your tickets, visit uaf.org/tix Happy Festival, stay safe out there! #UtahArtsFest #CommonSpirit
2024, but with an artistic spin. 🎨 Click on the video then press pause to see where you land on the resolution wheel! Whether it's exploring every booth at UAF, joining the Masquerade Party, or applying to be an artist, let's make this year the most creatively adventurous yet! Share your spin result in the comments and let's make those artistic resolutions happen! 🌟 #UAFResolutionRoulette #ArtGoals2024
Giving the gift of multiple art experiences without using all your Christmas budget has never been easier! Gifting junk no one needs is out and gifting fun and thoughtful experiences is in. This year gift the art enthusiast, summer festival junkies and themed party lovers in your life tickets to the Utah Arts Festival and/or Masquerade Party! Simply buy the tickets then once you’re ready to gift them simply transfer the tickets to the recipient. You gift giving game just leveled up! Purchase your gifts (and maybe some tix for yourself 👀) by commenting GIFT and we’ll DM you the link! #UtahArtsFest #UtahArtsFestival #Christmas2023 #GiftIdeas
We've got a message for you from one of our headliners, Lyrics Born! Come check him out Friday, June 23 at 9:30 pm on the Amphitheater Stage. Until then, head on over to uaf.org/headliners for more information. #UtahArtsFest
We're grateful for the year we’ve had thanks to all of you - our supporters, fans, artists and friends. As we wrap up 2022 and prepare for what's next, we here at the Utah Arts Festival wish you the best and hope to continue to bring the vibes in the coming year! #UtahArtsFest
Safety is important to all of us here at the Utah Arts Festival. That’s why we’ve partnered with our friends at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center to prepare a guide on how to stay healthy at the Festival this year. Check it out at uaf.org/safety and vibe safely. #UtahArtsFest
The vibes start tomorrow and we’re so excited to see you all. As a reminder, kids under 12 get in free! So bring your kids, and make sure to stop by our Kid’s Art Yard while you’re there! #UtahArtsFest
With the Festival less than two days away, we wanted to share with you the newest video in our Bringing the Vibes artist interview series. Luis Fernando Puente & Lizde Arias are a husband and wife filmmaking team that will be showing their next film at Fear No Film this year. You can also see more interviews of local artists here uaf.org/vibes. Be inspired. #UtahArtsFest
Did you know that we have nearly 200 artists participating in our Artist Marketplace this year? We had folks from Utah and around the globe bringing their unique pieces and gifts for you to bring home. Go to uaf.org/marketplace for a full list of vendors. Get ready to grab that perfect piece. #UtahArtsFest
Talented local female artists worked collectively to create this large mural bringing together their individual types of art styles. Check it out on the Urban Arts Corner!
The 20 foot by 20 foot community mural, “100 artists/1 image” by local artist Mason Fetzer is finally revealed! Enjoy this time lapse of the install, and check it out in person if you haven’t already. Thank you to our community for bringing the vibes!
Head over to the creative zone for some fun with the kids! Collaborate with on-site sculptures, create make-and-take projects with some of Salt Lake’s creative nonprofit organizations, write some poetry, and build your own instrument!
Make sure you head over to the Urban Arts Corner tomorrow to see the finished graffiti mural, done by all female artists! It is right across from the park stage on the south side of the festival.
It’s a beautiful day full of good vibes at the Utah Arts Festival! There are events happening all day, don’t miss it! 🌞#utahartsfest
The 100 Artists / 1 Image is planned to be unveiled at 3p today. It's your last chance to pick up a brush and paint a square. Go next to the Park Stage. Help create the vibes. #utahartsfest
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