September is my favorite month in Utah. The mornings finally have some bite to them, the canyons start turning, and every city along the Wasatch seems to remember at once that it has a festival to throw.
I put this together because I kept hearing the same thing from friends: we didn't know that was happening until it was over. So here it is, everything worth getting off the couch for this month, from right here in the southwest valley out to Park City and Heber.
Every event name is a link. Most of these are free.
Around 150 artists and artisans, and free to walk through. This one is genuinely good.
Educational booths, kid activities, and the first 200 people get a hot dog, chips and a drink. Show up a little early.
Full schedule and locations on the city calendar. Fall Cleanup also runs September 8 to 12 if you have a garage to deal with.
Displays and the scavenger hunt are free. Witchapalooza, Breakfast with a Witch and the escape room are ticketed, and they sell out, so book early if that is your family's thing.
Produce, local makers, and dinner handled.
Worth showing up just to cheer, honestly.
Eleven days, and this year marks 170 years of it. Rodeo, livestock, carnival, concerts, and food you will regret in the best way. Buy ahead, gate lines get long on the weekends.
Fiftieth year. Go hungry, and get in the baklava line before it wraps the block.
More than fifteen Italian restaurants from around the valley, live music both days, and a cooking stage. Saturday runs noon to 10, Sunday noon to 7.
Utah's second largest festival, in its 79th year. Market runs 8 to 8 both days, 10K and breakfast at 7 am Saturday, parade at 10. Food vendors are cash only, park at the 800 North shuttle lot on River Road, and leave the dog and the stroller home.
Pancake breakfast at 7:30, the Bark City 5K at 8, then the Running of the Balls and the parade on Main. Park City has been doing this for over 130 years and it still feels like a small town throwing a party.
Nearly 200 vendors, live music, rain or shine. These are the last four Sundays of the season.
The largest storytelling festival in the western United States, and one of the genuinely unique things Utah does. Daytime sessions in the gardens, themed evening shows. Bring a blanket. Group rate kicks in at six tickets.
Polynesian performance and dinner.
Opening weekend is the least crowded weekend. That is the whole tip.
Dark sky park, telescopes set up, and one of the best skies within an hour of the valley.
The 5K is on the 26th if you want to earn the stroll.
Outdoor season is closing out. Thriller is a Utah October tradition and it starts early here.
The calendars I actually check when I build this list. Yours is probably in here.
That's the month. If you make it to one of these, send me a picture. I mean that, I love seeing where people end up.
And if I missed something happening in your city, let me know. This list gets better when it comes from all of us.
See you out there,
Jeff
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