Fall Utah Festivals

Carbon County Fair - Price, UT - Aug 5 to Aug 10, 2024
Demolition derby, livestock and agricultural events, carnival, live entertainment, exhibits and more

Utah Quilt Fest - Layton, UT - Aug 20 to Aug 24, 2024
Lectures and classes, swap meet, vendor mall and more

Utah State Fair - Salt Lake City, UT - Sep 5 to Sep 15, 2024
An 11 day fair starting annually on the Thursday after Labor Day. Live entertainment, agriculture events, children’s activities, food vendors and more. Since 1856.

Salt Lake City Greek Festival - Salt Lake City, UT - Sep 6 to Sep 8, 2024
The largest ethnic festival in Utah is held annually on the weekend after Labor Day. Held for 40+ years.

Festa Italiana - Salt Lake City, UT - Sep 14 to Sep 15, 2024
Explore the culture, entertainment and culinary wonders of Italy while surrounded by beautiful, downtown Salt Lake City.

Moab Folk Festival - Moab, UT - Nov 3 to Nov 5, 2023
Brings diverse folk music talents and educational opportunities from around the country to Moab for the entertainment and enjoyment of the local community and visitors.

Strut Your Mutt Salt Lake - Salt Lke City, UT - Oct 21, 2023
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Liberty Park in Salt Lake City – An animal fundraising walk and festival to help homeless pets, with activities for you and your dog, pet-friendly vendors, and so much more! 

Bluff Arts Festival - Bluff, UT - Oct 19 to Oct 22, 2023
A weekend of experiential art in Southeast Utah.

Peculiar Pours Beer Festival - Ogden, UT - Oct 14, 2023
A rally of local breweries bringing their most peculiar flavors, seasonal brews and test pours, Peculiar Pours offers live music, delicious bites, quirky surprises and a party with your taste buds!

New Harmony Apple Festival - New Harmony, UT - Oct 14, 2023
Activities include music all day, vendors, food, games for the kids, bounce houses, climbing wall, fire safety demonstrations, and lots of apples for sale. This is an annual fundraiser for the 100% volunteer fire department and 100% of the profits go to purchase life saving equipment and supplies.

Parowan Fall Fest in the Park - Parowan, UT - Oct 14, 2023
Free event at Parowan Library Park, with food, vendors, entertainment, costume parade, and more

KamasHarvest Festival - Oakley, UT - Oct 7, 2023
Free festival open to the public with dozens of vendors, local goods, good food, live music and fun. Held at Cattleman’s Hall in Oakley

Iron Springs Oktoberfest - Cedar City, UT - Oct 6 to Oct 7, 2023
A two-day pass is $5 per person and under 3 yrs is FREE. Come and enjoy two days of Biketoberfest, Pickleball Tournament, food, Biergarten, music, performances, vendors, games, family fun, petting farm, pony rides, and much more

Zion Canyon Music Festival - Springdale, UT - Sep 29 to Sep 30, 2023
Annual music festival on Friday and Saturday. Two stages, arts and craft vendors, beer and wine, great food and a kid zone.

FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention - Salt Lake City, UT - Sep 21 to Sep 23, 2023
Around 120,000 attend this event. Set historical records for most people attending a convention in Utah and Guinness Record for most people dressed as comic book characters. With celebrity guest panels, autograph signings, photo ops, gaming competitions, cosplay contests, special events, KidCon, and the film festival, there is something for everyone.

Kokopelli Tri - Hurricane, UT - Sep 16, 2023
Run, swim and bike in Sand Hollow Reservoir, just minutes away from Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks, and enjoy the turquoise waters and sandstone mountain views. Push yourself with an Olympic and Sprint Triathalon, or a Duathlon, Kid’s Tri, and a 10K/5K. Fun for the whole family!

Huntsville Marathon - Huntsville, UT - Sep 16, 2023
Appears to be canceled for 2023 as well. One of the most pristine marathons that Utah has to offer, this course starts in the Monte Cristo area and ends at Huntsville Town Park. A Boston Marathon Qualifier. All marathon runners can catch a free bus from Huntsville Park to the starting line.

Green River Melon Days - Green River, UT - Sep 15 to Sep 16, 2023
This festival has been running for over 110 years, and has a few pre-events starting a few days earlier (Princess Pageant, Queen Pageant, and Community Day). The festival kicks off with a 3-man scramble tournament, live music, melon run, parade, pancake breakfast, melon carving contest and games, and more!

Escalante Canyons Art Festival - Escalante, UT - Sep 15 to Sep 24, 2023
The premier art event of the Colorado Plateau celebrates Everett Ruess and the lands he traveled.

Rocktoberfest - Brian Head, UT - Sep 9, 2023
Enjoy beer among the fall colors of Brian Head, plus live bands performing throughout the day

Old Capitol Arts and Living History Festival - Fillmore, UT - Sep 8 to Sep 9, 2023
A festival to promote the arts and living history at Territorial Statehouse Park. Demonstrations, artisans, food court, silent auction, live entertainment, children’s activities and more.

Urban Arts Festival - Salt Lake City, UT - Sep 3 to Sep 4, 2023
A free community event organized by the Utah Arts Alliance. Enjoy hundreds of artists, performers and musicians automotive arts, projection art, virtual reality, street basketball, fashion and more, held at the Gallivan Center.

Moab Music Festival - Moab, UT - Aug 21 to Sep 15, 2023
A music concert set among the red rocks of Moab at a variety of indoor and outdoor venues

Snowbird Oktoberfest - Snowbird, UT - Aug 12 to Oct 15, 2023
Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 6 pm on the designated weekends. The Snowbird Ski Resort (located southeast of Salt Lake City) hosts Utah’s most popular German festival. Over 60,000 attend this annual Utah Oktoberfest which started in 1973. Get a taste of Bavaria with authentic food, live German music and yodelers. Local breweries will also be featured. Arts and crafts from local and regional artists will be offered for sale in Der Marktplatz. A ceremonial one litre beer stein is available for collectors. Last year, it kicked off the celebration with a 3K Lederhosen race on the opening day. There was also a Grand Oktoberfest on Labor Day weekend with procession, ceremonial keg tapping and best costume contest to crown Miss and Mister Oktoberfest. Visitors generally consume some 6,000 pounds of weisswurst and bratwurst, 4,500 pounds of chicken and 2,000 Granny Smith apples are eaten in the delicious apple strudel.

Nature Hills Harvest Fest - Cedar City, UT - Oct 1 to Oct 15, 2022
This annual celebration of Fall is great for all ages, so grab a friend and head on over to Nature Hills Farm. Enjoy the slow life on the farm by taking a leisurely hayride, grab a pumpkin spice hot cocoa and sit under a tree to watch the animals, take pictures, play yard games and pick out the perfect pumpkin. Spend time with your family eating smores and drinking freshly pressed apple cider. There is something for everyone and you can spend hours enjoying the farm life, or cruise on out after a short time. The farm store will be fully stocked with all your Harvest needs and goodies, come celebrate the change of season!

Harvest Moon Celebration - Ogden, UT - Sep 17, 2022
Annual event to bid farewell to summer and welcome autumn. Sip on seasonal brews, listen to local musicians, and let the kids get face painted or cheer on the next arm wrestling champion. Since 2002.

Utah Multicultural Festival - Salt Lake City, UT - Oct 23 to Oct 24, 2021
Free admission. The Utah Multicultural Festival brings people together from all over the state to see Utah’s Latino multicultural communities proudly displaying their culture through food, music, art, and other entertainment.

Jewish Arts Festival - Salt Lake City, UT - Nov 8 to Nov 11, 2019
Great theater, music, dancing, food, and film festival.