Thursday, June 5, 2014

June Festivals

With summer starting, there are lots of towns throughout Utah that are celebrating their founding and heritage with a family festival. These festivals are anything from rodeos and petting zoos to princess tea parties. These festivals can make for fun family outings!


June:
5-7: Gunnison Valley Dairy Days Only the second annual celebration, there will be a petting zoo, archery tournament, a dance and more.

5-7: South Jordan Country Fest Fireworks, a pinewood derby, a parade and a dutch oven cook-off are only some of the family-friendly activities.

5-8: Utah Pride Festival A 5K, parade and live music are all elements of this colorful celebration.

7: Skypark Aviation Festival Pilots and aviation enthusiasts alike are invited to come enjoy airplanes of all kinds and activities for the whole family.

7-14: Springville Art City Days The week-long festival has a car show, parade, rodeo, teddy bear tea party and more.

12: Kaysville Arts and Music Festival The festival kicks off with a Sunrise Latin Jam, with music and Zumba at 6 a.m.

12-14: Logan Summerfest Arts Faire Celebrate Father’s Day with live music and theater, art booths and local food vendors.

13-14: Ogden Arts Festival With “Kids ARTivities," the festival will get creative juices flowing.

13-14: Orem Summerfest Enter a child into the baby contest, watch the parade and stroll through the booths featuring local arts and crafts.

13-14: Scottish Festival and Highland Games at Thanksgiving Point Traditional Scottish games such as Braemer Stone Putt, where participants see how far they can throw a 22-pound stone, are only part of the fun at this cultural event.

14: WingFEST Like wings? Then you’ll love Wing Fest — where everything is chicken wings and sauces.

14: Heritage Arts Festival Artisans who create brooms, quilts and rugs will be on hand to show their crafts.

14: Coalville Barbeque Festival In celebration of the delicate art of BBQ, the festival will feature many cooked meats as well as entertainment.

16-21: Pleasant Grove Strawberry Days Since 1921, Pleasant Grove has celebrated Strawberry Days with parades, a carnival and pageants. This year will feature golf and soccer tournaments for the first time.

19-21: Nibley Heritage Festival Frisbee golf, a children’s play, a movie in the park and fireworks all make up the Heritage Festival’s weekend of family fun.

20-22: Tooele Arts Festival Food and a 5K will accompany booths featuring local artists.

21-28: Cedar Hills Family Festival The week-long celebration includes a family swim night, a community service project and a parade.

21-29: Lehi Round-Up Besides the traditional rodeo, Lehi will play host to concerts, a Princess Tea Party, outdoor movies and more.

23-29: Cedar City Groovefest This music festival is dedicated to American music from jazz to bluegrass.

25-28: Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival Featuring a keynote speech from noted astronomer Alex Cherney, the weekend will be educational and exciting — a model rocket launch is also on the schedule.

26-29: Utah Arts Festival With the Color Me Rad 5K, culinary delights and local bands providing ambiance, the arts festival has become a celebration of all things colorful and creative.

28: Elk Ridge City Celebration The city will host a parade, a car show and a craft fair.


This information was taken from an article written by Amanda Taylor on KSL.com.

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