Festivals

Paiute Restoration Gathering and Pow Wow. Since 1980, the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah has hosted this event on the second weekend of June for two days of festivities, tribal dances, and contests. Cedar City, Utah, 84721. www.utahpaiutes.org/powwow/.

Utah Midsummer Renaissance Faire. One of the longest running renaissance fairs in the country takes place in mid-July in Main Street Park and offers a variety of entertainment, including fencing demonstrations, games, crafts, and lots of food vendors. Cedar City, Utah, 84720. www.umrf.net.

Utah Shakespeare Festival. Since 1962, Cedar City has gone Bard-crazy, staging productions of Shakespeare's plays from the end of June through late October in three Southern Utah University campus theaters, the largest of which is an open-air replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. The Tony award–winning festival also features literary seminars, backstage tours, cabarets showcasing festival actors, and an outdoor pre-show with Elizabethan performers. Try to book well in advance, as many performances sell out. 435/586–7878; 800/752–9849; www.bard.org.