67 Best Performing Arts Venues in Utah, USA

Each Labor Day Weekend, Midway's Swiss Days honor the town's original Swiss settlers with a parade, entertainment, and contests. More than 300 gallons of sauerkraut are consumed during the two-day event that takes place in the Town Square.

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.

Since 1978, this company has performed new and classical works at the Capitol Theatre and throughout the state.

Theater, music, and dance performances by students and visiting artists are offered frequently at Weber State University's excellent performing arts center, home stage for the Ogden Symphony Ballet Association.

A 60-car demolition derby is the popular kickoff for the week-long Wasatch County Fair in late July/early August; a rodeo caps the action. Events are based at the Wasatch County Fairground in Southfield Park.

For three days in late August, Kanab hosts cowboy poets, musicians, and character actors from Old West TV series of yesteryear. A parade, tours to Western movie sites, a dutch-oven dinner, a quilt show, performances by Native American dancers, and a film festival draw visitors from all over.