Show Utah Events Utah Events from 55 thru July Junction City Railroad Festival- - Held annually in Ogden’s Union Station this show is a must for all railroad enthusiasts Dozens of model railroads are set up and running at displays in the Grand Lobby of the station Demonstrations sales and swaps are here for your enjoyment Handcar races will also take place on the tracks behind the 8 station May 11 - 14 - A celebration Celebration10th May which marks the date of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10 1869 Music nationally known speakers and coming together of the “Jupiter” and the “119” replicas of the engines used in the original celebracelebration historically aution make this thentic Always held on May 10 each year at Promontory the exact site the transcontinental railroad was completed Follow north exit near Brigham City and follow signs 9 west to Promontory Summit June 1989 629-888- 471-220- 1989 Northern Utah Answers 538-209- 57 8 - Statewide 4th of July celebrations “Country Showdown” Music Contest- - Vernal July 5 Independence Day Celebrations- 8 pm 789-135- 2 55th Annual Ute Stampede- - Juab County Fairgrounds professional rodeo parade carnival contests chuckwagon breakfast Nephi July 8 (tentative dates) 6-- 623-064- 3 Utah Shakespearean Festival- - In Cedar City at Southern Utah State College includes seminars and other ” activities along with daily plays — “The Tempest” 0 and “The Winter’s Tale” July 6 - Sept 3 Crossroads of the West Gun Show- - Another favorite of gun collectors Held annually in Ogden at Union Sta4 tion July Blue Mountain Bike Chase- - 25 miles of biking in the 9 Blue Mountains Monticello July 8 1 Madd Hatter’s Fling- - Mexican Hat July 10 - 15 “Mac-Beth- 586-788- 7-- 12 629-844- 587-202- 587-223- Utah Cycling Festival- - Park City July 6 (tenta0 tive dates) Western Film Festival- - Ogden Union Station includes special guests from Western film industry autographs food entertainment July 9 (tentative dates) 12-1- “Fifteenth Annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games”- - Pipe and drum competition Highland dancing competition clan activities traditional Scottish foods 0 crafts Salt Lake City June 16 - 17 America’s Freedom Festival- - Parades queen pageant carnival panorama with guest celebrities fireworks balloon fest concerts baby contest much more Provo June 16 - July 8 8 Butch Cassidy Days- - Helper June 17 Park City Highland Games- - June 17 (tentative date) 292-219- star-studd- 379-604- 8 673-278- 649-610- 0 Black Independence Day- - Celebration of the signing Peace Garden of the bill freeing slaves Mignon Richman Park other activities statewide Salt Lake City June 19 - 21 0 Utah Arts Festival- - 13th annual festival over 1000 visual performing and food artists from throughout the 8 country are showcased Salt Lake City June 21 - 25 Afro-Americ- an 328-730- 322-242- Utah Summer Games- - For Utah residents only Folformat of the 1984 Olympics Ages range from 1 youngsters on up to adults Cedar City June 26 - July call Rich Wilson 5 “Ute Indian Pow Wow”- - Rodeo dances crafts Ft 1 Duchesne June 29 - July 1 lows the 586-456- 722-514- July 1989 Corps Encore- - Wildcat Stadium resounds with the sound and color of drum and bugle corp competition when Corps Encore is in town Talented bugle corps from around the nation compete in music and dance at Weber State College as they vie for national honors Ogden July (check dates) 2 events “Outlaw Trail Festival”- - Various Vernal thru July 9 Old Train Ride- - “Heber Creeper" steam engine scenic tour operates thru July 0 Star Shows- - Hansen Planetarium Salt Lake City 626-794- on-goi- 789-258- 654-290- 649-610- 6-- 629-828- 8 2 Scofield Triathlon- - Scofield July 15 Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo and Celebration- - Professional rodeo parade street festival pop and western 4 concerts July 19 - 24 High Mountain Rendezvous- - Family entertainment 3rd annual banjo pickin’ contest buffalo barbecue flea 5 market auctions more Bicknell July 20 - 22 Utah Salt Flats Races Summer Meet- - Utah Salt Flats Racing Association 8 am to sunset July 21 - 24 637-576- 629-821- 425-383- 785-536- 4 Days of ’47 Celebration- - Statewide celebrations various locations Includes parades rodeos activities fireworks and more July 24 Downtown Ogden Street Festival- - The retail stores turn inside out as the merchants bring their merchandise outside for a day of fun in the July sun An outside breakfast by the Radisson Hotel a fun run stupid pet tricks contests games a children’s yard a chili cook-o(complete with samples) and sales sales sales as sidewalk shopping becomes an art in downtown Ogden July 15 ff 629-829- 3 Festival of the American West- - “The Great West 9 pm: “The West: American’s Odyssey" 8 life during the 19th century over 70 craft depict pm: demonstrations American Folk Ballet music and ceremonial dances square dances multimedia historical pageant art & quilt show food from original pioneer and native recipes Logan Utah State University July 28 - Aug 5 Fair” 750-114- 2-- 3 Davis County Fair- - An county fair is an apt description of the Davis County Fair with something Utah Events continued to 58 |