The Colony Park City Event Guide

Park City Event Guide: Park City Mountain Opening Day 2019

November 21, 2019 by Molly Miller, Colony PR

There may only be a few runs opening tomorrow (November 22, 2019), but the start of the ski season in a ski town in our ski-in|ski-out community, obviously, our thing.

The party kicks off at 8 a.m., with celebrations in the Park City Mountain Village plaza. DJ Velvet will be spinning, there will be First Chair t-shirts and a banner-breaking at the top of Payday Express, games, EpixMix Photo opportunities, and complimentary donuts and hot cocoa!

Payday, First Time, and 3 Kings chairs will start turning at 9 a.m. to service Homerun, First Time, and Turtle Trail, and Pick-n-Shovel Terrain Park.

On Saturday, Canyons Village will open Red Pine Gondola, Saddleback Express, High Meadow Express, Cabriolet, and Frostwood Gondola.

Park City Event Guide: Thanksgiving 2019

November 19, 2019 by Shelby Hintze, Colony PR

We’re skipping ahead a week so you have a little more time to plan for the big Thanksgiving weekend! Whether you’re looking for a holiday buffet, a swanky sit-down feast, or a cozy at home dinner (without the cooking), there are plenty of options out there. Let’s take a look at all the ways to celebrate and give thanks in Park City.

FIRST: FOOD

First—the food on Thursday. If you want a buffet, we suggest the Thanksgiving Harvest Buffet at Grand Summit Hotel.

There’s something for everyone. Go HERE for pricing info and HERE to see the full (DELICIOUS) menu.

For a sit-down experience, we’re really digging the three-course prix-fixe menu at Powder at the Waldorf Astoria. There’s an option for those of you who are turkey-averse, don’t worry. See pricing info HERE and the menu HERE.

And if you’d rather stay in your pajamas and nosh all day in the comfort of your own home, get a to-go meal from Riverhorse Provisions. You will have to leave the house to get it but it’ll be worth it when all you have to do is heat and serve a delicious meal. You’re going to want to preorder, which you can do HERE.

In my family, we do Pie Day the day before or after, because we just don’t have room for dessert the day of! If you’ve been tasked with bringing a pie, check out Hearth and Hill for all of your baked goods, including cake if you’re one of those people who isn’t into pies… Place your order ahead of time and pick it up between November 26th-November 28^th. Check it out HERE.

There are so many amazing places to eat throughout Park City, we couldn’t possibly highlight all of them. The Park City Restaurant Association has a wrap up if you want to see what else is out there. You can see that HERE.

GET MOVING

The food is the most important, but what else is going on Thanksgiving weekend? Here’s a breakdown.

Skiing and snowboarding at Park City Mountain Resortwill be open for a pre- or post-Thanksgiving ski.

Or go on a pre-Turkey jog at the Lululemon Turkey Trot 5k at Matt Knopp Park. Register HERE.

And on Thursday, try a Turkey Fitness Class at Basin Rec Classes are $10 or bring a canned good and pay $5.

Turkey Yoga from 8am-9am – The Fieldhouse Studio C
Turkey Spin from 8am-9am – The Fieldhouse Studio B
Turkey Burn from 9am-10am – The Fieldhouse turf field
Turkey Dance from 9am-10am – The Fieldhouse Studio A

On Saturday, get out at the Swaner Nature Walk – if there’s snow, get ready to snowshoe! And to get everyone outside, try a scavenger hunt through One Team. All you need is a smartphone and they’ll send you the info.

GO SHOPPING

We all know about amazing Black Friday deals, but what about Small Business Saturday? Main Street Businesses will host promotions and specials on this awesome Saturday! HERE is a list of all the small businesses along Park City’s Historic Main Street.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Park City Film is hosting a Thanksgiving Break film series, Home Alone on Wednesday and Meet Me in St. Louis on Friday. Get more info on the free screenings HERE.

And on Friday-Sunday, see MY favorite film of the year, Downton Abbey. Get tickets HERE. If you want to see some live music, check out The Lovin’ Spoonful at the Egyptian Theater. Get tickets HERE.

If art Is more your speed, check out the best galleries Park City’s Main Street has to offer at the Last Friday Gallery Stroll. And if you want to make some art, get those creative juices flowing at the Wrap It Up! Gift Wrap Making workshop at the Kimball Art Center.

CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY

Tree Lighting Ceremony at Canyons Village @ Park City Mountain Resort
Friday, November 29^th

Here’s the agenda for the evening:

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Photos with Santa (Available for immediate print & purchase)
Live Holiday music performance by Paul Cave
Complimentary
- Hot Cocoa Bar
- Holiday Crafts
- Souvenir Park City Mountain Ornaments (while supplies last)

5:15 PM

Canyons Village Christmas Tree lights up!
Fireworks Display immediately to follow

Electric Parade
Saturday, November 30^th at 4 PM
While most people enjoy driving through neighborhoods listening to Christmas music and looking at Holiday lights, we thought why not take the display and make it mobile.

Electric Parade and Festivities
Kick off the Holiday Season in style! Come up to Historic Park City for our holiday Electric Parade. Participants have the chance to win cash prizes, awarded by a panel of local judges.

Additional Activities Include:

4:00 – 6:00 pm: Santa will be strolling Main Street
5:30 pm: Lighting of the Christmas Tree in Miner’s Park
5:30 pm: Lighting of the Main Street lights
6:00 pm: The Electric Parade arrives on Main Street. The 2019 Parade will depart from the Brewpub Parking Lot on Upper Main Street.

Park City Event Guide: Halloween on Main Street

October 29, 2019 by Molly Miller, Colony PR

There are a few things to be prepared for if you’re planning to head to Main Street to celebrate Halloween Park-City-style.

Tons of people.
Tons of pups.
Tons of candy!

Take the bus, ride your bike, or walk those feet to Main Street. Considering our recent snowfall, this could be tough! Still – it’s absolutely worth it to be unencumbered by figuring out parking because today of all days is when you do NOT want to drive into town!

Not only is parking a nightmare, but do you really want to have to be on hyperalert for the little kids stumbling around like the undead? That’s what we thought. There is PLENTY of bike parking (use your snow tires!), and here’s the bus schedule. Oh – and if you’re coming in from out of town, park at Park City High School, Deer Valley, or Park City Mountain to grab the bus.

Make sure you pack your patience because once you arrive, it’s going to be wall-to-wall crowds. There are fun activities to do, but you’ll want to keep an extra close eye on the kiddos and a leash on your dogs. Trick-or-treating kicks off at 3 o’clock – most, if not all, of the Main St. merchants participate! At 5, it all goes to the dogs for the dog parade. The pups will wind their way down Main Street to Heber Avenue.

Here’s a look at the official schedule of events, from Historic Main Street:

Schedule of Events

3:00-5:00 p.m. Trick-or-Treating: Little ghosts and goblins are invited to Main Street for fun and safe Trick-or-Treating, compliments of participating merchants!
5:00 p.m. Dog Parade on Lower Main Street: Leashed, costumed dogs and their owners will meet below the Lower Main Street Pedestrian bridge at 4:45 p.m. The parade will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will march to Heber Avenue.

Getting to Main Street & Parking

Main Street will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning at 2 p.m.
The Historic Park City Alliance and Park City Municipal Corporation strongly encourage the use of alternative transportation. Due to federal regulations, pets are not allowed on public transportation.

All that said – it is so worth is to enjoy Historic Main Street in Park City, Utah. No matter where you are and how you celebrate, we hope you have fun and BE SAFE out there!

Park City Event Guide: 2019 Fall Fun

October 8, 2019 by Molly Miller, Colony PR

Fall is officially here – but we aren’t saying the s-word just yet (despite being VERY excited for another epic Park City winter!). There are dozens of activities to do here in Park City, Summit, and Wasatch Counties (and a few we’re including that are in Salt Lake City, too!), so we thought a quick, easy guide could help. For other activities in farther corners of our state, click here & here.

ONGOING EVENTS

Park City Nursery
Haunted Forest & Pumpkin Patch
Grab your porch gourds and fall flowers – and then stroll through the classic Haunted Forest at Park City Nursery!

During operating hours, you and the fam can explore the pumpkin patch and take fall pics with the this year’s GORGEOUS fall backdrop – the colors are as bright as we’ve ever seen them here in Park City!

Scarecrow Walk
McPolin Farm
Scarecrows are out on display along the trail near the McPolin Farm! They’ll stay put through October 28.

The Pumpkin Train
Heber Valley Railroad Depot
Hop on the Heber Creeper for the annual Pumpkin Train experience! The 40-minute train ride is full of entertainment from costumed characters and music – not to mention the fresh, delicious pumpkin chocolate chip cookie you’ll be treated to toward the end of the ride.

Back at the depot, make sure you head over to see the family-friendly haunted train car (don’t forget to get your Halloween sticker). Right on down the line, you’ll see the pumpkin patch, where you can take some fun fall pictures and grab a pumpkin or two (a pumpkin is included with the purchase of your ticket). For the schedule of train departures, click here. The Pumpkin Train rolls on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, through October 30.

The Robot Zoo @ Swaner Eco Center
Through January 15
From the website:
Explore the biomechanics of complex animal robots to discover how real animals work! This exhibit reveals the magic of nature as a master engineer. Robot animals and hands-on activities illustrate fascinating real-life characteristics, such as how a chameleon changes colors and how a fly walks on the ceiling. Great for ages 4 to adult.

Cornbelly’s
Thanksgiving Point
September 27 – November 2
There’s so much to do at Cornbelly’s, it nearly needs its own blog post. From fireworks on Fridays and Saturdays to corn mazes, to the fall adventures, to a number of “Haunts” – you can count on an entire day, and then some, of action. View the full calendar HERE.

Corn Mazes
@ Cornbelly’s
Voted among the nation’s 10 Best Corn Mazes, there are four of them to try at Cornbelly’s. The 2019 World of Wizards corn maze is a special nod to Harry Potter. The labyrinth is open day & night – and is never haunted. Plan on it taking about 30 – 45 minutes, including stops for interactive games and special wizard-themed trivia.

Then, hop on the “grain train” to ride through the Candy Corn Acres Maze. There’s also a kid-friendly 5-minute maze with a “find the gummy bear” feature. Finally, the Haunted Insanity Point Maze is only for those 12 and older, and has animatronics, live spooky hauntings, and a few surprises

Fall Adventures & Haunts
@ Cornbelly’s
There are *dozens* of Fall Adventures for you to see and do at Cornbelly’s. From campfires to hayrides to pumpkin tetherball to the corn cob beach, you may need to come back a few times to hit everything.

The Haunts include walk-through spooky setups. The four scenes vary in scary, and include The Creature, which takes you through the belly of the beast; Big Top Terror, where you’ll encounter all sorts of circus freaks; Chaos Castle, which has you feel your way through a hay maze; and Hayloft Horror, where you have to wind your way around the animals who have all gone mad in the barn.

HalloWEEK Bash & Costume Contest
Monday, October 28 @ Cornbelly’s
Wear your costume (you could win a grand prize package!) for this pre-Halloween celebration. With the price of admission, you’ll be able to participate in the costume contest (there are actually two of them – one at 5:45 p.m. and the other at 8:45 p.m.). The grand prize winner will receive 5 FREE 2019 Cornbelly’s tickets, 5 FREE Luminaria tickets and a $50 gift card to Thanksgiving Point. Other fun festivities:

Halloween Parade → 7:30 p.m.
DJ Dance Party → 5-6:30 p.m.
Circus Magic Show → 5:30 & 6:45 p.m.
Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest → 4:30 & 7 p.m.
Extreme Trick-or-Treating with Candy Cannon → 6:35 p.m. (cash, candy & prizes will be… blasted out of a candy cannon)
Insanity Point Haunts → 7:30 p.m.
Halloween Fireworks → 8:30 p.m.

Pumpkin Smash
@ Cornbelly’s
November 1 & 2
Join in the somewhat aggressive destruction of unsold pumpkins – or bring your own stash – and smack the living daylights out of them with a startlingly large-looking wooden mallet.
For a comprehensive list of corn mazes all over the state, click here!

BooLights! @ Hogle Zoo
6:30 – 9:30 PM
Through October 26
Bring the kiddos to enjoy the fabulous combination of animals and lights, plus, ride on the (not-so) spooky train, see an illuminated graveyard and land of the spiders, an incandescent bat cave and a labyrinth-themed maze with puppets. To purchase your tickets, click here.

Halloween Lift Rides
Sundance Resort
Hop on Ray’s Lift for a family-friendly spooky Halloween lift ride! It takes about 45 minutes to an hour, and there are fun games, a Halloween movie at the base (weather-permitting), blankets for those who forget their own, and hot cocoa and snacks for sale.

If you decide to take a Halloween Zip Tour, a Lift Ride is included in that ticket. You can purchase your tickets online or in-person at the Ray’s Base Ticket Office. The lift rides spin through October 31 (closed Sunday the 21 and 28).

Sleepy Hollow Haunted Wagon Rides
Rocky Mountain Outfitters Midway
There are few things we can imagine spookier than a horse-drawn wagon ride through the woods of Soldier Hollow, especially when you get to listen to a narration of Washington Irving’s original short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Even scarier – the woods are frequented by the apparition of the Headless Horseman! Through October 30 – reservations are required.

Pumpkin Nights
October 10 – November 2
Utah State Fair Park
You’ll wander a half-mile walking path in the “Forbidden Pumpkin City” at Pumpkin Nights. There’s also a pirate’s cove and other fantastical lands, which are built using more than 3,000 hand-carved real and artificial pumpkins.
First, though, you’ll experience Pumpkin Central, with local food drinks, games, entertainment, and tons of photo opportunities.
There are eight difference pumpkin-themed lands, a Spirit of Pumpkins fire show, and demonstrations by professional pumpkin artists. The little ones can enjoy a scavenger hunt, a treasure dig, face painting, and a screening of Coco.

Pumpkin Days
September 27 – October 31
Wheeler Farm
This classic falls scene is one that’s perfect for the littlest ones. There’s a pumpkin patch, hay maze, cow train, and wagon rides. Pumpkin Days events at Wheeler Farm run through October 31.

Hay Maze & Pumpkin Patch
10 AM @ Kohler Creamery
Navigate a hay maze on this working dairy farm (just watch out for any cow pies), pick a pumpkin from the patch to take home, and enjoy some delicious Aggie Ice Cream! Soups & grilled cheese sandwiches are available for purchase. Runs daily through October 31.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

October 12

ArtoberFest
1 – 5 PM @ Kimball Art Center
Create leaf art, watch ceramics demonstrations, create a collaborative sculpture, and enjoy live music from the Ecker Hill String Band in this fall-inspired family event. For a $2 fee, you can paint pumpkins, create a fall suncatcher, or play games for prizes.

October 19

Witches & Wizards’ Tea
11 AM – 1 PM
Discovery Gateway
Get all dressed up in your Halloween best and head to the annual Witches and Wizards’ Tea at Discovery Gat e way! Make a wizard’s wand, create a spell-binding witches’ potion, play with Boo-Bubbles, and get prepare your very own caramel apple at the caramel apple bar. The tea party will also include face painting, a balloon artist, and plenty of other goodies.

October 26

Celebrate the Spirits
Trick-or-Treat Run
Basin Rec Fieldhouse
Get kitted up in your Halloween costume for these 5K and 1-mile trick-or-treat runs – complete with candy stops along the way! All pre-registered runners will receive a trick-or-treat bag.

Boo At The Zoo @ Hogle Zoo
Saturday, October 26
9 AM – 3 PM
For more than 20 years, kids 12 and younger have worn their costumes to trick-or-treat at the Zoo! More than 20 candy booths are set up through Zoo grounds, and trick-or-treat bags are provided (while supplies last)! Be sure to bring your own, just in case, and join one of the biggest events at the Zoo!

This event is included with regular Zoo admission, and there’s an 8 a.m. early admission for Booster members.

Halloween Party
1 – 3 PM @ National Ability Center
Enjoy Halloween in a safe space! Trick-or-treating, arts & crafts, family activities, and more – all tailored to your child’s abilities. RSVP is encouraged, friendly costumes are required (no masks), and participants must be supervised. The first 25 to register will get a free treat bag.

Halloween Movie Night
October 26 @ 3:30 PM
DeJoria Center
This community Halloween event starts with a screening of “Hocus Pocus” and moves on to Trunk-or-Treating in the parking lot. All ages are welcome and the event is free!

November

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
November 8 – 17
Egyptian Theatre
The classic B-movie with the cult following comes to life on the Egyptian Theatre stage! Enjoy the hilarious, wild ride as the perfect closeout to the Halloween season. Buy tickets HERE.

The Colony at White Pine Canyon is the largest gated ski-in / ski-out community in the United States. Our land spans 4600 acres, and approximately 90% of it will always be preserved as open space.

In winter, enjoy exclusive ski and snowboard access to one of North America’s largest mountain resorts, Park City Mountain. In spring, the snow melts to reveal an amazing network of hiking, biking, and horseback riding trails, connecting to more than 400 miles of single-track trails throughout the surrounding area.

The Colony at White Pine Canyon is a layered and complex project, one upon which our sales team members have dedicated themselves to becoming experts.

The Colony Sales Team is passionate about the land of The Colony at White Pine Canyon, its careful and strategic development, and the sales process for those who choose to build their legacy here. The team is here for one purpose: to help you define, understand, and ultimately – enjoy life in The Colony.

360º access – 365 days a year.
The Colony Sales Team shares the Sales Office with Walt Brett, the first and only developer of The Colony at White Pine Canyon.

This means 360º access: the team has attained and is attuned to unprecedented – and comprehensive – past, present, and future knowledge of the development. That knowledge is available to you 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

The Colony is just 35 minutes from Salt Lake International Airport and 5 minutes to Park City’s historic Main Street, home to the Sundance Film Festival and world-class dining and shopping.

Park City Event Guide: September 27 – 29

September 27, 2019 by Shelby Hintze, Colony PR

A big look-ahead – but put this into your calendar! October 3 – 5, enjoy the Park City Wine Festival at Park City Mountain. Mingle with master winemakers and culinary greats while you wine and dine in our beautiful town of Park City, Utah.

Experience more than 100 food artisans, wineries, breweries, distilleries, epicurean purveyors and locally-made products at this ultimate food and wine experience. Park City Magazine has a great break down of what you need to know HERE.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

Run-a-Muk Off-Leash Dog Area Clean-up
8:30 AM @ Basin Recreation
Run-a-Muk has been busy this summer and it’s time for a clean-up! Please lend a hand to clean up this Basin Recreation hot spot. Bring your gloves – shovels and buckets will be provided.

Creative Mornings—Park City
8:30 AM @ Backcountry HQ
Join us for another Park City Creative Mornings, a partnership between the Arts Council and Creative Mornings SLC. This month we are honored to be hosted at the Backcountry HQ office and have Jesse Parent speaking on our global theme of MUSE.

Jesse is a multiple time finalist at international poetry competitions such as the Individual World Poetry Slam, the National Poetry Slam and more. His book, The Noise That Is Not You, has gone through multiple publications after selling out, repeatedly, and his poetry has been seen by millions of people all over the world. He concentrates on theatrical presentation, narrative structures, and themes around family and religion.

Stream and Riparian Restoration
9 AM – 4 PM @ Swaner EcoCenter
Come help us build BDA’s on East Canyon Creek! A Beaver Dam Analog (BDA) is a man-made structure designed to mimic the form and function of a natural beaver dam. This will be a fun outdoor project to help improve habitat and water quality! We are partnering with Wild Utah project. We will have some waders and boots to borrow, but people should bring their own boots if they have them (the stream isn’t super deep). Kids 10+ are welcome to come along with a parent.

Summit Yoga at Montage Deer Valley
9 AM @ Montage Deer Valley Mountain Lawn
Every Friday, an in-house fitness and wellness specialist from the resort will guide an hour-long meditation and yoga session on the lawn, overlooking the Wasatch Mountain Range.

Yoga on the Patio
9:30 AM @ Park City Library
Welcome all to a free community yoga class every Friday. Classes will be held outside on the patio or inside the Park City Library depending on the weather. Please bring a yoga mat. This program is in partnership with the Park City MARC.

Small Art Treasures
All Day @ Meyer Gallery
This sounds so fun! The largest group show of the year consists of the smallest art of the year. Gallery and guest artists are challenged to create works 12″ x 12″ or smaller for this popular and affordable show.

The Robot Zoo
Wednesday–Friday, 10 AM – 5 PM
Saturday–Sunday, 10 AM – 4 PM @ Swaner EcoCenter
Discover how real animals work by checking out the biomechanics of complex animal robots. Swaner’s exhibit (through Jan. 5) reveals the magic of nature as a master engineer. Explore the robot animals and hands-on activities, which illustrate fascinating real-life characteristics, such as how a chameleon changes colors and how a fly walks on the ceiling. Great for ages 4 to adult. $6 per person; Admission is free for children 3 and under and members. swanerecocenter.org

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Artful Afternoon
1 – 3:30 PM @ Kimball Art Center
An after-school program to encourage kids to explore art. Kiddos get to try a variety of fun materials and drop-ins are welcome; the 30 dollar fee includes instruction, supervision, and all materials. Check out our Nonprofit Highlight on all the incredible programming Kimball Art Center provides HERE.

Lego Club
1—2 PM @ Park City Library
An hour of Lego BLISS. The Park City Library hosts this every week for builders of all ages. Duplos for the younger architects, IKOS for the master builders and lots and lots of LEGOS for everyone in-between.

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Parents’ Survival Night
6 – 9 PM @ The Little Gym Park City
A break from the kids *and* a break from the parents – it’s a survival night for all of us. Parents can use the time to enjoy a movie or a quiet meal out while the kids get quality “kid time” in a safe, fun place with trained instructors who lead them through music, games, and fun. As you might imagine, spots fill quickly, so book HERE.

Last Friday Gallery Stroll
6 PM @ Park City’s Historic Main Street
The Last Friday Gallery Stroll is a fun monthly community event dedicated to highlighting artists and special exhibits at art galleries throughout town. Park City’s art scene continues to thrive, offering a robust variety of unique art collections from local, national, and international artists.

Park City Film: Maiden
Friday and Saturday, 8 PM;
Sunday 6 PM @ Park City Library
“Maiden” amazes with the story of the first-ever all-female crew’s path to the Whitbread Round the World sailing race in 1989. Despite facing opposition on all sides, this all-women crew refused to give up and went on to shock the sports world and prove that women are very much the equals of men. General Admission $8; Students and Seniors $6. parkcityfilmseries.org

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

2019 Annual Women’s Celebration Fundraiser
8 AM @ Legacy Lodge at Park City Mountain Resort
Explore the women-owned business marketplace and discuss important topics over lunch. Keynote speech will be given by Stacy Dymalski, best selling author and award-winning speaker and comedian. Panel discussion on “Inspiration”. Gifts and drawings throughout the day. All net proceeds will go towards scholarships for girls in Park City class of 2020.

Defending Democracy Fun Run
8 AM @ International Peace Gardens
The Park City Unit of the League of Women Voters invites you to embrace your inner superhero, don your best spandex, and fly on down to the Defending Democracy Fun Run hosted by the League of Women Voters of Salt Lake!

The Defending Democracy Fun Run will be a family-friendly event with games, prizes, food trucks, costume contests and more to delight Defenders of every age! Listen to live music as you register to vote, meet local non-profits, and engage in your community in a safe, fun way!

100% of proceeds from the Fun Run go directly to the League’s Education Fund to register voters and empower them to both engage in our democracy and make informed decisions of their own.

Saturday Morning Nature Walk
8:30 AM @ Swaner Nature Preserve
Start your weekend off on the right foot! Join a group of weekend-walkers and learn about the Swaner Preserve wetlands while you get some exercise – and look for an abundance of wildlife!

Creature Masks in Clay
10 AM @ Kimball Art Center
Scary, silly, or serious. Make a mask using slab and modeling techniques, glazes, and imagination! Children under 10 must be registered with an adult.

Park City Dirty Jump Jam
11 AM @ Park City Jump Park
Park City Recreation’s 13th Annual Dirt Jump Jam. Don’t miss out on the music, autographs, and giveaways at this fun, FREE event!

Historic Glenwood Cemetery Tours
10:45 AM and 12:45 PM @ Glenwood Cemetery
Meet characters from Park City’s past—Patsy Coughlin, Sheriff John Harrington, Alex Langdon, Michael Crowley, Mary Payne, and others— as history comes alive at the cemetery. Actors in period costume stand at various gravesites and tell “their” tales of life and death in our historic mining town. $15 per person (the event serves as a fundraiser), appropriate for ages 10 years and older. Space is limited and reservations are required. No dogs, please! parkcityhistory.org

Fall Open Barn Days
Friday and Saturday, 1 – 4 PM @ Blue Moon Ranch
Come visit Blue Moon Ranch Alpacas as we celebrate the harvest of the fleeces! We’ll have some gorgeous yarn all made from the fleeces of the alpacas who call Blue Moon Ranch home. Stock up on alpaca socks, alpaca hats, mittens and more. 10% of our sales from this event will be donated to treesisters.org whose mission is to reforest the earth. Our last event raised funds to plant 490 trees!

Scarecrow Festival at McPolin Farm
2–4 PM @ McPolin Farm
Scarecrow Festival is back at the McPolin Farm. Get creative and bring whatever items you need to craft your own scarecrow including a head, clothing, safety pins, shoes, props, scissors and other fun and funky accessories. Take the bus, bike, or park on Aspen Springs Drive and hike the trail, or use the tunnel to access the Farm from the east side of 224. Event tickets are $40 (for a group of four) and include pumpkins, refreshments, activities, one scarecrow support and stuffing material. If you can’t make the event, but still want to make a scarecrow for the trail, “non-event” tickets are also available and include one scarecrow support and packet with nametag and supplies to secure your scarecrow to the support. All tickets purchased online in advance at www.parkcityrecreation.org.

Three Dog Night
7 PM @ DeJoria Center
Boogie on down with Three Dog Night, whose hits are woven through the fabric of pop culture through radio, commercials and movies— “Mama Told Me (Not To Come)”, “Joy to the World”, “Black and White”, “Shambala” and “One.” Ages 21+ with valid ID required. Tickets start at $35. dejoriacenter.com

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

Swaner’s Craft Sunday
11 AM – 1 PM @ Swaner EcoCenter
Kids of all ages are invited to enjoy the complimentary Swaner Craft Sunday! Join the fun at the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter, and create a nature-themed craft to bring home.

Climbing Wall
1 – 3 PM @ Swaner Eco-Center
Climb through the EcoSystem from the bedrock all the way to the uplands! The Swaner indoor climbing wall is fun for all ages. A harness is supplied, participants are asked to wear closed-toe shoes.

ONGOING EXHIBITS

Making Her Mark – Art by Women
All Day @ Meyer Gallery
The Meyer Gallery presents an all-woman exhibit of painters, sculptors and even an animator for Making Her Mark – Art By Women.

Walking Tours of Historic Main Street
Every weekday, 2 PM @ Park City Museum
Spend an hour walking down Historic Main Street, learning about the city’s growth from a mining town to a ski destination. The tours take place every weekday until August 30^th. The tours will leave the Museum every day at 2. call 435-649-7457 ext. 136 to make a reservation. Wear comfortable shoes, bring water, and don’t forget your sunscreen!

Patios, Pools & the Invention of the American Backyard
Through November 20 @ Park City Museum
This exhibit, part of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, shows the history of the American backyard—from pools to lawns, to BBQ grills. From the Park City Museum “Through rare photographs, historic drawings and period advertisements, Patios, Pools, & the Invention of the American Backyard explores the mid-century backyard of the 1950s from the rise of the suburbs and tract houses and the beauty of postwar garden design to the birth of the environmental movement.”

UPCOMING EVENTS

SEPTEMBER

Sept 06 →Matilda! The Musical @ The Egyptian Theater
Sept 07 → Run for Recreation @ PC MARC to Basin Rec Fieldhouse
Sept 13 → Songwriter Festival @ Main Street
Sept 14 → Hearth and Hill Copper Moose Farm Stand Dinner
Sept 14 → Autumn Aloft @ 2530 Kearns Boulevard
Sept 14 → Hike for Hunger @ Deer Valley
Sept 15 → Tour de Suds @ City Park
Sept 19 → Storing Root Vegetables @ Summit Community Gardens
Sept 20 → Thriller! by Dance Odyssey Theater @ The Egyptian Theater
Sept 24 → Apple Tree Pruning Workshop @ Summit Community Gardens
Sept 25 → Swing for Sports Golf Tournament Fundraiser @ Canyons Golf Course
Sept 27 → Run-a-Muk Off-Leash Dog Area Clean Up @ Basin Recreation
Sept 27 → Stream and Riparian Restoration @ Swaner EcoCenter
Sept 28 → Glenwood Cemetery Tour
Sept 28 → Fall Open Barn Days @ Blue Moon Ranch Alpacas
Sept 28 → Scarecrow Festival @ McPolin Farm

OCTOBER

Oct 1 → The Robot Zoo @ Swaner EcoCenter
Oct 3 → Park City Wine Festival @ Canyons Village
Oct 5 → Harvest Fest @ DeJoria Center
Oct 13 → Closing Day @ Canyons Golf
Oct 17 → Planting Garlic Demo @ Summit Community Gardens
Oct 18 → Joshua Radin & The Weepies @ Eccles Center Theater
Oct 26 → Celebrate the Spirits Trick-or-Treat Run | Basin Rec Fieldhouse

NOVEMBER

Nov 17 → Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Egyptian Theater

Park City Event Guide: September 20 – 26

September 19, 2019 by Shelby Hintze, Colony PR

It’s time to get spooky! Halloween is just around the corner so get in the spirit with Thriller! By Odyssey Dance Theater at the Egyptian Theater. It runs through October 6^th– so prepare to be mystified and mesmerized by a cast of morbid monsters and maniacs.

Always a sell-out, this annual show is a Halloween tradition. Get tickets HERE.

And if that’s not enough pre-Halloween spookiness, learn the History of the Glenwood Cemetery at the Park City Museum on Wednesday, September 25^th. Glenwood Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places and is owned by the Park City Museum.

Barbara Martz will share the history of Glenwood Cemetery as it was established for miners and their families when Park City was a silver mining town. She will also explain the demographic profiles of the deceased in the Cemetery including the years of burial, ages at death, causes of death, etc. Barbara will also tell a few stories of the lives and deaths of the people who are buried at Glenwood Cemetery and finish with a summary of the current status of the Cemetery.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

Free Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
9 AM @ Park City Hospital Blair Education Center
Do know how to respond to an adolescent who may be experiencing mental distress or substance abuse? Youth Mental Health First Aid Training is designed to teach parents, teachers and anyone who works with teens how to identify and intervene when necessary. Topics include typical adolescent development along with anxiety, depression, substance use, and other psychiatric disorders. Learn an easy-to-remember 5-step action plan to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. To RSVP, Email Wendy O’Leary: Resources@connectsummitcounty.org with your first name, last name, email address, and phone number.

Jeremy Ranch Cooking Class
1 PM @ Jeremy Ranch Elementary School
EATS (Eat Awesome Things at School) kicks off its schoolyear cooking classes. Students get to learn how to use healthy and delicious ingredients to make healthy and affordable meals they can take home to their families. Go to https://eatsparkcity.org/ to learn more about EATS.

Backcountry x NAC: Stoke Series Live Fundraising Event
5:30 PM @ The Shop, 1167 Woodside Avenue
Stoke Series Live presents an evening of great food, drink, and adventure storytelling in support of the National Ability Center. Ten adventurous souls share stories of empowerment in nature. $35 donation includes an entry for incredible winter adventure gear, gourmet food and drink, and inspiring storytelling.

Opening of “Jim Jacobs: The Imperfections That Render Us Visible”
6 PM @ Kimball Art Center
The Main Gallery exhibit is open September 20, 2019 – November 3, 2019. Intersections fascinate Jim Jacobs. In this body of work, he borrows a technique traditionally used to join two distinct plants, often trees, to make them more productive. Natural tree limbs are grafted to milled lumber, wooden tools, furniture, and even hair. These works—gangly, elegant, contrived, fragile, and at times self-destructive—are reflections on our peculiar relationship with the natural world.

Utah Book Authors Humanities Event: Local Authors Panel
6:30 PM @ Park City Library
The 22nd Annual Utah Humanities Book Festival is Utah’s oldest and only statewide book festival. Meet and celebrate local authors living or writing about the Wasatch Back, followed by a reception. Selected authors include: Bonnie Bedford Park (“Brides of 1941”), Bill Humbert (“Employee 5.0: Secrets Of A Successful Job Search In The New World Order”), Carly Bennett Stenmark (“More than a Manicure: The Nail Files”), Liz Yokubison (“They’re Ready. Are You?: A Parent’s Guide to Surviving the College Transition”), and Beverly Hurwitz (“A Walker’s Guide to Park City” and “Park City Hiking Guide”).

Park City Limits Dinner Concerts 2019
Every Thursday, Friday & Saturday Night @ Silver Star Café
Every weekend, eat some great food while enjoying an acoustic dinner show with singers and songwriters from around the region. Weather permitting, the shows will be on the patio during the summer. Check the music schedule HERE and call to make a reservation.

Park City Film: The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Friday & Saturday, 8 PM; Sunday, 6 PM @ the Park City Library
U.S. dramatic directing award-winner at the Sundance Film Festival, The Last Black Man in San Francisco weaves the tale of two friends searching for home in rapidly changing San Francisco. I saw this film at Sundance this year – and it is a beautiful film.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

Utah Humanities Book Festival: John Branch
4 PM @ Park City Library
New York Times reporter John Birch’s feature article about an avalanche in Washington State, “Snow Fall” won the Pulitzer Prize, and he has been featured five times in The Best American Sports Writing. His latest book, “The Last Cowboys,” is an intimate portrait of a Southern Utah rodeo family as they fight for their land and livelihood.

Homestead Summer Concerts
6 PM @ Homestead Resort
This is the last one of the year! If you’ve been meaning to go, now’s your chance! The Free Homestead Summer Concerts Event begins at 6 PM every Saturday evening. BBQ and treats are available for purchase. Bring your chair and enjoy!

Sep 21–Ed Stevens Tribute (Music of the Series Founders)

An Evening with David Hogg & Jaclyn Corin, Parkland School Shooting Survivors & Activists
7:30 PM @ George S. & Dolores Dore Eccles Center Theater
David Hogg and Jaclyn Corin are survivors of the high school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. After losing friends, classmates, and teachers, they mobilized into action, lobbying state government officials, and planning March For Our Lives—now one of the world’s largest youth-led movements. Witness an on-stage interview in which the pair shares their insights on gun violence, social justice, civic engagement, voting, and activism. Get tickets HERE.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Park Silly Farmer’s Market
10 AM – 6 PM @ Park City’s Historic Main Street
AN HOUR LONGER THIS WEEK!
Every Sunday, local and regional arts and crafts, music and performance art, antiques, imports, and one-of-a-kind finds, delicious gourmet foods, and farmer’s market fruits and vegetables all converge on Park City’s Historic Main Street. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., stroll the streets, eat lots of food and enjoy the entertainment!
This week, on the Park Silly Main Stage:

10:00am – Meg Soul & Messenger
11:00am – 1:00pm: Big Blue Ox
1:00pm – 1:30pm: BBoy Federation
1:30pm – 3:00pm: Streetcorner Boogie
3:30pm – 6:00pm: Superbubble

Hike and Photography
2 PM @ Kimball Art Center
Learn the secrets to capturing the perfect shot. Shutter speeds, apertures, focal lengths, and composition will be covered. Must bring own camera, no cellphone cameras.

Climbing Wall
1 – 3 PM @ Swaner Eco-Center
Climb through the EcoSystem from the bedrock all the way to the uplands! The Swaner indoor climbing wall is fun for all ages. A harness is supplied, participants are asked to wear closed-toe shoes.

DURING THE WEEK

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

Park City Film: Margaret Atwood Live
7 PM @ Park City Film Institute
Are you obsessed with The Handmaid’s Tale? Well the original book’s author, Margaret Atwood, has a new book out called The Testaments. Filmed live from the stage of the National Theatre in London, Atwood will be interviewed by broadcaster and author Samira Ahmed in a conversation spanning the length of Atwood’s remarkable career, her diverse range of works, and why she has returned to her seminal handmaid story, 34 years later. With exclusive readings from the new book by special guests, this will be an unmissable and intimate event with Atwood, spotlighting her signature insight, humor and intellect.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

Toastmasters
7 AM @ Keller Williams Building
Ok this is something I had no idea this existed. Since 1924, Toastmasters has been a public speaking group that will help you become the best public speaker you can be. Whether for an upcoming business talk that has you concerned or a toast at your brother’s wedding, Park City Toastmasters will help you prepare. It’s where you come to practice, get great ideas, find coaching and make friends.

Free Admission to Park City Museum
All Day @ Park City Museum
Enjoy Free Admission to the Park City Museum today! Visit for the first time or revisit your favorite exhibits.

National Voter Registration Day
10 AM – 8 PM @ Kimball Junction Library Branch
Visit the Kimball Junction Branch Library and Register to Vote! Bring your valid Utah driver’s license and one of our staff will assist you in completing the online voter registration application.

Tent Tales for Tykes
11 AM – 12 PM @ L.L. Bean Park City Store
Storytime at Park City’s L.L. Bean store on Main Street. Ideal for kiddos 3-6, during each weekly session, they’ll explore a different nature theme and then play a game or do a craft. You can join in on the fun or spend the hour shopping but you do have to register!

Apple Tree Pruning 101
6 PM @ St. Luke’s Hospitality Gardens
Learn the basics principles for pruning and maintaining apple trees with strategies to improve fruit quality from the folks at Summit County Community Gardens.

Code Club
3:30 PM @ Summit County Library, Kamas Valley Branch
In this informal educational setting, kids will learn computer-programming skills through a series of tutorials and projects. They will work towards building websites, video games, phone apps, animations and more, all the while, learning how to become better problem solvers and critical thinkers.

Pop-in Plein Air
5 PM @ Kimball Art Center
Every Tuesday, various experts will lead artists through the fundamentals of landscape painting while teaching plein air skills and techniques. These drop-in sessions allow you to work with your own materials in a variety of media.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMEBER 25

Wednesday Farmer’s Market
Noon @ Park City Mountain (Silver King parking lot)
Stop by and pick up fresh fruit for a mid-hike snack, a bundle of organic vegetables for your family dinner, or locally made jams, jellies, trinkets, or jewelry to take home as a souvenir each Wednesday from 12:00 – 5:00 PM. Not only does buying local food help our community, it also helps our environment by reducing carbon dioxide emissions and packing materials, as well as helping to make farming more profitable.

Crafternoons at Park City Library
4 – 5 PM @ Park City Library
Come left off some creative steam. Make and take your crafty project every week. All ages welcome.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26

Dumpster Days
9 AM – 4 PM @ Recycle Utah
Two large bins will be placed on Woodbine Way for garbage and yard waste. Residential waste only!

Stream and Riparian Restoration
9 AM – 4 PM @ Swaner EcoCenter
Come help build a Beaver Dam Analog—which mimic a natural beaver dam. Dams help improve habitat and water quality! They will have some waders and boots to borrow, but people should bring their own boots if they have them.

Morning Wellness Workshop at Sage Mountain Animal Sanctuary
9 AM @ Sage Mountain Animal Sanctuary
Sage Mountain Animal Sanctuary is holding a wellness event every Thursday at 9:00 am from June 6th through September 26th. Enjoy 45 minutes of fitness followed by 45 minutes of flow yoga. Free, but donations are suggested.

ONGOING EXHIBITS

Making Her Mark – Art by Women
All Day @ Meyer Gallery
The Meyer Gallery presents an all-woman exhibit of painters, sculptors and even an animator for Making Her Mark – Art By Women.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

Nov 17 → Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Egyptian Theater

FIRST: FOOD

GET MOVING

GO SHOPPING

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY

ONGOING EVENTS

SCHEDULED EVENTS

October 12

October 19

October 26

November

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

ONGOING EXHIBITS

UPCOMING EVENTS

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

DURING THE WEEK

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMEBER 25

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26

ONGOING EXHIBITS

UPCOMING EVENTS

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