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Featured Performances

The Utah Arts Festival is thrilled to showcase some of the best local talent Utah has to offer!

Daily
Various Stages

This year, we're excited to present a couple up-and-coming hot locals alongside some tried and true choices.

Thursday, June 18

Crowdsourced Comedy

Thu, 7:30pm @ The Round

The Festival is excited to have Crowdsourced Comedy representing As Utah's only LGBTQ+ & black-woman owned comedy troupe, expect to be on the sidelines until you're aren't! Watch for their improv and sketches to be lit.

Th3 Recipe

Thu, 7:45pm @ Festival Stage

Forged in Ogden, Utah, the trio has been hitting the stage together for 3 years and have now officially released their first album self titled “Th3 Recipe.” Progressive beats mixed with thought provoking lyrics set this group apart. Each of their vastly different lyrical styles create a unique, yet seamless blend that is unparalleled in complementary contrast. 

Trash Panda Drum Group

Thu, 9:00pm @ The Round

Trash Panda Drum Group is an immersive rhythmic experience where they beat, bash, trash, slam, squeeze, tap, slap, and groove on the most unique instruments you can imagine ranging from garbage cans to rubber chickens, folding chairs to irrigation pipes, water bottles to buckets, washboards to pots and pans.

Scotty & The Daylites

Thu, 9:15pm @ Park Stage

The band is a jam band who play Grateful Dead music and other popular tunes. Some come to laugh their past away, some come to make it just one more day. Dancing is highly encouraged.

Friday, June 19

Meraki and the Curiosity Collective

Fri, 2:30pm @ Garden Stage

An experimental indie-folk trio that loves fantastical atmospheres and storytelling. Hailing from Utah, Meraki and the Curiosity Collective channel the desert here to the desert far away! 

drunk in june

Fri, 4:45pm @ Park Stage

Drunk in June is Nick, Bill, Hallie, Truman and Paisley. The band has been playing an eclectic mix of indie, punk and alt country since 2022 for audiences around the Western US with an electric stage presence and high energy that also shows through their studio releases.

Crowdsourced Comedy

Fri, 6:30pm @ The Round

The Festival is excited to have Crowdsourced Comedy representing As Utah's only LGBTQ+ & black-woman owned comedy troupe, expect to be on the sidelines until you're aren't! Watch for their improv and sketches to be lit.

The By & By

Fri, 7:30pm @ Park Stage

The By & By is a Utah County roots rock and Americana jam band built on high-energy live shows, deep improvisation, and soulful two-voice songwriting. Drawing from Van Morrison, Nathaniel Rateliff, and Dave Matthews, their name says it all — the old way of saying: "hold on, we're taking you somewhere."

MV Caldera and Band

Fri, 7:45pm @ Festival Stage

MV Caldera is a Venezuelan songwriter, musician and producer, and 2x Latin Grammy Nominee. In all of her trajectory as a singer-songwriter she has shared the stage and recording with artists such as: Christina Aguilera, Diana Ross, Marc Anthony, Rubén Blades, Juan Gabriel, Gypsy Kings, Brenda K Star, and others. 

The Last Wild Buffalo

Fri, 9:15pm @ Garden Stage

Formed in 2024, the band quickly gained momentum with a 100+ show year, a self-titled debut album, and sold-out hometown performances across Utah. Now gearing up for their second full-length release in April 2026, they continue to build something deeper than music—an authentic, communal live experience that keeps fans coming back.

Saturday, June 20

Renee Mackin

Sat, 3:45pm @ Festival Stage

One of our OFOAM Ogden Music Festival Tweener winners, Renée Mackin is a seasoned folksinger and storyteller known for her lyrical musical poetry.

Emily Cox & Eric Jones of the Butch Cassidies

Sat, 4:45pm @ Festival Stage

One of our OFOAM Ogden Music Festival Tweener winners, Emily Cox is known for her original songs infused with humor and rich harmonies as performed with her Moab-based woman-fronted band, the Butch Cassidies.

Sonora SLC

Sat, 6:30pm @ Park Stage

This high energy cumbia band brings the pulse of Latin America to stages across Utah with their blending of classic and modern sounds.

Boogie Lights

Sat, 9:30pm @ Park Stage

Based in Denver, Colorado, funk-infused Boogie Lights is DJ/Drummer Mark Henrichs who grew up banging on pots and pans until he got his first drum set. Expect a mash-up of disco, house music, and funk to dance to on a Saturday night.

Sunday, June 21

Jessica Nichole Begay

Sun, 12:45pm @ Garden Stage

Jessica Nichole Begay is a Diné (Navajo) woman based in Salt Lake City, Utah, originating from the Navajo Nation (Gallup & Crownpoint, NM). Writing gives her the power to share her story, the stories of her ancestors, and those who led the way for her. She has been sharing her work since 2022. Creating art is what she enjoys the most, whether on a canvas, through words, or with the motions she creates with her hands.

Flamingo

Sun, 4:00pm @ Festival Stage

Utah's Flamingo is a jazz and blues group inspired by New Orleans, Havana, and Miami. Their debut album "The Flamboyance" was called "An insane treat" by SLUG Magazine, while Utah Life Magazine said "The group both hypnotizes and electrifies, serenades and stimulates..." Flamingo plays weekly in front of a packed house in downtown SLC.

Secondhand Sun

Sun, 5:00pm @ Park Stage

Secondhand Sun is a Salt Lake City based rock and indie band whose songwriting focuses on atmosphere and connection. They bring that same spirit to the stage with performances that are easy to get lost in.

Music of David Bowie with The Discographers

Sun, 9:15pm @ Park Stage

Utah's own Discographers create elaborate, high energy multimedia concerts celebrating classic musical artists and nostalgic cinematic themes. After making a mark with shows dedicated to Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, 1980's teen movie soundtracks and Halloween, the band is commemorating ten years since David Bowie's passing with a full show of the legend's greatest songs.

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