Due to safety concerns and uncertainty related to COVID-19, the Utah Arts Festival has decided to postpone the 2020 Festival until June 2021.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 3/31/20: After careful deliberation over the past month, the Utah Arts Festival has decided to postpone the 2020 Festival until June 2021. The staff has been carefully monitoring local and national guidelines and recommendations for large-gatherings over the last couple of weeks. Taking into consideration the health and safety of the community, artists and all those involved with putting on the Festival, a decision was made to postpone the event until June 2021.

Lisa Sewell, Executive Director of the Utah Arts Festival said, “Delaying the Festival until the late summer or early fall isn’t as easy as it might seem. There are many moving parts, many people and many factors to consider. The option was evaluated thoroughly, but ultimately uncertainty about availability of artists, vendors, partners and volunteers, as well as the developing situation with the COVID-19 pandemic raised more concerns than solutions. For that reason, we believe it is in the best interest of all involved to postpone the event to 2021.”

In the coming weeks, the staff will be working with their artistic coordinators to identify opportunities that will allow the Utah Arts Festival to maintain its connection with the community and continue to support and promote art and artists as well as their other non-profit partners. Although the Utah Arts Festival will not have a physical Festival in 2020, they aim to keep the festival vibes alive. An announcement will made shortly relating to those future plans.

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About the Utah Arts Festival

After 44 years as a key Utah ambassador for highlighting the value of arts in a diverse community, the Utah Arts Festival features 170+ visual artists and 100+ performing arts groups, drawing 70,000+ participants each June to celebrate artistic expression in the heart of Salt Lake City. The Festival includes top world, national and local musicians and performers and program slates in literary arts, visual arts, kids’ activities, dance performances, musical commissions, street theater, art & technology, urban arts, film and culinary arts.

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