RV Journal Out & About Utah Events and RV Camping

UTAH

PARK CITY – The Park City Jazz Festival, Aug 22-24. This annual event in the picturesque mountain venue of Deer Valley Resort offers the sounds of the top jazz performers of the day in the cool mountain air. It’s what is called “Jazz With Altitude.” Two stages of continuous music, a beer and wine garden, picnic area, a “Green” Vendor Village and more are part of the event. Location: Deer Valley Resort Outdoor Amphitheatre. See the 2008 line-up on the web.
www.parkcityjazz.org
435-940-1362

DINOSAURLAND
(Northeastern Utah) – Events:
Uintah Basin in Celebration,
Jul 26-Aug 2. One of the Basin’s biggest Fun Time celebrations with local and international entertainment. Location: Roosevelt.
435-722-4598

Alive After Five, Thursdays
Jul 31-Aug 28. Location: Cobble Rock Park, Vernal.
435-790-0098

“Dallying for Dinosaurs” Roping,
Aug 1-3. This USTRC sanctioned
roping event takes place at Western Park Convention Center, Vernal.
435-789-7396

Duchesne County Fair, Aug 4-11. A week-long event with rodeos, talent shows, demolition derbies, and parades. Location: Duchesne.
435-454-3211

Uintah County Fair, Aug 12-18. All the charm of an old-fashioned county fair with judged livestock, crafts, contests, live entertainment and carnival rides. Location: Western Park Convention Center, Vernal.
435-789-7396

Dagget Days and Labor Day Festival of Lights, Aug 30. Parade of Lights, fireworks and lots of weekend festivities. Location: Manila.
435-784-3218 • 435-784-3483

Annual Walleye Classic, Sep 12-14. Teams from five states compete for thousands in prizes. Barbecue and lots of prizes for spectators, too.
435-722-4598

Colonial & Western Folk Art, during September. See the art of the people that shaped our country, including pioneers, mountain men and farmers.
435-789-7399

ST GEORGE – Events:
Utah Swing Orchestra, Aug 2. Some of the finest jazz musicians around play the music of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Glen Miller, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and many others. Location: OC Tanner Amphitheater. Cost: $5-$10.
www.dixie.edu/tanner

Utah Premier Brass Band, Jul 19. A British-style brass band with a unique sound capable of whispered soft passages and powerful fortissimos. Location: OC Tanner Amphitheater. Cost: $5-$10.
www.dixie.edu/tanner

Washington County Fair, Aug 6-9. Enjoy an old fashioned county fair with a carnival, exhibits, food, continuous entertainment, rodeo and events. Location: Washington County Regional Park. Hours: 11am-11pm. Admission is free.
435-652-5899

Wednesday Wildlife Walk, Sep 10. Enjoy the wonders of nature and Zion Canyon with zoologist/ecologist, Dr. Allen Brown. He will explain the complex interactions of the physical and biological worlds that shape the unique ecology of Zion National Park. Location: Zion National Park Human History Museum. Cost: $25.
435-772-3264

Dixie Round Up Rodeo, Sep 18-20. This PRCA sanctioned rodeo brings champion cowboys to the historic Dixie Sunbowl in downtown St. George.
Cost: $8-$10.

2008 Huntsman World Senior Games, Oct 6-18. Senior athletes from around the world compete in a
variety of sports over two weeks of games and events. Games are open to those age 50 or older. 800-562-1268
www.seniorgames.net

CEDAR CITY – Utah Shakespearean Festival, Jun 19-Oct 25. Packed with love, romance, jealously, power, merriment, intrigue, and all things theatrical–and passion, summer audiences will experience Othello, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, as well as Edmond Rostand’s beloved Cyrano de Bergerac. The summer season will end in the Randall L. Jones Theatre with The Taming of the Shrew, Fiddler on the Roof and Moliere’s classic farce, The School for Wives. Location: Southern Utah University.
www.bard.org