10 Great Weekends in SLC

Salt Lake is often known as a Mecca for skiing and snowboarding, and for good reason. Aside from being home to four world-class resorts featuring “The Greatest Snow On Earth,” Salt Lake City hosted one of the most successful Winter Olympics ever. Once the snow melts from the towering peaks of the Wasatch Mountains that embrace Utah’s capital city, events and activities abound. Throughout the summer months, Salt Lake’s streets, parks, outdoor concert venues and mountains come alive with a seemingly endless arrangement of festivals, special events and activities for the entire family.

Visit Salt Lake invites you, your family, and your friends to join us this summer for one, two, or all, of this summer's “10 Great Weekends.” This year 6 great participating hotels, from downtown to the mountain resorts, are offering great summer deals to make your weekend in Salt Lake that much greater. Want to make it as great as it can be? We are also giving away 10 Great Weekends - enter to win yours today!

Arts & Cultural Weekends

Weekend #1:  Outdoor Concert Series

If you're still thinking of Salt Lake as a small town, you might think we have only series of outdoor concerts for you to enjoy. But you'd be far off the mark. Salt Lake's summer nights are going to be rockin' with several outdoor concert series at Red Butte Garden, USANA Amphitheater, and Gallivan Center with it's Twilight Concert Series.

Check out all the great music that will be here this summer and then book your weekend!

Weekend #2:  Local Events & Festivals

Downtown is a cultural oasis and host to a variety of special events and festivals all summer long. Kick it off with the Utah Arts Festival, go local with the Downtown Farmer's Market and find more than just fruits and veggies, or check out the variety of events at the Gallivan Center.

Discover Salt Lake's summer cultural offerings and then book your weekend!

Weekend #3: Visit Salt Lake Connect Pass

Make a weekend of it and discover all 13 of Salt Lake's best attractions. From Utah's Hogle Zoo, up to Snowbird's Aerial Tram, and on down to Thanksgiving Point's Gardens, the Connect Pass is your ticket to an adventurous weekend!

Explore what you get with the Salt Lake Connect Pass and then book your weekend!

Professional & Collegiate Sports Weekends

Weekend #4:  Soccer at Rio Tinto Stadium

Watch USA vs. Honduras in the World Cup qualifier or take in the CONCACAF 2013 Gold Cup Soccer Games double header event. If you can't make those weekends, take in "The Beautiful Game" as Utah's professional MLS soccer team, Real Salt Lake, plays at Rio Tinto stadium throughout the summer.

See all the world-class soccer offerings and then book your weekend!

Weekend #5:  Salt Lake Bee's Baseball

Celebrate the summer days (and our nation's birthday) with an All-American pastime: baseball. The Salt Lake Bees, Triple-A affiliate of the Anaheim Angels have a 7-game home stand July 4-10. You can take them in at Spring Mobile ballpark one of the most picturesque baseball stadiums in the country.

Find out when you can enjoy a few innings of the nation's pastime and then book your weekend!

Outdoor & Adventure

Weekend #6: Tour of Utah

Rightfully called "America's Toughest Stage Race," the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah is one of only four UCI-sanctioned, multi-stage, American pro cycling events, and showcases some of the world's most prestigious teams and cyclists for six days in August.

Get more details about each stage of the race and then book your weekend!

Weekend #7: Miller Motorsports Park 

Miller Motorsports Park is a state-of-the-art road racing facility for automobiles, motorcycles and karts located just 35 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City.Tread where legends have left their mark. Where world-class athletes pound the straightaway at nearly 200 MPH. The full course, at 4.5 miles with 23 turns is the longest track in North America.

Check out the full schedule of events at Miller Motorsports Park and then book your weekend!

Special Events

Weekend #8: Days of '47

With events throughout the month of July, the annual Days of '47 celebrates the arrival of the first pioneer settlers to the Salt Lake Valley. Two of the most popular events are the annual parade (one of the nation's largest) and the rodeo.

Discover how Salt Lake celebrates its pioneer heritage and then book your weekend!

Weekend #9: Snowbird's Oktoberfest

Fun for the whole family, and yes, there's beer too. Snowbird's Oktoberfest attracts more than 50,000 visitors over the seventeen-day celebration and has grown to become one of the largest festivals in Utah. Includes Oktoberfest Halle featuring the tastes of Bavaria with entertainment from local and national German bands and yodelers.

See what Snowbird's Oktoberfest is all about and then book your weekend!

Religious Discovery

Weekend #10:  Visit Temple Square

In the heart of downtown on more than 10 acres that surround the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints you will find a variety of activites for visitors.  Take in a perfomance (or rehersal) of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, see the gardens, enjoy other cultural offerings, do some genealogy research, visit the history museum, and view religious displays.

Unearth all there is to do at Temple Square and then book your weekend!

Regardless of where you call home or the type of event and activity you enjoy, we’ll welcome you with open arms and do whatever it takes to make your stay in our community a fun and enjoyable one. See you this summer!