On Mondays evenings every July and August, free concerts of folk music and ethnic dance are presented in front of the Chase Home Museum. Started in 1987, these concerts feature performances from the various cultural communities living in Utah. Comprised of Utah artists, these dance troupes, bands, singers and poets showcase their native, ethnic and occupational heritage.
This festival, produced in partnership with the Salt Lake Arts Council, is a free event held every May featuring performances of folk and traditional music and dance, provides crafts demonstrations, a workshop stage, hands-on crafts for children, cooking demonstrations, a crafts market and ethnic food booths.
On the first Saturday of the Utah State Fair, some of Utah’s finest traditional craftspeople are showcased, exhibiting the quality and authenticity of their work. Master artists demonstrate alongside their apprentices presenting saddlemaking, Native American crafts, rugmaking, woodcarving and a variety of ethnic art forms. The day ends with evening performances of traditional and folk musicians and dancers recognized for their art.