Moab Utah » Calendar of Events
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| Thursdays | Moab Information Center 2009 Lecture Series Informative series of lectures relating to southeastern Utah. Usually on Thursday evenings at the Moab Information Center, although some dates may vary. - Main & Center Street in Moab - Free - 7:00pm. For more information visit www.cnha.org/mic.cfm |
| Thursdays | Fallen Arches Square Dance Club - Thursday Nights at the Grand Center (182 North 500 West) - All square dancers & visitors welcome! Call to verify dance and for lesson information: 435-259-2724 (Bob or Flora) or 435-719-4169 (Tom or Sandy). |
| Saturdays | Moab Farmers' Market Fresh Local Produce, arts and crafts, prepared foods, plants, and local talent. Every Saturday, May 9 through October 24 - 8:00 am to 12:00 noon - Swanny City Park (corner of 100 West and Park Drive) Contact: Gayle Weyher, Moab Farmers' Market Manager @ 435-259-0242. |
| Saturdays | Moab Art Walk Stroll Moab's galleries, shops, and cafés and view some of the region's finest locally created artwork. From traditional painting, pottery, and sculpture, to large format landscape photography, mixed media, bead and stonework, woven articles, and jewelry, the Moab Art Walk offers diverse, quality exhibits inspired by the region and it's inhabitants. The Moab Art Walk hosts artist receptions on second Saturdays in the spring and fall, however most exhibits run for a month or more so feel free to stop in at participating locations anytime! For more information visit moabartwalk.com. |
August 2009 |
| Entire Month | Star Spangled - Star Spangled is a special display of American Flags and decorations collected from Moab. From one of the first flags to fly in Moab when Utah became a State to a flag commemorating the America's Bicentenial these flags represent the history of Moab and America. For more information visit moabmuseum.org. |
| Aug 22 | Moab Monsoons - Monsoonal weather arrives in July and August, teasing photographers with rainwater filled potholes catching crystalline reflections of arches and sandstone spires. Afternoon storms break before sunset and fill the sky with dramatic clouds floating in a sea of cobalt blue. It is an amazing time to photograph the Moab area in dramatic and ephemeral conditions. Fee charged. For more information visit www.moabphotoworkshops.com. |
September 2009 |
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| Sep 3-14 | Moab Music Festival Music from around the world amidst the spectacular red rock canyonlands of Moab, Utah. Each year musicians and music lovers alike, from across the country and around the world, travel to the Moab Music Festival to perform and to listen to musical masterpieces, old and new, set among some of nature's most spectacular landscape masterpieces... the red rock canyonlands. For more information visit www.moabmusicfest.org or call 435-259-7003. |
| Sep 5-6 | Adventure Xstream Series - Moab 30hr Finale - The Adventure Xstream Series Finale will bring racers back to Moab for this 30 hour adventure race. Solo, 2 Person and 4 Person teams will navigate, mountain bike, trek and kayak this spectacular venue. Race through the spectacular canyon country as well as into the Manti La Sal Mountains. This is the most unique and diverse course you will ever race. For more information visit GravityPlay.com or call 970-259-7771. |
| Sep 5-7 | Labor Day Red Rock 4 Wheelers Campout Organized by the Red Rock 4-Wheelers - Overnight trips with backcountry camping, with additional day-trips on each of the three days. The club will organize the event and provide the guides, you bring all your other needs. Early trail reservations are recommended since the number of vehicles allowed on each trip is limited. Spaces will be filled on a first-postmarked-first-serve priority system - there is no email, phone, or online registration. Final registration will be held on the morning that the trails leave. Visit the club's website for further information or mail a request to Red Rock 4-Wheelers, Inc., PO Box 1471, Moab, UT 84532-1471. |
| Sep 7 | Labor Day |
| Sep 12 | Moab Art Walk Stroll Moab's galleries, shops, and cafés and view some of the region's finest locally created artwork. From traditional painting, pottery, and sculpture, to large format landscape photography, mixed media, bead and stonework, woven articles, and jewelry, the Moab Art Walk offers diverse, quality exhibits inspired by the region and it's inhabitants. For more info visit moabartwalk.com. |
| Sep 18-22 | Annual Tribal Sands Belly Dance - Desert Veils invites you to their fifth annual Tribal Sands Belly Dance & Drum Festival. Tribal Sands is a gathering of belly dancers and drummers from all over the US and Canada, in order to celebrate the world of belly dance. The festival begins on Friday with workshops, desert dancing and eating. Saturday will include more workshops, as well as performances by many outstanding belly dancers from throughout North America. For more information visit www.desertveils.org or call 435-259-6335. |
| Sep 18-22 | Annual Tribal Sands Belly Dance - Desert Veils invites you to their fifth annual Tribal Sands Belly Dance & Drum Festival. Tribal Sands is a gathering of belly dancers and drummers from all over the US and Canada, in order to celebrate the world of belly dance. The festival begins on Friday with workshops, desert dancing and eating. Saturday will include more workshops, as well as performances by many outstanding belly dancers from throughout North America. For more information visit www.desertveils.org or call 435-259-6335. |
| Sep 18-20 | Moab Century Tour The Moab Century Tour encompasses an inspiring variety of landscape to awaken the cycling spirit. From the depths of the red rock canyons of Moab, riders begin to glimpse at the towering mountains above. This spectacular route rises from the sculptured canyons of the mighty Colorado River up into the La Sal Mountains, and then descends back into the canyons leaving you speechlessly in awe of the grand scale of this magical place. Channel the energy of riding through this grandeur of Moab’s canyon country by putting purpose behind your cycling. By focusing proceeds of the Tour with cancer survivorship programs each participant becomes a powerful force against cancer. For more information contact 435-259-2698 or visit www.skinnytireevents.com. |
| Sep 24-27 | Skydive Moab Festival - Skydivers from all across the world will be jumping from 3 - 20+ passenger airplanes and free falling for over 1 minute above Moab's most amazing landscape. Come see over 300+ skydivers jump and make over 3000 jumps in just 4 days. They'll reach speeds well over 150 mph. For more info visit www.skydivemoab.com, send an email to info@skydivemoab.com, or call 435-259-JUMP. |
| Sep 24-27 | Moab Fall Quarter Horse Show - Old Spanish Trail Arena (3641 S. Highway 191). For more information call 435-259-6226. |
October 2009 |
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| Oct 9-11 | Annual Gem & Mineral Show Points & Pebbles Gem & Mineral Show. Dealers, exhibits, field trips and a lot more. Old Spanish Trail Arena (3641 S. Highway 191). For more info call Jerry at 435-259-3393 or visit moabrockclub.net. |
| Oct 10 | Moab Art Walk Stroll Moab's galleries, shops, and cafés and view some of the region's finest locally created artwork. From traditional painting, pottery, and sculpture, to large format landscape photography, mixed media, bead and stonework, woven articles, and jewelry, the Moab Art Walk offers diverse, quality exhibits inspired by the region and it's inhabitants. For more info visit moabartwalk.com. |
| Oct 10-11 | Suzuki 24 Hours of Moab Mountain Bike Race Annual Team Relay-Style Mountain Bike Race held in the Behind the Rocks Area - An extremely popular 24 hour mountain bike race set in a spectacular red rock desert. Sections of this course follow an old jeep trail while others contain some wild downhill segments. The course contains 1,100 feet of climb per lap and some challenging sandy sections. For more information visit www.grannygear.com or call 304-259-5533. |
| Oct 12 | Columbus Day |
| Oct 10-11 | Suzuki 24 Hours of Moab Mountain Bike Race Annual Team Relay-Style Mountain Bike Race held in the Behind the Rocks Area - An extremely popular 24 hour mountain bike race set in a spectacular red rock desert. Sections of this course follow an old jeep trail while others contain some wild downhill segments. The course contains 1,100 feet of climb per lap and some challenging sandy sections. For more information visit www.grannygear.com or call 304-259-5533. |
| Oct 18 | The Other Half Marathon The Other Half is a 13.1 mile running event that begins at Dewey Bridge on Highway 128 and winds through some of the most stunning scenery in the country to its finish at the Sorrel River Ranch. For more information call 435-259-4525 or visit www.moabhalfmarathon.org. |
| Oct 20-25 | Eating the West - A 5-day event focusing on writing, reading, sustainability and local food. Visiting authors include Deborah Madison, Gary Paul Nabhan, David Mas Masumoto, Ann Vileisis, Susan J. Tweit and more. For more information visit moabconfluence.org or call 435-220-0068. |
| Oct 29-31 | Moab Canyons Endurance Ride - Horse endurance rides or 25 and 50 miles. Spectacular rides through dramatic canyons to ridges with incredible views of wind sculpted crevasses deep below. For more information visit www.moabendurance.com |
| Oct 30-31 | 4th Annual Moab Ho-Down Bike Festival - Presented by Chile Pepper Bike Shop. For more information visit moabhodown.chilebikes.com. |
| Oct 31 | Annual Pumpkin Chuckin' Festival The whole family will enjoy watching sling-shots, catapults, trebuchets, and air-cannons launching pumpkins across the sky. For additional information visit www.youthgardenproject.org or call 435-259-2326. |
November 2009 |
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| Nov 1-5 | Moab Folk Camp Join us for five days of hands-on workshops with nationally recognized instructors in a variety of courses ranging from songwriting and vocal performance to beginning and advanced guitar, harmonica and more. For more information visit www.cosysheridan.com/mfcindex.html |
| Nov 6-8 | Moab Folk Music Festival An exciting gathering of accomplished artists from the national, regional and local contemporary folk music community. The Moab Folk Music Festival brings some of the finest singer/songwriter musicians in the country. For additional information visit www.moabfolkfestival.com or call 435-260-2488. |
| Nov 11 | Veterans Day |
| Nov 13-14 | Annual Bighorn Sheep Festival A chance to view desert bighorn sheep in sunny southeastern Utah awaits as the Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) hosts its annual Moab Bighorn Sheep Festival. The event is free, and people of all ages are invited to attend. Sheep watchers are encouraged to bring binoculars or a spotting scope along with snacks, beverages and a camera. DWR biologists will guide participants to locations where bighorns have been recently observed. The biologists will have extra spotting scopes and binoculars for people to use. They'll also have several large four-wheel drive vehicles for those who don't have the type of vehicle needed to reach the areas where the sheep are. The festival begins on Friday evening in the Moab Information Center (7:00pm), located at the corner of Center and Main. DWR will present a program on bighorn sheep ecology and their life history. The following morning (8:00 am) participants will gather again at the Moab Information Center where they will split into groups and go in search of bighorn sheep. A DWR wildlife biologist will guide each caravan of vehicles. All of the parties will be in radio contact with each other, so everyone can be advised as soon as sheep are spotted. Those who drive their own vehicle can leave the group at any time. For those who ride with DWR biologists, the field trips generally finish by noon or early afternoon. For more information call 435-613-3707. |
| Nov 14 | Moab Art Walk Stroll Moab's galleries, shops, and cafés and view some of the region's finest locally created artwork. From traditional painting, pottery, and sculpture, to large format landscape photography, mixed media, bead and stonework, woven articles, and jewelry, the Moab Art Walk offers diverse, quality exhibits inspired by the region and it's inhabitants. For more info visit moabartwalk.com. |
| Nov 26 | Thanksgiving Day |
December 2009 |
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| Dec 4 | Christmas Tree Lighting County Courthouse (125 E Center) @ 5:30pm |
| Dec 5 | Electric Light Parade Kick off the holiday season with Moab's annual Electric Light Parade. Year after year this spectacular display of lighted floats and holiday costumes grows and attracts more and more spectators. The entire family will enjoy this amazing collection of lighted floats as they travel along Main Street in downtown Moab. For more information call 435-259-7814. |
| Dec 5 | Winter Sun 10K Run - The Annual Winter Sun 10k road race is a fun filled small town run that takes place in early December when the air in Moab is crisp and the skies are blue and sunny. For more information visit www.moabhalfmarathon.org or call 435-259-4525. |
| Dec 25 | Christmas Day |
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