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New Year's Day |
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10 |
Canyonlands Film Society Winter Film Series: "City Lights" - Star
Hall @ 6:30 p.m. - Free, although donations will be appreciated. For more
information contact
moabfilm@yahoo.com. |
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19 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
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23-24 |
The Letters Project - Moab Community Theatre will perform "The
Letters Project" at Star Hall @ 7PM. |
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24 |
5th Annual Robert Burns' Tribute Concert - In the midst of a cold
January, the air in Moab will once again be filled with the sound of flutes
and bagpipes as Christopher Layer returns as Moab Music Festival
Artist-in-Residence to perform in the 5th Annual Robert Burns Tribute
Concert. 6 p.m. at the Grand Center at 182 North 500 West. Refreshments will
be served. Admission is free. For more information please contact the Moab
Music Festival at 435-259-7003 or visit
www.moabmusicfest.org. |
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27 |
Canyonlands Film Society Winter Film Series: "Kind Hearts and Coronets"
- Star Hall @ 6:30 p.m. - Free, although donations will be
appreciated. For more information contact
moabfilm@yahoo.com.
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30-31 |
The Letters Project - Moab Community Theatre will perform "The
Letters Project" at Star Hall @ 7PM. |
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7 |
13th Annual Chocolate Circus - Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and
Girls, Chocolate Lovers' of all ages, the Youth Garden Project proudly
presents the 13th Annual Chocolate Circus! Join them under the big top at
the Moab City Gym on Center street an all you can eat chocolate
extravaganza! There will be games and fun for children, a silent auction of
amazing items and plenty of amusement. Adults $10 Children $5, $1 discount
if you come as a carnival or circus character! Free entry if you make a
dessert! For more information or to register your dessert call
435-259-BEAN. |
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10 |
Canyonlands Film Society Winter Film Series - Star Hall @ 6:30 p.m.
- Free, although donations will be appreciated. For more information contact
moabfilm@yahoo.com.
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13-15 |
Western Stars Cowboy Poetry Gathering featuring
Suzy Boggus and Don Edwards
President's Day weekend western celebration with cowboy poets,
music, barrel racing, chili cookin' contests, square dancing, western art,
vendors, workshops and lectures. For more information visit
moabwesternstars.com or call 435-259-6272. Moab Arts and Recreation
Center (100 North 111 East). |
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14 |
Moab's Red Hot 50K and 33k - The race is predominately jeep trails
starting at the Gemini Bridges trail tail and utilizing the Metal Masher,
Gold Bar, Gold Spike and the Poison Spider trail systems - ending at Poison
Spider trail head. Some of the most scenic and challenging trail running in
the Moab area! For more information visit
www.mas50.com/redhot.
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14 |
Seekhaven's "Puttin' on the Ritz" 17th Annual Benefit Dinner Dance
- A fundraiser for Seekhaven Family Crisis and Resource Center. Red Cliffs
Lodge (Hwy 128 - Milepost 14) - Social @ 5:30 pm - Dinner @ 7:00 pm -
Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door. |
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16 |
President's Day |
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20-22 |
USTC Team Roping
Old Spanish
Trail Arena (3641 S. Highway 191). For more information call
435-259-6226. |
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24 |
7th Annual Mardi Gras Fashion Show - In the spirit of Mardi Gras,
ten local artists have created eye catching fashion lines made from items
found at WabiSabi's thrift shops and other recycled materials. The evening
promises to be full of outrageous outfits, extraordinary music by DJ Harry,
great food and lots of fun all for a good cause. The event will be held at
the Moab Brewery (686 S Main St). Proceeds from this event will be
distributed to WabiSabi's Sponsored Nonprofit Partners. Tickets are
available at The WabiSabi Thriftique - corner of 400 East and Locust Lane in
Moab. Tickets can also be purchased by calling (435) 259-3313. For more
information visit
www.wabisabimoab.org. |
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27 |
Canyonlands Film Society Winter Film Series - Star Hall @ 6:30 p.m.
- Free, although donations will be appreciated. For more information contact
moabfilm@yahoo.com.
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27-28 |
Swing into Spring Square Dance - Featured Callers: Dan Nordbye
(Mesa, AZ) - Pat & Wanda McBride (Grand Junction, CO) - Richard Berry
(Cortez, CO) - Helen M. Knight School (168 West 400 North) - For additional
information contact Flora at 435-259-2724. |
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7-8 |
Quilting in the Red Rocks Quilt Show - Saturday, March 7, 9 a.m. -
5 p.m. & Sunday, March 8, 2009, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Grand Center, 182 N 500
West. FREE admission and hourly door prizes. Over 120 quilts will be
displayed, including antique, traditional and art quilts, as well as
wearable art and home decor. A Merchants Mall will offer the latest in
fabrics, patterns, treads, books, kits and notions. A certified quilt
appraiser will be available. Presented by the Delicate Stitchers Quilt
Guild,
delicatestitchersquiltguild@yahoo.com. |
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7-8 |
Racing in the Rockies
Arches Winter Series Barrel Racing -
Old Spanish
Trail Arena (3641 S. Highway 191) Sat & Sun. Features WRPA divisional
tour race, featuring professional women's barrel racers. Open Race, Youth
(15 and under), Senior (50 and over) and a PeeWee division (8 and under).
Spectators are always welcome and there is no admission fee. For more
information visit
www.racingintherockies.com or call 970-390-3712. |
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9 |
Banff Mountain Film Festival
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour features the year's
best films on mountain adventure and culture. 7:00 p.m. in the Grand County
High School Auditorium (608 South 400 East). Tickets are $8 in advance and
$10 at the door. Doors open at 6:15. Gear Raffle during Intermission. All
proceeds benefit Utah Open Lands and stewardship at Castleton Tower.
Ticket Outlets: Back of Beyond Books - Canyon Voyages - Pagan Mountaineering
- Poison Spider Bikes. For more information email
dderley@frontiernet.net or call
435-259-4859. |
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10 |
Canyonlands Film Society Winter Film Series - Star Hall @ 6:30 p.m.
- Free, although donations will be appreciated. For more information contact
moabfilm@yahoo.com.
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14-16 |
Skinny Tire Festival
The three rides of the Skinny Tire Festival highlight Moab’s different road
riding opportunities. The first day follows the mighty Colorado River
corridor downstream passing by ancient puebloans petroglyphs. The next two
days leave the valley and climb the beautiful canyon roads into red rock
country to Dead Horse Point State Park and through Arches National Park.
Channel the energy of riding through this grandeur of Moab’s canyon country
by putting purpose behind your cycling. This event raises funds for cancer
survivorship programs. For more information contact 435-259-2698 or visit
www.SkinnyTireEvents.com. |
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18-22 |
The Desert Landscape: From Capture to Print - Visit Moab.
Photograph Arches & Canyonlands National Parks. Learn Lightroom and
Photoshop. Make beautiful prints. All of this and more are packed into one,
intensive five-day photography workshop that's uniquely designed to take
your photography to higher levels. Fee charged. For more information about
the workshop and registration forms visit
www.moabphotoworkshops.com. |
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21 |
34th Annual Canyonlands Half Marathon and Five Mile Run
Full details and registration information is available at
www.moabhalfmarathon.org or call 435-259-4525. |
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27 |
Canyonlands Film Society Film Series - Star Hall @ 6:30 p.m. -
Free, although donations will be appreciated. For more information contact
moabfilm@yahoo.com.
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27-29 |
Moab Muni Fest 2009
“MUni” is short for Mountain Unicycling. “Fest” is short for Festival, and
that’s what the Moab MUni Fest is all about. It’s a time to break the winter
cabin fever and get out to the pleasant March climes of Moab; to ride and
socialize with other MUni riders in the scenic red rock wonderland of
Southern Utah. It’s a place to test and expand your limits, hone your
skills, and learn new techniques from other riders. The entire Slickrock
area is red sandstone rock, which means you’ll have traction to climb and
descend angles you never thought possible. The landscape is a trials course.
For non-trials riders it’s just as much fun figuring out how to avoid the
obstacles. In either case there’s plenty to keep you entertained. It’s a
great place to make and renew friendships within the com-MUni-ty of riders.
For more info visit:
www.moabmunifest.com |
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28-29 |
24 hours of Utah Team Relay and Solo Challenge – Experience the
beautiful desert landscape of Moab, Utah while testing your own personal
limits. This years race will be run on the beautiful Monitor and Merrimac
trail 16 miles north of Moab. Racers will run 6 mile laps with approximately
430’ of climbing per loop. For more information visit our website at
24HourstheRun.com,
or call 303-249-1112. |
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28-29 |
Moab 100 - Runners race to complete 100 miles on a 6 mile loop
course on beautiful trails. For more information visit our website at
24HourstheRun.com,
or call 303-249-1112. |
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28-29 |
Racing in the Rockies
Arches Winter Series Barrel Racing -
Old Spanish
Trail Arena (3641 S. Highway 191) Sat & Sun. Features WRPA divisional
tour race, featuring professional women's barrel racers. Open Race, Youth
(15 and under), Senior (50 and over) and a PeeWee division (8 and under).
Spectators are always welcome and there is no admission fee. For more
information visit
www.racingintherockies.com or call 970-390-3712. |
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4-12 |
Easter Jeep Safari
Easter Jeep Safari consists of trail rides, mostly day long trips,
departing from Moab throughout this week long event. The official event is
hosted by the Red Rock 4-Wheelers Inc. the local four wheel drive club of
Moab. Participants provide their own four wheel drive vehicle, take care of
their own food and non-alcoholic beverages for the trip. The club officially
runs approximately 9 different trails every day, with "Big Saturday"
culminating in the largest ever single trail ride departure happening -
around 30 groups line up in down town Moab to head off in every direction
for 30 different trails! Pre-registration for this event is recommended,
although limited registration at the event may be possible. Visit the club's
website for registration information or mail a request to Red Rock
4-Wheelers, Inc., PO Box 1471, Moab, UT 84532-1471.
www.rr4w.com Note: This
massive week-long event is one of the largest events of the year for Moab.
Please make your camping/lodging reservations as early as possible!
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24-26 |
April Action Car Show
Classic Car Show - Hot Rods, Trucks, Customs, Street Rods, Muscle
Cars, Classics, and much more! Visit
www.moab-utah.com/aprilaction/ for more information. Note: This event is
one of the largest events of the year for Moab. Please make your
camping/lodging reservations as early as possible! For more information call
435-259-5858. |
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4/30-5/3 |
Moab Photography Symposium
A 4 day gathering of photography lovers who come to learn new
technical and artistic skills through discussion and workshops. For more
information visit
www.moabphotosym.com or contact Bruce Hucko at 435-259-4176 or
bhucko@frontiernet.net. |
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4/30-5/3 |
Moab Spring Quarter Horse Show -
Old Spanish
Trail Arena (3641 S. Highway 191). For more information call
435-259-6226. |
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4/30-5/3 |
Moab Photography Symposium
Continues - See Above |
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4/30-5/3 |
Moab Spring Quarter Horse Show
Continues - See Above |
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13-16 |
3rd Annual Moab UTV Rally - The largest UTV and Side x Side event
in the United States. It consists of daily organized trail rides, organized
poker run, evening events such as barrel racing, tug of war, pole bending,
balance beam, and drag races to FREE demo rides from Yamaha, Polaris,
Kawasaki, Arctic Cat, Kymco, Honda, Tomcar, and Ruesch at the Red Rock
Raceway. The event is headquartered at the Old Spanish Trail Arena at 3641
S. Hwy 191 on the south end of town where all the best UTV and Side x Side
companies will be on display in Vendor Row which is also where the evening
events will be held. In addition to this, for all registered participants,
we’re going to have a catered dinner from Pasta Jay’s on Friday night, an
estimated $40K+ in product to raffle off, and an evening slideshow. It’s
highly recommended you pre-register for this event as there’s only a limited
number of trail rides and people allowed per trail. You can register by
visiting www.utvrally.com
and also find out what campgrounds/RV Parks to stay at, as well. See you
there, and if you have any questions, please email
chris@utvrally.com.
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23-24 |
Moab Arts Festival - Swanny City Park (400 North 100 West) - Free
Admission - Jewelry - Pottery - Wood - Sculpture - Clothing - Fine Art -
Photography - Kid-o-Rama - Music - Entertainment - Taiko Drummers - Food
Court - For more information visit
www.moabartsfestival.org |
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25 |
Memorial Day |
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28-31 |
5th Annual Desert Rocks - Four days and four nights of music,
camping, and outdoor adventure in the majestic red rock canyon of Kane
Creek, 8 miles West of Moab. The festival will include an eclectic mix of
funk, rock, reggae, folk, and bluegrass music playing through sunrise. For
more info check out
www.desertrocks.org. |
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30 |
Nature Photography Boot Camp - An exciting one day workshop in
Canyonlands and Arches National Parks. Explore the dramatic scenic overlooks
of Canyonlands at sunrise, spend the middle of the day hiking in a beautiful
canyon next to a crystal clear creek and photograph sunset illuminating the
amazing formations in Arches. And don't worry, this workshop doesn't involve
any screaming Drill Instructors or arduous P.T. - just an "oh dark thirty"
pre-sunrise start! Fee charged. For more information about the workshop and
registration forms visit
www.moabphotoworkshops.com. |
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4-6 |
Canyonlands PRCA Rodeo -
Old Spanish
Trail Arena (3641 S. Highway 191) - Includes bull riders, barrel races,
team roping, individual roping, saddle bronc, bare back, mutton bustin',
clowns, and more. Vendors welcome! Fee. |
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6 |
Free Fishing! –Everyone in Utah can fish for free Saturday, June 6,
2009. Please remember that all fishing laws and rules in Utah still apply. |
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6 |
Moonshadows in Moab –Road cycle under the power of the full desert
moon.
www.skinnytireevents.com or 435-259-2698. |
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14-20 |
Desert R.A.T.S. (Race Across The Sand) - 6-day fully supported
stage footrace from Grand Junction, CO to Moab, Utah. For more information
visit
AdventureRATS.com. |
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14-20 |
Desert RATS Mountain Bike Tour - 6-day fully supported mountain
bike tour from Grand Junction, CO to Moab Utah on the world famous
Kokopelli's trail. . For more information visit
AdventureRATS.com. |
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4 |
Independence Day - Swanney City Park - Fireworks at dusk. |
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25 |
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. |
|
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. |
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3-19 |
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. |
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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. |
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7 |
Labor Day |
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18-21 |
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. |
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19 |
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. |
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23-27 |
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. |
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24-27 |
Moab Fall Quarter Horse Show -
Old Spanish
Trail Arena (3641 S. Highway 191). For more information call
435-259-6226. |
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8-10 |
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). |
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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. |
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12 |
Columbus Day |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
|
11 |
Veterans Day |
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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. |
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26 |
Thanksgiving Day |
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4 |
Christmas Tree Lighting
County Courthouse (125 E Center) @ 5:30pm |
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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. |
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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. |
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25 |
Christmas Day |
