Editing Salt Lake City (section)

===Festivals===
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Salt Lake City has a thriving festival culture. Various festivals happen throughout the year, celebrating the diversity of the valley's communities. From culture, food, religion and spirituality, to dance, music, spoken word, and film, almost any type of festival can be found. Many of the festivals have been ongoing for decades.

[[File:Rainbow flag at Utah Pride.JPG|right|thumb|upright=2|The [[Rainbow flag (LGBT)|rainbow flag]] at the conclusion of the 2014 Utah Pride parade.]]
The Utah Pride Festival is an annual [[LGBTQ]] festival, held in June. Started in 1983, it has grown to a three-day festival with attendance exceeding 50,000. It is sponsored by the [[Utah Pride Center]]. The Utah Pride Festival is Salt Lake City's second largest festival, after Days of '47, and is one of the nation's largest Pride festivals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitsaltlake.com/blog/post/2015/5/Surprise-Utah-Pride-Festival-Among-Nation-s-Biggest-and-Best-Pride-Weekends/8222/|title=Surprise! Utah Pride Festival Among Nation's Biggest and Best Pride Weekends|publisher=Visit Salt Lake|date=May 5, 2015|access-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002065504/http://www.visitsaltlake.com/blog/post/2015/5/Surprise-Utah-Pride-Festival-Among-Nation-s-Biggest-and-Best-Pride-Weekends/8222/|archive-date=October 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://utahpride.org/info/history|title=Utah Pride Festival 2012 – History of the Utah Pride Festival|publisher=Utahpride.org|access-date=January 17, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211235254/http://utahpride.org/info/history|archive-date=February 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Albo|first=Mike|url=http://www.advocate.com/Print_Issue/Travel/Gayest_Cities_in_America_February_2011/|title=Gayest Cities in America|publisher=The Advocate|access-date=January 17, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114220038/http://www.advocate.com/Print_Issue/Travel/Gayest_Cities_in_America_February_2011/|archive-date=January 14, 2011}}</ref> The festival includes hundreds of vendors, food, music stars, a [[5k run]], a dyke and trans march,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=51917414&itype=cmsid|title=Pride Festival features locally nurtured singer|website=The Salt Lake Tribune}}</ref> and an interfaith service by the Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utahpridefestival.org/festivities/pride-interfaith-service/|title=Pride Interfaith Service|work=Utah Pride Festival |date=August 9, 2013 |publisher=Utah Pride Center|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090247/http://www.utahpridefestival.org/festivities/pride-interfaith-service/|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Utah Arts Festival has been held annually since 1977 with an average attendance of 80,000. About 130 booths are available for visual artists, and five performance venues for musicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uaf.org/|title=Utah Arts Festival|publisher=Utah Arts Festival|access-date=April 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416225510/http://uaf.org/|archive-date=April 16, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Dark Arts Festival is an annual 3-day festival dedicated to the goth and industrial subcultures. The festival started in 1993, and is hosted at the local goth club Area 51.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fox13now.com/2013/06/09/uniquely-utah-dark-arts-festival/|title=Uniquely Utah: Dark Arts Festival|publisher=Fox 13 News|date=June 9, 2013|access-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021224326/http://fox13now.com/2013/06/09/uniquely-utah-dark-arts-festival/|archive-date=October 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slugmag.com/show-reviews/dark-arts-festival-area-51-0620-22|title=Dark Arts Festival @ Area 51 06. 20–22|publisher=Slug Magazine|date=June 27, 2014|access-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090247/http://www.slugmag.com/show-reviews/dark-arts-festival-area-51-0620-22/|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityweekly.net/TheDailyFeed/archives/2009/06/12/dark-arts-festival|title=Dark Arts Festival|publisher=City Weekly|date=June 12, 2009|access-date=September 16, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021224332/http://www.cityweekly.net/TheDailyFeed/archives/2009/06/12/dark-arts-festival|archive-date=October 21, 2015}}</ref> The festival contracts bands to play during the event. 2015's lineup included Tragic Black, The Gothsicles, Adrian H & the Wounds, and Hocico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songkick.com/festivals/1368029-dark-arts-of-utah/id/24449349-dark-arts-festival-of-utah-2015|title=Dark Arts of Utah 2015|publisher=Songkick|access-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907200311/http://www.songkick.com/festivals/1368029-dark-arts-of-utah/id/24449349-dark-arts-festival-of-utah-2015|archive-date=September 7, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Hocico on Stage at the 2015 Dark Arts Festival.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hocico performing at the 2015 Dark Arts Festival]]

The Utah Arts Alliance hosts an annual Urban Arts Festival, usually drawing over 20,000, and featuring artists displaying and selling paintings, sculpture, photography, and jewelry. Live music is provided, mixing rock, hip hop, R&B, funk, and jazz, and workshops for interests such as skateboarding and gardening take place. The festival also hosts the Voice of the City film festival which allows local filmmakers to show their version of Salt Lake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urbanartsfest.org/about|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427003606/http://www.urbanartsfest.org/about|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 27, 2013|title=Urban Arts Festival|publisher=Urban Arts Festival|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref>

The Jewish Arts Festival, hosted by the IJ and Jeanné Wagner JCC of Salt Lake City, showcases Jewish culture through workshops, theater, food, film, art, and contemporary music from the local and global Jewish communities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slcjcc.org/community-events/jewish-arts-festival|title=Jewish Arts Festival|publisher=IJ and Jeanné Wagner JCC|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907112113/http://www.slcjcc.org/community-events/jewish-arts-festival|archive-date=September 7, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/jewish-arts-festival/Content?oid=2150544|title=Jewish Arts Festival|publisher=City Weekly|date=November 11, 2010|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/jewish-arts-festival/Content?oid=2150544|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Sugar House neighborhood<ref>Centered around 2100 South/1100 East Streets</ref> holds an annual arts festival on July 4, with local artists, performances, music, food, and vendors. The festival coincides with the fireworks show at [[Sugar House Park]] in the evening.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/sugar-house-arts-festival/Content?oid=2146752|title=Sugar House Arts Festival|publisher=City Weekly|date=July 1, 2010|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/sugar-house-arts-festival/Content?oid=2146752|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sugarhousechamber.org/ArtsFest|title=Sugar House Arts Festival|publisher=Sugar House Chamber of Commerce|access-date= September 17, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://sugarhousechamber.org/ArtsFest|archive-date= October 16, 2015}}</ref>

Salt Lake City also hosts portions of the [[Sundance Film Festival]]. The festival, which is held each year, brings many cultural icons, movie stars, celebrities, and thousands of film buffs to see the largest independent film festival in the United States. The headquarters of the event is in nearby [[Park City, Utah|Park City]]. There are several other annual festivals, including FilmQuest, Salty Horror Con & Film, Damn These Heels, and the Voice of the city. FilmQuest began in 2014 and features selected genres such as fantasy and science fiction.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/filmquest-film-festival/Content?oid=2860770|title=FilmQuest Film Festival|publisher=City Weekly|date=June 17, 2015|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925112324/http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/filmquest-film-festival/Content?oid=2860770|archive-date=September 25, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Salty Horror, which began in 2010, is a competition-based horror film festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://saltyhorrorcon.cadaverlab.com/?page_id=24|title=Film Festival|publisher=Salty Horror Con & Film Festival|access-date=September 17, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://saltyhorrorcon.cadaverlab.com/?page_id=24|archive-date=October 16, 2015}}</ref> The Utah Film Center presents two annual film festivals Damn These Heels, which began in 1994 focuses on independent, documentary, and foreign feature-length films surrounding LGBTQ issues, ideas, and art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://utahfilmcenter.org/dth2015/about/|title=Damn These Heels Film Festival|publisher=Utah Film Center|access-date=September 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904033427/http://utahfilmcenter.org/dth2015/about/|archive-date=September 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/damn-these-heels-film-festival-2014/Content?oid=2453024|title=Damn These Heels Film Festival|publisher=City Weekly|date=July 9, 2014|access-date=September 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/damn-these-heels-film-festival-2014/Content?oid=2453024|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The second festival of the Utah Film center is the Tumbleweeds film festival for kids. This festival began in 2010, allows families to experience international films and media workshops. Tumbleweeds works to increasing kids awareness of different cultures, encourages independent voices, nurtures media making skills and strengthens critical review. Voice of the City film festival is part of the Urban Arts Festival and allows local filmmakers to show their version of Salt Lake.

The 2015 Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival was the first performance festival in Salt Lake City. The 4-day festival included various performances involving music, dance, theatre, spoken word, circus arts, magic, and puppetry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatsaltlakefringe.org/what-is-a-fringe-festival/|title=Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival|publisher=Great Salt Lake Fringe|access-date=September 17, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090251/http://www.greatsaltlakefringe.org/what-is-a-fringe-festival/|archive-date=October 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-wasatch-front-/great-salt-lake-fringe-festival-taking-over-sugar-house|title=Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival Taking Over Sugar House|publisher=Good 4 Utah|date=August 6, 2015|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909161903/http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-wasatch-front-/great-salt-lake-fringe-festival-taking-over-sugar-house|archive-date=September 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Living Traditions Festival is a 3-day multicultural arts festival hosted by the Salt Lake City Arts Council, started in 1985. The festival celebrates traditional dance, music, crafts and food from the various contemporary ethnic communities of Salt Lake City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://livingtraditionsfestival.com/about-living-traditions/|title=Living Traditions Festival|publisher=Salt Lake City Arts Council|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://livingtraditionsfestival.com/about-living-traditions/|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/entertainment/2488128-155/salt-lake-citys-living-traditions-festival|title=Salt Lake City's Living Traditions Festival Celebrates 30 years of Ethnic Food, Music, and Dance|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=August 6, 2015|access-date=May 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514160423/http://www.sltrib.com/entertainment/2488128-155/salt-lake-citys-living-traditions-festival|archive-date=May 14, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

Earth Jam is an annual festival celebrated in Salt Lake's Liberty Park to celebrate Earth Day through music. The free festival focuses on music, and hosts speakers, vendors, food, performing art, a Goddess pageant, and children's garden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earth-jam.org/|title=Earth Jam|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://www.earth-jam.org/|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Live Green SLC! Festival aims to showcase sustainable products, ideas, and solutions from renewable technologies for the everyday household.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://livegreenslc.com/|title=Live Green SLC! Festival|publisher=Live Green SLC|access-date=September 17, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007063711/http://livegreenslc.com/|archive-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref> The festival promotes education, sustainability, and accessibility to green and organic products and services.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54055094-78/green-festival-friendly-products.html.csp|title=Festival Shows Environmentally Green Products, Services|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=May 5, 2012|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54055094-78/green-festival-friendly-products.html.csp|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Craft Lake City]] DIY (Do-It-Yourself) festival is an artisan festival that promotes the use of science and technology to help local artists produce their crafts such as silk screens, jewelry, and other mediums. The festival promotes education through workshops, galleries, and demonstrations which includes various vendors and food.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://craftlakecity.com/about/organization-background/?c=s|title=DIY Festival|publisher=Craft Lake City|access-date=September 17, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://craftlakecity.com/about/organization-background/?c=s|archive-date=October 16, 2015}}</ref>

The 9th and 9th Street Festival is an annual neighborhood festival celebration of art, music, and crafts, held at 900 East/900 South Streets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://9thand9thstreetfestival.com/vendors/vendor-application/|title=9th and 9th Street Festival|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920053632/http://9thand9thstreetfestival.com/vendors/vendor-application/|archive-date=September 20, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Carmelite Festival 2015 live band with the Carmelite Monastery of Salt Lake City seen in back.jpg|thumb|right|Carmelite Festival 2015 live band at the Carmelite Monastery of Salt Lake City]]
The Catholic Nuns of Carmelite Monastery hold an annual fair each autumn in [[Holladay, Utah|Holladay]], a suburb of Salt Lake City. The festival includes music, food, a live auction, Golf for the Nuns tournament, a prize giveaway, and a 5k Run for the Nuns road race.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.carmelslc.org/|title= Carmel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary|publisher= Carmelite Monastery|access-date= September 17, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150831155414/http://www.carmelslc.org/|archive-date= August 31, 2015|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865611075/Mormon-neighbors-help-Catholic-nuns-with-annual-Carmelite-Fair.html?pg=all|title= Mormon Neighbors help Catholic Nuns with Annual Carmelite Fair|newspaper= Deseret News|date= September 16, 2014|access-date= September 17, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865611075/Mormon-neighbors-help-Catholic-nuns-with-annual-Carmelite-Fair.html?pg=all|archive-date= October 16, 2015|url-status= dead}}</ref>

The Sri Sri Ganesh Hindu Temple of Utah, in Salt Lake City, has an annual Ganesh Festival called Ganesh Chathurthi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://utahganesha.org/|title=Ganesh Chathurthi Celebrations 2015|publisher=Sri Sri Ganesh Hindu Temple of Utah|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918055749/http://utahganesha.org/|archive-date=September 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The 10-day festival is devoted to rites of worship of the Hindu God Ganesh. In 2014 the festival was hosted at the Krishna Temple of Salt Lake since the Ganesh temple's exterior was under construction, which made the inner temple inaccessible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slcgurukul.org/2014/09/15/gurukul-have-been-invited-for-ganesh-festival-on-sunday-at-1030-am-see-the-details-below/|title=Gurukul Have Been Invited for Ganehs Festival|publisher=SLC Gurukul|date=September 15, 2014|access-date=September 17, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://www.slcgurukul.org/2014/09/15/gurukul-have-been-invited-for-ganesh-festival-on-sunday-at-1030-am-see-the-details-below/|archive-date=October 16, 2015}}</ref>

India Fest is hosted by the Krishna Temples of Salt Lake City and Spanish Fork, Utah. The festival includes food, dances, drama and a pageant of the Ramayana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utahkrishnas.org/26th-annual-india-fest-this-saturday-a-sunday/|title=26th Annual India Fest this Saturday & Sunday|date=September 18, 2012|publisher=Utah Krishnas|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://www.utahkrishnas.org/26th-annual-india-fest-this-saturday-a-sunday/|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2011 the Krishna Temple of Salt Lake City has held an annual [[Festival of Colors]], similar to the famous festival at the Krishna Temple in [[Spanish Fork, Utah|Spanish Fork]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/2488827-155/salt-lake-city-krishna-temple-celebrates|title=Salt Lake City Krishna Temple Celebrates with Festival of Colors|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=May 9, 2015|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://www.sltrib.com/news/2488827-155/salt-lake-city-krishna-temple-celebrates|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Great Salt Lake City Yoga Festival was in its fifth year (as of 2015). 2015 saw the first Downtown Yoga festival in Salt Lake City. Both festivals are intended to inspire yogis in the community by teaching about yoga, healthy living, raw food, and traditional yoga music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.downtownyogafest.com/about-us/|title=Downtown Yoga Festivals|date=November 10, 2014|publisher=Great Salt Lake City Yoga Festival|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906214037/http://www.downtownyogafest.com/about-us/|archive-date=September 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://fox13now.com/2015/05/23/yoga-festival-in-downtown-salt-lake-city-kicks-off-its-first-year/|title=Yoga Festival in Downtown Salt Lake City Kicks Off its First Year|publisher=Fox 13 News|date=May 23, 2015|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928030151/http://fox13now.com/2015/05/23/yoga-festival-in-downtown-salt-lake-city-kicks-off-its-first-year/|archive-date=September 28, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Harts Hearth Clan of Tooele, Utah performing the closing Norse rite, Salt Lake City Pagan Pride Day 2015.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Harts Hearth Clan of Tooele, Utah performing the closing Norse rite, Salt Lake City Pagan Pride Day 2015]]
The local Pagan community has celebrated an annual Salt Lake City Pagan Pride Day since 2001. The festival features rituals, workshops, dancers, bards, vendors, and requires only a can of food donation for admission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://saltlakeppd.wix.com/slcpp|title=Salt Lake City Pagan Pride Day|publisher=Salt Lake City Pagan Pride Day|access-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://saltlakeppd.wix.com/slcpp|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54859776-78/pagan-pride-salt-lake.html.csp|title=Utah's Pagan Community Grows|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=September 10, 2012|access-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54859776-78/pagan-pride-salt-lake.html.csp|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/pagan-pride-days-kasey-conder/Content?oid=2148744|title=Pagan Pride Days Kasey Conder|publisher=City Weekly|date=September 6, 2010|access-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/pagan-pride-days-kasey-conder/Content?oid=2148744|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slpagansociety.org/2010/09/12/pagan-pride-day-successful/|title=Pagan Pride Day 2010 Successful|publisher=Salt Lake Pagan Society|date=September 12, 2010|access-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://slpagansociety.org/2010/09/12/pagan-pride-day-successful/|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slpagansociety.org/2011/09/10/salt-lake-pagan-pride-day-2011/|title=Salt Lake Pagan Pride Day 2011|publisher=Salt Lake Pagan Society|date=September 10, 2011|access-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://slpagansociety.org/2011/09/10/salt-lake-pagan-pride-day-2011/|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slpagansociety.org/2012/09/10/salt-lake-pagan-pride-day-2012-a-blast/|title=Salt Lake Pagan Pride Day 2012~ A Blast!|publisher=Salt Lake Pagan Society|date=September 10, 2012|access-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://slpagansociety.org/2012/09/10/salt-lake-pagan-pride-day-2012-a-blast/|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slpagansociety.org/2013/09/16/salt-lake-pagan-pride-day-2013-successful/|title=Salt Lake Pagan Pride Day 2013 Full of Fun!|publisher=Salt Lake Pagan Society|date=September 16, 2013|access-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://slpagansociety.org/2013/09/16/salt-lake-pagan-pride-day-2013-successful/|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slpagansociety.org/2014/09/06/13th-annual-salt-lake-city-pagan-pride-day/|title=13th Annual Salt Lake City Pagan Pride Day 2014|publisher=Salt Lake Pagan Society|date=September 6, 2014|access-date=September 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919095936/http://slpagansociety.org/2014/09/06/13th-annual-salt-lake-city-pagan-pride-day/|archive-date=September 19, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slpagansociety.org/2015/09/14/14th-annual-salt-lake-pagan-pride-day-2015/|title=14th Annual Salt Lake City Pagan Pride Day 2015– Harvest Blessings!|publisher=Salt Lake Pagan Society|date=September 14, 2015|access-date=September 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929010320/http://slpagansociety.org/2015/09/14/14th-annual-salt-lake-pagan-pride-day-2015/|archive-date=September 29, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Steampunk tarot readings at the 2015 Salt City Steamfest.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Cosplayers (left) receive steampunk tarot readings at the 2015 Salt City Steamfest]]
Members of the [[steampunk]] subculture have an annual two-day festival, Steamfest. It hosts vendors, panels, and cosplayers dressed in the fashion of various punk cultures, mostly around steam, deco, and diesel punk.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saltcitysteamfest.com/|title=Salt City Steamfest|publisher=Salt City Steamfest|access-date=September 17, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910164955/http://www.saltcitysteamfest.com/|archive-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityweekly.net/TheDailyFeed/archives/2015/07/17/salt-city-steamfest|title=Salt City Steamfest: a Look into the SLC Steampunk Fest Happening July 17–18|publisher=City Weekly|date=July 17, 2015|access-date=September 17, 2015|url-status= dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://www.cityweekly.net/TheDailyFeed/archives/2015/07/17/salt-city-steamfest|archive-date=October 16, 2015}}</ref>

[[Rose Park, Salt Lake City|Rose Park]] hosts an annual spring festival, to display the community's diversity. It includes dancers, music, a 5k run, silent auction and food.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roseparkfestival.com/2015_RPCF/Welcome.html|title=Rose Park Community Festival|publisher=Rose Park Community Council|access-date=September 21, 2015|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://www.roseparkfestival.com/2015_RPCF/Welcome.html|archive-date=October 16, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Attendees at the 2014 Greek Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The 2014 Greek Festival]]
The Greek Festival, held at the downtown Greek Orthodox Church cathedral during the weekend after Labor Day, celebrates Utah's Greek heritage. The 3-day event includes Greek music, dance groups, cathedral tours, booths and a large buffet. Attendance ranges from 35,000 to 50,000. It celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2015.

Two Italian-themed annual fests are held in Salt Lake City. The Italian cultural street festival Ferragosto (in August) celebrates Italian food and culture from Italian communities in Salt Lake City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.italianinutah.com/ferragosto/ferragosto.htm|title=Ferragosto Italian Cultural Street Fair in "Little Italy"|publisher=Ferragosto|access-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831011658/http://www.italianinutah.com/ferragosto/ferragosto.htm|archive-date=August 31, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Festa Italian is a 2-day festival in September that highlights regions of Italy with music, food, and entertainment. The proceeds go to local charities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.festaitalianaslc.com/about/|title=Festa Italiana|access-date=September 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907185927/http://www.festaitalianaslc.com/about/|archive-date=September 7, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

Other cultural festivals in Salt Lake City include the Peruvian Festival,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fox13now.com/2014/07/25/event-organizers-invite-utah-community-to-saturdays-peruvian-festival/|title=Event Organizers Invite Utah Community To Saturday's Peruvian Festival|publisher=Fox 13 News|date=July 25, 2014|access-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/http://fox13now.com/2014/07/25/event-organizers-invite-utah-community-to-saturdays-peruvian-festival/|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> the Utah Brazilian Festival,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utahbrazilianfestival.com/UBF/about-us.html|title=Utah Brazilian Festival|access-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912154453/http://www.utahbrazilianfestival.com/UBF/about-us.html|archive-date=September 12, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Polynesian Cultural Festival,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865634761/North-Salt-Lake-to-host-Polynesian-Cultural-Festival.html|title=North Salt Lake to Host Polynesian Cultural Festival Next Weekend|newspaper=Deseret News|date=August 17, 2015|access-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912215215/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865634761/North-Salt-Lake-to-host-Polynesian-Cultural-Festival.html|archive-date=September 12, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Nihon Matsuri Japanese Festival,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nihonmatsuri.com/history.html |title=Nihon Matsuri Japanese Festival Salt Lake City, Utah|publisher=Nihon Matsuri Japanese Festival|access-date=September 16, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003132945/http://www.nihonmatsuri.com/history.html|archive-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref> and the Buddhist Obon Japanese Festival.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=30670123|title=Utah Buddhists to Celebrate Japanese Festival of Joy|publisher=KSL|date=July 11, 2014|access-date=September 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016090246/https://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=30670123|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>