Salt Lake City Travel Blog

Tower Theater in Sugarhouse, Salt Lake City (Image courtesy of Edward Zuniga, Jr., www.flickr.com) Everyone in Salt Lake City has heard about Sundance -Robert Redford’s world-famous, independent film festival which takes place every January in Park City. But despite the Wasatch Mountains being home...

Living Traditions Festival (Image courtesy jerekeys, www.flickr.com). Mark your calendars for May 20th, 21st, and 22nd; these are the dates of the 26th annual Living Traditions Festival -Salt Lake City’s multicultural kickoff to summer.  This festival, held at Salt Lake City & County Building’s...

Snowbird Tram By the time April rolls around, most people put away their skis and start getting ready to wear shorts and mow the lawn. But with a base elevation of 7,760′, Snowbird most definitely does not.  In fact, today’s valley rainstorm has just added another 19 inches to the high Wasatch...

Every holiday season, Salt Lake City’s Temple Square lights up with the glow of hundreds of thousands of festive lights. Every branch and shrub is illuminated with hundreds of twinkling lights. Visitors can enjoy the lights every evening from the day after Thanksgiving through December 31. Visitors...

Spending Thanksgiving in Salt Lake City this year? Why not start Thanksgiving day out with a brisk 5K run so you can feel just a little bit better about gorging yourself the rest of the day. An annual tradition for many, the Salt Lake City Cold Turkey run happens at 9am Thanksgiving morning in both Mill...

Do you have a ski or snowboard problem? Well then it may be time for some Wintervention. For many winter enthusiasts, the yearly Warren Miller film marks the official start to the ski season. Narrated by skiing icon Jonny Moseley, Warren Miller’s 61st film takes us on a global tour of Alaska, Norway,...

Tis’ the season of the haunted and Salt Lake is getting in the spirit with the opening of spooky haunted forests and frightening haunted houses. If you are looking for some less scary events for young children, visit Red Butte’s Garden in the Dark or the Crazy Corn Maze. Garden in the Dark:...

PowderWhore Productions presents their 2010 film, TeleVision, at Brewvies Cinema Pub this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights.  The film will be shown at both 7 and 9 pm on September 29 through October 1, 2010.  TeleVision features some of the best telemark skiers on Earth as they sail through the...

Fall colors are going to be gorgeous this weekend so get outside and enjoy some of this fabulous fall weather before the snow starts falling. Take a Scenic Drive and View the Fall Colors - There are plenty of great fall foilage drives close to Salt Lake.  I am going to check out the Nebo Loop this...

You would think it was the middle of the summer with all the events going on in Salt Lake City these past few weekends.  In order to keep all these events straight I will be keeping y’all apprised of weekend happenings here on the NileGuide blog.  On occasion I will be offering up five stellar things...