Events

Local Music, Art, Food, Vendors and Community
Free for All to Attend 

Join the KRCL community of friends at the International Peace Gardens in Jordan Park for a day filled with local music, art vendors, food and activities for kids and families. Bring your picnic blankets and chairs and join us in the park for a day celebrating our local community.

The all local music lineup starts with Flamingo mixing jazz and blues sounds from New Orleans, Havana and Miami at noon. Then, Jazzy Olivo brings her Latin jazz fusion to the stage at 1pm, followed by Utah’s own Brazuca Band led by Diego Campos of Brazil at 2pm. At 3pm we welcome Pearly Blue an acoustic trio exploring bluegrass, folk and roots music led by Melissa Chilinski. Close out the day at 4pm with Daniel Young & the Rambling Roses and his soulful, folky Americana sound. 

Local food from Sol Food BBQ & Grill, Empanadas 801, and Snowie shaved ice.

Local Music Schedule
Noon: Flamingo
1pm: Jazzy Olivo
2pm: Brazuca Band
3pm: Pearly Blue with Melissa Chilinski
4pm: Daniel Young & the Rambling Roses 

Activities for kids include Free facepainting, the Spy Hop Tye-dye station, JCC's Gaga-gaga pit, RadioActive's 4-Square Tournament and more.

Vendors include:

Art Haus Pottery + Red Kiln Pottery
Apparition Wick Works
Caputos
Cellar Door Vintage Jewelry
Crafted Cubed
The Doodling Nomad
Fantastic Face Painting
Gabriella Hunter Studio
The Garden Jewelry
Saturday Cycles
Super Cool Stuff
The Threadwork Collective

Non Profit Partners:
Alliance House
Green Wave Utah
Habitat for Humanity Greater Salt Lake Area
Jewish Community Center
Kourageous Vision
League of Women Voters SLC & Utah LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce
Momentum Recycling
National Tongan-American Society
Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music
Operation Pawpulation with kids activity
Salt Lake City-Department of Sustainability (SLCgreen)
TREE UTAH
Unplugged - RA 4-Square tourney
Utah Rivers Council
Utah Valkyrie

KRCL's Day in the Park is made possible, in part, from a generous grants from the 
Salt Lake City Mayor's Office Arts, Culture, and Entertainment (ACE) Grant
Utah Department of Arts and Museums
Saturday Cycles
National Endowment for the Arts America 250

Vendor applications are still open for a limited number of spots. Apply here.

If you are intrested in becoming a Day in the Park Sponsor email shell@krcl.org.

Original artwork by Gabriella Hunter @gabriellahunter_studio

SugarHood is a weekly open-air market where Sugar House comes to eat, shop, and run into everyone they know. It's the welcoming tradition of Fiddler's Irish pub and the family warmth of Sugar House Pizza, set up under the sun every Sunday.

Local farmers. Bakers. Makers. Coffee. Live music. Cold beer next door. Pizza by the slice. Bring the dogs and the kids and the appetite.
Full details here.

A double feature poetry night! -A reading and signing of Kelsey's poetry debut, followed by our Queer Poetry Night Open Mic. Poet Kelsey L. Smoot will be in conversation with Andrea Hardeman, local poet, author, and artist, talking about his debut poetry collection! Kelz will also be reading from the book and signing copies. Stay afterwards for more poetry with our monthly Queer Poetry Night Open Mic! This event is free to attend. The venue is wheelchair accessible, and masks are required and provided. ASL interpretation can be provided with 2 weeks advance notice. Please reach out with any accessibility needs.

About SOULMATE AS A VERB Poems of tender knowledge, buoyant survival, and Black, trans embodiment. The simple yet fraught experience of embodiment lies at the thrumming heart of Kelsey L. Smoot’s SOULMATE AS A VERB. Bodies make love possible, they enable tender connection and transmit electric joy, all while leaving one vulnerable to discord and abuse, heartbreak and grief. Like a body, Smoot’s daring poetry metabolizes cruelty, seeking the tender knowledge and kinships that allow for buoyant survival. The subjectivity of a Black, trans self becomes a prism, shining a variegated intellect on everything from suburbia to Palestine, top surgery to police violence. By utilizing forms such as kwansaba, calligram, Craigslist personals, and golden shovels, SOULMATE AS A VERB revels in structures that locate poet and poem in a lineage of innovative and contemporary Black, queer verse. Kelsey L. Smoot dazzles. About the Author Kelsey L. Smoot (they/he/Kelz) is a gender theorist, an elective Southerner, a writer, and a poet. Their autoethnographic style has become the lens through which they understand and reflect on their experience navigating the US sociopolitical landscape. They are the winner of the 2021 Sad Girls Club Spring Literary Contest, the 2023 The Good Life Review Honeybee Prize, and the Grand Prize Winner of the 2024 Button Poetry Video Contest. He is a Tin House Workshop alum, a Pushcart Prize nominee, a Best of the Net nominee, and a Best New Poets nominee. Proudly, Kelz is the author of two chapbooks: we was bois together and Muse.

Details here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kelsey-l-smoot-soulmate-as-a-verb-tickets-1986733903587?aff=extcals

Nocturne Film Society is a members only cinema club dedicated to horror, thriller, suspense, dark fantasy, and cult cinema with recurring screenings at the historic (and newly renovated) Murray Theater.

On select Sundays throughout the year, members gather at Murray Theater for mystery screenings where the featured film isn't revealed until showtime. Nocturne is built for people who miss the excitement of going into a movie blind and experiencing it with a room full of fellow film lovers. Members can suggest films, share feedback, and help shape future programming.

Buy a membership here 

*Memberships can be purchased for 1, 2 or 4 separate screenings*

For the latest news and the event calendar visit nocturneslc.com

Next screening: 

• Sunday, August 30th, 2026
• Doors at 3:30 PM
• Film starts at 4:00 PM

Join Trails Foundation of Northern Utah for an evening of good company, great conversation, and time well spent with fellow trail lovers. This is a 21+ event, and whether you’re new to the scene or a familiar face, it’s the perfect chance to hang out and get to know each other better. Your $20 ticket includes a TFNU pint glass of your choice at the door plus your first pour. Beer, soda, water there’s something for everyone. Additional empty pint glasses will be available for $10 on site.
Learn more about Trails Foundation of Northern Utah, visit tfnu.org.
Purchase tickets here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/u8_F8RggBGoqqDH9o1drkQ
You can also email tfnu@tfnu.org for questions

Join us the first Tuesday of every month this fall for a mystical series of evenings celebrating Sufi Poetry. The Rumi Poetry Club was founded by Rasoul Shams in 2007, on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of Jalâluddin Rumi’s birth. Since then, they have celebrated the poetry, inspiration, and perennial teachings of Rumi and other poets of the heart, nature, and spiritual life from around the world. Rasoul Shams first learned of Rumi's poems in his Persian classes as a young boy in Iran. The works of Rumi and other Persian poets have been his spiritual companions for decades. He has studied and lived in India, Japan, and the USA. His books include Rumi: The Art of Loving, Rumi Essays: On the Life, Poetry, and Vision of the Greatest Persian Sufi Poet, The Words of Rumi, and Through Love Pain is Healed. https://www.goldenbraidslc.com/events/autumn-with-rumi-september-2026

Indie rock veterans Built to Spill are out on a spring/summer tour and their final stop is here in Salt Lake City at Urban Lounge.

KRCL Presents
Built to Spill
Tues, Sept 1
Details and tickets here

In 2026, The Wailers celebrate 50 years of Rastaman Vibration, marking a defining moment in reggae history and honoring one of Bob Marley & The Wailers’ most influential albums. This special tour, 50 Years of Positive Vibrations, highlights select cuts from Rastaman Vibration alongside the timeless classics that continue to unite audiences across generations. Doors at 7 pm, show at 8 pm. 21 + event with valid ID.

More Info: https://thestateroompresents.com/state-room-presents/the-wailers?utm_source=krcl&utm_medium=digical

Tickets: https://www.axs.com/events/1379964/the-wailers-tickets?skin=stateroom&utm_source=krcl&utm_medium=digical

Dive Into the Magic of Salty Toes Music Festival This Coming Labor Day Weekend Get ready for three amazing days of live music, swimming, wellness workshops, vendors, and so much more. 
Come setup camp and join the fun out in Utah’s beautiful west Desert.
Website: saltytoesfestival.com IG: @saltytoesfestival