The Living Traditions Festival Supports The Preservation Of Culturally Diverse Traditions, Perspectives, And Communities Through The Presentation Of Traditional Music, Dance, Crafts, Food, And More. We Aim To Facilitate Understanding And Belonging Amongst Communities Through Varied Utah-Based Programming And Partnerships.    

Schedule Of Events:

May 16, 2025

North Stage - Friday
Brought To You By Marathon Petroleum

5:15 - 5:45 Pm
Bafodach Bailes Y Folclore Danzas -  Chilean Dance

6:15 - 6:45 Pm
Utah Argentina Alliance - Music & Dance Of Argentina

7:00 - 7:30 Pm
Carnaval De Barranquilla En Utah - Dance Of Colombian

7:45 - 8:30 Pm
Malialole Polynesian Cultural Arts Ensemble - Dance & Music Of Polynesia

9:00 - 10:00 Pm
Mv Caldera & Band - Latin Venezuelan Music

South Stage - Friday
Brought To You By The George S. And Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

5:00 - 5:30 Pm
Viva Peru Usa - Dance Of Peru

5:45 - 6:15 Pm
Harp Irish Dance Company - Dance Of Ireland

6:30 - 7:00 Pm
Caporales Mi Viejo San Simon - Dance Of Bolivia

7:15 - 7:45 Pm
Raices D’ Sudamerica - Music Of Ecuador & Bolivia

8:00 - 8:30 Pm
Ballet Folklorico Eck Juvenil - Dance & Music Of Mexico

8:45 - 9:15 Pm
Rangtaali - Folk Dance Of India

9:30 - 10:00 Pm
Rinceroiri Don Spraoi Irish Dancers

Amphitheater Stage - Friday
5:00 - 5:30 Pm
Somos Bolivia - Music & Dance Of Bolivia

6:15 - 7:00 Pm
Rumba Libre - Salsa Band

7:15 - 7:45 Pm
Compania De Musica Y Danza Nuestras Raices - Dances From Ecuador

8:00 - 8:45 Pm
Chitrakaavya Dance - Dance Of India

9:00 - 9:45 Pm
Callanish - Music Of The United Kingdom

Lawn - Friday
5:45 - 6:30 Pm
Wasatch Alphorns - Music Of Dach

May 17, 2025

North Stage - Saturday
Brought To You By Marathon Petroleum

12:00 - 12:45 Pm
Divya School Of Dance - Dance Of India

1:00 - 1:30 Pm
Kulturang Pilipino Ensemble Of Utah - Dance Of Philippines

1:45 - 2:30
New Zealand American Society - Dance Of The Maori

2:45 - 3:30 Pm
Halau Ku Pono I Kamalani - Hula Dance

3:45 - 4:45 Pm
Ulhaas Bengali Association Of Utah - Music & Dance Of Bengal

5:00 - 5:30 Pm
Utah Salsa - Salsa Dance

5:45 - 6:15 Pm
Academia Mis Raices - Mariachi Music

6:45 - 7:45 Pm
Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl - Dance Of Mexico

Headliner - Saturday
8:30 - 10:00 Pm
Alex Cuba

South Stage - Saturday
Brought To You By The George S. And Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

12:00 - 12:30 Pm
Hopi Dance Group - Native American Dance

12:45 - 1:15 Pm
Dionysios Greek Dancers - Dance Of Greece

1:30 - 2:30
Utah Sacred Harp Singers

2:45 - 3:15
Utah Okinawa Kenjinkai - Dance & Taiko Drums

3:30 - 4:00 Pm
Utah Tibetan Association - Dance Of Tibet

4:15 - 5:15 Pm
Cultural Fire Event Native American Dancers

5:30 - 6:00 Pm
Balkanska Kitka - Balkan Dance

6:15 - 6:30 Pm
Afroflexaz - Dance Of Africa

6:45 - 7:15 Pm
Celtic Country Dancers

7:30 - 8:15 Pm
Kargi Kala Kendra - Dance Of India

8:30 - 9:15 Pm
Tutulli Ballet Folklorico - Dance Of Mexico

9:30 - 10:00 Pm
Community Building Services - Bhutanese Dance

Amphitheater - Saturday
12:00 - 12:45 Pm
The Music Of Chris Dokos - Music Of Greece

1:00 - 1:45 Pm
Kechi Music Group - Music Of Turkey

2:00 Pm - 2:30 Pm
Legado Grupo Folklorico - Dance Of Mexico

2:45 - 3:15 Pm
S Sudanese Community Center - Dance Of Sudan

3:45 - 4:30 Pm
Bazeen - Arabic Music

4:45 - 5:45 Pm
Rio Bravo Conjunto Los Castillos

6:00 - 7:00 Pm
Los Hermanos De Los Andes - Andean Music

7:15 - 7:45 Pm
Ty Allison - Native American Flute

8:30 - 9:00 Pm
Thai Association Of Utah - Thai Dance

Lawn - Saturday
5:00 - 5:30 Pm

Sl Capoeira - Brazilian Martial Art & Music

7:45 - 8:15 Pm
Swiss Chorus Edelweiss - Songs And Music Of Switzerland

Family Activities

12pm-5pm

Origami with Irene Ota
Challenging and rewarding, origami has been a popular craft for over a thousand years in Japan. Try your hand at creating an origami crane, cat, or jumping frog in this workshop!

Pysanky Paper Eggs with Ingrid Hersman
Design your own intricate Pysanky egg, a Slavic/Ukrainian tradition, on paper using food colors and crayons.

Mexican Paper Flowers with Dolores Paredes Pozas
Using tissue paper, a staple in Mexican crafts, participants will learn the traditional skill of creating beautiful and vibrant paper flowers.

May 18, 2025

North Stage - Sunday
Brought To You By Marathon Petroleum

12:00 - 12:30 Pm
Swarajya Dhol Pathak - Music & Dance Of India

12:45 - 1:30 Pm
Utah’ko Triskalariak - Basque Dance

1:45 - 2:15 Pm
Kud Rastko Serbian Dancers - Dance Of Serbia

2:30 - 3:30 Pm
Utah Punjabi Arts Academy - Punjab Dance

3:45 - 4:30 Pm
Oaxaca En Utah - Dance Puppets Of Oaxaca

4:45 - 5:15 Pm
Nican Axcan - Dance Of The Aztec

5:30 - 6:15 Pm
Kenshin Taiko - Taiko Drums

6:30 - 7:00 Pm
Khemera Dance Troupe - Dance Of Cambodia

South Stage - Sunday
Brought To You By The George S. And Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

12:00 - 12:30 Pm
Salt Lake Chinese Dance Art - Dance Of China

12:45 - 1:15 Pm
Mariachi Fuego - Mariachi Music

1:30 - 2:00 Pm
Anton Family Band - Music Of Lebanon

2:15 - 3:15 Pm
James Romero Y Los Amogos Three Generations - Music New Mexico Spanish

3:30 - 4:00 Pm
N8tivehoop - Native Dance & Music

4:15 - 5:00 Pm
Salt Lake Scandinavian - Music & Dance Of Scandinavia

5:15 - 6:00 Pm
Viva Chile Utah - Dance Of Chile

6:15 - 7:00 Pm
P&M Productions - Ute Beardance

Amphitheater - Sunday
1:15 - 1:45 Pm
Ballet Folklorico Sabor Latino - Dance Of Latin America

2:15 - 3:00 Pm
Venezuela Cantando - Music Of Venezuela

3:15 - 3:45
Ballet Folkorico Newara - Dance Of Mexico

4:00 - 4:45 Pm
Robb “Little Owl” Martin - Native American Flute

5:00 - 5:45 Pm
Desert Wind - Peace Music Of Jewish Renewal Tradition

6:00 - 6:30 Pm
Raag And Taal - Music Of India

Lawn - Sunday
12:30 - 1:00 Pm
Jambo Africa Burundi Drummers - Drums Of Africa

2:00 - 2:45 Pm

Wasatch District Pipe Band - Swiss Pipes

Family Activities

12pm-5pm

Pysanky Paper Eggs with Kestrel Allen
Design your own intricate Pysanky egg, a Slavic/Ukrainian tradition, on paper using food colors and crayons.

Mexican Paper Flowers with Dolores Paredes Pozas
Using tissue paper, a staple in Mexican crafts, participants will learn the traditional skill of creating beautiful and vibrant paper flowers.

Koi Kites with Jean Tokuda Irwin
Celebrate Japan's Children's Day by making your own koi kite! Kites are a colorful component of traditional celebrations in many Asian countries.

Date: May 16 - 18, 2025

Location: Washington Square and Library Square 450 South 300 East Salt Lake City, UT 84111

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