September 18-27, 2026

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  • Gypsy Boys

    Escalante Town Park - Festival Stage

    Our own home-grown band plays jazz/fusion/rock/blues and more. And this year, featuring the music of Le Hot Jazz, in the style of Stephan Grapelli and Django Reinhardt in 1940’s Paris. […]

  • Jam Session

    Escalante Town Park - Festival Stage

    Artists, Performers, and Festival Attendees Jam. Come one, come all, and bring your instruments; kazoos, flutes, guitars, bongos, what-have-you. Play or listen as this year's performers guide an open session. […]

  • Raymond King Shurtz’s Play: The Art of Fire

    The Escalante Showhouse 50 W Main Street, Escalante, Utah, United States

    The Art of Fire is a one person show composed of music and theatre. The show is biographical covering the life of Raymond King Shurtz and his family, from Boulder, […]

  • Arts & Crafts Fair

    Meet at Escalante Town Park Pavilion

    Artisans, artists and crafters from around the region come to Escalante each year to share their unique products with festival attendees. The Arts & Crafts Fair is great for finding […]

  • Kadee Henderson Finch: Keyboard Workshop

    Escalante Town Park - Festival Stage

    Bring your keyboards or just yourself as this talented pianist/educator will reference Bach, Beethoven, and Chopin; and teach a simple version (meant for beginners) of their styles, such as broken […]

  • Quilt Exhibition

    Escalante Community Center

    Every quilt has a story. Visit the Quilt Exhibit and enjoy the art, workmanship, and history of these beautiful quilts. Also on display are some of the Best of Show […]

  • Art Exhibit & Overflow Tent Sales

    Meet at Escalante Town Park Pavilion

    The Art Exhibit and Sale is the highlight of the festival and showcases artwork submitted for all competition categories. Each year, artists compete in the Plein Air, Studio Work and […]

  • Uli Geissendorfer Trio: Music Workshop

    Escalante Town Park - Festival Stage

    Uli Geissendorfer Trio workshop. Uli on keyboards, R.J. Reyes on bass, and Jose (Pepe) Jimenez on drums and percussion, once again travel up from Las Vegas to share some of […]

  • Tera Connor: Create a Gourd Birdhouse

    Escalante Town Park - Hands on Art Tent

    In this engaging art class, you will create a birdhouse for your cherished feathered companions. Cost: $35 Minimum of 10 / Maximum of 15 / All ability levels Students are […]

    $25
  • Arizona Artists’ Eyes: A Diverse Approach to Escalante

    Meet at the Escalante Town Park Pavillion and carpool to location. Price: Free! Join Hope Ricciardi, Tamara Sampson, and Kristine Dutton as they demonstrate three approaches to painting Plein Air. […]

  • Uli Geissendoerfer Trio

    Escalante Town Park - Festival Stage

    German-American pianist, composer and educator, Uli Geissendoerfer, is a remarkable musician exploring rhythms and melodies across many styles of music. He is faculty at UNLV and led the Latin Ensemble to six Downbeat […]

  • Awards Ceremony

    Escalante Town Park - Overflow Sales Tent Escalante, Utah

    The Art Festival Committee invites you to meet the artists who have won awards for their work. The paintings will be exhibited and the artists may take a (well deserved) […]

  • David Hauze & Shannon Ullman: ‘Hoe Down’

    Escalante Town Park - Festival Stage

    Cost: Free! We're not done yet and we feel like a hoe down. Bring your instruments. The polymaths of music are here to help introduce or improve your playing on […]

  • Finale Breakfast

    Escalante Outfitters 310 West Main Street, Escalante, Utah, United States

    Join us for a no-host breakfast to close out the festival!! Artists may sell plein air or studio works. Sunday is the last opportunity to purchase art from festival artists.   […]