UTAH'S LARGEST FREE ART FESTIVAL
Saturday August 22, 2026
Smith's Ballpark, Salt Lake City, Utah
12pm-10pm
Rooted in the social and cultural life of the community, Urban Arts Festival provides a platform for cultural art, music, and performance.
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Festival Activities
Artist Marketplace
Featuring local artists practicing a variety of mediums, this open-air market shows off the skills and creativity of local artists and makers. Shop for one-of-a-kind pieces for yourself or others while supporting local artists.
**Please review our updated AI Policy before applying**
Live Music All Day
This year’s festival line up boasts an incredible range of local entertainment, from rap to the blues and everything in between. Prepare to be dazzled by dancers, drag artists, and other non-musical performers both on and off the stages.
Live Mural Painting
See art come to life before your eyes. Over a dozen local muralists and graffiti artists will come together for a live painting exhibition. Muralists will be scattered throughout the festival to allow for casual and focused viewing of these artists at work.
Skate Deck Show Show at Urban Arts Gallery
Urban Arts Gallery’s most popular show returns for the 15th year in a row! Come vote for your favorite decks and see the diversity and creativity of Salt Lake artists. Five prizes are available to artists: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, Utah Arts Alliance’s Executive Director’s choice, and Urban Arts Gallery Manager’s choice.
Lowriders Custom Car Exhibit & Local Art Installations
Always a crowd favorite, come take a look under and over the hood of these custom lowriders, hoppers and bikes.
Interested Lowrider Artists Contact Shorty:
801-755-0304 | Josecornejo24@yahoo.com
Live music & local artists of all kinds await you!
KUAA Stage
12:00 | Brother Chunky
1:00 | Perfect Storm
1:45 | Raffi & Ischa
3:00 | ¡UF!
4:00 | Take Your Pick: Kpop Dance
4:15 | Trip Van Winkle
5:30 | Salty Tap Co
5:45 | Announcements
6:00 | Grupo Aztlan SLC
6:30 | TCP Youth Breakdancing Crew
7:00 | J-Tone007: Hop Hop
7:15 | The Glitter Bombs
8:15 | RJ Walker: Spoken Word Poetry
8:30 | Murphy and the Giant
Dreamscapes Stage
1:00 | BrandonBreadman
1:30 | Kidkayd3
2:30 |Mousley
3:30 |DADD¥ NA$T¥
5:00 | Lala Lace
5:30 |Lazer Kitten
6:30 | Mafic Pulse
7:00 | DJ HoneyDrip
8:30 | Faye.FM
Performance Art
12:00 | Emilie N Paris
1:30 | Shauny Tawny
2:00 | RJ Walker
3:00 | Kitty Psychotic
4:00 | SLCC Clown Club
5:30 | Salty Tap Co @ KUAA Stage
5:30 – 7:00 & 8:30 – 10 | Bubble Dandy
6:00 | Grupo Aztlan SLC @ KUAA Stage
6:30 | TCP Youth Breakdancing Crew @ KUAA Stage
7:00 | Styxx
7:00 | Starfall Circus
9:00 | Hidden Tangles
Artist Market Vendors
We’re so excited to have the chance to showcase 90+ local creators at this years art market. Vendor booths will be in the grandstands and on the field.
[adoar] Illustrations | @adoar_illustrations |
| Afghangem |
Alan G. Chow photography | @thirdeyeinterface |
Alva Custom Artwork by Manuel Alvarez |
Ambiguous Arts | @ambig_arts |
Anarchy Girls Art | @AnarchyGirlsCosplay |
Art by Ogden | @artbyogden |
Art of Chance Heap | @Takeachance_art |
Artist._.Underwater | artist._.underwater |
B. Krause Photography |
Bailey Light and Lens | @baileylightandlens |
Bailie Art | @cass_bailie_art, @bailie_steve |
Be Bohemian | @Be Bohemian |
Becks Bugs | @becks_butterflies |
Black Cat Studio | @blackcatstudio98 |
Blue Lotus Rising/ Sacred Art by April Jorgenson | @Bluelotusrising |
Blue moth apothecary | @bluemothapothecary |
BraveryArts | @braveryarts |
C. Dudley Art | @c.dudley_art |
Caity Grether | @caity.grether.artist |
Carlisle Custom |
Chrystal Dawn Art | @chrystal.dawn.art |
Colunga Art | @colunga_art |
| Coveritz |
Craig_Does_Art | @Craig_Does_art |
destroid abstract LLC | @pawtraits_bydani |
EMK Kreations | @emk.kreations |
Esoteric Artistry | @EsotericArtistry |
Eyebrow Threading, Henna Art and Face Painting by Monika |
Ghosty Karma | _ghosty_karma_ |
Goose Glass | @GooseGlass |
Grace Leigh Art | @graceleighart |
H & W art blossom |
| Happy Color |
Higgledy Piggledy Art | @higgledy_piggledy_art |
Iamblueraspberry |
| Ikebana Ware |
Imagine My Universe | @imaginemyuniverse |
Izzy Lou Art | @theizzylouart |
J. Birdette Art | @j_birdette_art |
Jane Hwang Ceramics | @Jane Hwang Ceramics |
Jason Hanson Art | @jasonhansonart |
Jazmine Martinez Art | guada_jazzmiine |
JP Reflections | |
| Kanphila Art |
Kid nothing Art | Kid.nothing |
Len Parker Comics | @whomst_doth_art |
Levi Art Studios | @LeviArtStudios |
Lex in Color | @lex.in.color |
LexInkOn | LexInkOn |
Liz Evans Studio | @lizevansstudio |
Lizzie Artstuffs | @lizzieartstuffs |
LudoLiss Art | @ludoliss.art |
Luis Canelon Photography | @luiscanelonphoto |
Madiera Live Edge | @goettscherealaine |
Madison Morgenthau Ceramics | @madisonmorgenthauceramics |
Marian Pham Art | @marianphamart |
MCToonz | @MCToonz.art |
Michelle Butterfield Studios | @michellebutterfieldstudios |
Miranda Lobato |
Narisara Artworks | @narisara_artworks |
Oddly Sweet Art | @oddlysweetdolls |
Painting By Myshelle | @Painting_by_myshelle |
Pauline Nicole Design | @PaulineNicoleDesign |
Peachy Forrest | @peachyforrest |
Peak elevation maps | @Peakekevationmaps |
QueenDean | QueenDean_Art |
Quirky Clay Co. | quirky.clay.co |
Renewal by Andersen |
Robin’s Nest | @robin_bushman |
Rockkarma Painting Studio | @bprockkarma |
Rowan Nyman Photography | |
Scary Stories: A Tribute To Terror | @scarystoriestribute |
Scavenger SLC | @spacerockmonkey, @scavengerslc |
SCHNABBIT | @SCHNABBIT.official |
Seven Ferns Tattoo Studio | @sevenfernstattoo |
Shoemaker Pyroshop | @devon_the_pyrographer |
SomethingElser | some_thingelser |
Spiritual Sourpatch | spiritual_sourpatch |
Statewide Remodeling |
T Braun Studio | @tbraunstudio |
Telos Luxuria | telosluxuria |
The PickPocket Co | @thepickpocketco |
Thrown Studio | @thrownstudioceramics |
Tlee Art | @tleeartist |
Unaccustomed Beauty Contemporary Art | @unaccustomedbeauty |
Unicorn Adventure | @unicorn__adventure |
Wasatch Plastics | @Wasatch.plastics |
Whitney Wood | @meowroot |
Zaxworx | @Zaxworx |
ZAYA | @thezayastores |
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Our Stance on AI & Art
Utah Arts Alliance is committed to celebrating and amplifying human creativity. We recognize that AI is an evolving tool that can support learning, experimentation, and efficiency. However, we believe that:
- Art is a reflection of human experience, culture, and lived expression
- Communities are strongest when artists are valued, supported, and compensated.
AI Artist Guidelines
Artists may use non-generative tools such as:
- Editing support tools (digital brushes, color correction)
- Assistive technologies that do not generate original artwork.
We do not allow
- Artwork that is wholly or partially generated by AI
- Submissions that rely on AI for core creative elements
- AI-generated visuals presented as original human-made work.
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