Pioneer Day is celebrated each year on July 24 to mark the day that Brigham Young and the first group of Latter-day Saint pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. As an official state holiday in Utah, it is usually celebrated with parades, fireworks, rodeos and more.
The holiday will be celebrated differently this year, as many events — including Salt Lake City’s Days of ’47 celebration, Ogden’s Pioneer Days celebration and rodeo, and the Deseret News Marathon — have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Even though many events will have to wait until 2021, here are some of the places where fireworks and other Pioneer Day celebrations will still be happening in 2020.
Note: This is not an all-inclusive list and events are subject to change. Email features@deseretnews.com with information, including location, dates and times, for any additional holiday events in Utah.
Online
What: Days of ’47 KUTV Virtual Pops Concert
When: Available on demand through Oct. 1
Where: daysof47.com
Cache County
Wellsville
What: Cache Valley Rendezvous and Pioneer Festival
When: July 24-25
Where: American West Heritage Center (awhctickets.org)
Davis County
Bountiful
What: Bountiful fireworks display
When: July 24, 9:30 p.m.
Where: Mueller Park Junior High (handcartdays.org)
Garfield County
Panguitch
What: Panguitch Pioneer Day celebration
When: July 24; Parade: 10 a.m.; Rodeo: 6 p.m.
Where: Parade: Center and Main; Rodeo: Triple C Arena (panguitch.com)
Iron County
Enoch
What: Enoch Pioneer Day celebration and fireworks show
When: July 24, 10 p.m.
Where: Old Enoch Park (visitcedarcity.com)
Juab County
Levan
What: Pioneer Day parade and fireworks
When: July 24, 10 a.m.; fireworks: 10 p.m.
Where: 100 E. 300 South (levantown.org)
Kane County
Kanab
What: Kanab Music Festival and fireworks display
When: July 24-25, 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Fireworks: July 24, 10 p.m.
Where: Jacob Hamblin Park; Fireworks: Jackson Flat Reservoir (visitsouthernutah.com)
Salt Lake County
This Is the Place Heritage Park
What: Pioneer Day activities
When: July 24, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Where: This Is the Place Heritage Park (thisistheplace.org)
San Juan County
Monticello
What: Pioneer Day parade and fireworks display
When: Parade: July 25, 10:30 a.m.; Fireworks: July 25, 10 p.m.
Where: Parade: Main Street; Fireworks: 449 E. Center (facebook.com/events)
Summit County
Kamas
What: Kamas Fiesta Days and fireworks displays
When: July 24-25; Fireworks: 10 p.m.
Where: Various locations in Kamas (kamascityut.gov)
Uintah County
Vernal
What: Pioneer Day Breakfast
When: July 24, 7 a.m.
Where: Ashley Valley Community Park (thisisvernal.com)
Utah County
Camp Floyd State Park
What: Day of the Cowboy celebration
When: July 24-26
Where: Camp Floyd State Park (facebook.com/events)
Thanksgiving Point
What: Utah Foods Cook Off
When: July 25, 10 a.m.
Where: Thanksgiving Point Electric Park Pavilion (thanksgivingpoint.org)
Provo
What: Pioneer Day celebration and fireworks display
When: July 24, 4-8 p.m.; Fireworks: 10 p.m.
Where: Kiwanis Park (facebook.com/events); Fireworks: Provo Towne Centre (facebook.com/events)
Spanish Fork
What: Fiesta Days fireworks display
When: July 24, 10 p.m.
Where: Sports Park (spanishfork.org)
Wasatch County
Heber Valley Railroad
What: Fiddlers & Fireworks train
When: July 24, 7:15 p.m.
Where: Heber Valley Railroad Depot (hebervalleyrr.org)
Washington County
Washington
What: Washington City fireworks display
When: July 24, 10 p.m.
Where: Washington City Community Center (washingtoncity.org)