A four-day experience at the heart of Utah’s National Parks!

Authored by: Rich Csenge

Festival News

Published On: Tuesday, 3/11/2025

What other public festival offers so rich a variety of experiences in so intimate a setting? It’s in Kanab, Utah, where red rock cliffs, great accommodations and fine dining choices abound!

Adventure hikes depart each morning led by specialists in archaeology, botany, geology or paleontology. Contemporary authors, doc films, ideas, inspiration and stars!

Notice how lawns around Utah are beginning to disappear as residents implement water conservation measures? At Best Friends Roadhouse and Mercantile, landscape designer Tim Clarke uses native plants to create attractive and successful home gardens. In the wild with USU Geoscience Professor Colter Davis, explore a vibrant outcrop of the Chinle formation on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

Journalist Zak Podmore brings to life the magnificent terrain of canyon country and its complex water politics while author Morgan Sjogren explores wilderness ethics in a writing workshop. With Laurence Lowe, BYU Professor Emeritus of Music as your guide, hear works by inspired composers who have touched the source of creativity.

Find balance in body, mind and life with yoga at the Earthfest. and learn ways to connect to your inner self, your partner, and the world.

Amid the elegance of original works of western art at Bingham Gallery in Mt. Carmel, Utah, hear an unforgettable live chamber music performance including the world premier of three original compositions for violins and piano by BYU Composer Laurence Lowe!

Safely observe the fiery surface of our sun through a powerful solar telescope! Round in the opposite direction, examine the rising moon in the ambiance of spine tingling live music. Space-themed costumes welcome!

Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day on an early morning walk listening, spotting and identifying beautiful birds.

The annual Amazing Earthfest in Kanab, Utah, inspires and educates residents and visitors to value stewardship of natural and cultural resources on America’s public lands, and to explore responsibility to present and future generations. Events encourage individual experience and community conversation to explore scientific knowledge, discover shared values in conservation and land ethics, enhance appreciation for the benefits that public lands provide, understand natural systems and human impacts upon them, and promote appreciation for creative artistic expression that connects people with their natural heritage to sustain rural Western economies.

For those who love nature. Make reservations now and register to attend! Full list of all 27 events: https://www.amazingearthfest.org/events/upcoming