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The interior of the Salt Lake Tabernacle as decorated for the Deseret Sunday School Union's July 1875 Pioneer Day celebration. The earliest precursor to Pioneer Day celebrations in Utah occurred on July 24, 1849, [19] when the Nauvoo Brass Band led a commemoration of the second anniversary of the Latter-day Saints entering the Salt Lake Valley ...
The three-hour event is held in Salt Lake City starting at 9:00 a.m. MDT on or around July 24, the same day as Pioneer Day, a Utah state holiday. History
Celebrations of this event include the Pioneer Day Utah state holiday and the Days of '47 Parade. 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown – Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union army troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep them out of the Shenandoah Valley.
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day. World Sjogren's Day. July 24. National Vanilla Ice Cream Day. ... Pioneer Day. Samaritans Awareness Day. Tell An Old Joke Day. July 25. Carousel Day.
The choir holds a yearly summer concert in mid-late July as part of Utah's Pioneer Day celebrations. Unlike the Christmas concerts, there are only two shows: one on Friday and the other on the following Saturday. The tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. A guest artist is typically invited every year.
Pioneer Day Festival is Skiatook’s “annual founder’s day” celebration, according to their official website. This year, the event kicked off with the carnival on Thursday, Sept. 12 and ...
The pageant traces its roots to the early 1920s and the "Cumorah Conference" of the Eastern States Mission, [4] which was held each year annually in late July. Mission president B. H. Roberts would take some of his missionaries from New York City and travel to Palmyra and the recently acquired Smith Family Farm to celebrate Pioneer Day, acting out scenes from the Book of Mormon and LDS Church ...
Feb. 19—VERONA, Mo. — The Verona Civic Group is planning its first Spring River Pioneer Days for May 31-June 2 at the Cannon Park in Verona. The event will feature historic reenactors ...