Latino Arts Festival Park City: The Ultimate Guide to Park City’s Free Cultural Celebration [2025]

The smell of empanadas drifts across the mountain air, a Grammy-nominated band is warming up on the main stage, and somewhere in the crowd a group of kids is watching a folk dancer spin in a blur of color. No ticket. No cover charge. Just a mountain summer afternoon that turns into one of the most memorable evenings of your trip to Park City.

That’s the Latino Arts Festival at Canyons Village — and in 2026, it celebrates its 10th anniversary with its most ambitious lineup yet. We’ve been managing Canyons Village vacation rentals since 1999, and this event has grown into one of the genuine highlights of the Park City summer calendar. Here’s everything you need to plan your visit.

🎍 What Is the Latino Arts Festival?

The Latino Arts Festival is a free, three-day celebration of Latin American art, music, dance, food, and culture held every June at the Canyons Village Forum in Park City. Organized by the Arts Council of Park City & Summit County, it is the region’s largest dedicated Latino cultural event — welcoming families, visitors, and locals alike for a weekend that is equal parts art market, live music festival, and community gathering.

Now in its 10th year, the festival showcases visual art, jewelry, sculpture, creative cuisine, live music, and folkloric dance, drawing Latino and Hispanic artists from local, national, and international communities. Here’s what you get across the three days:

Festival advisory committee member Julieta Gesualdo-Gallup, who immigrated from Argentina, describes the event as a way for the Latino community to connect with its roots. “As an immigrant, when I first got here, you kind of have to let go of your identity for a little bit, because you have to communicate and understand the systems and all these things,” she said. The festival gives her — and her U.S.-born kids — a place to celebrate that heritage openly.

📅 2026 Festival Dates, Hours & Schedule

The Latino Arts Festival runs June 12–14, 2026 at the Canyons Village Forum. Hours are Friday 4–9:30 PM, Saturday 10 AM–9:30 PM, and Sunday 10 AM–6 PM. The full performance schedule across all three days is below.

Schedule subject to change. For the most current lineup, visit the official Arts Council of Park City & Summit County website.

🎤 The 2026 Headliner: Los Wizzards

The 10th anniversary deserves a milestone act — and it has one. The 2026 festival features Grammy-nominated musicians Los Wizzards as the main stage headliner. The band was nominated for a 2026 Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album Grammy Award.

“Having Los Wizzards play will be fun. This is such a huge deal that we can tap into their talent and have them come here. They not only help our festival, but we also expose them to new audiences.”

— Andrea Zavala, Festival Director

Los Wizzards take the stage Friday, June 12 at 7:30 PM. If you’re planning to see just one night of the festival, Friday evening — with the full lineup building from the Cadenza String Quartet through to the headliner — makes a compelling case for itself.

Beyond the headliner, the weekend covers an impressive range of Latin American musical traditions: the Brazuca Experience performs Saturday at 6 PM, and Senxao & The Musical Mafia plays Sunday at 4:30 PM. Folkloric dance performances, including Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl, add visual spectacle to each day’s programming.

🆕 What’s New for the 10th Anniversary

Community Talavera Tile Installation

At the heart of this year’s festival is a new community-driven art installation led by Miriam Gutierrez, the Arts Council’s 2026 Latino Arts Youth Program Coordinator. Students from Ecker Hill Middle School, Weilenmann School of Discovery, Park City Library, Holy Cross Ministries, Park City Day School, and Park City High School each created hand-painted Talavera-inspired tiles. One tile will be kept by the student, while the other will become part of a collective installation unveiled at the festival. It’s a beautiful anchor for the 10th anniversary — community art that will outlast the weekend.

World Cup Watch Party

The festival will feature a watch party for the Brazil vs. Morocco World Cup match. Soccer and Latin American culture are a natural pairing, and the Cascaritas soccer contest with Park City Soccer Club on Sunday adds a participatory dimension for fans of all ages.

Kimball Art Center Workshop

The Kimball Art Center will be at the festival to conduct an art workshop tied to their new exhibit “(Re)sounding,” which explores the connection visual art has with music. It’s a smart pairing for a festival that brings both disciplines together at the highest level.

Pre-Festival Film Screening

Park City Film will collaborate with the festival with a free screening of David Alvarado’s “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luiz Valdez,” rated PG, at 7 PM on June 11 in the Park City Library’s Jim Santy Auditorium. The film, screened in Spanish with English subtitles, is about migrant farmworker-turned-revolutionary performing artist, playwright, and award-winning film director Luis Valdez — and it won the 2026 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for U.S. Documentary. It’s the perfect way to prime yourself for the festival that opens the next morning.

🗺 Plan Your Visit to Canyons Village

Location & Directions

The Latino Arts Festival takes place at Canyons Village Forum, Park City Mountain. The Forum is the central outdoor gathering area at the base of the Canyons Village, directly accessible from Canyons Resort Drive.

Driving Directions:

• From Salt Lake City International Airport: Take I-80 East toward Park City. Take exit 145 for UT-224 toward Park City. Turn left onto UT-224 N. Turn right onto Canyons Resort Drive.
• From Downtown Park City: Head south on Park Ave/UT-224. Turn right onto Canyons Resort Drive.

Public Transportation: Park City offers free public transportation with direct service to Canyons Village. Visit our Canyons Village Transit Hub guide for routes and schedules.

Parking

Complimentary parking is available in Canyons Village parking lots during the festival. Note that the Cabriolet parking structure is currently closed for construction as it is replaced by the new Skyway gondola — give yourself a few extra minutes and follow posted signage to the active surface lots. Read our Canyons Village Parking Guide for full details on the 2026 construction situation.

What to Bring & Festival Tips 💡

🏠 Where to Stay for the Latino Arts Festival

Staying in Canyons Village puts you steps from the Festival Forum — no parking to deal with, no shuttle to catch. You can walk over in the morning for the artist market, head back to your rental for lunch, and return for the evening concerts without ever getting in a car.

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Staying through mid-July? The Latino Arts Festival kicks off a strong stretch of Canyons Village summer programming. Concerts on the Slopes runs July 10 through August 29 at the same Canyons Village amphitheatre — a ticketed summer music series worth planning around.

📚 Ten Years of the Latino Arts Festival

The Arts Council of Park City and Summit County launched the Latino Arts Festival a decade ago to showcase visual art, jewelry, sculpture, creative cuisine, live music, and folkloric dance from Latin American cultures. What began as a small cultural event has grown into one of the region’s most anticipated summer gatherings, with over 80 artist applications reviewed by the advisory committee for this year’s edition alone.

The festival has shown real resilience over the years — navigating pandemic cancellations and format changes before returning to full scale, and now marking a genuine milestone. “This year marks the 10th anniversary of the festival, and we are thrilled to welcome returning and new artists to celebrate this milestone,” said Andrea Zavala, the festival’s director.

The community impact extends well beyond the three festival days. Youth programs, school workshops, and partnerships with organizations like Latinos in Action create year-round touchpoints between the festival and Park City’s broader community. With approximately 25% of Park City’s population identifying as Latino, the festival provides an important platform for cultural expression, preservation, and sharing.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions — Latino Arts Festival 2026

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