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Here’s who is headlining the 50th Utah Arts Festival this summer

The Utah Arts Festival will take place from June 18-21.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) People attend the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, Thursday, June 23, 2022. The festival announced its 2026 headliners on Saturday.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) People attend the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, Thursday, June 23, 2022. The festival announced its 2026 headliners on Saturday.

By https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/sltrib/5f77b1e3-ccd0-43ec-8da3-dfb3516f5b5d.png Palak Jayswal
 | March 14, 2026, 6:00 a.m.

The Utah Arts Festival has announced its headlining musicians for this year. The artists will perform from June 18-21.

A founding member of the legendary hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan — GZA “The Genius” — will kick off the festival on Thursday. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Yola will headline on Friday, followed by blues/folk artist Shakey Graves on Saturday and disco-fusion act Say She She.

Bandaloop, a vertical performance group, will also perform daily throughout the festival at Library Square on the south-facing, glass wall of the Salt Lake City Main Library branch.

This year marks the 50th iteration of the festival that brings together the artistic community across disciplines in downtown Salt Lake City.

Last year, the festival made a significant bounce back after an attendance drop in 2024 left the event in uncertain territory.

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