Our river, our future
September 2 at 5:30 pm
September 10 at 10:00 am
September 19 at 10:00 am
The Get to the River Festival is a month of events and activities each September across the 50-mile Jordan River Parkway. It includes diverse outdoor recreation, conservation, arts and cultural, and social experiences that spark discovery, stewardship, creativity, and fun. The Festival is organized and promoted by the Jordan River Commission and Jordan River Foundation. Events and activities are organized and hosted by dozens of local partners and communities across the Wasatch Front region. Thousands of individuals and families turn out each year to participate. The Festival highlights this amazing slice of nature through the most urbanized and populated region of Utah’s Wasatch Front. It connects people with some of the things that matter most – family and friends, nature and wildlife, community and culture – and creates wonderful memories.
Utah’s Jordan River flows north from Utah Lake through 16 cities in Utah, Salt Lake, and Davis counties, and into the south shoreland areas of Great Salt Lake. The river — known as Pia Okwai (Big Flow) by the Indigenous Shoshone and Goshute people — is an important riparian area that provides critical habitat for hundreds of species and millions of migratory birds. It has provided many kinds of sustenance through thousands of years of human history. The Jordan River Parkway today is a 50-mile ribbon of parks, trails, and natural lands connected by the Jordan River. It has tremendous ecological, cultural, recreational, and economic value.
Make sure to pick up your Get to the River Festival Passport from the Jordan River Commission team at any of the festival events to track the events you attend and earn tickets for our prize drawing at the end of the Festival. With over 50 events happening along the 46 miles of trail that runs through 3 counties and 16 cities, that’s a lot of places to visit! There’s no age limit, so pick yours up and play today!
Here’s how it works:
Want to earn more tickets for the prize drawing?
Here are some of the prizes you can win:
We will hold the drawing at the end of the month.
We will contact winners and announce results on our website and social media.
Contact Rachel@JordanRiverCommission.gov if you have any questions.
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