Get to the River Festival

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.

About the Jordan River and the Parkway

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.

2025 Media Kit

Festival Passport

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:

Find the Jordan River Commission Tent or staff at every festival event.
Pick up your Festival Passport, along with a free water bottle, collector sticker, and ticket to enter the prize drawing. See you’re already a winner!
Make sure to get your ticket and passport stamped at every event you attend for more chances to win prizes. The more events you attend, the more chances of winning!
We have 5 collectible Get to the River Festival Stickers. Collect all 5 from different events that you attend to decorate your festival water bottle.

Want to earn more tickets for the prize drawing?

Collect all 5 stickers.
Get 12 stamps to complete your passport.
Take a photo at the event, post to social media and tag us at @JordanRiverComm and @GetToTheRiver.
Pick up a #LoveYourWatershed cleanup kit from the Jordan River Commission when you get your passport stamped.
Fill up your garbage bag and bring it back to us for another ticket!

Here are some of the prizes you can win: