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Moab Ho Down Mountain Bike Festival makes its comeback this month

Kelly Smith7 months ago7 months ago

The Moab Ho Down Mountain Bike Festival returns October 24-27 after a four-year hiatus, featuring rides, races, and events for all skill levels to celebrate Moab’s bike community.

People in a variety of costumes—mermaid, jellyfish, crab—parade through Castle Valley.
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Life is gourd in Castle Valley

Ali Harford3 years ago2 years ago

Castle Valley’s annual celebration of all things gourd is back after a two-year pandemic hiatus.

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Craggin’ Classic on Halloween weekend: Community-building climbing festival back in-person

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

This Halloween weekend will see the return of the in-person Moab Craggin’ Classic event, which brings together rock climbers for clinics, films, games, prizes and more among Moab’s iconic and beloved climbing areas….

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Cosmo’s Corner: let’s get artsy!

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Hello everyone! It’s Cosmo, the library cat! Although I am not able to create my own works of art without a little help from my human friends, I am a great art lover….

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Red Rock Arts Festival offers workshops, street fair: The week-long festival celebrates painting, poetry and expression

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

What originally started as a celebration of “plein air” painting has transformed into the Red Rock Arts Festival, starting Saturday, Oct. 2, a week-long gathering for artists and art-lovers put on by the…

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River Fest hits the Swell: Week-long festival celebrates Green River

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

In collaboration with Emery County and the John Wesley Powell River History Museum, the City of Green River will host the first annual Swell River Fest, a weeklong celebration of Green River’s history,…

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Treasure hunt!: The Blue Crystal Mine will host this weekend’s Crystal Festival

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

Adrienne McElwain learned to love rocks when she was 9 years old and her father bought a rock shop in Salt Lake City. “I started working there with him and wanted to know…

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Moab Pride holds COVID-safe events

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

Correction: an earlier version of this article had the incorrect location for the poetry slam event Spit Love. The correct location is Star Hall (159 E. Center St.).  Moab Pride is known for hosting…

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Exist, Resist, Persist: Pride Festival returns to Moab

Moab Sun News6 years ago2 years ago

As the expression goes, everyone loves a parade. But for Marcy Till, the Visibility March and other Moab Pride events are more than that. “It’s a demonstration in support of equality, diversity, acceptance,…

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