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Sun Valley Jazz and Music Festival
Sun Valley ResortCelebrating 35 years, the 2024 Sun Valley Jazz and Music Festival dates are October 17 to 20! Attendees from all fifty states, every Canadian province, and several foreign countries gather each October to celebrate live performances of America’s music. The Sun Valley Jazz & Music Festival was birthed out of a love and appreciation for jazz music by Tom & Barbara Hazzard and is held mid-October each year in Sun Valley, ID. Become One of the Thousands of Jazz Fans Who Have Been Delighted Since 1990! This experience of telling the story of “American” music is our passion. Amazing isn’t it? We all get to be part of this history while it’s still in the making. The names that ring through eternity—Armstrong, Ellington, Fitzgerald, Beiderbecke, Goodman, Holliday, Basie, Shaw, Miller, and so many more—have created a legacy of delight that lives on through those of us who participate in this jazz festival. The history of this music echoes the history of twentieth century America. This jazz event is held this year because of your continued support and encouragement. You tell people how much fun it is and that they need to come to Sun Valley. It continues because people have a heart to ...
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Sun Valley Food & Wine Celebration
Various LocationsSun Valley Culinary Institute (SVCI) presents the third annual Sun Valley Food & Wine Celebration, January 28 - February 3rd, 2025. The much-anticipated fundraising event to support SVCI student education and forging culinary career opportunities while sustaining the Wood River Valley’s restaurant and hospitality community has expanded to include more events and celebrity chefs. More information coming soon!
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Boulder Mountain Tour
Various LocationsThe 52st annual Zions Bank Boulder Mountain tour is February 1, 2025! This is the premier cross-country race in the Western United States, the Tour is staged on the historic Harriman Trail located in the pristine Sawtooth National Forest Area. Race distances are 34 kilometers, the Full Boulder, and 15 kilometers, the Charley Course Half Boulder. The field features World Cup-caliber racers to cross-country enthusiasts who embrace the “Tour” aspect of the event. All ages are welcome. Racers are separated by waves, including Elite Men, and Elite Women, seeded by previous race times in the BMT or comparable marathon distance races. There are seven waves in the Full Boulder. This year, the in-person race field will be capped at 800 skiers for the Full Boulder, and 200 skiers in the Half. Thursday, January 30 NordicTown USA Sprints - Simplot Lot, Ketchum 3:30 p.m. Registration and bib pick up 4:15 p.m. Welcome/Instructions 4:30 p.m. Youth mass start – 1 lap 4:45 p.m. Youth mass start – 2 laps 5:00 p.m. Adaptive class – 4 laps (If enough racers) 5:15 p.m. Elite class – 6 laps Friday, January 31 Race Bag/Packet Pickup and BMT Expo, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Limelight Hotel, ...
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Sun Valley Music Festival Winter Season
The ArgyrosSave the Dates! More information coming soon. Attending winter concerts Festival concerts are—as always—free of charge. Space is limited for Winter Season performances, reservations are required (reserved seats are limited to two seats per household per program for a total of four for the Winter Season.). About the Sun Valley Music Festival The Sun Valley Music Festival’s mission is to enrich, inspire, and instill in our community a lifelong love of classical music through extraordinary free concerts and education programs. Festival programs provide opportunities for people from all walks of life to listen, learn, and play. Now in its 40th year, it is the largest privately supported, free-admission orchestra in the United States. Over 100 world-class musicians from North America’s most distinguished orchestras, including the San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Houston Symphony, comprise the Festival Orchestra. Summer Season concerts are held in July and August at the spectacular R.E. Holding Sun Valley Pavilion, in the mountain resort town of Sun Valley, Idaho. Winter Season concerts are held in February or March at the Argyros Performing Arts Center in nearby Ketchum, Idaho, which is adjacent to Bald Mountain, Sun Valley Resort's primary ski area. Internationally-renowned guest ...
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5850 Fest: The Official Festival of the 2025 Stifel Sun Valley Finals
KetchumSaddle up for the ultimate 7-day party in Ketchum, Idaho. Kick up your boots with athletes, spectators, locals, and partygoers from around the world at the Official Festival of the Stifel Sun Valley Finals. Enjoy food, drinks, merch, entertainment and live music from March 20-27, 2025. Ski-haw! More details coming soon! Passes Coming Soon! Get involved! Join us in making the 5850 Fest an unforgettable experience. Whether you’re interested in volunteering, sponsoring, or becoming a vendor, your participation is crucial to the success of our vibrant festival. Together, we can make 5850 Fest the highlight of the year! Sponsor Partner with us to bring this event to life with activations, entertainment, and more! Opportunities are endless with sponsorship packages available with 5850 fest. Together, we will turn this town into an unforgettable experience. I WANT TO SPONSOR! Vendor Call Ketchum your home for a week. We want to bring your craftsmanship to our community and provide unforgettable culinary, apparel, merch, and more! I WANT TO BE A VENDOR! Volunteer As a volunteer at 5850 Fest, you’ll contribute to exciting activities and enjoy a celebration filled with music, art, and local culture. Sign up today to be a part of this ...
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Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals
Warm Springs Base/Lodge - Bald MountainThe world’s top alpine ski competitors will descend on the Sun Valley slopes March 22 - 27, 2025. Watch as the world's athletes race for the top spot in the Downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom and Slalom at the first-ever Stifel Sun Valley Finals. RACE SCHEDULE Downhill Training - March 20 & 21 Downhill ski racing is a speed event in alpine skiing that involves racing down a predetermined slope with minimal turns and maximum speeds to reach the finish line. It's considered the simplest and most impressive speed discipline in alpine skiing, and has been part of the Olympic program since 1948. Men's Training Schedule March 20 | 11am March 21 | 12:30pm Women's Training Schedule March 20 | 12:30pm March 21 | 11am Men's Downhill - March 22 Downhill ski racing is a speed event in alpine skiing that involves racing down a predetermined slope with minimal turns and maximum speeds to reach the finish line. It's considered the simplest and most impressive speed discipline in alpine skiing, and has been part of the Olympic program since 1948. Time | 11am Women's Downhill - March 22 Time | 12:30pm Women's Super G - March 23 Super-G, or super giant ...
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Sun Valley Forum
TBDSave the dates for the 10th Sun Valley Forum! June 23 - 26, 2025. More details coming soon. https://youtu.be/3R0VyTU1un0
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Sun Valley Wine Auction
Various LocationsA celebration of wine, a benefit for the arts. The 44th Annual Sun Valley Wine Auction will be held June 25 - 27, 2025. Founded in 1981, the Sun Valley Wine Auction began as an intimate fundraising event for an emerging arts organization that eventually became the Sun Valley Museum of Art. Consistently ranking in Wine Spectator’s annual Top 10 Charity Wine Auctions, the festival brings together both small and large and always distinguished vintners, celebrity chefs, and wine lovers for a celebration of wine, food, friendship all in support of the arts. Proceeds from the Auction provide significant funding for the Museum’s exhibitions and educational programs. The Wine Auction fuels SVMoA’s free year-round arts integration programs so that they can reach 4,000 student participants in the Wood River Valley. It also supports the Museum’s annual Scholarship Program, which, since its inception, has awarded more than $1,000,000 to continued arts education. Go to sunvalleywineauction.org for more information and to purchase tickets. About Sun Valley Museum of Art Nonprofit Sun Valley Museum of Art (SVMoA) has nurtured curiosity, sparked conversation, and engaged the Blaine County community since 1971. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, SVMoA impacts the public with its mission to enrich the community ...
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Ballet Sun Valley
Sun Valley PavilionSave the Dates for the 2025 festival! June 28 & 29. More information coming soon! For more information visit: balletsunvalley.org
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Ketchum Arts Festival
Festival MeadowThe Festival dates for 2025 are July 11, 12 and 13th. Hours for the Festival are 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Fri and Sat and 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Sunday. Ketchum Arts Festival is an annual celebration of Idaho art in the shadow of Sun Valley's Baldy Mountain. Take a breather from your busy summer schedule and spend some time sampling great food and beer, and perusing the creative output of more than 100 Idaho artists. The kiddos will enjoy free activities in a special area while the folks can shop. Even Fido can visit with her friends (from the safety of a leash). Festival Meadow is easily accessed from the Bitterroot stop of the free Mountain Rides Blue Route bus or with a short stroll from Ketchum or Sun Valley on the bike path. More information can be found at www.ketchumartsfestival.com or Facebook/KetchumArtsFestival. Free admission. More info: www.ketchumartsfestival.com
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Sun Valley Writers’ Conference
Sun Valley PavilionSave the Dates! July 19 - 21, 2025 Thirty years ago, the founders of the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference sat around a kitchen table and dreamt up what would become today’s premier literary conference. Over the last three decades, more than 500 poets, playwrights, historians, novelists, and musicians have graced the stage at SVWC, including novelists Alice McDermott and Hernan Diaz, poets Naomi Shihab Nye and Rita Dove, and longtime friend of the Conference, Frank McCourt. “Thirty years is a long time,” writes SVWC Associate Director Anne Taylor Fleming, “but it feels as if we have kept our soul intact.” Stay tuned for ticket sales, single event tickets, free community speakers, free livestreaming, free Pavilion lawn talks, a special 30th Anniversary celebration, and more! If you haven’t already, join our email list for important updates at svwc.com/subscribe
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Sun Valley Music Festival
Sun Valley PavilionThank you for a memorable 2024 Summer Season! Save the dates for 2025: July 27 - August 21 Attending the Concerts All concerts begin at 6:30 PM, last about 1 hour, and are located at the Sun Valley Pavilion (300 Dollar Rd., Sun Valley). Admission is Free. Tickets are not required. Donors of $3,000 or more may reserve seats, but Pavilion and lawn seating are always available to the public on a first-come, first serve basis. Free Pavilion seats are available to the public, beginning one hour before the concert. Line up for these (in the shade, by the bar, with chairs to ease the wait) on the East Terrace. If the line looks long, don’t give up! Unclaimed, reserved seats are released by 6:15 PM. If seating in the lawn low-back chairs are a great idea. Concerts Details can be found at www.svmusicfestival.org/summer-season/ Pre-Concert Chats Located on the lawn next to the Paver Bar, these 30-minute chats offer insightful, entertaining introductions to the concerts 45 minutes before most performances at the Pavilion. About Sun Valley Music Festival The Sun Valley Music Festival’s mission is to enrich, inspire, and instill in our community a lifelong love of classical music through extraordinary, ...