The 51st annual Boulder Mountain tour is February 3, 2024! 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. Registration is now open, to register visit www.bouldermountaintour.com/registration. Thursday, February 1 - NordicTown USA Sprints Simplot Lot, 2nd Avenue & Fourth Street, Ketchum The NordicTown USA Sprints pit teams of two in a head-to-head freestyle relay format on a 400-meter oval. The event features elite racers from the field, adaptive skiers, as well as top juniors from the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. Cash prizes to the top teams. Come join the ...
SVFF supports independent film and the magic of storytelling. It’s mission to celebrate and award filmmakers who are established and emerging has earned the Festival accolades by the film industry, film festival goers, film lovers, and filmmakers. The year-round Sun Valley Film Initiative develops professionals and illuminates the process of filmmaking, propelling emerging voices with grants and education. Since 2012 the Sun Valley Film Festival has invited fans and filmmakers to America’s first ski resort to celebrate the magic of storytelling. In the past, Festival guests include Hollywood legends such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Clint Eastwood, Jodie Foster, Geena Davis, and Oliver Stone as well as avant-garde writers and filmmakers like Stephen Gaghan and Mark and Jay Duplass. With over 4,000 yearly attendees, SVFF has become known as the Festival for Filmmakers. Stay tuned for 2024 details. The Sun Valley Film Festival is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. To support and learn more about SVFF opportunities, visit sunvalleyfilmfestival.org
Save the dates! The Sun Valley Music Festival Winter Season will be held March, 6 – 9, 2024. 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. 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 39th 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 ...
Save the dates! The 43rd Annual Sun Valley Wine Auction will be held June 26- 28, 2024. A celebration of wine, A benefit for the arts. About the Sun Valley Wine Auction Founded in 1981, the Sun Valley Wine Auction began as an intimate fundraising event for what was then the emerging arts organization that was to become the Sun Valley Museum of Art. Over the years, the Wine Auction has grown to become the oldest and longest running charity wine auction in the country and vital to arts programming in the Wood River Valley. Since the founding, and 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 a significant source of funding for the Museum’s exhibitions and educational programs. The Wine Auction fuels SVMoA’s free year-round arts integration programs, reaching 4,000 student participants in the Wood River Valley, and supports our annual Scholarship Program, which has awarded more than $1,000,000 to continued arts education since its inception. Go to sunvalleywineauction.org for more information ...
The Joffrey Ballet Presented by Ballet Sun Valley We are thrilled to welcome The Joffrey Ballet as the 2024 Festival artist. The Joffrey Ballet, led by Artistic Director Ashley Wheater, is celebrating almost 70 years as a premier U.S. company. They will light up the Sun Valley Pavilion stage for two magical nights of ballet on June 29 & 30. Tickets available in January, 2024. For more information visit: balletsunvalley.org
Save the dates for the 2024 Sun Valley Forum! Join climate leaders to forge the world we need. Lear more at www.sunvalleyforum.com
The 7th Annual Sun Valley Tour de Force will be held on n July 18 - 20, 202. This will be a weekend of epic proportions for car lovers of all ages. The signature event of the weekend is the ‘NO SPEED LIMIT’ high speed runs at Phantom Hill. Located in the heart of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, 3.2 miles of state highway becomes a no-speed limit zone. For one day only, drivers are allowed to put their machines to the ultimate test. To date, the fastest speed on record is a Bugatti Chiron achieving 253.01mph. Drivers come from all over the country and beyond, it’s truly an experience of a lifetime. Eight events take place over the course of three days. Additional weekend events include scenic drives, a curated Car Show, hosted sponsor events and a live auction fundraiser; Cars & Comedy. The weekend raises funds for The Hunger Coalition, a 501(c)(3). Events: The SVTdF Car Show - Friday July 19, 5pm - 8pm at Festival Meadow: The SVTdF Car Show is a highly anticipated event with supercars, classics, and collectibles on display. Both participants of the SVTdF high-speed event and any proud collector are welcome to participate. Up ...
The 2024 Sun Valley Writers' Conference will be held Saturday, July 20th to Monday, July 22. 2024 Full Conference Passes go on Sale in February Conference Passes are sold online on a first-come, first-served basis each February. We have a limited number, and they sell out almost every year—sometimes, within minutes. We recommend signing up for the email newsletter to receive important pass sale information. More information and details at www.svwc.com
REBECCA'S PRIVATE IDAHO IS A FOUR-DAY, ALL-INCLUSIVE GRAVEL EXPERIENCE. Rebecca's Private Idaho (RPI) offers up to four days of racing and riding over nearly 200 miles of pristine gravel right in the center of Idaho's heartland. Choose from one of our one-day gravel races or our coveted four-day Queen’s Stage Race for experienced and elite racers. One of America's longest-running, mass-participation gravel races, RPI supports the charitable efforts of the Be Good™ Foundation. 2024 RPI Registration is open! Visit rebeccasprivateidaho.com/register. The Main Event: Rebecca's Private Idaho is one of America's most beautiful and epic gravel races. In the 11 years since Rebecca Rusch first launched RPI, it has become a bucket-list event for professional and amateur riders, alike. Rated a Top Five Gravel Event by Global Cycling Network and one of the 25 Best Bike Rides in the World by Outside Magazine, RPI has been staged every Labor Day weekend since 2013 in Rebecca's hometown and surrounding backcountry of Ketchum, Idaho. Visit the main stage routes on GAIA GPS! Registration for Rebecca's Private Idaho 2023 is open, so register now to secure your spot! See the full event schedule HERE More information at www.rebeccasprivateidaho.com
Join Sawtooth Brewery for the 12th annual Ketchum Oktoberfest, September 20 & 21, 2024! Get your German on, Idaho style! Live music through out the weekend, Cornhole tournament, Beer Olympics, Stein hoisting competition and great food. The Stein is your ticket. Buy a stein, choose a beer, grab some food. Friday Hours: 4 - 9pm Stein Hoisting: 5:00pm, 6:00pm, 7:00pm Live Music - Side Hustle: 5:00pm Saturday Hours 12 - 9pm Cornhole Tournament: 12:00pm - 4:00pm Stein Hoisting: 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, 6:00pm, 7:00pm Live Music - Travelin' Miles and Honeybear | 2:30pm Beer Olympics: 4pm Gather your team of 4 to compete for DAS BOOT! Teams may compete in: Stein hoisting, speed chug, cornhole, axe throwing, flip cup Live Music - Sheep Bridge Jumpers: 5:00pm Full Schedule and more information at www.ketchumoktoberfest.com
Save the Dates! The 28th annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival will be held October, 2-6, 2024! Sheep have been trailing through the Wood River Valley of Idaho for well over a century and are an integral part of Idaho’s heritage. Each fall the iconic Trailing of the Sheep Festival honors the 150+ year annual tradition of moving sheep (‘trailing’) from high mountain summer pastures down through the Valley to traditional winter grazing and lambing areas in the south. This annual migration is living history and the focus of a unique and authentic Festival that celebrates the sheep, herders, history, food, arts, cultures, and traditions of Idaho’s sheep ranching families, highlighting the principal contributors – the Basques, Scottish and Peruvians. The five-day Festival includes nonstop activities in multiple venues - history, folk arts, a Sheep Folklife Fair, lamb culinary offerings, a Wool Festival with classes and workshops, music, dance, storytelling, championship Sheepdog Trials and, the always entertaining, Big Sheep Parade with 1,500 sheep hoofing it down Main Street in Ketchum. Festival Highlights include: Big Sheep Parade with 1,500 sheep trailing down Main Street in Ketchum National Qualifying Sheepdog Trials featuring over 80 of the county’s most talented border collies and ...
