Events
From the Trailing of the Sheep Festival in October to the culinary indulgence of the Sun Valley Harvest Festival in September, it is no surprise that many of the events that epitomize Sun Valley are very often unclassifiable or just simply unique. Here is a list of some of these unique festivals offered each month throughout the year, as well as other upcoming festivals in the calendar listings below.
Fly Fishing Film Tour Pre-Party!
Date: February 23Time: 4:00pm to 6:00pmSilver Creek Outfitters is hosting a pre-event function at our Sun Valley Mall location, located next to the Chocolate Foundry across from...
Fly Fishing Film Tour At Sun Valley Opera House
Date: February 23Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pmThe Fly Fishing Film Tour is the 1st & world’s largest event of its kind. Traveling through the US and Canada each year the Fly Fishing...
Reza Aslan lecture
Date: February 23Time: 6:30pmDr. Reza Aslan, an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions, is the founder of AslanMedia.com, an online journal for news...
Reza Aslan: Youth In Revolt: The Future Of The Middle East
Date: February 23Time: 6:30pm to 8:00pmReza AslanYouth in Revolt: The Future of the Middle East Thu, Feb 23, 6:30 Church of the Big Wood, Ketchum $25 / $35 nonmembers / $15...
Our Moveable Feast at the Movies: "Out of Africa"
Date: February 23Time: 7:00pm to 9:30pmMagic Lantern owner Rick Kessler is opening the doors to one of his Screening Rooms for the Community Library to present, free to the...
Sun Valley Artist Series Piano Seminar
Date: February 25Time: (All day)Piano Seminar When: Saturday, Feb 25, 2012 Where: info@svartistseries.org or (208) 725-5807 for seminar time and location Description:...
Boulder Classic Tour - Harriman Tour
Date: February 25Time: (All day)Call The Elephant's Perch for more info.
MET HD:Live-Ernani
Date: February 25Time: 11:00am to 2:30pmVerdi’s thrilling early drama stars Angela Meade as Elvira. Even with several strong contenders for the title, “Ernani” may have the most...
Flamenco Dance Workshop
Date: February 25Time: 11:00amThe Company’s mission of bridging cultures using the spirit of flamenco is achieved through extensive community outreach. In addition to...
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
Date: February 25Time: 6:30pmFlamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is known for the purity of its work and the unique and creative way in which it has enriched the art of...
Snowshoe Birding with the Environmental Resource Center
Date: February 26Time: 10:00am to 2:00pmThis winter, join local birder Poo Wright-Pulliam on an exciting adventure - snowshoe birding at Silver Creek Preserve (The Nature...
The Sun Valley Story: Behind the Scenes with Director
Date: February 28Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pmDirector David Butterfield will share clips from the documentary and talk about inside information about Sun Valley history and on the...
Art Club with Danica Mattias
Date: February 29Time: 6:00pmWednesdays in February and March, from 6-9pm $5 members/ $10 non-members (per week) $40 members / $90 members (both months) The Center,...
The Once and Future Mine: Idaho’s Mining History and Future Prospects
Date: February 29Time: 6:00pm to 7:00pmCommunity Library - How did mining help shape Idaho's history? Tom Blanchard will talk about rise and fall (and rise) of mining in Idaho...
The Role of Women in the Arab Spring
Date: March 1Time: 6:00pm to 7:00pmMedical doctor, public health specialist, and a past Fulbright post doctorate research scholar at Columbia University, Dr. Henia Dakkak was...
The Family of Woman Film Festival
Date: March 1 to March 4Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pmThe 5th Annual Family of Woman Film Festival, in support of the United Nations Population Fund will be held at the Sun Valley Opera House...
Public Talk with Anam Thubten
Date: March 1Time: 7:00pm to 8:00pmThursday, March 1 at 7 PM, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Ketchum In his public talk Anam Thubten will talk about how we can unburden...
The Family of Woman Film Festival
Date: March 2 to March 4Time: 3:00pm to 10:00pmThe 5th Annual Family of Woman Film Festival, in Support of UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund, providing health services to women...
Winter Art - Snow as Canvas
Date: March 3Time: 10:00am to 12:00pmIn this Environmental Resource Center program, geared toward families with younger children (or the young at heart!), parents and children...
Teen Workshop: All About Drawing with Mitsuru Brandon
Date: March 3 to March 4Time: 10:00am to 4:00pmSat & Sun, Mar 3 & 4, 10am-4pm $10 pre-registration fee The Center, Hailey The course will focus on freehand drawing, using a...
A Casablanca Evening, Community School Auction and Dinner
Date: March 3Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pmPlease join the Community School for a night to remember! This year, Community School's annual auction and dinner, A Casablanca Evening,...
The 27th Annual Paw 'n Pole, benefiting the Animal Shelter
Date: March 4Time: (All day)This year's Happy Howlin' Paw 'n Pole, an annual community event supporting the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley, promises a...
Garrison Keillor lecture
Date: March 5Time: 6:30pmKeillor is probably best known for his widely popular radio show 'A Prairie Home Companion.' The show attracts more than two million...
Murder Most Nerdy
Date: March 6Time: 6:00pm to 7:00pmWhat do you get when chick lit meets information technology? Murder Most Nerdy! Maddi Davidson - the writing team of Mary Ann and Diane...
Our Moveable Feast at the Movies: "The Godfather"
Date: March 8Time: 7:00pm to 9:30pmMagic Lantern owner Rick Kessler is opening the doors to one of his Screening Rooms for the Community Library to present, free to the...
Gail Severn Gallery Exhibition Opening
Date: March 9Time: 5:00pm to 8:00pm“The Eloquence of Trees” Tapestry exhibition Squeak Carnwath, Donald and Era Farnsworth, April Gornik, Robert Kushner, Hung Liu, Andy...
Gail Severn Gallery Exhibition Opening
Date: March 9Time: 5:00pm to 8:00pmJenny Honnert AbellEX LIBRIS: Enigma of Birds and Trees Jenny Honnert Abell’s first solo exhibition at Gail Severn Gallery is filled with...
Gail Severn Gallery Exhibition Opening
Date: March 9Time: 5:00pm to 8:00pmRobert McCauleyStop Making Sense Robert McCauley, influenced by the Northwest Coast culture – presents paintings and mixed media works...
Lunafest: an evening of films for, by and about women to benefit Girls on the Run
Date: March 9Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pmThis season’s program of nine selected films will compel discussion, make you laugh, tug at your heartstrings and motivate you to make a...
Mandala Painting Workshop
Date: March 9 to March 10Time: 6:30pm to 10:00amNO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! Just come and play with us and you will be amazed at what you can create! Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning “...
Sun Valley Nordic Diamondback Revenge
Date: March 10Time: 11:00am to 4:30pmSecond annual, arguably the most challenging race in the valley, 10km or 5km of pure heart pumping bliss. Skate or classic, 11am mass...
Family Day- Urban Lifecycles
Date: March 10Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pmSat, Mar 10, 3-5pm The Center, Ketchum FREE Families will have an opportunity to tour The Center’s exhibition about urban decay and renewal...
Casino Royal
Date: March 10Time: 6:30pm to 10:00pmCompany of Fools' Board of Directors presents the 4th annual CASINO ROYALE-- a magical evening of gaming, gambling, cocktailing and...
Barn Dance
Date: March 10Time: 7:00pm to 9:30pmA Barn Dance (contra style dancling) will be held at the Hailey National Guard Armory on Saturday, March 10th, from 7-9:30PM. It is a...
Sun Valley Artist Series presents: Misha and Cipa Dichter in a Suicide Prevention Benefit Concert
Date: March 10Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pmBenefit Concert For Suicide Prevention and Understanding Mental Illness featuring Misha and Cipa Dichter on piano. Proceeds Benefit: NAMI...
Our Moveable Feast ~ The Last Picture Show
Date: March 11Time: 5:30pm to 8:30pmCocktails, wine, and dining by fabulous local restaurants and caterers, plus a silent auction. Reservations: $125 per person 208-726-7355...
Our Moveable Feast: The Last Picture Show
Date: March 11Time: 5:30pm to 8:30pmYou've seen the movie, now read the book! Cocktails, wine, and catering by fabulous local restaurants and caterers along with a silent...
Sun Valley Film Festival
Date: March 15 to March 18Time: (All day)Ketchum, Idaho has been welcoming the film industry since Averell Harriman opened America’s first ski resort in 1936. In 2012, the Sun...
Dervish in Concert
Date: March 15Time: 6:30pmBuilt upon two sturdy pillars—the hauntingly charismatic vocals of Cathy Jordan and the dazzling virtuosity of award-winning...
Children's Arts Festival
Date: March 17Time: 9:00am to 12:30pmThe Wood River Arts Alliance presents its 5th annual free Children's Arts Festival for grades K-5 at the Community Campus in Hailey. New...
Sun Valley Artist Series Video Lecture
Date: March 20Time: 12:30pmDr. Robert Greenberg Video Lecture When: Tuesday, Mar 20, 2012 Where: Ketchum Community Library, 6 - 7 PM Description: Sun Valley Artist...
Sun Valley Artist Series Video Lecture
Date: March 20Time: 6:00pm to 7:00pmDr. Robert Greenberg Video Lecture When: Tuesday, Mar 20, 2012 Where: Ketchum Community Library, 6 - 7 PM Description: Sun Valley Artist...
24 Hours of Sun Valey
Date: March 23 to March 24Time: 10:00amThe 1st annual 24 hours of Sun Valley is a team relay for skiers, telemark skiers, and snowboarders beginning on Friday, March 23rd and...
Sun Valley Artist Series Piano Seminar
Date: March 24Time: (All day)Piano Seminar When: Saturday, Mar 24, 2012 Where: info@svartistseries.org or (208) 725-5807 for seminar time and location Description:...
Spring Break: Color Explosion Art Workshop with Danica Mattias
Date: March 26 to March 30Time: 9:00am to 5:00pmMon-Fri, Mar 26-30 9am-12pm (1st – 3rd grade) 2-5pm (4th & 5th grade) $50 members / $65 non-members The Center, Hailey Registration...
Donovan Frankenreiter
Date: March 27Time: 9:00pmWhen Donavon Frankenreiter was 10 years old, he got his first surfboard. Six years later, he picked up his first guitar. It was the...
Bill Janss Pro-Am Classic
Date: April 5 to April 7Time: (All day)For the Janss Pro-Am Classic, ski and snowboard participants team with former Olympic, Pro Tour, and World Cup racers for three days of fun...
Speaker Series Presents: MaryAnne Newcomer Creating Beautiful Garden Tapestries
Date: April 5Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pmThe Sawtooth Botanical Garden’ Speakers Series is proud to present: Maryanne Newcomer Creating Beautiful Garden Tapestries Finding the...
Film: Urbanized
Date: April 5Time: 6:30pm to 8:00pmUrbanized Thu, Apr 5, 6:30pm Liberty Theater, Hailey $5 Urbanized, a feature-length documentary about the design of cities, looks at the...
Sun Valley Artist Series "Great Composers" Recital / Lecture
Date: April 8Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm"Great Composers" Recital / Lecture When: Sunday, Apr 8, 2012 at 6pm Where: Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood Description: John Mauldin,...
Sun Valley Artist Series Piano Seminar
Date: April 21Time: (All day)Piano Seminar When: Saturday, Apr 21, 2012 Where: info@svartistseries.org or (208) 725-5807 for seminar time and location Description:...
Bug Zoo Festival
Date: April 22Time: 1:00pm to 5:00pmThe Bug Zoo provides a chance for children to learn about our many-legged friends. Children who experience a butterfly breezing by their...
Sun Valley Artist Series Video Lecture
Date: April 25Time: 6:00pm to 7:00pmDr. Robert Greenberg Video Lecture When: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Where: Ketchum Community Library, 6 - 7 PM Description: Sun Valley...
Community Campus Theater Ribbon-Cutting and Opening
Date: April 27Time: 5:30pm to 8:30pmThe Blaine County School District's newly remodeled Community Campus Theater will open to the public on Friday, April 27th, time TBD.
Wellness Workshop: Pharmacy of Flowers & Contemplative Aromatherapy
Date: April 27 to April 29Time: 7:00pm to 6:00pmLearn the art of aromatherapy and use of essential oils for health and well-being from David Crow, one of the world’s foremost experts in...
Figure Drawing with Mitsuru Brandon
Date: May 2 to May 30Time: 5:30pm to 8:30pmWeds, May 2-30, 5:30-8:30pm $195 members/ $245 non members The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Wed, Apr 18 The human figure is one of...
Teen Workshop: Acrylic Painting with Abby Grosvenor
Date: May 5 to May 6Time: 10:00am to 4:00pmSat & Sun, May 5 & 6, 10am-4pm $10 pre-registration fee The Center, Hailey Students will learn the basic techniques of glazing,...
FAIRYOPOLIS
Date: May 11 to May 12Time: 7:00pmFootlight Dance Centre's annual performance, "Fairyopolis", Friday & Saturday, May 11-12, 7:00pm and Sunday, May 13, 2:00pm at the...
Sun Valley Artist Series "Great Composers" Recital/Lecture
Date: May 13Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm"Great Composers" Recital / Lecture When: Sunday, May 13, 2012 Where: Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood, 6 PM Description: Langroise Trio...
Wilderness First Aid Course Offered
Date: May 19 to May 21Time: (All day)PRESS RELEASE Wilderness First Aid Class to be Held May 19-20 Registration is now open for class near Lake Alturas Registration is now...
Shoshone Falls Tour as a part of The Center’s exhibition Shoshone Falls
Date: May 19Time: 9:00am to 2:00pm$50 members/ $75 non-members The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Fri, May 4 Shoshone Falls, the “Niagara of the West”, is one of the...
Sun Valley Wellness Festival
Date: May 25 to May 28Time: (All day)Best selling author and Brain Scientist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor to keynote the 15th Annual Sun Valley Wellness Festival in May. The Sun...
Sun Valley Artist Series Piano Seminar
Date: May 26Time: (All day)Piano Seminar When: Saturday, May 26, 2012 Where: info@svartistseries.org or (208) 725-5807 for seminar time and location Description:...
Sun Valley Half Marathon
Date: June 2 to June 9Time: 9:00am to 6:00pmThe 8th annual Sun Valley Half Marathon will take place in Sun Valley on June 2, 2012. Experience one of the most scenic and traffic free...
SBG Native Edible Plant Walk
Date: June 16Time: 1:00pm to 2:00pmJoin Ray and Edna Vizgirdas for a native edible plant walk. Pre-registration required Admission: $20 member/$25 non-members Location: ...
Fiction Workshop with Yiyun Li
Date: June 18 to June 22Time: 9:00am to 12:00pmMon-Fri, Jun 18-22, 9am-12pm $300 members/$350 nonmembers The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Mon, June 4 Working with Macarthur...
USA Cycling MTB XC National Championships
Date: June 29 to July 8Time: (All day)Hailey 4th of July Criterium- July 4 USA Cycling MTB XC National Championships- July 7 & 8 Times: TBA
Ride Sun Valley Bike Festival feat. US National Championships- MTB Cross Country
Date: June 30 to July 8Time: 10:30amReturning for the second year in a row USA Cycling is featured as the main event of the Ride Sun Valley Bike Festival. A full week of...
Sun Valley Center for the Arts Summer Concert
Date: July 1Time: 7:00pm to 9:30pmDetails coming soon...
The Advocates Annual Gala, Black and White Soiree
Date: July 6Time: 5:30pm to 11:00pmThe festive and elegant Gala, where guests don creative black and white attire, is the flagship fundraising event for The Advocates for...
The Center and Company of Fools Present: Creative Jump In’s: Watercolor - The First Step with Susan Perin
Date: July 11 to July 12Time: 5:30pm to 8:00pmWed & Thurs, Jul 11 & 12, 5:30-8pm $40 members / $50 non-members The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Wed, June 27 This two-...
Sun Valley Artist Series Benefit Concert
Date: July 11Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pmSun Valley Artist Series Benefit Concert Program to be Announced Save the date!
Ketchum Arts Festival
Date: July 13Time: 10:00am to 6:00pmKetchum Arts Festival, July 13-15, 2012 10AM-6PM. Great food, over 100 artist booths, continuous live music, and free Kids’ Activity Tent...
Summer Art Camp 2012
Date: July 17 to July 28Time: 9:00am to 5:00pmMon-Fri, Jul 16-20, 9am-12pm (ages 5 & 6) & 2-5pm (ages 7-10) Mon-Fri, Jul 23-27, 9am-12pm (ages 5 & 6) & 2-5pm (ages 7-10...
31st Annual Sun Valley Center Wine Auction
Date: July 18 to July 21Time: (All day)Be part of the communities largest fundraising event, the Sun Valley Center Wine Auction. Going on it's 31st year, and ranked as one of...
31st Anniversary Wine Auction
Date: July 19 to July 21Time: (All day)The Sun Valley Center for the Arts presents the annual fundraiser which raises money for our robust scholarship program that, since 1999,...
31st Annual Sun Valley Center Wine Auction
Date: July 19 to July 21Time: (All day)Gala picnic, auction gala, vintner dinners and Idaho's biggest wine tasting to benefit the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. For tickets or...
Sun Valley Summer Symphony Edgar M. Bronfman In Focus Series
Date: July 22 to July 27Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pmJuly 22, 23, 25, 27 Up close and personal, the In Focus series invites audiences to go inside the music and explore a specific musical...
Sun Valley Summer Symphony
Date: July 22 to August 14Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pmThe largest privately funded free-admission symphony in America, the Sun Valley Summer Symphony celebrated its 27th season in the glorious...
Dog Days of Summer Benefit for the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley
Date: July 27Time: 5:30pm to 10:00pmJoin us in our mission to care for the lost and unwanted animals in our community! The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley is a...
Sawtooth Music Festival
Date: July 27 to July 28Time: 7:00pm to 12:00pmJoin us July 27th & 28th for two days of music at the foot of the Sawtooth Mountains in Pioneer Park in Stanley, Idaho. The Sawtooth...
4th Annual Sun Valley Road Rally
Date: July 28Time: 10:00am to 1:00pmAfter a wildly successful debut in 2009, the Sun Valley Road Rally will once again transform Highway 75 into a "no speed limit" zone to...
Sun Valley Summer Symphony Benefit Concert
Date: July 29Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm2012 Artist and Details TBA
Sun Valley Summer Symphony Orchestra Season
Date: July 30Time: 6:30pm to 7:30pmJuly 30 - August 14 Schedule and Repertoire TBA
Sun Valley Center for the Arts Summer Concert
Date: August 6Time: 7:00pm to 9:30pmMore information coming soon....
44th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival
Date: August 10 to August 12Time: 10:00am to 5:00pmFri- Sun, Aug 10-12 Fri & Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm Atkinson Park, Ketchum Admission is free This three-day outdoor exhibition of...
Sun Valley Center for the Arts Summer Concert
Date: August 13Time: 7:00pm to 9:30pmMore information coming soon....
Arts and Crafts Festival Featured Artist High Rolling Monoprints with Heinrich Toh
Date: August 14 to August 15Time: 10:00am to 4:00pmTues & Wed, Aug 14 & 15, 10am-4pm $160 members/ $210 non-members The Center, Hailey Registration deadline: Tues, Jul 31 This high-...
The Sun Valley Writers' Conference
Date: August 17 to August 20Time: (All day)The Sun Valley Writers' Conference, one of the best literary festivals in the country, celebrates its 17th year. Discerning readers and...
