The 2026 Dark Arts Festival of Utah
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The 2026 Dark Arts Festival of Utah! Three days of music and art. Featuring local, national, and international bands, DJs, performance artists, visual artists, vendors, and fashion.
This year marks the 33rd year since Communion Dark Arts Festival's inception in 1993 (24 years of the event itself). Come celebrate and support the darker side of the arts!
This event is 21+ aside from the vendor patio and upstairs for the various performances on Saturday and Sunday. Festival hours are October 10, from 6pm to 2am, October 11, from 6pm to 2am, and October 12, from 6pm to 1am. Times may change at the venue's discretion.
Themes for this year are:
Main theme - Penny Dreadfuls
Friday - Creatures of the Night
Saturday - Jack the Ripper
Sunday - Dorian Grey
Schedule to be updated until early September:
Bands:
Friday, October 2nd
6pm - Doors Open
6pm -
7pm -
8pm -
9pm -
10pm -
11pm - Image Down (Utah)
12am - Riverhead (Utah)
2am - Close
Saturday, October 3rd
6pm - Doors Open
6pm -
7pm -
8pm - Various Performances (upstairs)
9pm -
10pm - Absynthe Of Faith (Minnesota)
11pm - Redemption (Utah)
12am - Carphax Files (North Carolina)
2am - Close
Sunday, October 4th
6pm - Doors Open
6pm -
7pm -
8pm - Voicecoil (Denver) Virtual Temple 3 performance
9pm - Various Performances (upstairs)
10pm -
11pm - Bellhead (Illinois)
1am - Close
DJ's:
Friday, October 2nd
6pm -
8pm -
10pm -
12am -
Saturday, October 3rd
6pm -
8pm -
10pm -
12am -
Sunday, October 4th
6pm -
8pm -
10pm -
12am -
Various Performances (upstairs):
Vendors (downstairs patio/bar):
Blue Moth (Utah)
Graveyard Witch Accessories (Utah)
The Wanderer (Utah)
Acheron Artworks (Utah)
Kendra Hitchcock Art (Utah) (Bar)
Concrete Art (Utah)
Artists (band room/bar):
Tickets are $30 for 3 days or $15 per day. Tickets will be available soon.
As always, Club Area 51 is sure to bring your fallen spirit back to life with all your favorite ghoulish tunes on three dance floors and sinfully indulgent libations from one of Salt Lake City's best stocked bars. Remember to tip your bartenders.
This year marks the 33rd year since Communion Dark Arts Festival's inception in 1993 (24 years of the event itself). Come celebrate and support the darker side of the arts!
This event is 21+ aside from the vendor patio and upstairs for the various performances on Saturday and Sunday. Festival hours are October 10, from 6pm to 2am, October 11, from 6pm to 2am, and October 12, from 6pm to 1am. Times may change at the venue's discretion.
Themes for this year are:
Main theme - Penny Dreadfuls
Friday - Creatures of the Night
Saturday - Jack the Ripper
Sunday - Dorian Grey
Schedule to be updated until early September:
Bands:
Friday, October 2nd
6pm - Doors Open
6pm -
7pm -
8pm -
9pm -
10pm -
11pm - Image Down (Utah)
12am - Riverhead (Utah)
2am - Close
Saturday, October 3rd
6pm - Doors Open
6pm -
7pm -
8pm - Various Performances (upstairs)
9pm -
10pm - Absynthe Of Faith (Minnesota)
11pm - Redemption (Utah)
12am - Carphax Files (North Carolina)
2am - Close
Sunday, October 4th
6pm - Doors Open
6pm -
7pm -
8pm - Voicecoil (Denver) Virtual Temple 3 performance
9pm - Various Performances (upstairs)
10pm -
11pm - Bellhead (Illinois)
1am - Close
DJ's:
Friday, October 2nd
6pm -
8pm -
10pm -
12am -
Saturday, October 3rd
6pm -
8pm -
10pm -
12am -
Sunday, October 4th
6pm -
8pm -
10pm -
12am -
Various Performances (upstairs):
Vendors (downstairs patio/bar):
Blue Moth (Utah)
Graveyard Witch Accessories (Utah)
The Wanderer (Utah)
Acheron Artworks (Utah)
Kendra Hitchcock Art (Utah) (Bar)
Concrete Art (Utah)
Artists (band room/bar):
Tickets are $30 for 3 days or $15 per day. Tickets will be available soon.
As always, Club Area 51 is sure to bring your fallen spirit back to life with all your favorite ghoulish tunes on three dance floors and sinfully indulgent libations from one of Salt Lake City's best stocked bars. Remember to tip your bartenders.
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Where is it happening?
451 South 400 West Salt Lake City, UT 84101, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, Utah 84101
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