This June, the reign of the automobile has come to a screeching halt on Main Street downtown, at least on Friday and Saturday nights. Open Streets, Salt Lake’s summer season street party, has been running with a whole new concept to welcome folks downtown.
Started during COVID as a way to preserve restaurants and businesses along Main by letting them spill out into the roadway, this public party has become a recurring feature of the summer months. This year, it’s been divided into four zones to offer you four distinct experiences.
The first block south of South Temple has been dubbed the Family Commons, featuring games, jugglers, and other activities designed to engage the young ones. One block south, the Arts Avenue surrounds the Eccles Theater with live music, street performers and an evolving mural project.
Further south in the Village Market, vendors will be hawking their wares and a community stage will provide a venue for local musicians to get their noise on. The final block is Restaurant Row, with the eating houses extending shady patios out into the street. The bottom of the block features a beer garden at Exchange Place, complete with mini-golf and DJs.
Open streets will wrap up this weekend on Friday and Saturday from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m.
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