Kayenta Arts

First Fridays at Kayenta
2026-09-04 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-10-02 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-11-06 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-12-04 16:00 - 20:00, 2027-01-01 16:00 - 20:00, 2027-02-05 16:00 - 20:00, 2027-03-05 16:00 - 20:00, 2027-04-02 16:00 - 20:00 UTC and 1 more date | Kayenta Art Village, 881 Coyote Gulch Court, Ivins, UT, 84738, United States
COMMUNITY
First Fridays at Kayenta
every First Friday / 4:00pm-8:00pm
FREE to attend!
Kayenta Art Village
Celebrate the creative spirit of Southern Utah every First Friday at Kayenta! This monthly event brings together art, music, community, and now—a curated boutique market from Southern Utah Market, featuring an exceptional selection of local art, crafts, and farmers market favorites. Shop handmade goods, meet regional artisans, and enjoy the vibrant energy that fills the Kayenta Arts Village.
Our ongoing partnership with DOCUTAH adds another layer of inspiration, presenting this year’s “Best of Fest” film series—a handpicked showcase of audience favorites and award-winning films from the Utah-based international film festival. It’s your chance to experience world-class storytelling right here in Kayenta.
Stroll the galleries, explore open studios, discover something new at the market, and end the evening with thought-provoking cinema under the stars.

To view the current lineup, click HERE.

DOCUTAH Presents: Secrets of Great Salt Lake
2026-09-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
FILM
DOCUTAH Presents
Secrets of Great Salt Lake
Friday, September 4, 2026 // 7:30p
part of First Fridays at Kayenta
An uplifting story of how water connects all life on Earth.
Journey from the ancient shores of Lake Bonneville to the extraordinary ecosystem of Great Salt Lake, following freshwater from the snowy Rockies through rivers, wildlife refuges, and the surrounding watershed. Meet the scientists, Indigenous leaders, farmers, and young people working together to protect this vital landscape for generations to come.
Presented as part of Kayenta’s First Fridays and DOCUTAH’s Best of Fest film series.
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3hattrio
2026-09-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
MUSIC
3hattrio
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 // 7:30p
3hattrio returns to Kayenta for another night of music inspired by the natural world of their Zion Canyon home. 3hattrio emerged from the red rock country of Zion, Utah in 2013, when teenage violinist Eli Wrankle fell in with veteran musicians Greg Istock and Hal Cannon. The chemistry was instant. Blending their vastly different musical worlds, they coined the term “American Desert Music” for their singular sound. After seven albums, four European tours, and a pandemic pause, the trio reunites in September 2026 for a series of retrospective concerts.
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The Toast of Kayenta
2026-09-13 17:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
FESTIVALS

The Toast of Kayenta

Hosted by the Kayenta Arts Foundation

Sunday, September 13, 2026 // 5:00p-9:00p

Join us for an incredible evening celebrating our region’s diverse restaurant and growing wine & beer scenes beneath the breathtaking red rocks of Kayenta. This one-of-a-kind food and wine festival brings together the best of the best, allowing patrons to sip, savor, and celebrate our community’s vibrant and growing culinary scene.

All proceeds benefit Kayenta Arts Foundation & The Arts in Southern Utah.

This event is 21+

Attendees must be 21 or older with valid ID. Only service animals are permitted. The event is rain or shine and there are no refunds within two weeks of the event date. Guests are encouraged to have a designated driver or take ride sharing or public transportation. Please consume responsibly.

Tickets:
TICKETS

VIP Entry: $100 Adults (21+ event) Early entry, beginning at 5pm Access to air conditioned indoor lounge

General Admission (6pm, 7pm): $75 Adults (21+ event)

Get Involved!

Interested in becoming a Food & Beverage partner at the event? Vendors are carefully curated to provide a fantastic experience for guests. We do not charge restaurants or food/wine vendors a fee to participate, and the costs of your food and beverage may be tax deductible through Kayenta Arts Foundation.

If you’re interested, email Telah@KayentaArts.com!

DOCUTAH Presents: Being Adolf Gasser
2026-10-02 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
FILM
DOCUTAH Presents
Being Adolf Gasser
Friday, October 2, 2026 // 7:30p
part of First Fridays at Kayenta
Adolph Gasser contemplates the life of being a camera repairman, WWII veteran, inventor, best friend of legendary photographer Ansel Adams and owner of a business that supports local filmmakers and employees to flourish as artists and innovators. With threats of eminent domain, technology shifts and new business model challenges he fights for the survival of his San Francisco based Adolph Gasser Incorporated store. Professor and filmmaker John C. Aliano chronicles the significant impact of this American hero.
Presented as part of Kayenta’s First Fridays and DOCUTAH’s Best of Fest film series.
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Seeking the Wildest West: Histories of Wilderness Experiences and Challenges To Their Future
2026-10-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES
Seeking the Wildest West:
Histories of Wilderness Experiences and Challenges To Their Future
Dr. Brenden Rensink
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Social Hour at 6:30p // Presentation at 7:30p
What does it mean to experience the West as truly wild—and what will it take to keep it that way?
Join historian Dr. Brenden Rensink for an engaging exploration of the American West and our evolving relationship with wilderness. Drawing on histories of outdoor experience, recreation, conservation, and the landscapes themselves, Dr. Rensink examines how generations have sought out, understood, and shaped the idea of the “wild” West.
Looking to the future, the conversation will consider the growing challenges facing these treasured places and ask what the history of wilderness can teach us about preserving meaningful encounters with wild landscapes for generations to come.
Brenden W. Rensink is Professor of History at Brigham Young University and Associate Director of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies. A historian of the American West, borderlands, Indigenous peoples, environment, genocide studies, and religion, his recent books include the award-winning Native but Foreign: Indigenous Immigrants and Refugees in the North American Borderlands (2018) and Essays on American Indian and Mormon History (2019), and The North American West in the Twenty-First Century (2022). He is Project Manager and General Editor of the Intermountain Histories digital public history project, Host and Producer of the Writing Westward Podcast, and editor of the University of New Mexico Press “The West in Context” series. Rensink is currently researching environmental and cultural histories of “wilderness” adventuring and experience in the West.

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Art In Kayenta
2026-10-09 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-10 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-11 10:00 - 17:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
FESTIVALS
ART IN KAYENTA
Art. Desert. Community.
October 9-11, 2026 // 10:00a-5:00p daily
Spend a fall weekend surrounded by creativity and the breathtaking red-rock landscape of Kayenta.
Art In Kayenta returns to Kayenta Art Village for three days of art, music, food, and discovery. Explore original work from more than 50 juried regional and national artists working across painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, wood, metal, and more.
Meet the artists. Find something you love. Stay for live music, delicious food, a beer and wine garden, and the relaxed atmosphere that makes a day in Kayenta feel like an escape.
Don’t miss the festival’s silent auction, featuring original artwork from participating artists and special offerings from local businesses. Auction proceeds support the Center for the Arts at Kayenta and help keep the performing arts thriving in Southern Utah.
Whether you’re a serious collector, searching for a one-of-a-kind piece, or simply looking for a beautiful way to spend an autumn weekend, Art In Kayenta invites you to experience art where the setting is every bit as inspiring as the work.

DOCUTAH PRESENTS: Snowland
2026-11-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
FILM

DOCUTAH Presents

Snowland

Friday, November 6, 2026 // 7:30p

part of First Fridays at Kayenta

A former child bride from a notorious polygamous sect in Utah escapes her painful past by creating a magical fantasy realm she calls Snowland. Within this artistic endeavor, which spans decades, is a metaphorical journey of lost innocence, survival and self-discovery.

Presented as part of Kayenta’s First Fridays and DOCUTAH’s Best of Fest film series.
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DOCUTAH PRESENTS: Better Up There
2026-12-04 19:30 - 20:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
FILM

DOCUTAH Presents

Better Up there

Friday, December 4, 2026 // 7:30p

part of First Fridays at Kayenta
Better Up There, a 45-minute film portrait, is the moving story of a unique life, that of Léo Slemett. Through his rise in the world of freeride skiing, Léo wages an incessant battle against adversity to pursue his dreams and push his limits. In the grandiose setting of the high mountains and the Freeride World Tour, we see Léo face incredible challenges and setbacks. We observe how the loss of his two life partners shapes Léo’s life, how he learns to live with this pain and continues to move forward. Imposed by a mountain that gives and takes everything from him, the paradox of fullness and sadness drives the story and questions us: Isn’t Léo’s world a reflection of each of our lives?

Presented as part of Kayenta’s First Fridays and DOCUTAH’s Best of Fest film series.
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DOCUTAH PRESENTS: Bedrock
2027-01-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
FILM

DOCUTAH Presents

Bedrock

Friday, January 1, 2027 // 7:30p

part of First Fridays at Kayenta
For the last eighty years, everyday life has been expanding into sites of Holocaust across Poland. BEDROCK weaves together the stories of Poles who call these spaces home.

Presented as part of Kayenta’s First Fridays and DOCUTAH’s Best of Fest film series.
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DOCUTAH PRESENTS: Cartapesta: The Carnival of Fano
2027-02-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
FILM

DOCUTAH Presents

Cartapesta: The Carnival of Fano

Friday, February 5, 2027 // 7:30p

part of First Fridays at Kayenta

Italy’s oldest Carnival, memories, footages, a very powerful imagery rooted over the centuries in one city: Fano. A tradition, that of papier-mâché, and its float masters who, generation after generation, have been able to blend creativity, engineering and manual skills to build those traveling stages called floats. A character, named Vulón, encountering a child. He doesn’t know anything about the Carnival of Fano. No one better than a Carnival mask to walk him around through parades, costumes and sweets and to tell him that after all, Carnival is more than a simple celebration: it’s a feeling, a state of mind that warms the heart of a city and of the territory around. And while the carnival week is getting to an end, somebody is up and ready for a new beginning…

Presented as part of Kayenta’s First Fridays and DOCUTAH’s Best of Fest film series.
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DOCUTAH PRESENTS: An American Storyteller: The Art of Arnold Friberg
2027-03-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
FILM

DOCUTAH Presents

An American Storyteller: The Art of Arnold Friberg

Friday, March 5, 2027 // 7:30p

part of First Fridays at Kayenta

An American Storyteller: The Art of Arnold Friberg is a captivating documentary exploring the life, faith, and legacy of one of the most iconic illustrators of the 20th century. From his revered portrait of George Washington at Valley Forge to his unforgettable biblical scenes to his majestic paintings of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Arnold Friberg’s work has stirred hearts and shaped national identity. Through rare archival footage, expert commentary, and personal reflections, this film reveals how Friberg’s deep sense of purpose and storytelling prowess turned paint and canvas into timeless inspiration.

Presented as part of Kayenta’s First Fridays and DOCUTAH’s Best of Fest film series.

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DOCUTAH PRESENTS: The Hole Story
2027-04-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
FILM

DOCUTAH Presents

The Hole Story

Friday, April 2, 2027 // 7:30p

part of First Fridays at Kayenta

The discovery of a sixty-foot, hand-made hole on a California mountain implicates a small town’s local mythology in a bizarre unsolved crime. For the Forest Service investigator, it was just another case to solve. For an intrepid YouTuber, it was a conspiracy to discredit his search for an ancient civilization. For a young man looking for work, it was his coming-of-age story. For a local author, it was a cautionary tale about the power of storytelling.

Presented as part of Kayenta’s First Fridays and DOCUTAH’s Best of Fest film series.

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DOCUTAH PRESENTS: Saffron Robe
2027-05-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
FILM

DOCUTAH Presents

Saffron Robe

Friday, May 7, 2027 // 7:30p

part of First Fridays at Kayenta

Saffron Robe is a feature documentary that follows a revered Buddhist abbot in the remote northern region of Laos as he navigates the challenges of a sacred life under a communist regime. An ambitious spiritual leader, Abbot Onekeo Sittivong defied convention by establishing a new school for his country’s poor and undereducated children. But something else is happening at this school in a misty forest. The abbot and his fellow saffron-robed monks and young novices are working tirelessly to revitalize ancient Lao Theravada Buddhist practices and education almost lost to history.

Presented as part of Kayenta’s First Fridays and DOCUTAH’s Best of Fest film series.

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DOCUTAH PRESENTS: Driven by Angels
2027-06-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
FILM

DOCUTAH Presents

Driven by Angels

Friday, June 4, 2027 // 7:30p

part of First Fridays at Kayenta

At 62 years old, Vaughn Shafer comes out of retirement in a bold attempt to reclaim his title as the fastest man on a motorized skateboard. What begins as a comeback story quickly spirals into a powerful journey of perseverance as his crew battles setbacks at the track and the loss of multiple loved ones. More than a film about breaking speed records, Driven By Angels celebrates resilience, friendship, and the people who continue to inspire us long after they’re gone.

Presented as part of Kayenta’s First Fridays and DOCUTAH’s Best of Fest film series.

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