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Southern Utah University - - What To Do And See

 

ATTRACTIONS

See the Cedar Breaks National Monument, on State Highway 143, a beautiful natural amphitheatre, which sits on an elevation of more than 10 000 feet, a great place for outdoor activities such as hiking or picnicking, featuring amazing colorful surroundings, especially during fall, when the trees are colored in impressive color tones.

 

Visit the Iron Mission State Park Museum, on N. Main Street, now called Frontier Homestead State Park Museum, a great educational attraction of Cedar City which reveals the local lifestyle in the 1850's, through various exhibits and displays, including horse-drawn vehicles from that period, as well as an interesting collection of Indian and pioneer artifacts.

 

Try out your golfing skills at the Cedar Ridge Golf Course, which can be found at 900 N. 200 E, an 18-hole golf course that is friendly to beginners and challenging for professional golfers, in the same time.

 

Sports & outdoor events

The Annual Utah Summer Games, which happens in June, is perhaps one of the most popular annual sporting events in Cedar City.

 

This fun annual entertaining celebration, shortened USG, by locals, which has been going on for about 25 years, is actually an Olympic-style sports festival, dedicated for athletes of all ages and abilities, from Utah.

 

The Summer Games attract nearly 10 000 participants, every year, as well as 50 000 spectators, and it is continuously growing in both size and popularity, being considered today one of the premier sporting events in Utah.

 

Festivals

There are dozens of fun and entertaining celebrations which are happening in Cedar City, throughout the entire year, and some of the most popular and favorite ones are listed below. Check it out!

 

American Family Fest - July 2-5, 2010.

American Children's Christmas Festival - July 2-5, 2010.

Livestock & Heritage Festival - October 29 - 31, 2010.

Utah Midsummer Renaissance Fair - July 7 - 10, 2010.

SkyFest - September 17 - 19, 2010.

Utah Shakespearian Festival - June 28 - September 4, 2010.

 

Nightlife

Cedar City is a wonderful place to visit. Its only week point is the nightlife scene, which is not very appealing, consisting only of a few local bars, where you and your friends can have a drink or two, as well as a few restaurants, where you can enjoy a tasty dinner, and maybe one or two worthwhile clubs.

 

Besides dinner or drinks, there aren't many things to do after the sun goes down, in Cedar City.

 

The 3 main popular nightspots in Cedar City are: Mikes Tavern, on Hoover Avenue, The Playhouse and Club 900, on Main Street.