“Pioneers — Building on the Dream”
Join Us for a Great Celebration in 2012!
We have great things planned for the 2012 Days of ’47 celebration, from the Royalty Pageant and Parade, to the Rodeo and all the other events. Our President and the Board of Directors cannot thank all those who volunteer their time and talents to bring each event to life. We are also grateful for the hundreds of thousands of our fellow Utahns and the visitors to our great state who participate in or visit our events. Our 2012 celebration will be exciting — be sure to schedule your summer plans to take advantage of our many activities — most of which are free to the public. Grab your hat, pull on those boots and c’mon down!
Please note our new theme, “Pioneers — Building on the Dream”. Our 2012 celebration will be centered around those words and we invite all pioneers, in Utah and everywhere, to join us as we build on those pioneer dreams!
We are updating our website for 2012 during December and January. Please bear with us while we work through the kinks and bring you fresh information for our new season of exciting events and activities. Check back often. As each page is updated, we will be sure to tell you that we’re giving you the information for 2012. In the meantime, if you have specific questions, please Contact Us and send us a message. We’ll reply as quickly as possible. See you soon!
Pioneers of Progress
The nomination deadline for Pioneers of Progress is January 20, 2012. If you have a fellow Utahn in mind for this honor, please visit the Pioneers of Progress Nomination page and submit the online form or follow the on page instructions for mailing a downloaded nomination form.
The Days of ’47 KSL 5 Parade
The Days of ’47 KSL 5 Parade will be held on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in downtown Salt Lake City beginning at 9:00 am. Keep in mind that our 2012 route will begin at South Temple and State Street, run east to 200 East, turn south to 900 South, then east to Liberty Park at 600 East in Salt Lake City. For a new adventure, brings the kids, the sleeping bags and the hot dogs downtown on the evening of the 23rd. You can camp out on Salt Lake City streets along the route beginning at 8 p.m. on Monday evening. This is the biggest sleepover your family and friends will ever experience! Remember to bring enough water to keep everyone hydrated.
When overnight camping or during the Parade, our Parade Committee officials strongly encourage you to respect the private property owners all along the route — they need their sleep! Leave business and residential driveways open and be mindful of your neighbors. Also, pick up trash and use the recetacles while you enjoy the festivities.
Colorful floats, bands, horses, clowns and other entries will thrill new spectators in 2011. Click here for more about The Days of ’47 KSL 5 Parade. Also, the maps attached below will help you negotiate our downtown traffic on July 25th. Watch our state’s biggest Parade in person or on KSL 5.
If you are interested in a Vendor Permit for our July 24th Parade, please note that our vendor permitting process allows sales and distributions along our lineup and parade route only. We do not issue permits for activities or sales inside Liberty Park. Download a Days of ’47 Vendor Permit for the Parade on July 24th.
Bands participating in The Days of ’47 KSL 5 Parade are invited. Please contact our Parade co-chairs (jsmith@daysof47.com or jwilliams@daysof47.com) via email for additional information regarding band participation.
Rodeo
The 2012 version of The Days of ’47 Rodeo is in the planning stages. As we always do, we’ll bring you plenty of bucking broncos, fiesty cowboys and racing cowgirls beginning on July 20th through the 24th (except Sunday). For more information, visit our Rodeo website and also click here.