The 2026 Dark Arts Festival of Utah

🎉 Join us for 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 anniversary since the inception of the Communion Dark Arts Festival in 1993 (24 years of the event itself). Come celebrate and support the darker side of the arts!

🔞 Age Restriction: This event is 21+, except for the vendor patio and upstairs performances on Saturday and Sunday.

🕕 Festival Hours:

• October 10: 6 PM - 2 AM
• October 11: 6 PM - 2 AM
• October 12: 6 PM - 1 AM
  Times may change at the venue's discretion.

🎭 Themes for this year:

• Main Theme: Penny Dreadfuls
• Friday: Creatures of the Night
• Saturday: Jack the Ripper
• Sunday: Dorian Grey

🎶 Schedule:
Friday, October 2nd

• 6 PM - Doors Open
• 6 PM - 7 PM - Various Performances
• 8 PM - 9 PM - 10 PM - 11 PM - Image Down (Utah)
• 12 AM - Riverhead (Utah)
• 2 AM - Close

Saturday, October 3rd

• 6 PM - Doors Open
• 6 PM - 7 PM - Various Performances (upstairs)
• 9 PM - 10 PM - Absynthe Of Faith (Minnesota)
• 11 PM - Redemption (Utah)
• 12 AM - Carphax Files (North Carolina)
• 2 AM - Close

Sunday, October 4th

• 6 PM - Doors Open
• 6 PM - 7 PM - 8 PM - Voicecoil (Denver) Virtual Temple 3 performance
• 9 PM - Various Performances (upstairs)
• 10 PM - 11 PM - Bellhead (Illinois)
• 1 AM - Close

🎧 DJ Schedule:

• Friday, October 2nd: 6 PM - 8 PM - 10 PM - 12 AM
• Saturday, October 3rd: 6 PM - 8 PM - 10 PM - 12 AM
• Sunday, October 4th: 6 PM - 8 PM - 10 PM - 12 AM

🛍️ Vendors (downstairs patio/bar):

• Blue Moth (Utah)
• Graveyard Witch Accessories (Utah)
• The Wanderer (Utah)
• Acheron Artworks (Utah)
• Kendra Hitchcock Art (Utah)
• Concrete Art (Utah)

🎟️ Tickets:

• $30 for 3 days or $15 per day. Tickets will be available soon.

🍹 Club Area 51 will 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!

📍 Location: 451 S 400 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84101-2202, United States