Location: Cedar City
Top Things to do in Cedar City
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Just a couple of hours north of Las Vegas lies an oasis called Cedar City. Home to Southern Utah University, and close to a number of scenic national parks, this charming and compact city offers visitors a great home base for exploring the area. Golf, skiing, biking and other outdoor recreational activities abound. In the summer, mountain bikers flock to the Brian Head Peak Activity Center, for challenging runs and spectacular scenery. Also called the "Festival City," Cedar City plays host to a number of prestigious film, theater and art festivals throughout the year (the summer Shakespearean Festival is one of the more well-known fetes), making anytime a great time to visit.
Restaurants in Cedar City
1. Utah Shakespeare Festival
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 547 reviews
The Utah Shakespeare Festival produces the work of Shakespeare and other classic playwrights in three spaces at the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts in Cedar City Utah. Plays, orientations, seminars, Greenshows, classes, camps, and tours complete a Festival experience.
2. Artisans Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By mariatM5676LU - Cedar City, United States
Excellent variety of local and regional art for purchase and the prices are reasonable. The best part of Artisans are the delightful shop keeper, who are knowledgeable of the area as well as the art they're selling. Their hours are limited, generally open Fridays and Saturdays, so check ahead and ask about the Final Friday's Art Walk held during the summer.
3. Frontier Homestead State Park Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 184 reviews
Discover the pioneer and early industrial history of Cedar City, Iron County, and southwest Utah through an extensive horse-drawn wagon collection, historic buildings, Paiute native camp, sawmill and replica blast furnace. Enjoy many hands-on activities and interpretive programs throughout the year, including Sheep-to-Shawl, Archaeology Day, Iron Mission Days, cemetery tours, and Christmas at the Homestead.
Reviewed By GirlMarley - Colorado Springs, United States
Did not plan to go to this museum but since it is located directly across from the Visitors Center, we meandered over to check it out. It is much larger than it appears from the front having several pieces of equipment including old horse drawn carriages on the back grounds as well as antique farming equipment and a cabin and house. The interior houses vintage cars and carriages and lots of interesting information about the area as well as old pictures of the former days...lots of snow back then. We had to rush through having only one hour before it closed. Had we not been leaving the next day we would definitely have come back to take a better look.
4. IG Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 48 reviews
IG Winery is Utah’s premier winery located on Center Street in downtown Cedar City neighboring fine local restaurants, the Shakespeare Festival, the Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA), and a short drive away from Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks and Brian Head Ski Resort. IG Winery winemaker, Doug McCombs, brings his penchant for fine wines to Southern Utah with signature blends and single varietals that are handcrafted to create rich, smooth and elegant wines that the crisp white wine lover and hearty red wine connoisseur will enjoy. McCombs sources grapes from the finest vineyards in California, Oregon and Washington; including Napa, Sonoma, Sierra Foothills, the Columbia and Rogue Valleys.
Reviewed By QA_Geek - Manchester, United States
The staff was excellent and friendly. Great atmosphere and the wines were excellent we had the mix and match and wasn’t disappointed. The selection is amazing.
5. Southern Utah Museum of Art
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 67 reviews
The Southern Utah Museum of Art, on the campus of Southern Utah University, features the artwork of regional artists known for their landscapes, faculty and student artists from the SUU Department of Art + Design, as well as emerging and distinguished artists from around the country. Strengths of the nearly 2,000-object permanent collection include the body of work by Jimmie Jones that exemplifies his notable career in the region, as well as a robust collection of prints featuring well-known artists such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Salvador Dali, Katsushika Hokusai, Thomas Hart Benton, and others. Part of the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts, which also includes the Utah Shakespeare Festival, SUMA is free and open to the public. SUMA is temporarily closed for exhibit rotation and will reopen to the public on October 13th, 2018.
6. Historic Cedar Theatre
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 17 reviews
Discount movie theater and events venue.
Reviewed By Tourist27344849320
My name is James, I am starting a Gofund me account to buy this building, and have it Landmarked, Restored and Re-opened in the near future. I went to this theater awhile back and loved it, I am a huge movie buff and have been involved in many businesses and would be a great owner of this facility. If you are interested in banning with me and others in our struggle to save this piece of history in Cedar City, please find me on Gofund me and contribute what you can. Thanks James
