Community Overview

Home of Southern Utah University

Welcome to life in beautiful Cedar City & Southern Utah! Where we enjoy a lifestyle of amazing mountain scenery, friendly people, and beautiful four seasons! An area where there are numerous activities to take part in and many amazing sights to see. Cedar City is the host of the annual Utah Summer Games. Cedar City is also located near Brian Head Ski Resort, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park and Grand Canyon National Park! And there are many good reasons why Cedar City is called the FESTIVAL CITY. Cedar City is the host of many fun festival events each year including: The Utah Shakespearean Festival which received a Tony Award for "Outstanding Regional Theatre" in 2000, if you are interested in purchasing tickets call 800-752-9849. Cedar City also hosts the Neil Simon Theatre Festival, the Canyon Country Western Arts Festival, UROC World Championship Supercrawl, Oktoberfest, Cedar City Skyfest, the annual July Jamboree, and the Utah Midsummer Renaissance Faire (a four day Renaissance Faire in downtown Cedar City).

Cedar City is also home of Southern Utah University (SUU). With approximately 6500 students, SUU also hosts The Utah Skakespearean Festival and the Utah Summer Games events each year. Cedar City and the entire Southern Utah area continue to be a center of tourism, education, recreation, fine arts and commercial development.