Concert Venues

The Moab Music Festival is renowned for its concerts in stunning outdoor venues and its casually comfortable atmosphere. The popular Festival Tent series immerses the audience in desert splendor set against dramatic Fisher Towers at sunset.

Concert Dates: Friday, September 5 at 6:00 p.m. - Moab Music Festival Virtuosos
Saturday, September 6 at 6:00 p.m. - Author! Author!
On September 5th, A benefit dinner with the performing musicians will follow at the Sorrel River Ranch restaurant.

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Approaching 100 years old, historic Star Hall provides an intimate setting for audiences and musicians alike. Over the past two years, the Hall has received a face lift and the new Sun Park adjacent to Star Hall provides a comfortable gathering place before the concert and during intermission.

Concert Dates: Sunday, August 31 at 7:00 p.m. - What Makes It "American"?
Wednesday, September 3 at 7:00 p.m. - Souvenir de France
Tuesday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. - Piano Talk with Paul Hersh and Axel Strauss

The Festival's signature event--the Colorado River Benefit Concerts. Music in perfect acoustics, the grotto setting, and a 45 minute jetboat ride on the Colorado River make for an unforgettable afternoon.

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Sorrel River Ranch Resort is a remote oasis in an otherwise rugged landscape. The 17-mile drive from Moab heightens that remoteness, as does the sight of the Fisher Towers-three 2000 foot-tall spires of red sandstone near the sagebrush-scented ranch.

Concert Date: Wednesday, September 10 at 6:00 p.m. - From the French Court to the Cajun Kitchen

Red Cliff's Adventure Lodge first hosted a Moab Music Festival concert in the 2002 season. Here, you will experience the history of the old White's ranch in the area's newest resort location, 14 miles upstream on the Colorado River. Many movies and commercials have made use of the ranch and surrounding scenery, and a museum honoring early cowboys and film heritage is located on-site.

Concert Date: Friday, September 12 at 6:00 p.m. - Dvorak and American Music
A benefit dinner with the performing musicians will follow the concert at the Red Cliffs Adventure Lodge restaurant.

The Grand County High School Auditorium features Moab's newest concert hall, providing comfortable seating and beautiful acoustics. This site with its large stage accommodates some of the Festival's grander chamber music productions.

Concert Dates: Saturday, August 30 at 7:00 p.m. - Opening Night Concert
Saturday, September 13 at 7:00 p.m. - Paquito D'Rivera & Friends

Bring a picnic, blanket, lawn chairs or just lounge on the grass under large Cottonwood trees at Old City Park and enjoy the view of the La Sal Mountains. For the first time, the Festival is presenting the Family Concert on the afternoon of Labor Day. We hope this new date allows even more families to attend this admission free and entertaining afternoon of music, featuring the Festival's world-class musicians and students from the Festival's Educational Outreach classes.

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