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Everyone knows that winter is Park City’s most popular time of year, with the city’s world-famous snow sports and its mid-winter Sundance Film Festival. The summer months are also hugely popular here, as a lot of visitors escape the summer heat to enjoy Park City’s cool weather, affordable accommodations, and full line-up of summer celebrations. What a lot of people don’t know, however, is that absolute best time to visit Park City might actually be in the fall.

Hear us out.

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PARK CITY’S SHOULDER SEASON

Unlike resort towns like Veil, Park City is a bustling community during the fall. Instead of closing up shop until the winter tourists return, most Park City businesses and restaurants are open and jumping all through the autumn. In fact, you’ll find some fantastic deals and special offers after the summer crowds subside. Many hotels offer free cocktail hours, cheese tastings, s’mores on the patio, or other fun seasonal offers.

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FANTASTIC FALL COLORS

Have you seen Park City in the autumn? Until you’ve enjoyed our Rocky Mountain Maples and Quaking Aspens in their full color, you haven’t really seen our mountains. And if you get a view from a chairlift or a hot air balloon, the effect is even more spectacular.

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SWEATER WEATHER

There is no better time to get out and enjoy Park City’s 450 miles of biking trails than in the fall. Pull on a sweater and explore countless hiking trails , or just enjoy a leisurely stroll down Historic Main Street, sans the crowds.

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ALL THE EVENTS

From Octoberfest to Art-oberfest to Bratoberfest, Park City has all the autumn festivals covered. Throw in fall concerts, Last Friday Gallery Strolls, the Harvest Festival, movie screenings at Park City Film and at Twilight Drive-in at the Utah Olympic Park, Egyptian Theatre shows, Halloween on Main Street, and even Halloween ghost tours, and you’ll see that Park City’s “off season” isn’t off at all.

EYE-POPPING WEDDINGS

Besides getting great off-season deals, avoiding crowds, and soaking up the perfect weather, our favorite reason for being in Park City in the fall is honestly for the weddings!

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We love catering weddings and events in Park City at any time of the year, of course, but there’s something profoundly moving about a fall wedding. It feels so right to make eternal vows while standing in the permanence of the mountains and the transitory beauty of the changing season.

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Why Fall is the Time to Visit Park City

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