We have many children and family programs in Cedar City.
The Cedar City Arts Council is not a presenting organization, but helps promote area arts. We coordinate the Final Friday Art Walks in the summer. If you have items to add please send them to cedarcityartscouncil@gmail.com. Updated May 2025. Thanks for your help.
The Johnson Center for the Arts offers art, music, concerts, and theater classes as well as having a performance space for rent. They also sponsor both adult and children choirs: https://www.johnsonartscenter.org
Theater:
The Utah Shakespeare Festival offers summer workshops: https://www.bard.org/camps-classes/
Cedar City Children’s Musical Theater presents a late summer musical, mini-musicals throughout the year and special events for Halloween and Christmas. https://www.cccmt.org
Intermountain Performing Arts Conservatory offers voice lessons and theater opportunities: https://im-pac.com
Art and Music:
SUU Art Fusion offers summer classes for children and activities through the year plus school outreach programs: https://www.suu.edu/artsfusion/
The Johnson Art Center offers art, music, concerts, and family events for all ages: https://www.johnsonartscenter.org
Art:
We have strong visual art programs in all of our public schools.
Art Walk Final Fridays on the last Friday of June through September from 5 to 8 p.m. starting at Artisans on Center Street, down 100 West to Art Works, and on to Southern Utah Museum of Art at 300 W. Center. There will be artist displays and live music. Updates published at https://www.facebook.com/Cedar-City-Art-Walk-488202448044670/
The Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA) offers free public programming for children and families throughout the year, which includes: Family Day (Second Saturdays, all ages), Wonder Wednesday (Third Wednesdays, K-5th grade), and Create Playdate (Final Wednesdays, preschoolers). The museum also offers guided tours and classroom activities, thanks to Cedar City RAP Tax. https://www.suu.edu/suma/
Music: (all public schools have music programs and there are numerous private music teachers available)
Suzuki Strings Cedar City offers violin, viola, and cello instruction for ages 3 to adult including orchestra training. Weekly group lessons are offered during the school year with several performance opportunities. https://www.suzukistringscedarcity.org
Cedar Music Store offers private lessons More info: https://cedarmusicstore.com
Let’s Play Music, a children’s music program. Classes available. Contact Kathy Wells at 435-477-6561
Orchestra of Southern Utah provides a Children’s Jubilee with music, art, and science plus evening concerts. https://www.myosu.org
Dance:
Dance programs in Cedar City offer everything from tap and jazz to ballet and square dancing:
Dance Magic & The Ballet School – Cedar City, Utah – Dance Studio: https://www.mydancemagic.com/
The Point Dance Studio | Dance – Cedar City, Utah: https://www.thepointdance.com/page/home
On Stage Dance Studio: https://onstagedancestudio.com
Cedar City Junior Ballet has a full-length production each year. More info: https://www.cedarcityjuniorballet.org/
Youth square dance club that always is open for beginner dancers. This is free for youth. Caller/ instructor. Pat Matthews 531-6811.
Color Country Cloggers. National Champions and dancers ranging in ages from 5-Young Adult. Register now at https://www.colorcountrycloggers.com
Dance class open to teens 12-17 to learn a variety of ballroom and Latin dance styles. More information: cedarcityballroom@gmail.com
Tumbling and swimming available at Aquatic Center: https://www.cedarcityut.gov/1199/Classes
Literary:
Cedar City Library sponsors storytelling, summer reading, and other programs. Updates at https://www.facebook.com/cedarcitylibrary
Frontier Homestead has storytimes and children’s activities throughout the year with a special Folk Festival in the spring and Christmas Celebration in December. https://frontierhomestead.org
There is also an Iron County Bookmobile. https://bookmobiles.utah.gov/iron/