Park City Song Summit seeks approval for 2025 event at City Park

Photo: Park City Song Summit // Erika Goldring

PARK CITY, Utah – The Park City Song Summit, a multi-day event blending live music, artist conversations, and discussions on creativity and mental health, is seeking approval from the City Council to host its 2025 festival at City Park. However, the proposed dates conflict with existing recreational and special events, which has raised initial logistical concerns from city staff.

A discussion about the possible venue change will be discussed at City Council’s Feb. 6 meeting.

The 2025 Song Summit is set to take place August 15-16. The event would feature: Two ticketed concerts (up to 4,000 attendees each) at the City Park softball field, lab workshops and discussions at the Jim Santy Auditorium. Event staff headquarters and catering would be at the City Park Recreation Center and there would be VIP parking at Miners Hospital.

Park City officials have identified several scheduling conflicts, including the Summer in the City Volleyball Tournament (Aug. 16), which is the largest outdoor volleyball event in Utah, held annually at City Park for 40 years. The Park City softball league, volleyball league and the Park City Summer Day Camp, a state-licensed childcare center serving 80 families, operating at Miners Hospital and the City Park Recreation Building would also present conflicts.

To accommodate the Song Summit, officials are considering relocating the volleyball and spike ball tournaments to Quinn’s Sports Complex, moving adult softball games to Quinn’s Sports Complex  and canceling the Park City Summer Day Camp for three days—though relocating the camp is difficult due to state licensing requirements.

City officials note that relocating these events may not be feasible, and will discuss alternative solutions at Thursday’s meeting.

If approved, the Song Summit would be required to pay an estimated $28,476 in city fees to covering services such as police presence, trash removal and park rentals and facility use.

The City Council will review the proposal and provide policy direction on whether to proceed with planning for a Level 5 Special Event Permit, which is required for events held during a Local Time Period.

If approved, official event details and permitting would be finalized in the spring. Alternatively, the council could delay the event until 2026 to avoid conflicts and allow more planning time.