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SNAPPED: Park City’s longest-running celebration honors mining legacy

Rebecca Brenner

by Rebecca Brenner
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Miner's Day, Park City

Miner's Day, Park City Photo: TownLift//Randi Sidman-Moore

PARK CITY, Utah — Park City celebrated its 130th Miners Day on September 1, honoring the town’s deep mining heritage with a full day of festivities.

TownLift//Randi Sidman-Moore
Miner's Day, Park City
TownLift//Randi Sidman-Moore
Miner's Day, Park City
TownLift//Randi Sidman-Moore

The tradition kicked off with the annual fun run and a hearty community pancake breakfast before crowds lined Main Street for the parade.

Miner's Day, Park City
TownLift//Randi Sidman-Moore
Miner's Day, Park City
TownLift//Randi Sidman-Moore
Miner's Day, Park City
TownLift//Randi Sidman-Moore

Later, locals and visitors gathered at City Park for games and the signature mucking and drilling competition, a nod to the hard-rock miners who built the town’s legacy.

Miner's Day Running of the Balls, Park City
TownLift//Randi Sidman-Moore
Miner's Day Running of the Balls, Park City
TownLift//Randi Sidman-Moore
Miner's Day, Park City
TownLift//Randi Sidman-Moore

The Miners Day Celebration remains Park City’s longest-running event, a tradition spanning more than a century that continues to bring the community together each Labor Day.

Rebecca Brenner

Rebecca Brenner is a Park City–based journalist whose work has appeared in Time, the Los Angeles Times, Tin House, The Rumpus, and other outlets. She is the founder of Mindful. Summit County, a member of Leadership Park City Class 30 and the Park City Community Foundation’s DEI Cohort, and a board member of Summit Pride. Her debut memoir, Paper House, was published by Wayfarer Books in 2025.

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