Join Eventful Yoga in kicking off summer, and hopefully, an annual yoga festival for the community. Photo: Eventful Yoga.

PARK CITY, Utah — Park City’s first Summer Kickoff Yoga Festival arrives at City Park on June 27, bringing a full day of movement, music and community to mark the start of summer. The event is organized by Eventful Yoga and founder Lindsey Marshall, running from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. with sessions ranging from a DJ-backed vinyasa flow to a restorative yin practice with live guitar and a sound bath. Attendees can drop in for a single class or stay the whole day.

Tickets are available through Eventbrite in four formats: a single-session pass, a double pass covering any two sessions of the buyer’s choice, an all-day pass for the full lineup, and special Family Yoga ticket options.

Kristin Martino, who has worked with Marshall since 2019 and took on a larger role at Eventful Yoga after leaving her corporate job earlier this year, said the festival is a chance to raise the studio’s profile. “People are starting to realize Eventful Yoga is on the map with the other yoga studios, even though we don’t have nearly the same recognition yet,” Martino said. “We’re trying to bring more awareness to the mobile studio side of what we do.”

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Organizers pulled instructors from across the yoga community for the inaugural event, including several from Basin Recreation and a handful traveling up from Salt Lake City.

“The intention is to make this an annual festival that we can grow each year,” Martino said. “This is just our first run at it.”

The day opens at 9 a.m. with a one-hour vinyasa flow taught by Martino, set to a live mix from DJ Michellada, the stage name of Salt Lake City DJ Kate Allen. At 10:30 a.m., the schedule moves into a 90-minute double session: a 45-minute mindful flow led by Erin Malloy, a former Park City resident now based in Salt Lake City, followed by a 45-minute Breathe to the Beat breathwork class with instructor Adam Millington. DJ Michellada’s set runs through both halves, shifting style to match Malloy’s flow and then Millington’s breathwork.

After a midday break, Layla Ward leads a qigong class from 1 to 2 p.m. that blends in elements of tai chi, accompanied by traditional Asian-style music rather than a DJ set. At 2:15 p.m., Amy Cairn guides a 45-minute forest bathing session, leading a walking meditation along the City Park path next to the river.

Family yoga, taught by children’s yoga specialist Randi Jo Greenberg, runs from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. and requires its own ticket, separate from the single, double and all-day passes. Family pass pricing is tiered by group size, starting at about $35 for two people and increasing for groups of up to six, Martino said.

The festival closes from 5:30 to 7 p.m. with a yin yoga and sound bath session led by Marshall, joined by local musician Myke Plourde of the band Telluride Meltdown. Plourde, on acoustic guitar, has synced his playing to Marshall’s sound bowls. “It’s just a beautiful synergy,” Martino said.

A handful of local businesses plan to be on hand throughout the day. Prime IV is expected to have goodies for yogis. The festival has City Park reserved until 8 p.m., though the park remains open to the public after that for anyone who wants to stay.

The idea for the festival came together quickly. Martino said organizers settled on the concept about a month before the event and decided to move forward this year rather than wait. They had hoped to time the debut closer to the summer solstice, but this year’s spot at City Park near that window was already reserved, pushing the date to June 27. In future years, Martino said, organizers hope to nudge the timing closer to the solstice, around June 19-20.

Local businesses interested in setting up a booth at a future festival can reach Eventful Yoga by email at eventfulyoga@gmail.com and kmartino89@gmail.com.