Event Details

*This is a free event. No tickets are required.*

The annual Utah Athletics Fan Fest returns to Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 7-9 p.m. The free event kicks off the 2025-26 competition year and features activities and interaction with student-athletes and coaches from all of Utah's athletics programs.

Parking and admission are free. Highlights for this year's Fan Fest include:

• Engaging activities for kids and families on the football field with student-athletes from each of Utah's athletics teams
• Open House in the Ken Garff Red Zone, featuring the locker room and the Julie M. and David S. Layton Field Club
• Watch the first official performance of the year by the Utah Marching Band and Spirit Squad.
• Video board show featuring interviews by the Voice of the Utes Bill Riley with coaches and student-athletes.
• Utah Utes merchandise may be purchased at the Utah Red Zone locations and other points of sale on the field.
• Concession stands will be open at various locations throughout the concourse.

Fans may park for free in the West Stadium lot and Guardsman Way lot, and entry for the event will be through Gates A and D on the West and Southwest perimeter of Rice-Eccles Stadium.

*This is a free event. No tickets are required.*

Date: Sat • August 16, 2025
Time: 7-9pm