Name: Discover NHL Winter Classic(R) - Colorado Avalanche v Utah Mammoth
Start: 2026-12-31
End: 2026-12-31

The Salt Lake City Arts Council celebrates and presents the arts year-round in a city that’s been designated as a “Top 25 Arts Destination.” The Arts Council produces such award-winning programs as the Twilight Concert Series, the Living Traditions Festival, visual arts exhibitions at the Finch Lane Gallery, and manages the public art program for the City of Salt Lake.

Salt Lake City Arts Council

Looking for things to do in Salt Lake City? Visit Foothill Cultural District during your next trip to Utah and discover the heart of Salt Lake City's cultural life. With trails to hike, zoo animals to watch, trains to ride, dinosaur bones to dig, beds to sleep in, gardens to stroll, Olympic sports to remember, Buffalo Soldiers to visit, and fine art to enjoy, there's something for everyone. And it's all within three square miles in Salt Lake's foothills. The districts nine venues include: Utah's Hogle Zoo, This is the Place Heritage Park, Red Butte Garden, Fort Douglas Museum, Natural History Museum, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, The Tracy Aviary, The Tower at Rice Eccles Stadium and University Guest House. More information and attraction coupons can be found at http://www.foothillcd.com. The Salt Lake Tribune hailed Foothill Cultural District as its “Editor’s Choice” first runner up and the “People’s Choice” second runner up as the state’s Tourism Top Spot. Read more here: http://www.foothillcd.com. https://www.hoglezoo.org;

Foothill Cultural District

The Libby Gardner Concert Hall at the University of Utah is equipped with 680 seats plus choir seating for 200 performers, a stage for over 80 musicians, matched pair of Hamburg Steinway D concert grand pianos, Lively-Fulcher pipe organ, and a moveable acoustic curtain for adjustment of hall reverberation time.

Libby Gardner Hall

We are your east-bench go to for eclectic American comfort food. Simple craft cuisine, 12 local craft beers and a huge assortment of local spirits. Come for the amazing food and stay for the creative desserts!

Thistle & Thyme

Wakara Bar is a great spot to watch the game and catch up with friends. There are flat screen TV's, an outdoor patio, local craft beers on tap, and a gourmet bar menu.

Wakara Bar

SAME AMAZING COFFEE. EVEN MORE TOAST. We took our already too good to be true toast to the next level. Our kitchen location brings the 9th and 9th neighborhood THE brunch spot with Toast and Gravy, French Toast and Hash to appease those mid-morning hunger. We also have your favorite B.L.T. and Chicken Salad Melt to make any lunch better and tastier. With all our local partners, we bring you the freshest food to one of your favorite Salt Lake neighborhoods.

Publik Kitchen

Primary Children's Medical Center is owned and operated by Intermountain Healthcare, a charitable, community-owned, nonprofit health care organization based in Salt Lake. Primary Children's Medical Center serves the needs of children in the states of Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and Montana. The hospital is equipped to treat children with complex illness and injury and is recognized as one of the top children's hospitals in the United States.

Primary Children's Hospital

Catch a University of Utah athletic event: football, men's and women's basketball, gymnastics, and much more.

University of Utah Athletics Dept.

**Alliance Theater and Events** is a virtual and in-person hybrid venue located in Trolley Square. We specialize in live events, private bookings, and broadcast performances. Our venue has a fully equipped stage with lights, sound, and full streaming capabilities. Our staff has over 25 years of experience in the events and entertainment industry and can help make your vision a reality. **Utah Arts Alliance** has created an accessible space where Utah’s arts community can create and share with the world.

We have a main hall, an intimate bar and a blackbox theater space to choose from!

Also available for weddings, parties, corporate events, and banquets.

Alliance Theater

Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine combines excellence in teaching, research, and clinical expertise to train tomorrow's physicians for the rapidly changing world of medicine. With over 1,000 physicians and researchers, and 23 science departments.

Orthopedic Center, University of Utah Health Sports Medicine

Visit Salt Lake

Salt Lake is the place where the Wasatch mountain peaks frame city streets. Sure, Salt Lake's famed for our winter powder ([four legendary ski resorts](https://www.visitsaltlake.com/things-to-do/skiing-snowboarding/) just 30 minutes from downtown), but that's just one season's story. Summer brings families [hiking through wildflower meadows](https://www.visitsaltlake.com/things-to-do/outdoor-recreation/) before cooling off at a Jazz game or the Gateway fountains. Autumn paints our mountain canyons in gold, perfect for morning strolls that end at local coffee shops. Spring? That's when you might spot baby bison on Antelope Island before heading to the Eccles Theater for a Broadway show. Our soaring Wasatch Mountains rise dramatically from downtown Salt Lake, creating a place where every day offers both natural wonders and urban energy. And while we sit perfectly between the [national parks](https://www.visitsaltlake.com/things-to-do/outdoor-recreation/state-national-parks/) with Yellowstone's geysers and Utah's red rock country, the real magic happens right here, where everyone can [discover the history](https://www.visitsaltlake.com/plan-your-visit/about-salt-lake/) of the city as they find their own rhythm between mountain adventure and city life.

Sports Salt Lake

The Utah Mammoth will host the Discover NHL Winter Classic, playing the Colorado Avalanche at picturesque Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on December 31, 2026. The Mammoth will become the 32nd NHL team to play in an outdoor game when they host the Colorado Avalanche at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.This calendar listing is brought to you by NowPlayingUtah.com, Utah's one-stop, online website for arts and entertainment events, powered by the Utah Cultural Alliance.

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