2023 Cedar Livestock & Heritage Festival

Cedar Livestock and Heritage Festival is held with the majority of events held at the Cross Hollows Event Center (11 N Cross Hollows Dr, Cedar City). The Sheep Parade is the highlight of the event and takes place Saturday at 10 am down Cedar City Main Street.

Friday, October 27th

Cedar Chest Quilters Quilt Show
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM The Cedar Chest Quilters Guild will display their pieced textile art, beautiful machine made and handmade quilts at the Heritage Center Lobby located at 105 N. 100 East.

Livestock Festival
3:00 to 7:00 PM Honoring Cedar City’s rich agricultural heritage. Featuring western vendors, agricultural displays, antique tractor show,  and more. Held at the Cross Hollows Events Center.  .

Antique Tractor & Machinery Show
3:00 to 7:00 PM Cross Hollows Parking Lot

Junior Ranch Rodeo
4:30 PM Kids compete in ranch skills including team roping, wild goat milking and branding. Held next to the Iron Rangers Arena at Cross Hollows.  If you are interested in competing please contact Lee Bingham @ 435-671-8086 or  leeb@discoveryranchforgirls.com.

Draft Horse Teamster Demo
6:00 PM Come get up close and personal with these tremendous animals and see teamsters show off their driving skills.  Held at the Iron Rangers Arena at Cross Hollows.

Saturday, October 28th

Sheep Parade
10:00 AM The sheep parade is the highlight event of the Cedar Livestock & Heritage Festival and is one of the most unique parades in the country. Approximately 1,000 sheep will be herded down Cedar City’s Main Street. There will be historic sheep wagons, antique tractors, vintage cars,  and so much more. Parade route is from 200 South to 400 North. For your safety, please leave dogs at home, stay to the sides of the street and do not get in front of the sheep.

Cedar Chest Quilters Quilt Show
10:00 to 5:00 PM The Cedar Chest Quilters Guild will display their pieced textile art and beautiful machine made and handmade quilts at the Heritage Center Lobby located at 105 N. 100 East.

Livestock Festival
11:00 AM to 5 PM Honoring Cedar City’s rich agricultural heritage. Featuring vendors, agricultural displays, cowboy poetry, hands on demonstrations and pioneer activities provided by the Frontier Homestead State Park, antique tractor show, vintage auto display  and more. Held at the Cross Hollows Events Center.

Vintage Auto Display
Noon to 5 PM  Stock automobiles built before 1950 will be on display on the west side of Cross Hollows. Featuring the fully restored autos of the Cedar Breaks Model A Club.

Dutch Oven Cook-off Tasting
12:30 PM Tasting.  Tickets go on sale at 11 AM.

Dennis Stowell Memorial Ranch Rodeo
Noon-  Teams compete in authentic ranch skills including branding, sort and rope team doctoring, trailer loading and sorting. Held next to the northeast side of the Iron Rangers Outdoor Arena at Cross Hollows.

Kid’s Pedal Tractor Pull
Noon- Kids ages ten and younger compete with miniature pulling sleds similar to the ones used in the Antique Tractor Pull. Pedal tractors will be provided by the Color Country Antique Machinery Association. There’s no charge to participate and prizes will be awarded. Held near the Iron Rangers Outdoor Arena near the Cross Hollows concession stand.

Sheep Shearing Demos
Noon, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 PM

Antique Tractor Pull & Draft Horse Pull
1:00 PM to 5 PM Cross Hollows Parking Lot The antique tractor pull is an action packed event featuring tractors built before 1960. Held in conjunction with the Tractor Pull will be a Draft Horse Pull featuring 12 teams including the World Champion Horse Pull Team. Event is free to spectators and will take place in the Cross Hollows Events Center Iron Rangers Arena. Anyone wishing to participate with their antique tractor should contact Paul Moen at 435-704-1746.

Utah Make It With Wool Fashion Parade
1 PM