Pioneer Day

  1. A holiday on July 24 commemorating the pioneers' arrival in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847.

A legal holiday in Utah, Pioneer Day is marked with parades, rodeos, fireworks, and "Days of '47" celebrations, and by Latter-day Saints elsewhere with ward activities honoring their heritage.

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