St. George will be packed this Presidents’ Day weekend. A lot of Northern Utah families flock to Utah’s Dixie for a long Presidents’ Day weekend vacation as school is out in a lot of the school districts.
Here’s a list of St. George, Utah and surrounding area events and activities going on Presidents’ Day weekend:
- The Rockie Mountain School of Baseball has their annual Presidents’ Day weekend tournament.
- Mountain West Baseball Academy Presidents’ Day weekend tournament.
- St. George Art in Kayenta art show.
- Red Cliffs Mall will have a sidewalk sale.
- US Utah Comp Soccer Ice Breaker Soccer Tournament.
- Utah Youth Soccer Association (YSA) Tournament.
If we’re missing something that should be included on the list, please leave a comment. Thanks.
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For fun, quiz your school age kids about the origin of Presidents Day on the car ride to St. George, UT. Here’s the answer key if you’ve forgotten yourself (we won’t tell, promise) –
The national holiday, Presidents’ Day, was originally a commemoration of George Washington’s birthday. America’s first president was born on February 22, 1732. After Washington’s death, our nation began celebrating his birthday as a way to remember his life and how he contributed to establishing America’s independence.
In 1865, the year after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, America began celebrating Lincoln’s birthday on February 12th. Until 1971, both February 12 and February 22 were observed as federal public holidays. In 1971, President Richard Nixon combined the two holidays into one and ever since we have honored all past presidents on the third Monday of February.
Presidents Day Weekend Events and Activities in St. George Utah, Saint George, UT Presidents Day Weekend Activities
