Sun Valley, Idaho
Early in 1936, Sun Valley, Idaho was created under the direction of the Union Pacific Railroad Chairman, Averell Harriman. Count Felix Shaffgotsch conducted an extensive search for the location of the first United States Ski Resort and found it in the state of Idaho. Harriman simultaneously commissioned New York City publicist Steve Hannigan, who had promoted the popular vacation destination Miami Beach, Florida, to craft a “catchy” name for this newly discovered area; Sun Valley, Idaho was born!
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Summer Rides & Roundhouse
january
- Sun Valley Nordic Festival (through February)
february
- Wells Fargo Boulder Mountain Tour
april
- Hawaiian Nationals Telemark Day
may
- Sun Valley Half Marathon
- Wellness Festival
june
- Company of Fools Summer Fools Festival
- Fly Fishing Film Festival
- Jazz in the Park (through July)
- Sun Valley Celtic Faire & Scottish Heavy Games
- Sun Valley Food and Wine Festival
- Sun Valley Rhythm & Ride: Bike & Music Festival
july
- Annual Garden Tour
- Fourth of July
- Hailey Rodeo
- Ketch’em Alive (through August)
- The Sun Valley Center for the Arts Wine Auction
- Sun Valley Ice Show (through September)
- Fourth of July
august
- Northern Rockies Folk Festival
- The Sun Valley Arts and Crafts Festival
- Sun Valley Renaissance Festival
- Sun Valley Summer Symphony
- The Sun Valley Writers’ Conference
- Tour of Homes
september
- Ernest Hemingway Festival
- Spiritual Film Festival
- Sun Valley Harvest Festival
- Wagon Days
october
- Trailing of the Sheep Festival
- Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree
november
- Fireman’s Ball
- Thanksgiving
december
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Eve
- Torchlight Parade
- Sun Valley Christmas Eve Ice Show

