Handcart Days Facts

The festivities include a grand parade along Main Street Bountiful, an art exhibit a two-day celebration at Bountiful Park featuring pioneer and more modern games for children, other activities and lots of food. Local special needs children and adults enjoy the park activities with food and games provided at no cost.

The parade, in its 60th year, is the second biggest parade in Utah with tens of thousands of people watching.

A month-long art show held at the Bountiful-Davis Arts Center gives local talent of all ages a showcase for their work.

There are two days of full activities at Bountiful Park with emphasis on wholesome family fun. Games include pioneer games, painting rocks, pulling handcarts, talking to mountain men, climbing a wall, riding Inflatables and pony rides. Traditionally popular foods such as hot dogs, smoothies, fried scones are prepared and sold. We keep prices as low as possible to encourage families to participate whatever the economic times. The park activities give children an idea how pioneer families lived. And we have a live entertainment stage where local talent has opportunity to perform at the park and provide free entertainment.

Handcart Days is a volunteer –driven event. People from three cities in the south of the county come together in a great cause and provide many hours of volunteer service.

We are grateful for the considerable financial and people support at the parade and the park, provided by the City of Bountiful, under the enthusiastic leadership of Mayor Joe Johnson – a man who enjoys parades.

There is no doubt the community loves these activities that provide memories, enjoyment, and family activities. We think they create community spirit better than any other activity and remind us all of our heritage and the freedoms we enjoy because of the sacrifices of those who came before. How popular are these activities to the people of the area? Ask them how they would feel if they were discontinued.