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Official State Holiday of Utah
Pioneer Day has been designated an official Utah state holiday celebrated on July 24th each year. All State Holidays & Events
Pioneer Day commemorates the Mormon pioneers 1847 passage into the Salt Lake Valley from Emigration Canyon. The first state-wide Pioneer Day celebration was held July 23-24, 1857.