Labor Day and Moab Music Festival in Moab 2026

Celebrate Labor Day Weekend with Ember at Red Cliffs Lodge Moab

Labor Day and Moab Music Festival at Ember and Red Cliffs Lodge Moab
Sept. 5, 6, and 12, 2026

September 5, 6 & 12, 2026 | Red Cliffs Lodge Moab

Celebrate Labor Day and the Moab Music Festival along the Colorado River at Red Cliffs Lodge Moab. Join us for three evenings of live music on the lawn, plus river adventures, scenic helicopter rides and dinner and drinks at Ember.

Make a day or weekend of it and experience it all right from the lodge.

Live Music on the Lawn

Three Moab Music Festival performances come to Red Cliffs Lodge this September:

September 5 | American Collage | 7 PM
Celebrate 250 years of American sound with jazz-influenced rhythms, folk-inspired melodies and chamber music.

September 6 | Cécile McLorin Salvant | 7 PM
Experience the three-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist and her band beneath the Moab desert sky.

September 12 | Huntertones | 7 PM
Enjoy the high-energy, horn-driven sounds of jazz, funk and soul, plus a special appearance by Louis Cato.

Concert seating opens at 6 PM. Red Cliffs Lodge hotel guests receive complimentary admission to all three concerts at the lodge. Concert tickets can be purchased at MoabMusicFest.org.

Make a Day of It

Float the Colorado River - End at Red Cliffs Lodge
Take an evening river trip through Moab's red rock landscape, with select trips ending right at the Red Cliffs Lodge dock.

September 5: 5 PM
September 6: 4 PM & 5 PM
September 12: 4 PM & 5 PM

Reserve your spot at RedCliffsLodge.com (search for Music Festival Rafting)

Scenic Helicopter Rides
See the Colorado River, Castleton and Fisher Towers from above with special 10-minute helicopter rides departing and landing at Red Cliffs Lodge.

Available September 5, 6 & 12 from 3 to 7 PM. Rides are $165 per person and are first come, first served with no reservations required. Minimum age 2; maximum three passengers per flight, subject to weight restrictions.

Prime Rib Dinner at Ember

Make dinner part of the evening with a special three-course Prime Rib Dinner for $45 per person at Ember on September 5, 6 and 12.

Enjoy a house salad, rosemary-crusted prime rib with mashed potatoes and broccolini, and chocolate torte with macerated berries. Then simply step outside and head to the lawn for the concert.

Food, concessions, snacks and beverages will also be available for purchase during the concerts. Outside food and beverages are not permitted in the concert venue, with the exception of water.

Stay at Red Cliffs Lodge Moab

Turn your concert night into a Moab getaway. Book your stay at Red Cliffs Lodge during the Moab Music Festival, and enjoy complimentary admission to the September 5, 6 and 12 concerts as a registered hotel guest.

Stay along the Colorado River, adventure from the lodge, dine at Ember and end the day with live music beneath the red cliffs.

Stay. Adventure. Dine. Listen. All at Red Cliffs Lodge.

Location: Red Cliffs Lodge Moab, Milepost 14, Scenic Highway 128, Moab, Utah

See you at Ember!

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