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Council discusses summer concerts, tournaments and ATV run to boost local spending
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Summary
City Manager Jason and council members reviewed the 2026 events calendar — Easter egg hunt, youth tournaments, Movies in the Park, July 4 celebration and a planned Tiger Experience concert — and debated timing, staffing and promotion, including using RV park overnighting to capture visitor dollars.
City Manager Jason presented a full slate of city-sponsored events at the Feb. 4 Manti City Council meeting, outlining spring youth sports, a recreational grant application, Movies in the Park, the Fourth of July celebration and a planned July concert. “The great thing about projects like this … is to get people into the community to spend a dollar in our community to help benefit our businesses,” Jason said.
Councilmembers discussed scheduling conflicts and whether back-to-back events — the Fourth of July and a proposed ATV run the following week — would strain staff and volunteer capacity. One councilmember suggested packaging events to encourage multi-day stays for visitors; another raised using the fairgrounds/RV park and arranging overnight parking to support tournaments and ATV participants.
The discussion also covered a $8,000 Get Healthy Utah grant awarded years earlier for a walking path that was not built because of nearby development, and council members requested the existing grant drawings be shared so the city can complete the project when feasible.
No formal appropriations or approvals were made that evening; council asked staff to include event timing and budget impacts when returning to the council so leaders can decide which activities to prioritize for 2026.