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Sun Valley Resort's entertainment options are truly unique and include the country's largest free outdoor symphony series, famous Ice Shows, electrifying outdoor concerts at the Sun Valley Pavilion, apres ski Winter Comedy Series and the Off-Broadway hit Forever Plaid - all topped off with late night live Jazz in the famous Sun Valley Lodge Duchin Lounge.

Visit our Calendar of Events for the latest entertainment information.

Sun Valley Pavilion

The Pavilion is one of the most beautiful places in the Wood River Valley to see a concert and the music genres range from full symphony orchestra, to rock n' roll, to country, to pop, to opera.  There will be something for everyone to enjoy.

Pavilion Seating Map
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Concert and Hotel Packages are available for most events.  Call our Reservations Office: 800.786.8259

Purchase tickets online or call 208.622.2135 or toll free 888.622.2108.  Concert tickets may also be purchased in person at the Sun Valley Recreation Center Box Office.

Concerts

Pavilion Facts & Technical Specs
  • Opening Night August 3, 2008 - Sun Valley Summer Symphony, Violinist Gil Shaham and commissioned world premiere; puts "Hymn to the Sun"
  • Located on the lower esplanade of Sun Valley Resort
  • Designed and engineered by FTL Desgin Engineering Studio of New York
  • Main Feature: 70-foot high proscenium arch and curved copper-shingled roof
  • Underground foundation consists of 150 truckloads of concrete
  • White tensile fabric stretches half of an acre from the arch top to the rear of the seating area.
  • State of the art advanced LARES-Lexicon sound system
  • Inspired by the world's greatest concert stages, Pavilion stage is 3,000 square feet
  • As many as 4,500 people can  attend a concert with seating inside and on the surrounding lawn areas.
  • The Sun Valley Pavilion front entry includes a water feature with a cascading waterfall and pond
  • The Symphony Wall of Appreciation is displayed as an expression of thanks and appreciation to donors
  • Elevator access is available for all three levels of the Pavilion
  • Mezzanine terraces feature a bar and cocktail area
  • Extensive planters are used to create an environmental integration with the pavilion architecture
  • Nearly 1500 specially designed vinyl padded seats fit into the circular radius style of the Pavilion
  • Tensile fabric attached to the pillars behind the seating to creates an evening glow.
  • The 4,000 square foot back terrace serves as a social gathering spot before and after performances
  • Artist dressing rooms are located on the back terrace level
  • The roof, supported by a unique cable system fabricated in Germany, is flexible and can deflect up to 14 inches under snow load conditions.
  • Stage accessibility has the capacity to accommodate two semi trucks for loading equipment
  • The stage is built with massaranduba Brazilian "iron" wood and mahogany paneling on back of the stage and on the acoustic canopy Sun Valley Owner Earl Holding with his family and Sun Valley Symphony supporters funded the Sun Valley Pavilion

The Sun Valley Pavilion on the south western end of the soccer field at the Sun Valley Resort is inspired by its natural setting and destined to become a wonderful gathering place for performance events.

The sky and mountain are captured by the free flowing sensual roof, comprising of a seasonal luminous tensile membrane covering nearly 1500 seats and a permanent steel cable net with a copper roof structure providing cover over stage and support facilities. The surrounding landscape is sculpted into an undulating park gently elevated like a natural amphitheatre, so you are be able see Trail Creek Canyon, Dollar Mountain and Baldy while you relax and enjoy a variety of high-quality entertainment.

The facility is a technological and structural accomplishment. It demonstrates how permanent and seasonal structures can be integrated to offer the best of both worlds: use of wood for acoustic blending and a tensile membrane for luminous reflective space. The ambiance - an interior space and an outdoor room drenched in diffused sunlight. The Sun Valley Summer Symphony hosts its season at the facility along with many other events, each with an intimate relationship to the stage with unobstructed sightlines and excellent sound quality.

Pavilion Venue Agreement 

Pavilion Technical Specifications 

Pavilion Stage Plan 

Pavilion Upper Plan 

Village Entertainment

The Duchin Lounge

The Best Live Jazz in Town!  Bring your dancing shoes. 

Joe Fos - 9 pm - close

Happy Hour daily from 4–6:00 pm

  • $4 Bartender Margaritas
  • $3 Micro Brews on draft
  • $2 off all wines by the glass
  • Half priced hot wings

Located in the Sun Valley Lodge. Open daily from 12 pm -1am
Call 208.622.2145 for information. 

Inn Lobby Lounge

Live Music - 5 pm - 8 pm

Located in the Sun Valley Inn.  Bar Open Daily from 4-10 pm 
Call 208.622.2266 for information 

The Ram Restaurant

Larry Harshbarger on piano at 6 pm. 
Open from 6 - 9:30 pm for dinner every night except Wednesday & Thursday. 
Call 208.622.2800 for reservations

The Boiler Room

Open for Apres Ski entertainment during the winter months. Full bar and appetizer menu.

Call the Boiler Room Hotline for the most up-to-date info: 208.622.2148

Entertainment schedule subject to change.

For more information check out our online calendar of events

 

Aprés Ski

River Run Day Lodge

 

 

Warm Springs Day Lodge

The Duchin Lounge

The Best Live Jazz in Town!  Bring your dancing shoes. 

Joe Fos - 9 pm - close

Happy Hour daily from 4–6:00 pm

  • $4 Bartender Margaritas
  • $3 Micro Brews on draft
  • $2 off all wines by the glass
  • Half priced hot wings

Located in the Sun Valley Lodge. Open daily from 12 pm -1 am
Call 208.622.2145 for information 

Inn Lobby Lounge

Live Music - 5 pm - 8 pm

Located in the Sun Valley Inn.  Bar Open Daily from 4-10 pm 
Call 208.622.2266 for information 

The Ram Restaurant

Larry Harshbarger on piano at 6 pm. 
Open from 6 - 9:30 pm for dinner every night except Wednesday & Thursday. 
Call 208.622.2800 for reservations

The Boiler Room

Open for Apres Ski entertainment during the winter months. Full bar and appetizer menu.

Call the Boiler Room Hotline for the most up-to-date info: 208.622.2148

Entertainment schedule subject to change.

 
For more information check out our online calendar of events

 

Local Festivals & Events

Sun Valley Wellness Festival

May 25 - 28

Best selling author and brain Scientist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor to keynote the 15th Annual Sun Valley Wellness Festival in May.

The Sun Valley Wellness Institute is pleased to announce that best-selling author and renowned brain scientist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor will be delivering the keynote presentation to kick off the 2012 Sun Valley Wellness Festival held over Memorial Day weekend, May 25-28 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Her presentation will be held Friday evening, May 25, 6:00pm at the Sun Valley Resort.

For more information on Dr. Taylor, www.drjilltaylor.com

Recognized as one of the top wellness events in the US, the 15th annual Sun Valley Wellness Festival, May 25-28, will focus on the theme of Owning Your Energy. In addition to Dr. Taylor, there will be over 20 other top speakers addressing body, mind, and spiritual wellness, including Alan Cohen of Chicken Soup for the Soul, anti-aging pioneer Dr. Uzzi Reiss, and yoga master Saul David Raye. The festival will also offer workshops, yoga classes, music, and a Wellness Expo showcasing a variety of wellness-related products and services.

Festival tickets and information can be found at www.sunvalleywellness.org

 

Ride Sun Valley Bike Festival feat. US National Championships- MTB Cross Country

June 30 - July 8

Returning for the second year in a row USA Cycling is featured as the main event of the Ride Sun Valley Bike Festival. A full week of cycling related events including races, rides, competitions, film/photo shootouts, a consumer expo, live music and much more comes to Sun Valley.

Visit ridesunvalley.com for more information.

Sun Valley Shakedown Festival

July 7

Sun Valley Shakedown Festival takes place July 7th in the Sun Valley Festival Meadows featuring JJ Grey and Mofro with Dirty Dozen Brass Band and DJ logic.

Visit sunvalleyshakedown.com for more information.

Sun Valley Summer Symphony

July 17 - August 14

The Sun Valley Summer Symphony celebrates the majesty of its Alpine setting with the beauty of outstanding free classical music performances, and enriches our lives through its artistic, educational and cultural programming, made possible through the philanthropic generosity of its community.

Visit www.svsummersymphony.org for more information.

Sun Valley Writer's Conference

August 17 - 20

Sun Valley Writer's Conference is a once-a-year community of discerning readers and writers who come together to consider ideas set forth in fiction, nonfiction, journalism, poetry, and filmmaking. While covering a great breadth of subjects, the conference is always anchored by important literary figures and frequently includes policy makers who have authored respected books.
We often liken SVWC to a four-day literary house party that takes place in Sun Valley, Idaho, a gorgeous Western resort nestled under the snow-capped Rocky Mountains. As the weekend unfolds you will become aware of our unique staff, which is a never-say-no group that makes all things possible; if you ask for help you’ll get a guiding hand and a big smile. You’ll meet the members of our exceptional audience – generous individuals who flock here from all over the country. Like you, they believe in the importance of books in all forms, of civil discourse and teaching, of coming together to laugh, cry, listen and learn from the authors of the written word. And you will get to know some of our generation’s finest writers.

Visit www.svwc.com for more information.

Battle of the Blades

September 8

Welcome to Battle of the Blades: Ice … It’s Hard! Where else in the world could an event like this be pulled off locally? We have one of the world’s only, four-season outdoor ice rinks and many of the globe’s best figure skaters call Sun Valley home. And where else could you find nine amazingly talented and accomplished individuals in their own right, willing to put their dignity on the line, in the pursuit of the greater good? Our celebrity contestants and their pros have trained tirelessly to get out here tonight and compete for many worthy causes, and you will be amazed at what they have accomplished in a very short amount of time.

Visit www.battleoftheblades.org for more information.

2012 Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree

October 17 - 21

Join the fun in Sun Valley, Idaho!

  • Five Days of Music.
  • Forty Bands.
  • One Million Smiles.
  • One Hundred Eighty Musicians.
  • Two Hundred Sixty Shows!

Visit www.sunvalleyjazz.com for more information.

Buy Tickets!

 

For more events check our online calendar of events

Sun Valley Opera House

Situated in the heart of Sun Valley Village, the Opera House was built in 1937 and serves as Sun Valley's charming 340-seat theatre.  Ticket prices: $8.00 for adults, $6.00 for seniors (60 and over) and children (12 and under).
Please call 208.622.2244 for showtimes. 

www.sunvalleyfilmfestival.org

Thursday, May 24

Film Screening - Decoding Deepak

The Sun Valley Wellness Festival is proud to partner with NALA Productions for a special Thursday evening showing of Decoding Deepak, a new feature-length documentary film that chronicles one year in the life of spiritualist and pop cultural icon Deepak Chopra. The film, which was written, directed and produced by Deepak’s son, filmmaker and journalist Gotham Chopra, follows Deepak as he road-trips across the world to uncover who Deepak really is, separating the man from the myth with a raw honesty only a son can have. What starts as a decoding of Deepak becomes an examination of himself, and possibly an allegory of a world trying to make sense of itself.

7:00 pm, Admission: $10

 

If you are interested in renting the Sun Valley Opera House for an event, film or concert, please contact Kate Wood 208.622.2980 

Click Here for the latest movies playing at the Opera House

 

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