Sanctuary At Area 51

10/16/2026

Tonight! . . . Join us for DJ Evil K' new Friday night "The Macabre" . . . Hosted by Mary Lou Macabre! - Goth/Industrial/Dark 80s . . . Let's Party! . . . Free before 10pm - Five bucks after 10pm!

10/04/2026

Tonight is the final night of Dark Arts!
Sunday, October 4th
6pm - On Target! (Utah)
9pm - Saint Noir (Utah)
11pm - ErisMonk (Utah)
Various Performances (upstairs):
Bedlam Follies (Utah)(Saturday and Sunday)
Desert Journey School Of Dance (Utah):
- Azra Adara (Saturday)
- Dragomi (Saturday)
- Nepenthe (Saturday)
- Ventus (Saturday)
- Zanthera (Saturday)
Sreya (Utah)(Saturday)
fayla boars (Utah)(Sunday)
Vendors (downstairs patio/bar):
Blue Moth (Utah)
Graveyard Witch Accessories (Utah)
The Wanderer (Utah)
Acheron Artworks (Utah)(Bar)
Kendra Hitchcock Art (Utah) (Bar)
Concrete Art (Utah)
The Illuminated Snail (Utah)
Kat Weeks Family Fundraising (Utah)
Zinetastic (Nevada)
Vampire Slayer Hunter (Utah)(Oct 3 only)
Merilee's Dream (Utah)(roaming)
Earth Metal Alchemy (Utah)(Oct 2 & 4 only)
Artists (band room/bar):
Jeff M Carlisle (Utah)
Alissa Landefeld (Utah)
Jorby Art (Utah)
Witches Occult Emporium LLC (Utah)
Sally O (Utah)
Tickets are $15

10/03/2026

Dark Arts Tix
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-arts-festival-2026-tickets-2001098736188?fbclid=IwY2xjawUtNLpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMWp3YjlTWXJRY3ZGZnhUVU9zcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeLVUpSbR678n6xhJpnsLSgIaVBpV0GGZMHq8tZyWVJK4F5JwszTkfFVbgfWQ_aem_CKR2Q4QywWEp7-4XWQ7-iw

Dark Arts Festival for over 20 years! 2026's event will feature headlining acts, local and national DJs, fashion shows, artists and more!

10/02/2026

Tonight through Sunday! . . . The 2026 Dark Arts Festival of Utah! Three days of music and art. Featuring local, national, and international bands, DJs, performance artists, visual artists, vendors, and fashion.
This year marks the 33rd year since Communion Dark Arts Festival's inception in 1993 (24 years of the event itself). Come celebrate and support the darker side of the arts!
This event is 21+ aside from the vendor patio and upstairs for the various performances on Saturday and Sunday. Festival hours are October 2nd, from 6pm to 2am, October 3rd, from 6pm to 2am, and October 4th, from 6pm to 1am. Times may change at the venue's discretion.
Themes for this year are:
Main theme - Penny Dreadfuls
Friday - Creatures of the Night
Saturday - Jack the Ripper
Sunday - Dorian Grey
Schedule to be updated until mid September:
Bands:
Friday, October 2nd
6pm - Doors Open
7pm - Grungemother (Utah)
8pm - Dysregulation (Utah)
9pm - Mafic Pulse - (Utah)
10pm - Brandon Callahan (Utah)
11pm - Image Down (Utah)
12am - Riverhead (Utah)
2am - Close
Saturday, October 3rd
6pm - Doors Open
6pm - Royal (Oregon)
7pm - Weirdo Boy (Utah)
8pm - Various Performances (upstairs)
9pm - Runestomper (Utah)
10pm - Absynthe Of Faith (Minnesota)
11pm - Redemption (Utah)
12am - Carphax Files (North Carolina)
2am - Close
Sunday, October 4th
6pm - Doors Open
6pm - Virtual Temple X (Utah) video block
7pm - Voicecoil (Denver) Virtual Temple 3 performance and memorial
8pm - Various Performances (upstairs)
9pm - Twilight Transmissions (Utah)
10pm - Cathode (Utah)
11pm - Bellhead (Illinois)
1am - Close
DJ's:
Friday, October 2nd
6pm - Gambette (Utah)
8pm - Mistress Nancy (Utah)
10pm - SkadiOrka (Utah)
12am - SolArchaic (Utah)
Saturday, October 3rd
6pm - Mal (Utah))
9pm - FreqMod (Utah)
12am - Voodoo (Utah/California)
Sunday, October 4th
6pm - On Target! (Utah)
9pm - Saint Noir (Utah)
11pm - ErisMonk (Utah)
Various Performances (upstairs):
Bedlam Follies (Utah)(Saturday and Sunday)
Desert Journey School Of Dance (Utah):
- Nepenthe (Saturday)
- Xanthera (Saturday)
Sreya (Utah)(Saturday)
fayla boars (Utah)(Saturday)
Laura Tabb (Utah) (Saturday)
Spring (Utah)(Sunday)