The Wayfare Festival 2026

Join Thomas McConkie, Mallory Everton, Kristine Haglund, Kathryn Sonntag and more on July 11th

The quality of attention that we bring to the world changes what we find. In our time of mass distraction, artifice, and vice, we need to develop our capacities for spiritual discernment more than ever.

Deepen your depth perception at Wayfare’s third annual summer festival on Saturday, July 11th in beautiful Heber Valley.

Featuring music, presentations, conversation, food, contemplation, and natural beauty, the Wayfare Festival provides space for imagination, intentionality, and transformation.

This year, some of the themes we’ll explore include:

• Attentional resilience in the age of AI

• Mormon utopias and Latter-day renaissances

• Authentic identity amid conformity and coercion

• The wisdom of the heart and the knowing of the body

SPEAKERS

AGENDA

SATURDAY JULY 11TH

• 8:15am Doors Open

• 9:00am Welcome: Rachel Jardine

• 9:10am Musical Performance

• 9:15am Invocation

• 9:20am Poetry Reading: Kathryn Knight Sonntag

• 9:25am Keynote Address: Luke Burgis

• 9:50am Conversation: Luke Burgis and Zachary Davis

• 10:10am Story: Mallory Everton

• 10:25am Break

• 11:15am Presentation: Thomas McConkie

• 12:00pm Lunch Break (Catered)

• 1:15pm Breakout Session 1

  • George Handley

  • Kathryn Knight Sonntag

  • Jeff Strong

  • Jesika Harmon

  • Haymitch St. Stephen

  • Darlene Young

  • Rebbie Brassfield & Conor Hilton

• 2:15 Break

• 2:20 Breakout Session 2

  • James Goldberg

  • JB Haws & Tyler Johnson

  • Brian Kershisnik

  • Meghan Farner

  • Michael & Erin Allen

  • Jon Ogden

• 3:20 Break

• 3:35 Musical Performance

• 3:40 Session: Mormon Utopias

  • 3:40pm Elle Griffin

  • 3:50pm Kristine Haglund

  • 4:00pm Conversation and Q&A

• 4:30pm Poetry Reading: Sally Thomas

• 4:35pm Closing Address: Zachary Davis

• 4:50pm Prayer

• 4:55pm Musical Performance

WHAT IS THE WAYFARE FESTIVAL LIKE?

The Wayfare Festival is a place for joyful explorations, new friendships, imagination expansion, and deep spiritual nourishment.

LOCATION: HEBER VALLEY

We’ll be gathering in the UVU Wasatch Campus in beautiful Heber Valley.

TESTIMONIALS

“The Wayfare Festival was an incredibly inspirational experience. I loved being able to meet some of my favorite writers in such an intimate setting. I had so many good conversations!” —Jenna N.

“I love Wayfare and Faith Matters and it was a blessing to gather together with others who love them too.” —Chris L.

DETAILS

WHEN: SATURDAY, JULY 11TH, 2026 (9AM-5PM)

WHERE: UVU Wasatch Campus, 3111 N College Way, Heber City, Utah

TICKET PRICE (INCLUDES CATERED LUNCH):

$95 - General Admission

$45 - Students, adults under 30, and anyone facing financial hardship

$145 - Supporters (help to cover our reduced price tickets!)

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL OFFER

The first 150 registrants will receive a free copy of our keynote speaker Luke Burgis’ new book The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion.

Tickets will sell out soon, so get yours today!

WATCH WAYFARE FESTIVAL 2025 RECORDINGS

The Wayfare Festival 2025 Recordings