The Wayfare Festival 2026

SPEAKERS

AGENDA

SATURDAY JULY 11TH

• 8:15am Doors Open

• 9:00am Welcome: Rachel Jardine

• 9:10am Musical Performance: Hanna Eyre

• 9:15am Invocation: Larkin Swain

• 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

• 10:30am Break

• 10:45am Presentation: Thomas McConkie

• 11:45am Lunch Break

• 1:00pm Breakout Session 1

  • George Handley (Room 220)

  • Kathryn Knight Sonntag (Room 224)

  • Jeff Strong (Room 204)

  • Jesika Harmon (Room 225)

  • Haymitch St. Stephen (Room 203)

  • Darlene Young (Room 227)

  • Rebbie Brassfield & Conor Hilton (Room 228)

• 2:00pm Break

• 2:20pm Breakout Session 2

  • James Goldberg (Room 204)

  • JB Haws & Tyler Johnson (Room 220)

  • Brian Kershisnik (Room 224)

  • Meghan Farner (Room 225)

  • Michael & Erin Allen (Room 227)

  • Jon Ogden (Room 228)

• 3:20pm Break

• 3:35pm Musical Performance: Bianca Merkley

• 3:40pm 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 Musical Performance: Sam Payne

LOCATION: HEBER VALLEY

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

DETAILS

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

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

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