Smith Entertainment Group announced a four-day event called Winter Weekend, which will feature a Post Malone concert and several associated sporting events in Salt Lake City, according to an October 28 report.
The festival, which is presented by Delta Airlines, is intended to create a holiday weekend experience by bringing together major names in sports and music.
The event will feature a one-night-only New Year’s Eve Festival at the Delta Center headlined by Post Malone and special guest Alesso. Smith Entertainment Group is partnering with the destination festival design company Palm Tree Crew for the event.
Ryan Smith, chairman and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group, stated that the goal is to create a weekend unlike anything Utah has experienced before. He noted that the four days of sports and entertainment, including an outdoor NHL game and games for the Utah Jazz and Mammoth, are intended to make Utah a New Year’s Eve destination for fans across the country.
The Winter Classic portion of the weekend begins Dec. 31 with the 2027 Discover NHL Winter Classic at Rice-Eccles Stadium at 4 p.m. The Utah Mammoth will face the Colorado Avalanche in what marks the first Winter Classic appearance for both franchises and the first outdoor NHL game in Utah.
Following the hockey game, the New Year’s Eve Festival will take place at the Delta Center at 10 p.m. featuring Post Malone and Alesso. Other scheduled sports include the Utah Jazz playing the New York Knicks on Dec. 30 and the Boston Celtics on Jan. 1, while the Mammoth will face the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 2.
The festivities also include youth programming. The Gretzky Hockey School will hold a camp for players ages 6–14 at the Select Health Ice Center from Dec. 27–30. Additionally, the Utah Mammoth Winter Cup, featuring various youth hockey teams, will begin Jan. 1 at the Select Health Ice Center, with championship games taking place on Sunday, Jan. 3.
Additional programming for Winter Weekend will be announced in the coming weeks. Information regarding Winter Classic tickets can be found at winterweekend.com, while tickets for Mammoth and Jazz games are available at utahmammoth.com and utahjazz.com.
Presale information for the New Year’s Eve Festival will be available on Thursday, with regular ticket information becoming available on Friday.
