Photos: Pie and Beer Day
Many people gathered Friday in Utah to celebrate the state's Mormon heritage at Pioneer Day parades featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses. But many non-Mormons enjoyed an increasingly popular counter-holiday with a playful name: Pie and Beer Day.
Pie and Beer Day
Matt Thompson cuts in to a pie at the Epic Brewery during Pie and Beer Day, Friday, July 24, 2015, in Salt Lake City. Most people will gathered Friday in Utah to celebrate the state's Mormon heritage at Pioneer Day parades featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses. But many non-Mormons will be enjoying an increasingly popular counter-holiday with a playful name: Pie and Beer Day. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Pie and Beer Day
People celebrate the state's Mormon heritage at the Pioneer Day parade Friday, July 24, 2015, in Salt Lake City. The Pioneer Day parade featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses. But many non-Mormons will be enjoying an increasingly popular counter-holiday with a playful name: Pie and Beer Day. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Marin Allen, Ashlyn Bunker
In this July 24, 2014, photo, Marin Allen and Ashlyn Bunker participate in the Days of 47 Pioneer Parade in Salt Lake City. Each year on July 24, work in Utah screeches to a halt as Mormons gather at festive parades to celebrate their heritage in a day known as Pioneer Day. Non-Mormons have invented their own counter-holiday that is getting bigger each year. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Rick Egan)
Pie and Beer Day
Stephen Baker, left, and his brother Daniel, eat pie and drink beer at the Epic Brewery during pie and beer day Friday, July 24, 2015, in Salt Lake City. Most people will gathered Friday in Utah to celebrate the state's Mormon heritage at Pioneer Day parades featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses. But many non-Mormons will be enjoying an increasingly popular counter-holiday with a playful name: Pie and Beer Day. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Pie and Beer Day
Karen Concannon looks on from her front lawn while others sip beer in the background as the Pioneer Day parade travels pass Friday, July 24, 2015, in Salt Lake City. The Pioneer Day parade featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses. But many non-Mormons enjoyed an increasingly popular counter-holiday with a playful name: Pie and Beer Day. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Pie and Beer Day
People celebrate the state's Mormon heritage at the Pioneer Day parade Friday, July 24, 2015, in Salt Lake City. The Pioneer Day parade featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses. But many non-Mormons will be enjoying an increasingly popular counter-holiday with a playful name: Pie and Beer Day. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Pie and Beer Day
People look on during the Pioneer Day parade Friday, July 24, 2015, in Salt Lake City. The Pioneer Day parade featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses. But many non-Mormons will be enjoying an increasingly popular counter-holiday with a playful name: Pie and Beer Day. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Pie and Beer Day
People celebrate the state's Mormon heritage at the Pioneer Day parade Friday, July 24, 2015, in Salt Lake City. The Pioneer Day parade featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses. But many non-Mormons will be enjoying an increasingly popular counter-holiday with a playful name: Pie and Beer Day. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Pie and Beer Day
James Concannon sips beer from his front lawn while the Pioneer Day parade travels pass Friday, July 24, 2015, in Salt Lake City. The Pioneer Day parade featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses. But many non-Mormons enjoyed an increasingly popular counter-holiday with a playful name: Pie and Beer Day. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Pie and Beer Day
People celebrate the state's Mormon heritage at the Pioneer Day parade Friday, July 24, 2015, in Salt Lake City. The Pioneer Day parade featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses. But many non-Mormons will be enjoying an increasingly popular counter-holiday with a playful name: Pie and Beer Day. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Pie and Beer Day
People celebrate the state's Mormon heritage at the Pioneer Day parade Friday, July 24, 2015, in Salt Lake City. The Pioneer Day parade featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses. But many non-Mormons will be enjoying an increasingly popular counter-holiday with a playful name: Pie and Beer Day. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Pie and Beer Day
People celebrate the state's Mormon heritage at the Pioneer Day parade Friday, July 24, 2015, in Salt Lake City. The Pioneer Day parade featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses. But many non-Mormons will be enjoying an increasingly popular counter-holiday with a playful name: Pie and Beer Day. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Pie and Beer Day
Stephen Baker, left, drinks a beer while his brother Daniel Baker, eats pie at the Epic Brewery during pie and beer day Friday, July 24, 2015, in Salt Lake City. Most people will gathered Friday in Utah to celebrate the state's Mormon heritage at Pioneer Day parades featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses. But many non-Mormons will be enjoying an increasingly popular counter-holiday with a playful name: Pie and Beer Day. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Pie and Beer Day
Stephen Baker, left, eats pie while his brother Daniel Baker, drinks a beer at the Epic Brewery during pie and beer day Friday, July 24, 2015, in Salt Lake City. Most people will gathered Friday in Utah to celebrate the state's Mormon heritage at Pioneer Day parades featuring floats, carriages and women in prairie dresses. But many non-Mormons will be enjoying an increasingly popular counter-holiday with a playful name: Pie and Beer Day. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)