Craft Lake City is looking for volunteers for the 17th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons, happening August 8, 9 and 10, 2025 at the Utah State Fairpark.
As Utah’s largest local-centric arts festival, the DIY Fest is a three-day celebration of innovation and creativity, showcasing hundreds of artisans, performers, engineers, foodies, vintage vendors, youth entrepreneurs and STEM exhibitors. Volunteers are essential to making this immersive event possible, and Craft Lake City invites community members to join the team that helps bring it all to life
Volunteer opportunities are available before, during and after the Festival, with a wide range of roles suited to different interests, abilities and schedules. Positions include:
- Artisan Load-In & Festival Set-Up
- Teardown & Load-Out Crew
- STEM Building Support and Rocket Launch Volunteers
- Kids’ Area Management
- Dog Park VolunteerZone Manager Assistant
- Gate Line Guide
- Traffic Control
“Volunteers are the heartbeat of DIY Fest,” says Tiana O. Young, Artisans and Programs Manager of Craft Lake City. “We are incredibly grateful to the hundreds of dedicated individuals who help us create a memorable experience for the community each year.”
Volunteers receive a limited-edition DIY Fest T-shirt, free festival admission on the day of their shift, snacks, drinks and bonus tickets for multiple shifts. Along with perks, volunteers gain valuable hands-on experience, build connections with like-minded creatives and help bring one of Utah’s largest arts festivals to life.
For more information visit https://craftlakecity.com/volunteer.
About Craft Lake City:
Founded in 2009 by Angela H. Brown, Executive Editor of SLUG (Salt Lake UnderGround) Magazine, Craft Lake City® is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the mission to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art. Craft Lake City strives to further define the term “Craft,” by modernizing the definition to include all handmade works of art.
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Craft Lake City’s year-round programming is supported in part by the residents of Salt Lake County through the Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Program, Utah Arts & Museums, the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, Salt Lake Arts Council and SLUG Magazine.
The 17th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons is Utah’s largest local-centric art, music, science and technology festival. The DIY Fest features over 500 local artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers and STEM exhibitors over three days the second weekend of August. The 17th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented by Harmons features the GFiber STEM Building, the 90.9FM KRCL Stage, the GOFHA stage Presented By KUAA, the SLC Stars Kids Area, Bike Valet Presented by Cyrusher and the Dog Oasis Presented By PupTub Club. Additional support is provided in part by the Willard L. Eccles Foundation, Stephen G. and Susan E. Denkers Family Foundation, Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation, McCarthey Family Foundation, Utah Afterschool Network, Falbaum-Caillet Family Foundation, PBS Utah, 90.1 KUER, Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office ACE Grant, Creative West, Marathon Petroleum, Project Rainbow, STEM Action Center, Hypha, 24tix.com, Big Cartel, Central Milling, Compass Billboards, Utah State Fairpark, Water and Wellness, XMission, Tombow, VentureLab, Urban Food Connections of Utah, Commerce and Craft, Lucero Hair and Wellness, Sewciety, Utah’s Own, University of Utah Health, City Weekly and Utah Stories.