Craft Lake City is excited to bring its Fall Youth Entrepreneur Program Powered By VentureLab to Layton Hills Mall (1201 N Hill Field Rd, Layton, UT 84041) for a Kid Row Pop-Up this Saturday, November 8, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. as part of the mall’s Harvest Market. The pop-up will be located upstairs near Dillard’s.
Talented young makers (ages 12–18) will showcase their creations and put the lessons from their five-week course into practice. This hands-on pop-up gives participants real-world experience and prepares them for the program’s culminating project at the first-ever Kid Row (Saturday-Only) during the Seventh Annual Craft Lake City Holiday Market on December 5 and 6, 2025 at the Historic Ogden Union Station.
The Youth Entrepreneur Program is a free after school program that inspires young creatives to pursue their passions while learning essential entrepreneurship skills. Students gain valuable experience through craft workshops, entrepreneurship training, mentorship from local business owners and real-world markets, all designed to help them turn ideas into thriving ventures.
This year, Craft Lake City was able to expand the program into Weber County, opening the opportunity for Northern Utah teens to explore entrepreneurship and develop business knowledge.
This Kid Row Pop-Up offers the public a unique opportunity to see the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of Utah’s youth in action. Community members are encouraged to attend, explore the young makers’ creations and support the next generation of artists and entrepreneurs with Craft Lake City!
About VentureLab:
VentureLab envisions a world where every child, regardless of gender, race, or economic status, is empowered to fully participate in creating the future through entrepreneurial and STEM education. In its mission to create the next generation of diverse innovators and changemakers by making entrepreneurial education accessible to all youth, VentureLab has reached over 747,000 students, educators, and caregivers in 155+ countries and all 50 United States. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, support for VentureLab helps provide scholarships to students, schools, and organizations who want entrepreneurship and innovation education. It will provide training and coaching for teachers, business models/budgeting tools, and mentoring and materials for students without access.
About Utah Afterschool Network:
Utah Afterschool Network is a statewide agency that ensures Utah’s children have access to high-quality afterschool programs that keep them engaged, learning, and safe. UAN assists after school teams in building quality programs by mentoring program staff, facilitating professional learning opportunities, and collaboratively creating a model of best practices for programs statewide. UAN also supports national and statewide advocacy initiatives that promote after school programs.
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 for handmade creativity.
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Craft Lake City’s year-round programming is supported by Utah Division of Arts & Museums, the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, and SLUG Magazine.
The Seventh Annual Craft Lake City Holiday Market is supported in part by Stephen G. & Susan E. Denkers Family Foundation, The Ogdenite, PBS Utah, 90.1 KUER, Ogden Union Station, KRCL 90.9 FM, Visit Ogden, Drømme, Libation LLC, Sugar House Distiller, Ogden Beer Company, Ogden’s Own Distillery, UTOG, ACW Marketing Leafguard, Visit Ogden and SCHEELS.