Salt Lake City, July 7, 2022 – Craft Lake City is enormously honored to announce Harmons Neighborhood Grocer as the presenting sponsor for the 14th Annual Craft Lake City® DIY Festival®, making this their ninth consecutive year as the title sponsor for the event.
The Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival is Utah’s largest local-centric art, music, science and technology festival. This year’s DIY Fest will be the biggest yet with over 350 local artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers, and STEM exhibitors during the second weekend of August at the Utah State Fairpark! The DIY Fest attracts over 20,000 attendees over the course of the three-day weekend in a triumphant celebration of all things local and handmade. This year’s DIY Fest will take place on Friday, August 12 from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m., Saturday, August 13 from noon to 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, August 14 from noon to 6:00 p.m. at the Utah State Fairpark.
“We are thrilled for the opportunity to once again support our local partner, Craft Lake City, by sponsoring its 14th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival. We are honored to celebrate the abundant local creative talent of Utah’s crafters, creators, dreamers and artisans celebrated during the weekend-long festival,” said Lindee Nance, Harmons’ vice president of marketing. “We are also excited to share the spotlight with many of our local partners in the VIP lounge on Friday night.”
Craft Lake City is proud to be featuring the Harmons VIP Lounge on opening night of the DIY Fest, which provides ticket-holders with a premium festival experience and delectable libations. On Friday August 12, VIP attendees will enjoy an evening of delicious craft cocktails, curated local bites, a priority viewing area for the festival’s headlining musical performer and other exclusive offerings to celebrate opening night of the 14th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons. At the VIP Lounge, patrons will get to share their passion for delicious food while indulging in a tapas-style menu from highlighted partnering local brands. The Harmons experience is all about forging connections between the local community, and the Harmons VIP Lounge is a shining example of this mission statement.
“Craft Lake City is so grateful to have Harmons’ ongoing support in our mission to elevate the Utah creative culture,” says Angela H. Brown, Executive Director. “Their long-lasting partnership fosters the DIY Festival’s continued growth. Thank you for believing in and supporting Utah’s creatives!”
General admission tickets and Harmons VIP Lounge tickets for The 14th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons will soon be available for purchase on 24tix.com. For more information about the event, visit craftlakecity.com.
To learn more about how Harmons elevates local creators & makers, read our blog post here.
About Harmons
Since 1932, Harmons passion for innovation, commitment to its associates, and contributions to the community have provided the building blocks to help the company expand from a single fruit stand to 19 thriving locations spanning Utah. Harmons is known for its unique grocery industry approach, which provides a high-quality experience to its customers by offering fresh foods prepared in-store by chefs, artisans, and experts; local Utah products; and an aggressive sustainability program. For more information about our stores, please visit harmonsgrocery.com.
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 in part by the residents of Salt Lake County through the Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Program, the Salt Lake Arts Council, the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, and Utah Arts & Museums, with funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The 14th 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 hundreds of local artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers, & STEM exhibitors over three days the second weekend of August. The 14th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented by Harmons features the Google Fiber STEM Building, the Mark Miller Subaru Leave Your Mark Park Kids’ Area, the 90.9FM KRCL Stage, the SLUG Mag Stage, the Offside Print & Apparel Volunteer Lounge, Kid Row sponsored by Utah Afterschool Network and the First Aid Tent sponsored by Joyce School of Nursing & Health Sciences. Additional support is provided in part by the residents of Salt Lake County through the Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Program, the Salt Lake Arts Council, the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, the Stephen G. & Susan E. Denkers Family Foundation, the Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation, the Sorenson Legacy Foundation, the McCarthey Family Foundation, the Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office, PBS Utah, 24tix.com, XMission, the STEM Action Center of Utah, Silicon Slopes, and Utah Arts & Museums, with funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts.