Salt Lake City, UT – July 13, 2022 – The 14th Annual Craft Lake City® DIY Festival® Presented by Harmons is a celebratory event that spotlights Utah’s creative community, including an incredible array of local foodies who create handmade delectable bites and bevs.
The Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons is Utah’s largest local-centric art, music, science and technology festival. This year’s DIY Fest will be our biggest yet with over 350 local artisans, vintage vendors, youth entrepreneurs, performers, local food vendors, & STEM exhibitors over three days the second weekend of August! The DIY Festival will be held at the Utah State Fairpark, 155 North 1000 West in Salt Lake City, and will host approximately 20,000 attendees over the three-day weekend.
We’re proud to feature a wide lineup of food trucks & tents at this year’s DIY Fest, offering a plethora of delicious, savory meals to fuel you while you fest! Read on to browse our food exhibitors & plan your culinary experience for this year’s Fest.
- Cupbop (Friday/Saturday) – Sumptuous Korean BBQ rice bowls
- Docar Roasted Corn – Delicious roasted corn on the cob & elote cups
- Lucky Slice Pizza – Award-winning hand crafted thin crust pizza by the slice (vegan options available)
- Maize Tacos – Elevated street favorites like burritos, super nachos elotes, aguas frescas, & churros
- Mama Africa – Serving up a taste of the Congo, featuring beloved third-generation family recipes
- Marcellus Foods (Sunday) – Offering made-to-order healthy meals assembled from their super-convenient kits, they’re a fresh prep grocer offering pre-prepped ingredients that are one step away from becoming great meals
- The Pizza Bus (Friday/Saturday) – Handmade thin-crust, wood-fired pizzas served out of a refurbished school bus
- Porteña Gourmet (Sunday) – Crispy, delicious empanadas in a wide variety of flavors
- Premier Cafe and Catering (Saturday) – A social enterprise of Pacific Island Knowledge 2 Action Resources (PIK2AR), serving traditional island snacks, fried bread, desserts, & beverages
- Prime Corn – Nourishing vegan, vegetarian, & gluten-free corn-based meals sure to impress even the most emphatic carnivores
- San Diablo Churros (Friday/Saturday) – Heaven-sent deep-fried, filled mini churros
- Shylo’s Mobile Cafe – Hearty sandwiches & fresh-cut fries
- Smoke-A-Billy BBQ (Friday/Saturday) – Fresh smoked meats and homemade sides
- Son Son Asian Grill (Friday/Saturday) – Unique flavors of rice bowls, bánh mì, & loaded kimchi fries
- Vivi’s Kitchen (Sunday) – Handmade tortilla-based dishes & thirst-quenching aguas frescas
We’ve got treats & refreshments aplenty on this year’s DIY Fest lineup! From sweet dessert indulgences to chilled summertime favorites, our talented local vendors offer something yummy for every palate.
- Bohemian Baklava / Kahve Café – Punked-out traditional baklava & sublime Turkish coffee
- Caffe Ibis Coffee Roasting Co. – Serving up award-winning artisan coffee since 1976
- Dali Crepes – European-style crêpes in an array of sweet and savory flavors
- Eclair Classic French Pastry – Indulgent tarts, galettes, pastries, & over 15 flavors of eclair
- Finest Sno On Earth – Fest-ready deluxe shaved ice
- For The Sweet – Gourmet cookies, cakes, brownies, macarons, & more
- Icy Mountain Shaved Ice (Sunday) – Award-winning lemonade & shaved ice in flavors like piña colada & peaches ‘n’ cream
- Mamachari Kombucha (Friday/Saturday) – Refreshing, locally-brewed raw kombucha with an emphasis on sustainability & quality
- McNeills Beignets and Limeade – Delicious summertime treats handcrafted by 12 year old aspiring chef, Tyson, & his family
- The Mockery Drinks – Organic non-alcoholic bottled drinks with coconut & tasty Pacific Island flavors
- Sirop + Co. – Made-to-order limeade & small batch simple syrups for cocktails, coffee, & more
- Z Nectar Zestfully Refreshing Craft Beverages – Refreshing drinks born in the Caribbean, spotlighting indigenous ingredients
Did you know that the DIY Fest also features pre-packaged craft food options? These vendors make goodies to take home for later or gift to your loved ones!
- Anasazi Salt – Small-batch prehistoric Utah sea salt & more
- Base Camp Treats – Delightful freeze-dried candies, trail mixes, & assortment boxes
- Bitters Lab – Thoughtfully crafted bitters for cocktails, cooking, & baking
- Butcher’s Bunches Handcrafted Preserves – Wholesome hand-crafted jams, syrups, & preserves without the additions of sugars, artificial sweeteners, or preservatives
- The Curvy Spoon – Artisanal mustards in a variety of adventurous flavors, using local honey, wine, beer, & herbs
- The Hive Mind Apiary – Local beekeeper specializing in raw honey and handmade cold process soaps
- Kimmie’s Kandies – Small-batch caramels, nougats, & freeze-dried delights
- Logos Coffee – Exquisitely flavorful small-batch, Nordic style speciality coffee
- Petra’s Backstubchen LLC – Lovingly made German strudels, pretzels, cakes, & cookies
- Poor Boys Jerky – Snackable favorites like beef jerky, pork snack sticks, & summer sausage – great for adventuring in the outdoors!
- Raw Eddy’s – Yummy, feel-good snacks made from high quality superfoods & adaptogens
- Sauced Up Salsa – Fresh-made salsas made from top-quality ingredients, fire-roasted paired with the perfect blend of spices
- Toffee Teasers LLC – Caramels, toffee, & toffee-coated popcorn to delight your taste buds
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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.