Craft Lake City is pleased to announce its new partnership with Best Friends in Utah in hosting the first-ever dog park at the 13th Annual Craft Lake City® DIY Festival® Presented By Harmons. This year, festival attendees are invited to bring their well-behaved dogs to join in for the fun by purchasing a Dog Ticket (accredited service dogs receive free admission to the Festival). Canine visitors will have access to the Best Friends Save Them All Dog Park, where they can hydrate, enjoy some downtime cooling off in the shade and relieve themselves. Staying true to the Craft Lake City style, the Best Friends Save Them All Dog Park will also feature a special take-and-make station for dog owners to participate in. This gives attendees the chance to indulge in a hands-on DIY activity and take home a custom dog toy inspired by Best Friends. Craft Lake City is proud to be partnering with Best Friends in their mission to champion compassion for animals in shelters and help make Utah a no-kill state.
Every day, more than 950 dogs and cats are killed in animal shelters across the country, simply because they don’t have a safe place to call home. Working together with shelters, rescue groups and passionate people like you, Best Friends works to greatly reduce the number of animals killed in shelters to bring this country to no-kill by 2025. Best Friends believes in taking action on a local level in the form of grassroots activism. Best Friends is leading the no-kill movement by running lifesaving community programs for dogs and cats, providing support and training for animal shelters and rescue groups, and mobilizing community members on behalf of pets in need across the country. For more information, please visit bestfriends.org.
The 13th Annual Craft Lake City® DIY Festival® Presented by Harmons will be held on Fri., Aug. 13, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sat., Aug. 14, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sun., Aug. 15, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Utah State Fairpark. All ticket options are now available for purchase on 24tix.com. The DIY Festival is an event created by locals, for locals, and celebrating all things local. Attendees enjoy interacting with over 300 Utah-based artisans, craft food, vintage vendors and other local makers inside the Google Fiber STEM Building! Other featured areas include Harmons VIP Lounge (Friday-only), Kid Row youth makers (Saturday-only), Best Friends Save Them All Dog Park and two stages featuring 50+ Utah performers, featuring headliner Ritt Momney performing on opening night of the Festival. Take a DIY artisan workshop, attend a STEM demo or view free demonstrations! Kids will enjoy colored hairspray, a bounce house and hands-on craft activities in the Kids’ Area: Leave Your Mark Park! Sponsored By Mark Miller Subaru.
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 13th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons is sponsored by Google Fiber, Mark Miller Subaru, 90.9FM KRCL, 90.1 FM KUER, K-Bull 93, B98.7, Power 94.9, PBS Utah, PCTV, Best Friends, 24tix.com, Huge Brands and XMission, with funding from Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, the Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office, the Sorenson Legacy Foundation, the Stephen G. & Susan E. Denkers Family Foundation, the Willard L. Eccles Foundation, the Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation, the McCarthey Family Foundation and the Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation. The Craft Lake City Business Academy: Grow Your Business Plan is made possible by funding from Celtic Bank.