It’s time! After a tough deliberation reviewing a record-breaking number of applications, Craft Lake City’s jury is proud to announce the selected artisans, craft foodies, vintage vendors & commercial food vendors that will be featured at the 15th Annual Craft Lake City® DIY Festival® Presented By Harmons! This group of approximately 340 local makers will exhibit & sell their handmade wares at the Utah State Fairpark this August.
“We cannot wait to celebrate and work with these incredible Utah makers & dreamers,” says Executive Director, Angela H. Brown. “We’ll see you all at the Utah State Fairpark this August for the 15th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons, our largest and greatest DIY Fest yet!”
Craft Lake City’s DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Festival is Utah’s largest local-centric, three-day arts, music, science & technology festival. The DIY Fest is an event created by locals, for locals, that celebrates all things local. It encompasses do-it-yourself creative culture as a whole, featuring booths with handmade work by local artists and makers, Kid Row Sponsored by Utah Afterschool Network (a Saturday-only youth entrepreneur area), the Google Fiber STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Building, two stages of music & dance performances and National music headliners, over a dozen local food vendors, DIY Stations offering free make-and-take craft activities, the Mark Miller Subaru Leave Your Mark Park kids’ area & Bleu’s Backyard Dog Park Presented By Mark Miller Subaru, the 90.9FM KRCL Stage, VIP Lounge Sponsored by Utah’s Own and more!
This celebratory three-day event will be held at the Utah State Fairpark on the second weekend of August: Fri., Aug. 11, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., Sat., Aug. 12, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.; and Sun., Aug. 13, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Mark your calendars – we look forward to seeing you there for this fantastic celebration of Utah’s creative community!
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 15th 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 15th 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, Bleu’s Backyard Dog Park Presented By Mark Miller Subaru, the 90.9FM KRCL Stage, the Offside Print & Apparel Volunteer Lounge, Kid Row sponsored by Utah Afterschool Network and the VIP Lounge sponsored by Utah’s Own. 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 Stephen G. & Susan E. Denkers Family Foundation, the Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office, 24tix.com, STEM Action Center, Utah Arts & Museums, with funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts.