Craft Lake City is elated to announce Google Fiber’s continued sponsorship of the Title I School Rocket Launch Program! Craft Lake City, with support of Google Fiber, began the rocket launch program in 2022 following a successful introduction of rocket launches at the 2021 DIY Festival. The program is based in STEM education and offers a thrilling way to learn as participants design plastic 2 liter soda bottles and then launch them into the sky. In its first year, the rocketry curriculum served approximately 2,322 youth and their family members at 5 Title I schools in Salt Lake City, West Valley City and South Jordan. This year’s rocketry program will kick off at DaVinci Academy in Ogden, UT on May 30, 2023 as part of a sign-up field day event–a new format for the rocket launch events. The partnership between Craft Lake City and Google Fiber will continue even further in August with Google Fiber’s returning sponsorship of the Google Fiber STEM Building at the 15th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons.
“Our year-round STEM efforts and continued growth wouldn’t be possible without the support of Google Fiber as our long-term DIY Fest STEM partner,” says Lyndi Perry, Craft Lake City’s STEM Coordinator. “Thanks to our partnership, Craft Lake City’s STEM programming continues to educate and connect communities through concepts like rocketry at Title I elementary schools, as well as bring awareness to Craft Lake City and Google Fiber’s community efforts.”
The 15th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons, taking place on Friday, August 11, Saturday, August 12 and Sunday, August 13, 2023, will feature over 350 local artisans & vintage vendors, dozens of foodies, over 50 youth entrepreneurs, over 40 performers & over 40 STEM exhibitors over three days at the Utah State Fairpark. The Google Fiber STEM Building, a beloved feature of the DIY Fest, brings together over 40 Utah DIY engineers, scientists, tech hobbyists, tinkerers, major research institutions, & local businesses while offering engaging demos & all-ages hands-on activities for festival-goers. The Google Fiber STEM Building even offers a DIY water rocket launch activity for festival goers of all ages, as well as free educational content from our special partners like the STEM Action Center and Red Butte Garden. General Admission & VIP tickets are now on sale for the 15th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons on 24tix.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 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 Sorenson Legacy Foundation, the Willard L. Eccles 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.