Craft Lake City is thrilled to announce the return of Kid Row, a Saturday-only pop-up market for youth entrepreneurs at the 17th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons. Now in its ninth year, Kid Row will take place Saturday, August 9, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., showcasing talented makers ages 18 and under.
Since launching in 2017, Kid Row has provided a platform for hundreds of local, young creators to showcase and sell their handmade goods. This special section of the 17th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Fest Presented By Harmons gives youth entrepreneurs hands-on experience in customer service, sales, pricing, market research, marketing, merchandising and other small business skills, empowering the next generation of makers.
Kid Row also serves as the culminating project of Craft Lake City’s Youth Entrepreneur Program Powered By VentureLab, which provides free afterschool arts and business workshops, a practice market at the Downtown Farmers Market in Salt Lake City and waived DIY Fest exhibitor fees for youth in elementary through high school.
Festivalgoers can find Kid Row at the DIY Fest at the Utah State Fairpark on Saturday, August 9, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. on the grass between the entrance and gazebo. Participants of Kid Row will exhibit and sell handmade goods in a wide variety of mediums including ceramics, artwork, stickers, jewelry, home decor, accessories and more. For these participants, Kid Row offers a formative entrepreneurial experience and supportive community space to launch their creative careers.
Craft Lake City is proud to collaborate with Utah Afterschool Network, VentureLab, the Salt Lake City Public Library, Urban Food Connections of Utah, Backman Elementary and Promise South Salt Lake to support and uplift these young makers and entrepreneurs.
Visit Kid Row at the 17th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons and support the next generation of creatives in real time!
Learn more about Kid Row and buy tickets to the DIY Fest at: craftlakecity.com/diy-festival-2025-kid-row
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.
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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, Utah Arts & Museums, the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, Salt Lake Arts Council and SLUG Magazine.
The 17th 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 over 500 local artisans, vintage vendors, foodies, youth entrepreneurs, performers, & STEM exhibitors over three days the second weekend of August. The 17th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented by Harmons features the GFiber STEM Building, the 90.9FM KRCL Stage, the GOFHA stage Presented By KUAA and the Dog Oasis Presented By PupTub Club. Additional support is provided in part by the Willard L. Eccles Foundation, Stephen G. and Susan E. Denkers Family Foundation, Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation, McCarthey Family Foundation, Utah Afterschool Network, Falbaum-Caillet Family Foundation, PBS Utah, 90.1 KUER, Salt Lake City Mayor’s Office ACE Grant, Creative West, Project Rainbow, STEM Action Center, Hypha, 24tix.com, Visit Salt Lake, Utah State Fairpark Water and Wellness, XMission, VentureLab, Urban Food Connections of Utah and Utah’s Own.
About Kid Row:
Beginning in 2017, the Kid Row pop-up has been an integral part in educating and providing accessibility to young entrepreneurs and artisans. Kid Row is the final step in graduating the Youth Entrepreneur Program. The program enriches and promotes the endeavors of young crafters and teaches them the basics of running a business.
Kid Row will feature over 70 kid vendors on Saturday August 9 from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m… Supporters of Kid Row include Utah Afterschool Network, Venture Lab, the Salt Lake City Public Library, Backman Elementary, Urban Food Connections of Utah and Promise South Salt Lake.
