Craft Lake city, now at the Fairpark, offers do-it-yourself art, meals and leisure

Salt Lake metropolis's celebration of home made artisans, Craft Lake metropolis, will think larger when the festival has its eleventh annual run this Friday through Sunday.

After 10 years at the Gallivan core in downtown Salt Lake city, the experience is moving to its new digs at the Utah State Fairpark, one hundred fifty five N. a thousand West, on the metropolis's west aspect.

Founder Angela H. Brown pointed out in may also that the trade of venue "enables for future festival increase and the capability to present indoor and out of doors competition programming." And on a scorching August weekend, the ability to sprint into an air-conditioned constructing should be preferred with the aid of the thousands of attendees anticipated for the adventure.

The festival runs Friday from 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday from midday to 10 p.m. and Sunday from midday to 7 p.m. Paid parking is attainable on the Fairpark, but attendees are inspired to take TRAX to the Fairpark stop on North Temple. Salt Lake city Bicycle Collective is additionally providing a free bike valet.

right here's what what to expect at Craft Lake city:

• cubicles with greater than 200 artisans who create rings, art, clothing, add-ons, candles, housewares, ceramics, home decor, toiletries and greater.

• greater than 30 food carriers, with both items to take home and dishes organized on web page — together with such Utah meals trucks as Smoke-A-Billy BBQ and Raclette desktop.

• a child Row, Saturday from 2 to six p.m., with artisans 14 and below promoting their wares.

• DIY engineers within the Google Fiber Stem building, in the Fairpark's Bonneville constructing, exhibiting interactive science projects, innovations, incubator ideas, digital-reality experiences, three-D printing and different know-how initiatives.

• Two performance stages, with greater than 50 song and dance acts.

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• A VIP lounge, featuring front-row seats to performances, together with meals, wine, cocktails, mocktails and local craft beers.

• Workshops that teach buyers to decorate cookies, taste coffees, and make tie-dye, paper poppies, cleaning soap, incense, llama pins, wall hangings and embroidery. (Workshop costs latitude from $forty to $forty five, registration is required at craftlakecity.com/workshops.)

Tickets are $5 per day in increase and $7 on the day of the experience. a 3-day circulate is $10. A VIP ticket, which delivers entry to the VIP lounge, is $35 per day. Tickets are available on-line at 24Tix.com.