The Show
The 49th annual Utah Arts Festival is scheduled for June 19–22, 2025, at Library Square in downtown Salt Lake City. Each summer the Utah Arts Festival transforms downtown Salt Lake City, attracting 35,000+ attendees and generating close to $1 million in art sales. Being one of the only remaining multi-disciplinary events in the nation, we strive to combine high quality artistic presentations bringing together the best local, regional and national talent across all programs. We proudly present four days of award-winning fine arts in the artist marketplace, more than 100 live music performances, dance, literary and street theater performances along various stages throughout the grounds, as well as an internationally recognized short film program, urban arts program, a children’s art yard filled with free make-and-take projects, demonstrating artists, workshops and a wide variety of culinary and beverage options.
New in 2025
We’re adding back Thursday evening from 5pm to 11pm at a discounted price for attendees. We will bring back free admission for children age 12 and under, as well as offer discounted ticket prices for those arriving in our less attended, earlier hours on Friday afternoon. We’re also working on a completely updated site layout and re-tooling programming to enhance the patron and participant experience.
Culinary Artist Selection
Please note that no food trucks will be accepted. All vendors must be able to serve out of a 10 x 20 tent.
The Festival takes pride in the quality and presentation of our vendors/artists. We are looking for culinary vendors that produce their own products and will not accept third-party, premade, frozen items to be sold. Utah Arts Festival culinary artists will be chosen based on the following criteria:
- Food Quality
- Presentation
- Diversity
- Booth Design
- Pricing
Culinary artists may sell FOOD products only. The Utah Arts Festival will handle ALL beverage concessions unless other arrangements are made.
The Utah Arts Festival is working to ensure we balance tradition and innovation. The number of consecutive years an artist has participated in the Utah Arts Festival will be taken into consideration as part of the final selection process. The Utah Arts Festival reserves the right to “rest” an artist for one year after three consecutive years of participation.
2025 Important Dates
- March 7, 2025: Culinary artist application deadline
- March 21, 2025: Notification emails sent
- April 4, 2025: Contracts and ALL payments due (booth fee, electrical, etc.)
- April 25, 2025: Last day to pull out of the event and receive a partial refund
- June 19-22, 2025: Utah Arts Festival
Environmental Program
The Utah Arts Festival will continue our award-winning, comprehensive eARTh Team Environmental Program in 2025. All local laws and regulations must be strictly followed.
Culinary artists will be responsible for using products that are recyclable as determined by the Utah Arts Festival eARTh Team Environmental Coordinator.
Booth Space
- No food trucks will be allowed. Each vendor will be allotted a 10' wide x 20' deep space for their operation. Within this space, each vendor is responsible for supplying all the elements needed for their operation, including tents, tables, and chairs. Please keep in mind the emphasis on design when planning your booth. Below are guidelines to assist in developing your booth design:
- All booth space (10' x 20') must be completely tented and fully contained, including side and back walls. Due to fire codes, all tents must meet the Salt Lake City Fire Marshals codes. Each vendor's tent must be uniform in appearance and color.
- Décor is an essential part of the Festival. Your décor must evoke the origin of your food as well as add an element of design to the Festival. No blue tarps.
- No handwritten signage is allowed. All banners must be approved by the Festival before being used.
- The Festival will provide all culinary artists with water weights to secure their booths. Utah is noted for its summer winds, and for the safety of all vendors, artists, and patrons, we require that participants tie off to the weights. You must bring rope/ratchet straps to tie onto the weights. If you do not secure your booth with the required 200 lbs, you will not be allowed to open and may be disqualified from the show.
- Accepted Culinary vendors will be charged $700 for a 10 x 20 booth space, due April 4th 2025 plus twenty percent commission on Culinary Artist’s gross sales, collected daily during the Festival.
Notification
Decisions will be made, and notification will be emailed by Friday, March 21. Contracts and information packets detailing all setup and operational procedures will be mailed to accepted culinary artists. Participation in any previous Utah Arts Festivals does not guarantee acceptance into the 2025 event.
