2024 Love Local Holiday Market
Calling All Makers: Apply to Be a Market Vendor by Sunday, October 13
Our Love Local Holiday Market returns Saturday, December 7, from 12-6 pm! Give the gift of local support this holiday season. Join Wasatch Community Gardens for an outdoor holiday market celebrating local food, local makers and the warmth of community.
We are currently accepting vendor applications! If you create art, products or food with a focus on gardening, nature or locally sourced materials, please apply to be a vendor below. Vendor applications are due by Sunday, October 13, at 5 pm.
No matter what holidays or seasons you celebrate, a great way to feel all warm and fuzzy and support WCG is by signing up to decorate a holiday tree. The lighted holiday tree forest adds a fun and festive vibe to the Love Local Holiday Market, AND trees are auctioned off to support the WCG programming you know and love. The use of evergreen boughs and trees throughout history is widespread, from using them to keep away illness to celebrating renewal and resilience. We are excited to have your help in creating a beautiful and inclusive tree forest as we welcome the community to Wasatch Community Gardens’ Campus!
Along with tree decoration, we are recruiting sponsors for the Love Local Holiday Market, and the tree forest specifically. Contact Hannah for details about sponsorship levels and benefits. Businesses can decorate AND sponsor a tree, and you can indicate your interest in doing so in the sponsorship question of the decorator application.
2024 TREE DECORATOR/SPONSOR APPLICATION
EVENT INFORMATION
Saturday, December 7th from 12pm – 6pm
Wasatch Community Gardens’ Campus
629 E 800 South SLC 84102
$5 at the gate
Kids 5 & Under FREE
Wasatch Community Gardens often has limited street parking during our events so we encourage carpooling, bicycling, or taking public transit. For guests who do drive to campus, if you are able to, we ask that you consider parking further away to leave parking spaces closer to the entrance for fellow guests who might need them.
Parking
Please help us be good neighbors, and as much as possible, use on-street parking on the north side of 800 South or the east side of 600 East.
The nearest curb cuts are on the corner of Green St./800 South, and 600 East/800 South.
There is one ADA parking spot in the parking lot off of Green St. Additional accessible parking is available in the lot upon request. Please use the Accommodations Request/Feedback Form to request a spot in the parking lot during an event or call (801) 359-2658.
Campus Access Social Story - A visual map of campus access.
Public Transportation
The Red Line to the Trolley Square Station will get you about 4 blocks away from Wasatch Community Gardens' Campus. Travel south along 600 East until you arrive at 800 South. Turn left (east) on to 800 South until you reach our front gate (629 East 800 South).
209 bus to 900 East/800 South.
From 900 East, travel west along 800 South until you reach our front gate (629 East 800 South).
205 bus to 500 East @ 808 South.
Travel East along 800 South until you reach our front gate (629 East 800 South).
UTA - How to Ride - Click here for more info on UTA services.
WCG’s Love Local Holiday Market offers multiple food and beverage options for purchase on-site from local vendors, including mulled wine and hot tea courtesy of Tea Zaanti, and hot chocolate for kids!
Hot food is available from vendors including Prime Corn, Sabor Colombiano, and Delicius!
Prepared foods are available from many vendors and will make the perfect gift for anyone who loves eating local! Check out the selections of jams, honey, cookies, and more!
Free water is available at indoor drinking fountains within the venue. Bring an empty water bottle to refill while enjoying the event!
30+ local vendors, farmers, and artisans join us to offer their homemade wares at the Love Local Holiday Market! Check out everything from functional and beautiful ceramic designs to herbal salves, hand-dyed textiles, jewelry and more!
Present and past members of our farm-based Job Training Program at WCG’s Green Phoenix Farm are offering handmade products in the Education Cottage. These gifts support members and alumni of our Job Training Program directly!
Warm up inside our Education Cottage and visit all of our programs' contributions to the market!
Gift Wrapping
Shop for your holiday gifts with WCG and have your gift wrapped onsite at our DIY Upcycled Gift Wrap Station! Free!
Kids Activities
Kids can join our Youth and School Garden Team in making festive ornaments and holiday cards!
Take a Photo with the Tomato
Explorers of the gardens may stumble upon the festively decorated Tomato Grotto, and take a holiday photo with our beloved tomato mascot! Get your holiday card photo shoot taken at WCG and celebrate tomato season year round!
Six-foot pine trees decorated by community partner organizations familes, and individuals will be available for silent auction! Bid on your favorite tree and take home a tree pre-decorated with love from a local group while supporting WCG’s mission to empower people to grow and eat healthy, organic, local food.
This is primarily an outdoor event held in early December—so please come prepared for the cold! We provide 30+ heat lamps for all the shopping spaces and picnic areas, and we offer hot tea, mulled wine, and hot chocolate to warm yourself, but the best thing you can do is plan ahead and wear layers!
Pets
Pets are not allowed at the Holiday Market. Service animals are welcome.
Accessibility
For more information on what accommodations we currently have, visit our Accessibility Webpage . To request an accommodation or offer feedback, please use the form below and our Accessibility Committee will make sure your voice is heard.
Accommodations Request/Feedback Form