Here is the insider's scoop on where to park at the Winter Market at the Gateway.

• ONE HOUR FREE PARKING at The Gateway: The North Garage is the closest to the market location. Enter from 100 S. or 400 W. 
• Two Hour Street Parking: There are a number of street parking spaces around the Gateway that allow for 2 hour parking on Saturdays.
• Green Bike: take a Green Bike from any Green Bike station and park it at the docking station in front of the Gateway, near The Depot on 400 west.  
• Ride TRAX: There are 2 TRAX stops close to The Gateway (Old Greek Town, Planetarium) Call RIDE-UTA for schedules.

For an interactive map of the 25,000 available parking spaces downtown, please visit parkingslc.com.

For ADA accommodation, contact Nichole Mathews at or M-F at 801.328.5055.

Get Directions

Visit Google Maps to get directions to the Winter Market at the Gateway, located at 12 S. Rio Grande Street.

This category is reserved for Face Painters, Cartoonists, Caricature Artists and Balloon Twisters. Preapproval is required for any other discipline/talent.

Artists hoping to participate at the Downtown Art & Craft Market must fill out a separate application here: http://slcfarmersmarket.org/howtoapply/art-and-craft-vendors

1.  The Downtown Alliance reserves the right to refuse participation to any who do not comply with market rules, regulations or meet market standards which include but are not limited to adhering to all local, city, state, and federal laws.
2. All Artistic Services vendors must check in at the Downtown Alliance booth each week to secure their designated location and pay the applicable fee. Limited space is available. All locations are first come first served on a weekly basis.
3. Should the Downtown Alliance receive a complaint from other vendors or customers, the Market Staff may revoke vending privileges indefinitely.
4. Artistic Services vendors may not erect any tent, easy-up, or structure of any kind. Market Management has attempted to designate specific areas that limit sun exposure.
5. All vendors must obtain permission from Market Management to move locations. Artistic Services vendors may post prices for their services. It is the responsibility of all Market Vendors to report all income to the state tax commission.
6. Market Staff has the authority to move and reassign any vendor to enhance or facilitate market operations.
7. Artistic Services vendors are responsible for cleaning their space before leaving. Offenses will be documented and offenders will be prohibited from vending at the Market during the 2024 season.
8. Electricity is not provided. Amplification of any kind is not tolerated.
9. Artistic Services vendors may take only the space essential to the activity and may not block the market aisles with chairs, tables, or non-essential materials.
10. Any vendors not complying with the market rules may be asked to leave, especially if the services interfere with market operations or any vendor's ability to do business.
11. The Downtown Alliance is not liable for any injury, theft, or damage to either the vender or their property arising from, or pertaining to, preparation for or participation in, the Downtown Farmers Market; whether such injury, theft, or damage occurred prior, during, or after the Downtown Farmers Market. The vender further agrees to indemnify and hold The Downtown Alliance harmless for and against any claims for such injury, theft, or damage.
12. Artistic Services vendors are not allowed to bring any vehicles into the park. No exceptions. Parking facilities are available in surrounding parking structures and on the street. Check with the Market Staff for information about available parking facilities or visit our website: www.slcfarmersmarket.org.
13. Market will go on rain, shine, or snow. Hours are 8am to 2pm.
14. Knives, swords, torches, flames, axes, saws or other objects that can cause bodily injury to any person are prohibited.
    

Inquiries about this vendor category may be directed to

Artistic Services Application

The Downtown Farmers Market is a program of the Downtown Alliance and Urban Food Connections of Utah. You can view Downtown Alliance's other events and programs at www.downtownslc.org.

Urban Food Connections of Utah Staff

For questions about the Farmers Market, please contact us! 

Nichole Mathews, Market & Administrative Manager
Email:

Carly Gillespie, Deputy Director
Email: 

Below are our part time staff positions:

Seasonal positions will be posted in April for the 2024 Summer season.

part-time Operations Assistant

part-time Market Assistant

Urban Food Connections of Utah is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that nourishes a healthy and joyful community through the creation of food-centric experiences, gathering spaces, educational programming and entrepreneurial opportunities.

VISION STATEMENT: UFCU envisions the preservation and activation of the historic Rio Grande Neighborhood as a year-round public market. We create a gathering space for Utah farmers, food entrepreneurs, and consumers, and strengthen the connection between our rural and urban communities.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES:

• Support Local: We value our local producers and Utah’s proud agricultural heritage, emphasizing a variety of locally grown foods and unique, locally created products sold by people we know as friends and neighbors.
• Create Opportunity: We create a supported environment for the incubation of diverse, locally owned small businesses and empower them to grow and scale sustainably.
• Cultivate Awareness: We offer diverse education and outreach opportunities for all members of the community through the genuine human connections and social interactions that a vibrant public marketplace promotes.
• Foster Integrity: We believe in knowing where your food comes from and how it is produced. We vet our vendors to ensure that you can trust that the products they sell are grown, raised and made in Utah by the vendors themselves. We foster transparency in our markets by requiring truth in labeling and by offering opportunities for shoppers to learn about the foods sold at the market.
• Promote Sustainability: We support sustainable farming practices and empower our growers to increase year-round availability of locally produced food for our community.
• Expand access: We believe that inclusive and just communities are built through shared access to the marketplace of local food. We provide an open, supportive and welcoming space for the community to gather around food.
• Bridge Divides: We embrace our role as a vital anchor for a strengthened downtown Salt Lake City and the Rio Grande Neighborhood, helping bridge the east/west divide of the Salt Lake Valley.
• Uphold Equity: We value and welcome diversity and believe that everyone has the right to fresh, local nutrient dense food. We encourage a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and believe we are all strengthened by a community that upholds equal opportunity for all.

Please support Urban Food Connections of Utah through our programming and with your financial support.

History of the Downtown Farmers Market

The Downtown Farmers Market was created in 1992 by the Downtown Alliance to introduce positive activities to Pioneer Park — a 10-acre green space notorious for criminal activities. Since the early years, the neighborhood, the Market and the local food movement have flourished. Our program has expanded to include the following markets, open on nearly 50 days each year in the Pioneer Park neighborhood:

• Downtown Farmers Market and Art & Craft Market (Saturdays, June - October)
• Liberty Park Market (Thursdays, June - September, 2022)
• Winter Market (Saturdays, November - April)

Our vendor mix represents more than 100 farms and ranches from within 250 miles of Salt Lake City and includes sellers from 16 counties in Utah. In addition to farm goods, you will find handmade, locally-produce food, beverages and crafts. Our motto is "Make it, bake it, grow it", and you will find that our vendors have passion and pride for the products they bring to Market. Some of Utah's iconic food businesses started at the Market, and each year a selection of our vendors make the leap from market stall to brick-and-mortar retail business.

The Markets provide an excellent venue to help us achieve our mission, but our programs reach beyond Pioneer Park. We have our hands in canning classes, food preservation demonstrations, farm tours, pop-up markets, plant sales, brown bag lectures. If local food is on the agenda, you will likely find us there.

The mission of the Market is to support sustainable, regional agriculture; to build community gathering places; to increase access to nutritious, local foods in urban areas; and to educate the consumer about shopping local. With your support, we can achieve those goals and make sure our community always has full plates of delicious, local food.