Those looking for a handmade gift can find selections at one of many craft shows and fairs found in Utah. Many Utahans are “crafty” and sell their wares at craft shows and booths at the state's many fairs and festivals. The shows run throughout the year and can be found throughout the state.
Simple Treasures Craft Boutique holds crafts shows in Farmington at the Legacy Events Center and in Ogden at Ogden Union Station. Its website says the craft shows have 20,000 square feet of only handmade craft items and feature a central checkout. The Ogden craft shows are typically held twice a year, in March and November. There are three Farmington craft shows at the Legacy Events Center: one from late April to early May and also shows in September and December.
Simple Treasures Craft Boutique
1160 S. 1600 West
Lewiston, UT 84320
(435) 258-5635
simpletreasures.shopping.officelive.com
Bear Lake Raspberry Days in northern Utah, usually held the first Thursday through Saturday in August, features a craft show. The festival coincides with the harvest of the area’s well-known raspberry crop. Besides the craft show, Raspberry Days events include a parade, dance, rodeo, and a fun run.
Bear Lake Raspberry Days
Bear Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau
69 N. Paradise Parkway
P.O. Box 471
Garden City, UT 84028
(435) 946-2197
(800) 448-BEAR (2327)
gardencityut.us
bearlake.org
Swiss Days, a fall event honoring the Swiss heritage of the Heber Valley, includes more than 170 craft booths, according to the festival's website. The website also indicates that crafts include homemade jams, syrups and salsa, flower arrangements, jewelry, games, toys, and birdhouses. Other attractions include a musical, a 10K race, and food. Swiss Days holds a "Swiss Miss" pageant to choose the Swiss Days royalty. The winners are chosen beforehand and presented at the two-day celebration. Swiss Days is usually held the Friday and Saturday of Labor Day weekend.
Swiss Days
Historic Town Square
200 W. Main
Midway, UT 84049
(801) 234-0673
midwayswissdays.com
Home for the Holidays craft show held at the Ephraim Co-op usually begins the last weekend in November and runs through the following Tuesday, allowing customers plenty of time to shop for gifts for the holiday season. Besides crafts, the show features food, entertainment and door prizes.
Home for the Holidays
96 N. Main St.
Ephraim, UT 84627
(801) 815-0303
sanpete.com/events
Salt Lake’s Family Christmas Gift Show features crafts, along with art objects, entertainment and food and is usually held the second week in November. The event features dozens of crafters and homemade gifts and food items.
Salt Lake’s Family Christmas Gift Show
South Towne Exposition Center
9575 S. State Street
Sandy, UT 84070
(801) 565-4490
(800) 521-7469
familychristmasgiftshow.com
Country Carousel Boutique has been a tradition during Brigham Young University’s Education Week in August and features a craft show and art by local artists. Many crafters and artists create products of particular interest to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints attending the week-long event in which former BYU students and other members of the faith attend classes and devotionals at the university.
Country Carousel Boutique
Provo High School
1125 North University Avenue
Provo, UT 84604
(801) 465 3808
festivalnet.com
