Sunset Farmers Markets continues to support hundreds of local small businesses across Orem and Springville, providing a seasonal venue for local musicians, diverse food options, and community workshops. The markets serve as a central hub for residents to purchase essential goods ranging from fresh produce to handcrafted soaps and art.
Orem Market Offerings
The Orem market location hosts approximately 200 small local businesses during its weekly operations. According to Sunset Farmers Markets, visitors can shop for essential items including local vegetables, fruit, eggs, honey, milk, and meat. The market also features specialized goods such as flowers, artisan baked goods, handcrafted soap, and various art pieces.
Food and Entertainment in Orem
In addition to retail goods, the Orem location features a variety of dining options through its food truck selection. The organization describes its Food Fest Wednesday as Utah County's largest weekly food truck roundup, providing a significant culinary draw for the community.
Springville Market Scale
The Springville market location hosts over one hundred small local businesses each week. Similar to the Orem location, Springville offers a wide array of essentials including vegetables, fruit, eggs, honey, milk, meat, flowers, artisan baked goods, handcrafted soap, and art. Local musicians also perform at the Springville location to provide entertainment for shoppers.
Springville Workshop Schedule
The Springville market maintains a robust schedule of community workshops and musical performances throughout the summer and fall seasons. Past events included a cell phone workshop led by Will King on June 15 and a performance of Much Ado About Nothing by Grassroots Shakespeare on June 22.
Seasonal Community Events
The community programming in Springville has featured diverse activities such as a County Western Line Dancing Workshop with Lyndi Pearle on June 29, Windy Summer Tuba time on July 6, and a juggling performance by Tanner Alder on July 13. Other past musical and artistic contributions include singer-songwriter Debra Frotheringham on July 20 and an urban sketching workshop with Ken Parkinson on July 27.
Upcoming Seasonal Programming
The upcoming schedule for the Springville location includes a County Western Line Dancing Workshop with Lyndi Pearle on August 3, followed by puppetry with Randal McNair on August 10. Later in the season, the market will host The Alpines Band on August 17, a polka band on August 24, and another urban sketching workshop with Ken Parkinson on August 31.
Autumn Market Schedule
The seasonal offerings for Springville extend into the autumn, with scheduled performances by the JGB Band/ Joel Gilispi on September 7, a Windy Jay Winds concert on September 14, and another line dancing workshop with Lyndi Pearle on September 21. The scheduled season concludes with an urban sketching workshop with Ken Parkinson on September 28 and a Spooky Storytelling session with Ginger Parkinson on October 5.
