Bringing together many local Utah businesses, artists, entertainers and families, the 2009 I Heart Utah Festival focuses on, “celebrating the great state of Utah and her treasures the people, places, and products that make Utah great.”

The Festival takes place on Saturday, July 18th just prior to Pioneer Week, Utah’s own holiday. At a central location between Utah and Salt Lake counties, Thanksgiving Point’s Electric Park will be the picturesque location of a memorable day full of shopping, sampling, entertainment, education and activities for the entire family.

With the current economic situation, Festival producers saw a need to do what they could locally to help support small business within Utah cities and throughout the State, and help encourage Utah citizens to do the same. “We found such an impressive amount of quality products and services offered by individuals or small businesses right here in our own back yard, and an exciting amount of nationally recognized companies that are founded or run from our great 801 or 435 area codes!” (Melynda Valgardson, Vyking Media & Entertainment)

Festival vendor categories include health and wellness, travel and tourism, spopts and recreation, home and garden, businesses catering to women, preparedness, education, ‘Greening” Utah, arts and entertainment, and will include a local Farmers Market. Any business or organization that is based in or originated in Utah qualifies for involvement in the Festival and can reserve a vendor or nonprofit information booth space for a minimal fee.

Festival Schedule: The I Heart Utah Festival begins at 10:00 am and concludes at 7:00 pm with entertainment by local musicians on the main stage throughout the day. Some of the artists include Shaun Barrowes, Jarrett Burnes, Justin Williams, Nicole Sheahan, Ryan Innes, and Tyne Valgardson. Complete Festival schedule and entertainment lineup can be found on the website at http://www.iheartut.com/

25 for $25 and 50 for $50 promotion for Provo/Orem Chamber members and friends:

As one of the main focuses of the I Heart Utah Festival is to help local, small business during the current economic situation, Vyking Entertainment is offering a 25 for $25 promotion for non-profit organizations and 50 for $50 promotion for any other business, through Friday, June 12th. This is for small businesses and non-profit organizations that want to be involved but cannot afford the normal booth fee. 25 non-profit organizations will be given a 10×10 booth space for $25 each, and 50 small businesses will be given a 10×10 booth space for $50 each. Space is limited so please reserve for those that are in need and feel free to forward this information to businesses you may know of that could benefit from this offer. Space must be reserved by Friday, June 12th.