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- Salt Lake City's winter farmers market moves to The Leonardo when it returns on Nov. 15.
- The market, featuring over 70 vendors, will operate every Saturday through April 18, 2026.
- The Leonardo building was recently vacated after the museum closed.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Downtown Farmers Market is moving its winter market just outside of downtown limits and into a newly vacated Central City building.
This year's market will be at The Leonardo building, 209 E. 500 South, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning on Nov. 15, market officials announced on Friday. It'll remain there every Saturday through April 18, 2026.
"Wander through 70+ local vendors of farm-fresh produce, artisan foods and handmade goods," organizers wrote on social media. "Come shop local, stay cozy and be part of this new chapter in the Market's story."
While the much larger summer market is held at Pioneer Park every year, the winter market has typically been held at other locations near the park, such as The Gateway mall and Rio Grande Depot, since debuting in 2010.
However, Friday's announcement comes a few months after The Leonardo museum, which had been closed for renovations, announced that it will not reopen, shutting down after 14 years. Salt Lake City owns what was previously its main library location and was "actively exploring cultural uses" for its ground floor when the permanent closure was announced in September.
Other parts of the building were to be turned into administrative offices, said Andrew Wittenberg, a spokesman for the Salt Lake City Mayor's Office, at the time. Ken Sanders Rare Books also operates out of the building.
It's unclear if The Leonardo will remain a winter market fixture in the near term, but the Salt Lake City Downtown Alliance and Downtown Farmers Market unveiled a "bold" long-term vision earlier this year that would help keep the market at Pioneer Park year-round.
The plan calls for a new facility within the park that features space for vendors in the winter, as well as cafe seating, a beverage bar and public bathrooms. Officials would still need city approvals and raise about $20 million to $25 million, which is the estimated project cost.
"We hope next year is a time for what I call 'pre-development' and the philanthropic initiative," Downtown Alliance director Dee Brewer said in May. "We do not know yet what those sorts of milestones are to put shovels in the dirt and start construction."
