Funky mountain grooves and the aroma of hot grills and delectable foods fill the air. Local artisans are peddling their wares and nonprofits are raising awareness for a myriad of causes. People are converging on an area to do something fun. Tip your head back. Take a deep breath. The Park Silly Sunday Market is back.
After a lengthy hiatus due to that pesky pandemic that upended normal life for the past year and change, one of Main Street’s signature events is triumphantly returning. If everything goes to plan I realize that statement probably has you tensely holding your breath the Silly Market will run Sundays from June 6 to September 26.
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Park Silly Sunday Market is ready to lighten things up after a year of seriousness.
The free, open-air artisan fair will open on June 6, and run each week during the summer from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on lower Main Street through Sept. 26, except on Aug. 1, 8 and 15, said Executive Director Kate McChesney.
“It’s huge to get back, and it’s been nothing but positive feedback from local residents, vendors, Main Street merchants, community partners and friends,” McChesney said. “They are all excited knowing that we’re all going to come together on June 6 to kick off the summer and get back to that little bit of normalcy.”
The Park Silly Sunday Market won the vote it needed to return to Main Street this summer and early fall, another step in Park City’s continuing economic resurgence a year after the event was one of the early losses of the coronavirus pandemic.