Welcome to Park Silly Sunday Market's New Website
This website is under construction. Please check back regularly for updated information and sign up to receive email updates. If you are an artist or product vendor please fill out the Park Silly Sunday Market zapplication, Zapplication.org. Your application will be reviewed in late January 2010. We will begin accepting 2010 applications for all other categories soon.
2009 Silly Market Accomplishments
Attendace and Zero Waste Efforts
- 2009: 90,000+ Visitors: Sent only 2 bags of trash to the landfill
- 2008: 60,000 Visitors: Sent only 7.5 bags of trash to the landfill
- 2007: 30,000 Visitors: Recycled 70% of all waste
2009 PSSM Hosts and Promotes
- 55 Non Profit Groups
- 65 Free Kids Activities
- 17 Featured Chef Presentations
- 15 Featured Artist Presentations
- 75 Performance Art Presentations
- 125 Musical Performances
- 150 spaces to local farmers
Green Initiatives
- The Park Silly Sunday Market is Utah’s first “Zero Waste” market. PSSM saw nearly 60,000 visitors during the 15 weeks of the 2008 season and sent only 7.5 bags of actual trash to the landfill.
- PSSM hosts local and national sustainability speakers/groups and provided them with an opportunity to participate in a conversation series to educate and inspire our community.
- PSSM supports local agriculture, Utah’s Own and Slow Food Utah to educate about how buying locally is a key element in becoming a sustainable community.
- Our Solar Saucer-provides electricity to our bands and a grant from Rocky Mountain Power provides us with all the wind power we need for a season.
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