10:00 AM - 7th annual Live Green SLC! Festival opens! - See List of All Day Activities below these time specific features!
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Bike Rodeo
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Plaza Amphitheater - Rinceoiri Don Spraoi Irish Dancers
Utah's oldest Irish dance school. Pronounced 'rin-cory don spree' in Irish Gaelic, our name means "dancing for fun." We exist to provide an opportunity to experience the rich cultural traditions of Irish dance and music with individuals as well as our communities.
11:00 AM - Solar Powered Beer Garden opens!
Powered by the mobile Solar Saucer (a solar and wind powered DJ booth built entirely from found and reclaimed materials) will power the beer trailer coolers, featuring a variety of Squatter's beer!
If you enjoy a delicious beer or cold beverage while at the festival, chances are it will be served in a new cup that was donated by our friends at Eco-Products. The cups are made from 50% post-consumer recycled PET bottles. Go to www.ecoproducts.com if you want to learn more!
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Registration for Tour de Brewtah
The inaugural 'Tour de Brewtah' charity ride, will bring together bicycles and beer to raise money for Utah charities. From a starting point at the Live Green SLC! Festival, bike riders will follow a downtown route marked by local breweries - Red Rock, Uinta, Desert Edge and Squatters, scene of an end-of-the-ride party.
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Main Stage - First Live Benefit Auction, sponsored by eBay!
Come for the live auction - with a professional auctioneer and a fun atmosphere! ReDirect Guide and the eBay Green Team, and other show sponsors and exhibitors have generously donated some amazing and super cool green goods to be auctioned off in a fun and lively auction! Proceeds from the auction go to support Live Green SLC! Festival, so we can keep this event healthy and free for all! Among many other items, we'll have gift certificates available to local restaurants and businesses! And yes - this is an auction where you can actually afford to participate - most items will have starting bids of $10 - $40! Come snap up some sweet deals and support the show at this fun, live auction!
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Plaza Amphitheater - Live music by local favorites Bramble
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Main Stage - Second Live Benefit Auction, sponsored by eBay!
Another chance to bid on great items and help the festival - whether you loved the first one, or missed it, come to this second live auction! We'll have more great and green goods to be auctioned off in a fun and lively fashion! Proceeds from the auction go to support Live Green SLC! Festival, so we can keep this event healthy and free for all! As with the first auction, examples of goods include gift certificates available to local businesses, massage, food, plants, books, and many other items. Most items will have starting bids of $10 - $40! Come snap up some sweet deals and support the show at this fun, live auction!
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Main Stage - Eco Chic Fashion Show
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Main Stage - Among other great, local talent, we're pleased to have a live performance by Salt Lake City's own Daniel Day Trio, presented by X96!
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Meet Norm the ThermWise spokesman
Meet Therm in person! Therm is the well known spokesperson for the Questar Gas Thermwise energy saving and conservation program. Come say hello, get an autograph, and learn more about great incentives and programs available to make your home comfortable and efficient!
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Library Auditorium - LIMITED SEATING, ARRIVE EARLY FOR TICKETS AND SEATING! Sundance movie premier of WASTE LAND!
WASTE LAND chronicles Brazilian artist Vik Muniz's journey to Jardim Gramacho, the world’s largest landfill, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. He collaborates with an eclectic band of catadores, or self-designated pickers of recyclable materials, and photographs these inspiring characters as they recycle their lives and society’s garbage. Walker gains fantastic access to the entire process and, in doing so, offers stirring evidence of the transformative power of art and the dignity that can be found in personal determination.
ALL DAY ACTIVITIES 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM:
Solar Powered, Delicious and Sustainable Food Court!
Enjoy food from a selection of local, delicious, organic and natural foods from the extraordinary talented chefs of Sage's Cafe, Vertical Diner, Cantu Creations, and High West Concessions. Chase it down with a cold beer from the solar-powered beer garden. Help us in our goal to minimize waste by using the recycling containers managed for the event by Momentum Recycling. Make sure to seek out the pedal powered blender!
Free Rock Climbing Wall, sponsored by Rock On! Climbing Walls
Solar and Wind Power Demonstrations - Check out the Solar Saucer, Solar Power Generating Truck that also runs on vegetable oil, the solar Airstream trailer, and multiple vendors and exhibitors showing off the latest and greatest in renewable energy solutions!
Cleaner Fuel Vehicles on Display - Come see vehicles that run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), straight vegetable oil (SVO), and biodiesel, and even human power in the form of bicycles
Native and Locally Grown Plant SaleThis annual Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 8, featuring a wide range of unique, flavorful, heirloom vegetable, flower and herb seedlings you can't find anywhere else. Rowland Hall, 720 South Guardsman Way.
Face Painting and other Kids' Activities
100's of Green Businesses, Ideas, Goods, and Services
Anne Frank Exhibition inside the library
