Every Saturday during the months of June through October, Pioneer Park becomes a hub of scent, sound and flavor, where locals come to shop small, eat local and connect face to face with vendors from all over Utah County. Oct. 25 marked the end of another successful season.
"I love the people, I mean, we have our regular customers, and it's just so fun seeing all these new faces," said Nate Evans. "It's tamarillo salsa, it's a fruit that most people haven't heard about. It grows in Ecuador; it's pretty unique stuff."
"You know, it's nostalgic, it's bittersweet. It's a great market; they do a good job here. It's also sad, you know, it's a good time," Evans said.
But not everyone is feeling mixed emotions about the end of another market season.
"I have my Saturdays back," said Jason Arbon. "I'm so excited to go on hikes."
"My dad started making sourdough 9 years ago, and he loved it so much that he decided he wanted to sell it. Make it his full-time job," Arbon said.
"I love this market. I love specifically that it's really big and has so many more options. local artists and local food places too," said Megan Nelson.
"I got this personal portrait done at frisbees, and we were just gushing over it. Now you feel like you have a very personal memory," said Chie Fujiki. "I just love that I'm going to have something to remember this day."
The tents may be coming down, but the memories — and the sourdough starter — will live on.