Organizers of Utah’s largest farmers market found themselves in a dilemma as they planned for its annual winter market.

The Salt Lake City Downtown Farmers Market has moved its winter market around a few times since it debuted over a decade ago, but the space it had most recently leased out at the Gateway mall had become unavailable, and its other previous home — the Rio Grande Depot — remains closed for long-term renovations .

However, Salt Lake City had a space opening up just on the cusp of downtown in what was previously the Leonardo. Museum officials announced in September that they would not reopen, leaving the space at 209 E. 500 South vacant with just enough space to hold the market this winter .

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