Overland Park approves Farmers’ Market improvement project

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The City of Overland Park has approved plans for an improvement project for the Overland Park Farmers’ Market.

The updated plan includes:

• An indoor market space
• Improves the existing outdoor market space with shade structures and a gentler, more accessible ground slope
• Adds access to utilities like power and water for vendors
• Increases access to restrooms for vendors, staff and shoppers
• Allows for the possible expansion of existing market operations
• Maintains parking spaces during non-market hours.

The new plan also has a new gathering space that was part of a planning process where residents said they would like to see more spaces for events and activities.

Discussions to the improve the Farmers’ Market Pavilion began in 2017. Since 2018, the city and its project partners have created conceptual plans, shared plans with a number of groups involved at the market, including vendors, shoppers, downtown area residents and Downtown Overland Park merchants.

Construction for the Farmers’ Market Pavilion site and Downtown Overland Park gathering space is set to begin in the winter, after the Farmers’ Market season ends on Nov. 23rd.

In the meantime, the Farmers’ Market will have its 2025 season outside the Matt Ross Community Center.

Construction for the improvement project is expected to take 18 months and be done by the spring of 2026.

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