Kansas City - City Market

Kansas City - City Market
1100 Walnut
Kansas City, MO 64106
816-283-7300

City Market has been located in the same are since 1857.

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Nearly 600,000 people visit City Market annually for fresh produce from nearly 170 farmer and vendor stalls.

City Market Is Home to Regional Farmer's Market, Gift Shops, Restaurants and Arabia Steamboat Museum
Celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2007, the City Market is home to an eclectic mix of restaurants and merchants who offer distinctive gifts, flowers, home accessories and specialty foods from across the world.

As Kansas City's oldest continuously-operating business, The City Market has been approximately in the same location since 1857. Leased by the City to Jacob and Fred Scheibel for $50 a year, the Market area quickly became a trading post area for those heading west.

Arabia Steamboat Museum features the largest collection of pre-Civil War artifacts in the world.

The Roaring '20s brought unprecedented growth to the Market, housing City Hall, two newspapers, an opera house and the county courthouse. City Market buildings witnessed extensive renovations under President Roosevelt's New Deal in the '30s, and the Market expanded its offerings beyond produce in the '70s to include bars, restaurants and other businesses.

The City Market buildings were updated in 1986 and totally renovated in 1990 with over $14.5 million in public and private funds. Additional dollars were committed to energize the greater River Market neighborhood.

Today, shoppers can enjoy nearly 100,000 square feet of restaurants, food-related shops, retail and museum exhibit space, including the Arabia Steamboat Museum in the City Market's east building. Antique pedestrian and interior lighting, statues, planters and 843 free parking spaces within the City Market public square has made the location a lively destination visited by over 600,000 annually.

Annual events at the City Market include the Berry Festival in June, the Tomator Festival in July, the Art of the Machine on Sundays, the Corn Festival in August, the Melon Festival in September, the City Market Harvest Festival in October, and Holiday Festival in December.

The farmer's market is open Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, from March through October.

Diners can enjoy live music by Trio JuJu at Winslow's City Market Barbeque.

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