Next date: Saturday, May 09, 2026 | 07:00 AM to 01:00 PM
Shop the area’s freshest foods and handmade goods from local growers and makers at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market in the Edison Neighborhood (1204 Bank St.). Market renovations are now fully complete, with all parking areas open, new indoor space at the Don Cooney Cultivation Center, and a new playground for families to enjoy.
Open rain or shine.
Browse a wide variety of fresh, local products including:
New and returning vendors participate throughout the season, so there’s always something new to discover.
The market continues to offer:
Vendors now have expanded payment options, including the ability to accept major credit cards at many booths.
In 2026, the Kalamazoo Farmers Market will have a new operator, Gamsho Group LLC. We understand this change has raised questions for vendors and shoppers. We’ll be sharing more information soon. In the meantime, here are answers to some of the most common questions we’ve received so far.
The Farmer’s Market will open for the 2026 season on Saturday, May 2.
The new group is Gamsho Group LLC, which is comprised of Kiar Gamsho and Marcus Collins of Parks Street Market and Midtown Fresh, along with Deb Droppers with Kalamazoo Experiential Learning Center who will assist with events, rentals, and programming.
PFC has run the market since 2013. There was an initial 3 year contract with options to renew after that yearly. Due to the length of time they have run the market it was suggested to open up a Request for Proposals (RFP) to be transparent and see if there were any other entities that were interested in bidding on the contract.
The new contract is for 3 years with an option to renew after those initial 3 years with the option to extend for 3 additional one-year periods.
The new operator was selected based on a scoring committee and presentations to that committee. The proposals were scored based on Experience and Qualifications, Plans for Management and Operations of the Market, Financial Stability of the bidders in the submitted documentation, and Business Inclusion and Development Plans.
There should not be any noticeable changes to the shopper. They still plan to offer the state supplied benefits (SNAP, Double Up Food Bucks, and those sort of amenities). They will also be offering an added benefit to Veterans shopping at the market.
The new operator will have the application process ready to take applications once the contract has been signed and a notice to proceed has been issued. This is currently in process and working on being completed.
Rental rates for vendors will be the same this year as they were last year.
Gamsho Group LLC has an email address created for reaching out regarding the Farmer’s Market information. The address is kzoofarmersmarket@gmail.com
Yes, there will be a meeting / open house for vendors to speak to the new group on Wednesday, April 22. Details on that will come from Gamsho Group.
1204 Bank Street, Kalamazoo, 49001, View Map
1204 Bank Street , Kalamazoo 49001
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