2024 SUMMER APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
2023 SUMMER MARKET - Applications are now being accepted.
Kenosha Public Market is proud to offer features such as a consistent 25-week outdoor market (main market & food court), online ordering for shoppers to pre-purchase and pickup curbside regardless of weather or health conditions, and participation in downtown community events, marketing opportunities, and partnerships to keep our market visible and top of mind. We have chosen to keep vendor rates low to focus on your ability to make money - after all, our vendors are what makes this a great market!
We are excited to be located in Downtown Kenosha year-round as it’s a pedestrian-friendly community where customers can enjoy a whole day’s worth of fun. Convenient parking, boutique shops and salons, and local attractions such as museums, authentic streetcars and historic lighthouses add to the experience that guests can package with attending the market. Kenosha Public Market is truly one of the many destinations in downtown Kenosha.
Thank you for your consideration and all your hard work. Please let us know if you have questions or if we can help you further.
Vendor Qualifications
OPERATING SCHEDULE
2023 Summer Season
Day: SATURDAY
Dates: May 13th to October 28th (25 weeks)
Location: 625 52nd Street (City of Kenosha Municipal Park Lot & Veterans Park)
Time: 8:30 am to 2 pm
Pricing: MAIN MARKET
10 x 18 Single Space - $30 a day
(Additional Free Vehicle space next to booth if available)
Food Court
10 x 18 Single Space - $30 a day
(Additional Free Vehicle space next to booth if available)
Vendors secure your booth placement by paying in full by March 1st!
KPM2GO ONLINE STORE:
Vendors are invited to list their products on our Online Sales Portal-KPM2GO. KPM promotes this platform in order to increase the number of sales completed before the market opens every week. Orders open Saturday at 1p.m. thru Friday at 9 a.m. with pick-up at the market information booth or curbside.
There is no additional cost to list your products.
The following types of vendors are considered for our markets:
FARMERS/FOOD PRODUCERS: Vendors who are actively involved and invested in the planting, growing and harvesting of agricultural product on owned, leased, rented, or share-cropped land in the United States of America, but preferentially in the Midwestern Region, with seasonal exceptions to allow for fruit and vegetables to bridge unavailability. This vendor type includes ranchers, dairymen, and fishermen. This category also includes vendors who sell value-added products made from their own farms’ products.
FOOD PROCESSOR: Vendors who crafts and sells foods that they have personally prepared or processed. Food Processors offer ‘hands on’ processing of fresh food products, such as, prepared meats (jerky), baked goods, condiments, jams, etc., that have added value to their product through some sort of “hands on” processing.
FOOD COURT/(PREPARED FOODS-WINTER MARKET): Vendors who offers freshly made foods onsite or in commercial kitchens, available for immediate consumption and/or pick up. Vendors must provide a generator & 12 gauge electrical cords for electric service.
FAIR TRADE PRODUCTS: Vendors who offers products designed to support sustainable development of small producer organizations and agricultural workers in developing countries.
ARTIST/CRAFTERS: All art/craft products must be handcrafted in the community by using tools and equipment to produce their product that require skill, personal handling, and or/manipulation.
SERVICES: One who provides a service onsite such as knife sharpening, tailoring, spine screening or massage.
NONPROFIT & CHARITIES: A nonprofit organization offering education regarding market- related and/or community services. The requesting organization may choose up to 2 times per market season for free. Religious and politically affiliated organizations will not be permitted. The requesting organization must provide tents, table, chairs, and weather protection.
FOOD VENDORS: All vendors selling ANY food product must read the Temporary Food Stands and then apply online for a permit.
THE FOLLOWING WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT OUR MARKETS:
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Franchises/Chains
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Imported ‘non-fair trade’ products
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Multi-level Marketing
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Direct Sales
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Industrial mass produced products
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No religious or political affiliated organizations
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Secondhand items (exception: those vendors who take a secondhand item and recycle/upcycle that item into a new use)
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Live Animals
MARKET RULES AND REGULATIONS
As a potential vendor, we are confident you have many questions. To help guide you, we have created a document that clearly outlines our rules, regulations, and important information you should know about becoming a vendor. It is essential to read and understand the rules.
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Kenosha County Division of Health Temporary Restaurant Checklist
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Kenosha Fire Department
BEFORE YOU FILL OUT THE ONLINE APPLICATION, DO YOU HAVE AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF ALL OF YOUR REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION?
THE APPLICATION FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED IN ONE SITTING OR THE INFORMATION WILL BE LOST.
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Before you begin filling out the application please review it in its entirety.
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Make sure that you have all your documents, certificate, pictures and marketing logos, etc., in electronic form (pdf or jpg for example).
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Once you have started filling out the application form you will not be able to save a form in progress and then return later to finish it.
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Once you submit your application you will not have access to your application and cannot make changes to it.
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Be sure to include your promotion information as this is what will display on the website to educate customers on who you are and encourage them to visit you!
We will send status notifications via your email address:
(1) for successful submission of the application.
(2) notification of approval, waitlisted or denied status.
UPON APPROVAL OF YOUR APPLICATION, YOU WILL NEED TO SEND YOUR $1M CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE TO: KenoshaPublicMarket@gmail.com
Certificate of Liability Insurance
Public Food Markets, Inc.
Office: 6633 Green Bay Road
Kenosha, WI 53142