The Lenexa Public Market offers several spaces that can be rented for your special event. The Market is a unique destination to host:
- Private celebrations
- Baby or wedding showers
- Business luncheons
- Family activities
- Menu testing
- Team-building events
- Workshops and trainings
- Chef's dinners
- Community events
- Cocktail parties
- Private demonstrations and classes
- Fundraising events
The Kitchen
This beautiful, versatile space is located on the mezzanine level, overlooking the merchants on the Market floor. An adjacent catering/prep kitchen is included, with three-compartment sink, hand sink and prep tables (spaced is shared with Public Market merchants). The kitchen has a maximum capacity of 83 people at one time.
We have two tiers of rentals for The Kitchen.
Partial Rental — $75/hour
Full Rental — $95/hour
Fees/deposits/regulations that apply to both tiers
- A minimum rental time of two hours, which includes your set up time, event and clean up time.
- Reservation deposit: secures the date and time, non-refundable and applicable to total rental fee.
- $100 for rental of four hours or less
- $200 for rental of over four hours
- $100 contract violation (refundable, pending no damage).
- Assisted coordination with the Public Market Merchants for catering. If you’d rather use outside catering, we charge a $75 outside catering fee.
- Alcohol procedures listed at the bottom of this page, if applicable for your event.
Alcohol for your event — applies to both tiers.
Should you choose to have alcohol at your event, you have two options.
- Option 1: You and your guests can purchase alcohol from a Market vendor and bring it up to your event. We recommend this option, as this doesn’t require any additional deposits, a permit, or a security guard for your event.
- Option 2: If you want to bring in your own alcohol, we require:
- Alcohol Security Deposit (refundable): $100
- Facility Alcohol Permit (non-refundable): $100. We obtain the permit on your behalf. Please note that the permit does not allow the sale of alcohol.
- Security guard: $40/hour to be paid in cash the day of event. We arrange the security guard on your behalf. Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, the rate will increase to $50/hour. The guard will be stationed at your event 30 minutes before you open the bar and 30 minutes after last call.
Lenexa Public Market Facility Rental Agreement