The Lenexa Public Market will fill with holiday shoppers on Friday, Nov. 20, when its returning Sip, Mingle & Jingle event brings 35 or more local craft vendors under one roof.
The evening runs from 5 to 9 p.m. at the market, 8750 Penrose Lane in Lenexa, according to the event's page on the Lenexa Public Market website. The Kelley Gant Trio will perform live music while guests browse handmade goods and take advantage of food and drink specials from Public Market merchants. The market estimates more than 1,000 people will attend, according to its sponsorship page.
Vendors will sell ceramics, woodwork, jewelry, fiber arts, home goods and prepared foods. Pennington Pottery will offer handmade pottery including tree luminaries, mugs and vases. KC Handmade Goods will bring screen-printed apparel with Kansas City designs. Barnes To Table will have handmade chocolate bars, caramels and turtles.
Three Public Market merchants will run satellite bars in the City Hall lobby and in The Kitchen: Cardboard Corner Cafe, Saap Saap Noodles and Topp'd Pizza + Salads. Drink options include Spiced Winter Sangria, Organic Lime Margarita and local beers such as KC Bier Co Dunkel. Nonalcoholic options include hot chocolate and Caramel Apple Cider. Last call for alcohol is 8:30 p.m.
Seven merchants will offer food and drinks during the event, with closing times ranging from 7 to 9 p.m. Hourly prize drawings are scheduled at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. at the info booth in the Lenexa City Hall lobby.
Winners must be present.
The Lenexa Public Market also announced a Holiday Kid Makers Market on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature handmade items from young local entrepreneurs, according to a market news post published Oct. 20.
