Art. Music. Good Vibes.
Kansas City Art Festivals & Pop-Up Markets!
Welcome to Art Garden KC 🌿 The Heartbeat of Handmade in Kansas City!
At Art Garden KC, we honor the handmade and elevate our community by creating space where creativity thrives. Our mission goes beyond markets - we’re here to support small businesses, empower local makers, uplift performers, and strengthen the neighborhoods we all call home.
From bustling Crossroads streets to the charm of City Market, Southside, and the Northland, our curated events gather artisans, dreamers, shoppers, and neighbors for experiences rooted in intention. Explore handcrafted goods, meet the creators behind them, and enjoy music and moments that make Kansas City alive.
Love discovering unique, handcrafted goods? Want to shop while enjoying live local talent? Looking to join as a maker yourself?
This is your place. This is your Garden. Let’s grow it together.
Glassmakers
Fiber Artists
Woodworkers & Metalworkers
Spiritual & Healing Arts
Caricature Artists
Jewelry Makers
Fine Artists & Painters
Illustrators
Pottery & Sculpture
Candles Makers
Local creative vendors of all styles & talents!
Home Décor
Pet Products
Custom Clothing
Holistic Body Care Products
Face Painting & Henna Tattoos
Find us in some of KC’s hottest destinations like City Market & Crossroads First Fridays!
Click below to view our upcoming events or follow us on socials at @ArtGardenKC ❤
Photos courtesy of AbraSue Photography, Air Cam KC and the many wonderful volunteers on our social team committee.
A person enjoys dancing among floating bubbles in a park. They are smiling, wearing a black T-shirt with colorful text, and casual jeans and sneakers. The background shows other people and trees.
A woman is painting a girl's face with face paint in a park, with colorful background and greenery.
A woman is drawing a caricature of two seated people at an outdoor event. The caricature depicts a man and woman wearing sunglasses. The scene takes place on a grassy area with trees, and there are people and vehicles in the background.
Group of five smiling people holding bouquets of flowers at an outdoor event with trees and tents in the background.
Crowd of diverse people walking and browsing at an outdoor market or festival under leafy trees with tents and booths.
Outdoor market with colorful tents surrounded by green trees in an urban area with brick buildings in the background
A man with tattoos and sunglasses crouches next to a happy, panting dog wearing sunglasses at an outdoor market or festival, with tents and people in the background.
“Family friendly events every time! It’s never too overly crowded and everyone is so kind here. Such beautiful art and talented artists. Every visit is just an amazing experience. I’ll be coming back every Sunday every chance I get!!”
The Early Days - Season 2 in Pendleton Heights, Kansas City
Video Credit: Sundays Sauce Pot @SundaysSaucePot
Our Partners & Sponsors
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Our History & Impact
In March 2021, as a response to pandemic isolation, a few founding artists from Pendleton Arts Block in Northeast Kansas City, set out to host our first community event in Pendleton Heights with the help of local business owners.
Starting small, we hoped to create a regular Sunday space for reconnection in our community and address the mental/financial struggles many creatives faced during Covid. Creatives and the community were invited each week to join us in a small park across from our local coffee shop; to make and sell art, play music, dance and connect. To our surprise, the event's popularity grew rapidly! The impact felt by artists & neighbors became very apparent, driving our team to build a more organized system and grow!
Today, we've expanded!! Hosting over 75 free community events per year, in historic Kansas City locations. Our team now consists of 20 dedicated volunteers and a skeleton crew of 5 administrators/event managers running the daily operations that make our events so successful.
In 2023, Art Garden KC provided a $1.4 Million economic impact to the creative small business community and $10,700 in support to local musicians!
Through our generous sponsors, donors and volunteers…plus wonderful partners such as City Market, Port KC and Crossroads Arts District we continue to bring valuable experience to artists & small business owners at amazingly affordable rates.