Monthly Wichita Flea Market has outgrown Kansas Star Casino, will move back to Wichita
The Wichita Flea Market will get a new home early next year, its organizers recently announced.
The market, which Jimmy Spillman founded at Century II in May 2018 and moved to the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane a year later, is preparing to move for the third time.
Starting in January, the market will offer monthly installments at the Farha Sports Center at the South Wichita YMCA, 3405 S. Meridian. The first show there will be on Jan. 15 and 16.
Spillman said that although the arena in the casino has been a good home for the market, it has outgrown the space. At his last several markets, he said, he’s had to put vendors on long waiting lists.
The larger Farha Sports Center has enough space for him to eventually double the market’s size, he said.
At first, the market will be able to fit 215 booths but eventually will be able to grow to more than 400. The market had recently been filling the arena at the casino with more than 200 booths occupied by vendors selling things like antiques, artwork, comics, jewelry, toys, collectibles, crafts, food items and more.
Spillman said he’s signed a five-year lease with the YMCA.
“We want to make it home for as long as we can,” he said.
Though the market has for years happened on the third weekend of each month, its 2022 dates will be a bit less predictable because of events at the center that were previously scheduled. See the dates for the 2022 markets below.
Booth prices won’t change for the vendors, and the times and admission fees for the public also will remain the same. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. Admission will be $3 for a one-day ticket and $5 for a two-day ticket. Kids 12 and under will be admitted free.
Wichita Flea Market 2022 dates
• January 15-16,
• February 19-20
• March 12-13
• April 9-10
• May 14-15
• June 18-19
• July 16-17
• August 20-21
• September 17-18
• October 15-16
• November 19-20
• December 17-18
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