Signs are up for the new Santa Barbara Farmers’ Market location
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Signs went up Friday to explain the Saturday Farmers' Market new location happening September 28th.
The Farmers' Market will be moving from its traditional location at the Cota Street downtown lot.
General Manager Sam Edelman says they are well prepared.
"We have been working closely with the City of Santa Barbara. We have a lot of information at our on-site markets," said Edelman.
Edelman says he just finished the vendor placement map and those will go out this week to the farmers and customers.
The new area of the market will be on Carrillo Street from Anacapa Street to Chapala Street.
Other blocked-off streets for farmers to sell their harvest include State Street up to Figueroa Street and down to Canon Perdido Street. That is in the promenade and no cars are allowed there.
The site has many adjacent parking lots. There will be access to emergency equipment and safety barriers will go up to prevent cars from entering from Chapala St. or Anacapa St. The police, fire and AMR will have an open lane on Figueroa St. for two blocks in the market zone where parking will be banned and traffic will only be one way. The parking and two way traffic will resume when the market concludes at 1 p.m.
Businesses nearby have been notified and should be expecting more customers from the market which has foot traffic of about 3-5000 each weekend.
As for the soon-to-be old farmers market spot, it will soon be converted into the Santa Barbara Police Department's new headquarters, which will include a new parking structure at the site.
