If you’re ready to say goodbye to 100-degree days and spend a little more time outdoors, you’re in for an extra treat this weekend — and next year, a lot more of them. Starting in 2026, Copa Farmers Market will run every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., expanding from its current twice-monthly schedule.

But first, the farmers market that returned to Maricopa in January after an eight-year hiatus is moving its shopping experience back outdoors on Sunday, even as heavy rains predicted for today and tomorrow threaten to wash away the grounds.

Sorrento resident and market organizer Kevin Keone Okuma told InMaricopa they’ll be back outdoors “rain or shine.”

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch through tomorrow night for Maricopa, with up to a 70% chance of rain. There’

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