Tomatoes, garlic, onions and peppers are among the produce sold by Sandhill Acres of rural Chelsea during the farmers market in Toledo, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish)

Fresh produce, eggs, honey, jams, baked goods, flowers, plants, maple syrup, meats and more can be found at Iowa farmers markets, which start their outdoor season this week.

Already, a farmers market in Waterloo had its first market of the season on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Cedar Valley at Shiloh Baptist Church offers its weekly markets from 3-6 p.m.

That first market will be followed by many others in Eastern Iowa that kick off this Saturday, May 3, including established markets in Iowa City, Cedar Falls, Dubuque, Marion, Guttenberg and Decorah, and Hiawatha’s market on Sunday, May 4.

Radishes and green onions are among the early produce found at farmers markets in Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish)

Marion’s market is moving from Taube Park to Willowood Park this year, at 1855 35th St., where organizers said there will be more parking and space for more vendors.

Other markets have also made a move, with new locations noted on the list, below.

Iowa’s farmers markets offer in-season produce, so the first markets of the season generally feature early vegetables such as green onions and radishes, plus plants and other items, with producers adding more as the season progresses.

Find details on more than 50 Eastern Iowa farmers markets on the Homegrown list for updates throughout the season, as well as below:

Allamakee County

— Harpers Ferry, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, May 23 through Sept. 26, St. Ann-St. Joseph church parking lot; Steve and Bobbie Cunningham (563)-568-1229 or (563) 794-0166.

Benton County

— Belle Plaine, 4-6 p.m. Fridays, June 6 through Oct. 10, (except July 4) parking lot of the Ice House, 1111 Seventh Ave. Nancy Weise (319) 202-4452.

— Urbana, 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 24 through Sept. 27, American Legion Pavilion, 204 W. Wood St., and inside the American Legion on Saturdays in October; Eileen Schmidt, (319) 443-5620.

— Vinton, 5-7 p.m. Thursdays, June 5 through Sept. 25, Celebration Park, 105 W. Second St.; Vinton Parks and Recreation, (319) 472-4164; Friday, July 11, market downtown.

Black Hawk County

— Cedar Falls, 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 3 through Oct. 25, Overman Park, West Third and Clay Street, downtown Cedar Falls, cedarfallsfarmersmarketiowa@gmail.com

— Cedar Valley at Kimball Ridge, 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 6 through Oct. 28, 3025 Kimball Ave., behind Wells Fargo, Waterloo; (319) 296-1840.

— Cedar Valley at Shiloh Baptist Church, 3-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 1 through Oct. 30, 3525 Sager Ave., Waterloo; (319) 296-1840.

— Dunkerton, 5-7 p.m. Mondays, May 5 through Oct. 13, Gazebo Park, 114 W. Main St.; dunkertonfarmersmarket@gmail.com

—Evansdale, 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 7 through Oct. 29, 3562 Lafayette Rd.; Kelly Moore, (319) 830-1392.

— Kimball Ridge Family Market, 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 10 through Oct. 25, SW corner of Farmers State Bank lot near the tractor at Kimball and San Marnan, Waterloo; Carolyn Adolphs, (319) 478-8624.

— La Porte City, Brick Street Market, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, June 20 through Aug. 22, 200 Main St.; (319) 342-2850.

— Waterloo Urban, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 3 through Oct. 25, Riverloop Expo Plaza, 460 Jefferson St.; info@waterloourbanfarmersmarket.com

Buchanan County

— Independence, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 10 through Oct. 11, Wapsipinicon Mill, 100 First St. W; Buchanan County Extension, (319) 334-7161.

Cedar County

— West Branch, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 13 through Oct. 20, Heritage Square at Downey and Main streets; upondowney@lcom.net

Clayton County

— Elkader, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 17 through Oct. 18, Elkader City Campground Park, near swimming pool, Hwy. 13; Clayton County Development Group, (563) 783-2243.

— Guttenberg, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 3 through October, 400 block of S. River Park Drive; Development and Tourism Office, (563) 252-2323.

— Marquette, 4-7 p.m. Fridays, May 23 through Oct. 3, Driftless Area Wetlands Centre, 509 US Hwy. 18; (563) 873-3537.

— Monona, 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays, May 28 through Oct. 1, Gateway Park, Highway 18 and Main Street; Chamber of Commerce, (563) 539-8340.

— Strawberry Point, 4:30 to 7 p.m. Fridays, May 23 through Oct. 3, Inger Park, 110 Park Ave.

Delaware County

— Manchester, 7:30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, May 24 through Oct. 4, behind Bushel & A Peck on River Street; Jan Conrad, (563) 927-4141 facebook.com/farmersmarketmanchester

Dubuque County

— Dubuque, 7 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 3 through September and 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 4 through Oct. 25, Iowa Street near City Hall; Dubuque Main Street, (563) 588-4400.

— Dubuque Millwork Night Market, 5-8 p.m. Thursdays: May 8, June 12, July 10, Aug. 14, Sept. 11 and Oct. 9, Seventh to Ninth Street at Jackson; millworknightmarket@gmail.com

— Dyersville, 3-5 p.m. Thursdays, May 22 through Oct. 2, Commercial Club Park picnic shelter, Hwy. 136; Chamber of Commerce, (563) 875-2311.

— Dyersville Downtown Market, 8 a.m. to noon June 28, July 26, Aug. 30 and Sept. 27, Third Avenue SW and Third Street; www.dyersvilledowntownmarket.com

Fayette County

— Oelwein, 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 8-11 a.m. Fridays, May 16 through Oct. 10, new location at Depot Park, 25 West Charles St.; (703) 731-2908.

Jackson County

— Maquoketa, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 13 through Oct. 14, Ohnward Fine Arts Center, 1215 E. Platt St. (Highway 64); maquoketafarmersmarket@gmail.com

Johnson County

— Coralville, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, June 4 through Oct. 1, new location: Iowa River Landing Place and Ponseti Way, near Trader Joe’s; Watts Group, (319) 338-4100. iowariverlanding.com/coralville-farmers-market

— Field to Family online market, orders taken 5 p.m. Sundays until noon Tuesdays. Pickup 3:30-6 p.m. Thursdays at warehouse behind Pepperwood Plaza, 1049 Hwy. 6, Iowa City; (319) 855-2649. fieldtofamily.org/online-farmers-market

— Global Food Project Market, 3-5 p.m. Saturdays, July 12 through Sept. 27, Johnson County Historic Poor Farm, 4811 Melrose Ave., Iowa City.

— Iowa City, 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 3 through Oct. 25, Chauncey Swan parking ramp, 415 E. Washington St.; Bill Lane, (319) 356-5213. icgov.org/farmersmarket

— Shueyville, 4-6 p.m. Fridays, beginning in May, Secret Cellar, 1205 Curtis Bridge Rd. NE; secretcellarwines.com

— Swisher, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, June 5 through Oct. 9, Rose and Second Avenue; (319) 857-4539. www.swisheria.org

Jones County

— Anamosa, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays and 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 4 through October, next to Casey’s, North Scott and East Main Street. Peggy Young

— Monticello, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 10 through Oct. 8, Willow Pavilion on East Oak Street next to Pizza Ranch; facebook.com/MontiFarmersMarket

Linn County

— Cedar Rapids Bever Park, 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 4 through Sept. 24, Old MacDonald’s Farm entrance, 2700 Bever Ave. SE; Cathy Cropp-Scanlon, (319) 286-5699. www.cedar-rapids.org

— Cultivate Hope, 4-7 p.m. Thursdays, May 22 through Oct. 2; Mega Markets the last Thursday of the month with music, pizza and more, Matthew 25 Urban Farm, 437 G Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids; www.hub25.org/food/markets

— Downtown Cedar Rapids, 7:30 a.m. to noon June 7 & 21; July 5 & 19; Aug. 2 & 16 and Sept. 6 & 20. Market After Dark, 6:30-11 p.m. Aug. 23; Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, www.cedarrapids.org

— Center Point, 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 4 through Sept. 24, Pizza Place parking lot, 126 Franklin St.; last Wednesday of the month at Center Point Heights, 800 Mustang Lane; City Hall, (319) 849-1508.

— Central City, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, June 5 through Sept. 25, Veterans Memorial Park, Fifth Street S.

— Fairfax, 4-6 p.m. Mondays, May 5 through Sept. 29, Library, 313 Vanderbilt St.; (319) 846-2994.

— Hiawatha, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, May 4 through Oct. 26, Guthridge Park parking lot, 10th Avenue; (319) 393-1515. www.hiawatha-iowa.com

— Marion, 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 3 through Sept. 27, new location: Willowood Park, 1855 35th St.; Marion Parks & Recreation, (319) 447-3590, www.cityofmarion.org

— Uptown Marion, 8 a.m. to noon June 14, July 12, Aug. 9 and Sept. 27, Seventh Avenue; Marion Chamber of Commerce, (319) 377-6316. www.marioncc.org

— NewBo City Market, Regular hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, 1100 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids; www.newbocitymarket.org

— Palo, 2-6 p.m. June 8 & 22; July 13 & 27; Aug. 10 & 24; Sept. 14 & 28, Clymer Park on Main Street; www.facebook.com/designsonwillow

Poweshiek County

— Grinnell, 3-6 p.m. Thursdays and 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 8 through Oct. 18, Central Park, Fourth Avenue and Broad Street; Grinnell Chamber, (641) 236-6555.

Tama County

— Dysart, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 3 through Sept. 30, City Park, Sherman Street and South Main; facebook.com/dysartfarmersmarket

— Toledo, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, June 6 through Oct. 10, east side of courthouse, 101 N. Broadway; Cindy Richardson and Kristi Sienknecht, (641) 485-5577; toledofarmersmarket@yahoo.com

Washington County

— Kalona, 9 a.m. to noon, second and fourth Saturdays, May 10 through Oct. 11, downtown at Fifth Street; KalonaChamber.com/farmersmarket

— Washington, 5-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 15 through Oct. 9, Downtown Central Park, Washington Street and Iowa Avenue; Bob Shepherd, (319) 458-9396.

Winneshiek County

— Decorah, 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 3 through Oct. 29, lower parking lot behind Oneota Co-op, River and Heivly streets; decorahmarket@gmail.com