Farmers Markets

Note: Due to the weather forecast, the Dec. 14, 2024, Holiday Market in Iowa City has been canceled and will not be rescheduled.

Following are indoor and online farmers markets operating in Eastern Iowa during the 2024-2025 winter season:

— Buffalo Ridge Orchard farm store, 1337 Rollins Road, Central City; 2-5 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, through mid-December. Online store open through mid-December. (319) 521-1353; info@buffaloridgeorchard.com; www.buffaloridgeorchard.com

— Dubuque: Kennedy Mall, 555 JFK Rd., North concourse next to Bath & Body Works; 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, November through April. (563) 581-9688; www.wintermarketdbq.com

— Freight House Farmers’ Market, 421 W. River Drive, Davenport; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays. www.freighthousefarmersmarket.com

— Grinnell Farm to Table, see online ordering and pick up schedule at: https://www.grinnellfarmtotable.org

— Iowa City Field to Family online market, cart open year-round, with orders taken 5 p.m. Sundays until noon Tuesdays for pick up Thursdays. (319) 855-2649. fieldtofamily.org/online-farmers-market

— Iowa City Holiday Markets: Robert A. Lee Recreation Center, 220 S. Gilbert St.; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 and Dec. 14. www.icgov.org/farmersmarket

— Iowa City: Johnson County Fairgrounds, Building C, 4261 Oak Crest Hill Rd. SE, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays on Nov. 3 and 17; Dec. 8 and 22; Jan. 12 and 26; Feb. 9 and 23; March 9 and 23 and April 6 and 27. johnsoncomarket@gmail.com

— PENDING Mount Vernon: First Street Community Center, 221 First St. E.

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

— Strawberry Point: Civic Center all-purpose room, 401 Commercial St.; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., second Saturday of the month on Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 8 and April 12.

— Urbana: American Legion Hall, 204 W. Wood St.; 9 to 11 a.m. on the second Saturday of every month, November through April.

— Waverly: Thinkwell, 123 W. Bremer Ave.; 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays in November and Dec. 7, 14 and 21.

— West Branch: Middle School Commons; 10 a.m. to noon. First Saturday of the month, November, December, February, March and April.

— Winneshiek County: Danan Lansing Building at the Winneshiek County Fairgrounds, 900 E. Main St., Decorah; 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 9 & 23 and Dec. 7 & 21.

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Following are outdoor farmers markets operating in Eastern Iowa during 2024. Bookmark this page for updates throughout the season.

© Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan

Allamakee County

— Harpers Ferry, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, May 24 through Sept. 27, 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 7 through Sept. 27, parking lot of the Ice House, 1111 Seventh Ave.

— Urbana, 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 25 through Sept. 28, 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 6 through Sept. 26 (except July 4), Celebration Park, 105 W. Second St.; Vinton Parks and Recreation, (319) 472-4164; June 27 market downtown.

Black Hawk County

— Cedar Falls, 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 4 through Oct. 26, Overman Park, West Third and Clay Street, downtown Cedar Falls, cedarfallsfarmersmarketiowa@gmail.com

— Cedar Valley at Kimball Ridge, 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 7 through Oct. 29, 3025 Kimball Ave., behind Wells Fargo, Waterloo; (319) 296-1840.

— Cedar Valley at Shiloh Baptist Church, 3-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 2 through Oct. 31, 3525 Sager Ave., Waterloo; (319) 296-1840.

— Dunkerton, 5-7 p.m. Mondays, May 6 through Oct. 28, Gazebo Park, 114 W. Main St.; dunkertonfarmersmarket@gmail.com

—Evansdale, 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 1 through Oct. 30, 3562 Lafayette Rd.; Kelly Moore, (319) 830-1392.

— Kimball Ridge Family Market, 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 18 through Oct. 26, NW corner of Kimball and Ridgeway Avenue, Waterloo; Carolyn Adolphs, (319) 478-8624.

— La Porte City, Brick Street Market, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, June 21 through Aug. 16, 200 Main St.; Barb Bader, (319) 342-3369.

— Waterloo Urban, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 4 through Oct. 26, Riverloop Expo Plaza, 460 Jefferson St.; info@waterloourbanfarmersmarket.com

Buchanan County

— Independence, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 11 through Oct. 12, Wapsipinicon Mill, 100 First St. W; Buchanan County Extension, (319) 334-7161.

Cedar County

— Mechanicsville, Otter Creek Produce & Garden Center, self-service 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, April 27 through the first week of November, 103 N. John St., (319) 929-0154; www.facebook.com/BigCP

— West Branch, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 14 through Oct. 21, Heritage Square at Downey and Main streets; upondowney@lcom.net

Clayton County

— Elkader, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, mid-May through mid-October, Fast Trak, 24687 Hwy. 13; Clayton County Development Group, (563) 783-2243.

— Guttenberg, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 18 through October, 400 block of S. River Park Drive; Development and Tourism Office, (563) 252-2323.

— Marquette, 4-7 p.m. Fridays, May 24 through Oct. 4, Driftless Area Wetlands Centre, 509 US Hwy. 18; (563) 873-3537.

— Monona, 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays, May 29 through Oct. 2, Gateway Park, Highway 18 and Main Street; Chamber of Commerce, (563) 539-8340.

— pending: Strawberry Point, 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays, May 29 through September, Inger Park, 110 Park Ave.

Delaware County

— Manchester, 7:30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, May 25 through Oct. 5, and 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 7; 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 4 through September and 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 5 through Oct. 26, Iowa Street near City Hall; Dubuque Main Street, (563) 588-4400.

— Dubuque Millwork Night Market, 5-8 p.m. Thursdays: May 9, June 13, July 11, Aug. 8, Sept. 12 and Oct. 10, Seventh to Ninth Street at Jackson; millworknightmarket@gmail.com

— Dyersville, 3-5 p.m. Thursdays, May 23 through Oct. 3, Commercial Club Park picnic shelter, Hwy. 136; Chamber of Commerce, (563) 875-2311.

— Dyersville Downtown Market, 8 a.m. to noon June 29, July 27, Aug. 31 and Sept. 28, Third Avenue SW and Third Street; www.dyersvilledowntownmarket.com

Fayette County

— Oelwein, 3-5 p.m. Mondays and 8-11 a.m. Fridays, May 17 through Oct. 11, Log Cabin Park, 100 First Street SW; (703) 731-2908.

Jackson County

— Maquoketa, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 14 through Oct. 8, Ohnward Fine Arts Center, 1215 E. Platt St. (Highway 64); maquoketafarmersmarket@gmail.com

Johnson County

— Coralville, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, May 22 through Oct. 2, Iowa River Landing, south of 801 E. Second Ave.; Watts Group, (319) 338-4100. iowariverlanding.com/coralville-farmers-market

— Field to Family online market, cart open April 21 to Dec. 17, with 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

— Iowa City, 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 4 through Oct. 26, Chauncey Swan parking ramp, 415 E. Washington St.; Michelle Wiegand, (319) 356-5102. icgov.org/farmersmarket

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

— Solon, 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 4 through September, Mushroom Park, Highway 1 and Main Street; Solon Parks & Rec, (319) 624-2499 or 319-624-3755. solonmarket@solon-iowa.com

— Swisher, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, June 6 through Oct. 10 (no market July 4), downtown park next to City Hall; (319) 857-4539. www.swisheria.org

Jones County

— Anamosa, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, June 1 through Sept. 28, next to Casey’s, North Scott and East Main Street.

— Monticello, 3-5 p.m. Wednesdays and 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 11 through Oct. 9, Willow Shelter on East Oak Street next to Pizza Ranch; facebook.com/MontiFarmersMarket

Linn County

— Cedar Rapids Bever Park, 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 5 through Sept. 25, 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 23 through Oct. 3, Matthew 25 Urban Farm, 437 G Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids; https://www.matthew-25.org/food/markets/

— Downtown Cedar Rapids, 7:30 a.m. to noon May 25; June 1 & 15; July 6 & 20; Aug. 3 & 17 and Sept. 21. Market After Dark, 6:30-11 p.m. Aug. 24; Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, www.cedarrapids.org

— Center Point, 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 5 through Sept. 25, Pizza Place parking lot, 126 Franklin St.; City Hall, (319) 849-1508.

— Central City, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, June 6 through Sept. 26, Veterans Memorial Park, Fifth Street S.

— Fairfax, 4-6 p.m. Mondays, May 6 through mid-October, Sports Complex Park, 625 Linn St.; Joe Kell, jkell@cityoffairfax.org

— Hiawatha, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, May 5 through Oct. 27, Guthridge Park parking lot, 10th Avenue; (319) 393-1515. www.hiawatha-iowa.com

— Marion, 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 4 through Sept. 28, Taube Park, 2200 31st St.; Marion Parks & Recreation, (319) 447-3590, www.cityofmarion.org

— Uptown Marion, 8 a.m. to noon June 8, July 13, Aug. 10 and Sept. 28, Seventh Avenue; Marion Chamber of Commerce, (319) 377-6316. www.marioncc.org

— NewBo City Market, weekly farm-to-plate specials and cooking classes featuring farmers market ingredients. 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, Main Street Market, 4-7 p.m. May 12 & 26; June 9 & 23; July 14 & 28; Aug. 11 & 25; Sept. 8 & 22 and Oct. 13, Clymer Park on Main Street; outlawdynamics@gmail.com

— Robins, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 11, June 15 & 29; July 13 & 27; Aug. 17 and Sept. 7 & 21, South Troy Park, 700 S. Troy Rd.

Poweshiek County

— Grinnell, 3-6 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 9 through Oct. 19, Central Park, 925 Third Ave.; Grinnell Chamber, (641) 236-6555.

Tama County

— Dysart, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 4 through Sept. 24, City Park, Sherman Street and South Main; facebook.com/dysartfarmersmarket

— Toledo, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, June 7 through Oct. 11, 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 1 p.m., second and fourth Saturdays, May 11 through Oct. 12, Night Markets 6-9 p.m. June 21 and 5-8:30 p.m. Aug. 17, Downtown at Fifth Street; KalonaChamber.com/farmersmarket

— Washington, 5-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 16 through Oct. 10, 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 1 through Oct. 30, lower parking lot behind Oneota Co-op, River and Heivly streets; decorahmarket@gmail.com

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