Farmers Markets

Following are outdoor farmers markets operating in Eastern Iowa during  2021. Bookmark this page for updates throughout the season.

© Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan

Allamakee County

— Harpers Ferry, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, May 28 through Sept. 24, St. Ann-St. Joseph church parking lot; Steve and Bobbie Cunningham (563)-568-1229 or (563) 794-0166.

Benton County

— Belle Plaine, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Fridays; June 4 through Oct. 29, 12th Street and Ninth Avenue, in front of the museum; Erica Dickerson, (319) 361-6623.

— Garrison, 5-7 p.m. fourth Monday of the month, June through August, library parking lot and rest area pavilion, 201 Pine St.; Garrison Lions Club, (319) 573-4896.

— Urbana, 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 29 through Sept. 25, American Legion Pavilion, 204 W. Wood St., and Community Center (if open) on Saturdays in October; Eileen Schmidt, (319) 443-5620.

— Vinton, 5-7 p.m. Thursdays, July 1 through Sept. 9, Celebration Park, 105 W. Second St.; Vinton Parks and Recreation, (319) 472-4164.

Black Hawk County

— Cedar Falls, 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 1 through Oct. 30, Overman Park, West Third and Clay Street, downtown Cedar Falls, cedarfallsfarmersmarketiowa@gmail.com. Online ordering and curbside pickup option at: www.healthyharvestni.com/curbside

— Cedar Valley, 3:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 4 through Oct. 26, Kimball Avenue and Ridgeway Road, behind cancer treatment center and KFC, Waterloo; Mark Litteaur, (319) 296-1840.

— Cedar Valley at Shiloh Baptist Church, 3-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 6 through Oct. 28, 3525 Sager Ave., Waterloo; Mark Litteaur, (319) 296-1840.

— College Hill, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, June 3 through Oct. 28, 2205 College St., Cedar Falls; Jodie Huegerich, (319) 273-7883. Online ordering and curbside pickup option at: www.healthyharvestni.com/curbside

— Dunkerton, 5-7 p.m. Mondays, May 3 through Oct. 25, 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 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 15 through Oct. 30, NW corner of Kimball and Ridgeway Avenue, Waterloo; Carolyn Adolphs, (319) 478-8624.

— La Porte City, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, June 25 through Aug. 13, 200 Main St.; Barb Bader, (319) 342-3369.

— Waterloo Urban, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 1 through Oct. 30, Riverloop Expo Plaza, 460 Jefferson St.; Waterloo Main Street, (319) 291-2038. Online ordering and curbside pickup option at: www.healthyharvestni.com/curbside

Buchanan County

— Independence, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 15 through Oct. 16, Wapsipinicon Mill, 100 First St. W; Buchanan County Extension, (319) 334-7161.

Cedar County

— Mechanicsville, Otter Creek Produce & Garden Center, open April through first week of November, 103 N. John St., (319) 929-0154; www.facebook.com/BigCP

— Tipton, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 6 through Oct. 28, Fifth and Cedar Street on the north courthouse lawn; Sean Wright, smwright@fbcom.net

— West Branch, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 11 through Oct. 5, Heritage Square at Downey and Main streets; izzystreasureswb@gmail.com

Clayton County

— Edgewood, information pending

— Guttenberg, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, May 15 through Oct. 23, 400 block of S. River Park Drive; Development and Tourism Office, (563) 252-2323.

— Marquette, 4-7 p.m. Fridays, May 28 through Oct. 1, Driftless Area Wetlands Centre, 509 US Hwy. 18; (563) 873-3537.

Delaware County

— Manchester, 7:30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, May 29 through Oct. 2, behind Bushel & A Peck on River Street; Jan Conrad, (563) 927-4141.

Dubuque County

— Dubuque, 7 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 1 through September and 8 a.m. to noon through October, Iowa Street near City Hall; Dubuque Main Street, (563) 588-4400.

— Dubuque Millwork Night Market, 5-8 p.m. Thursdays: May 13, June 10, July 8, Aug. 12, Sept. 9 and Oct. 14, Seventh to Ninth Streets on Jackson; millworknightmarket@gmail.com

— Dyersville, 3-5 p.m. Thursdays, May 20 through Oct. 7, Commercial Club Park, Hwy. 136; Chamber of Commerce, (563) 875-2311.

— Dyersville Downtown Market, 8 a.m. to noon June 26, July 31, Aug. 28 and Sept. 25, Third Avenue SW and Third Street; www.dyersvilledowntownmarket.com

Fayette County

— Elgin, 4:30-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 13 through October, City Park; Deanna Walvatne, (319) 269-2614.

— Oelwein, 3-6 p.m. Mondays and 8-11 a.m. Fridays, May 14 through Oct. 22, Log Cabin Park, 100 First Street SW.; Delphine Deaner, (319) 283-8012.

Jackson County

— Maquoketa, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 18 through Oct. 12, Ohnward Fine Arts Center, 1215 E. Platt St. (Highway 64); Ted Strait, (563) 652-6978, maquoketafarmersmarket@gmail.com

Johnson County

— Coralville, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays, May 24 through Sept. 13, (closed holidays) Iowa River Landing, E. Ninth Street between Quarry Road and E. Second Avenue; Tony Rubino, Watts Group,(319) 338-4100. www.coralville.org/farmersmarket

— Field to Family online market, cart opens April 27, with orders due by noon Wednesdays and pickup on Saturdays, beginning May 1, parking ramp of Johnson County Health & Human Services, 855 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City; (319) 214-3509. fieldtofamily.org/online-farmers-market

— Iowa City, 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays and 5-7 p.m. Wednesdays, May 1 through Oct. 30, Chauncey Swan parking ramp, 405 E. Washington St.; Tammy Neumann, (319) 356-5210. www.icgov.org/farmersmarket

— Solon, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 18 through October, Mushroom Park, Highway 1 and Main Street; Jim Grieder, (319) 310-4671.

— Swisher, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, June 10 through Oct. 7, downtown park next to City Hall; (319) 857-4539. www.swisheria.org

Jones County

— Monticello, 3-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 8 through Oct. 13, Willow Shelter on East Oak Street next to Pizza Ranch; facebook.com/MontiFarmersMarket

Linn County

— Cedar Rapids Noelridge Park, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, (closed holidays) May 1 through Oct. 15, Collins Road and Council Street NE; Cathy Scanlon, (319) 286-5763. www.cedar-rapids.org

— Chrome Horse, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 12 and 26; July 10 and 24 and Aug. 14, parking lot of Chrome Horse Saloon, 1201 Third St. SE; Michelle Hosch, MH Entertainment, mhbooking1@gmail.com

— Cultivate Hope, 4-7 p.m. Thursdays, May 13 through Oct. 7, Mega Markets 4-8 p.m. May 27, June 24, July 29, Aug. 26, Sept. 30, Matthew 25 Urban Farm, 437 G Ave. NW; www.hub25.org/food/market

— Downtown Cedar Rapids, 7:30 a.m. to noon on June 19; July 3 and 17; Aug. 7 and 21; Sept. 4 and 18 and Oct. 2, Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, (319) 398-5317. www.cedarrapids.org

— Center Point: 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 2 through Sept. 29, Titan Machinery parking lot, 4250 Grain Lane; contact City Hall, (319) 849-1508.

— Hiawatha, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, May 2 through Oct. 31, Guthridge Park parking lot at 10th Avenue; (319) 393-1515, www.hiawatha-iowa.com

— Marion, 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 1 through Sept. 25, Taube Park, 2200 31st St.; Marion Parks & Recreation, (319) 447-3590, www.cityofmarion.org

— Uptown Marion, 8 a.m. to noon June 12, July 10 and Aug. 14, corner of Eighth Avenue and 12^th Street; Marion Chamber of Commerce, (319) 377-6316. www.marioncc.org

— Mount Vernon, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 6 through Sept. 30, lawn of the First Street Community Center, 221 First St. E.; Laura Strabala, (319) 560-1391.

Poweshiek County

— Grinnell, 3-6 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 13 through Oct. 23, Broad Street and Fourth Avenue; Grinnell Chamber, (641) 236-6555.

Tama County

— Dysart, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June through September, City Park, Sherman Street and South Main; Dysart Farmers Market Facebook page

— Gladbrook, 4-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, beginning June 17, United Methodist Church parking lot, 715 Lincoln St. Gladbrook Farmers Market Facebook page

— Toledo, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, June 4 through Oct. 15, east side of courthouse; Dawn Troutner, (641) 691-9710; toledofarmersmarket@yahoo.com

Washington County

— Kalona, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, June through September; start at B Avenue and Fifth Street; KalonaChamber.com/farmersmarket

— Washington, 5-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 20 through Oct. 14, Downtown Central Park, Washington Street and Iowa Avenue; Bob Shepherd, (319) 458-9396.

Winneshiek County

— Decorah, 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 1 through Oct. 30 (except during Nordic Fest, if held) lower parking lot behind Oneota Co-op, across from post office; Kristin Eggen, decorahmarket@gmail.com

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Following are indoor farmers markets operating in Eastern Iowa during the 2020-2021 winter season:

— Buffalo Ridge Orchard farm store window, 1337 Rollins Road, Central City; 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, through November. (319) 521-1353; info@buffaloridgeorchard.com; pre-order information available at www.buffaloridgeorchard.com

— Dubuque: Kennedy Mall, 555 JFK Rd. in former Younkers Men’s Store, Dubuque; 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Nov. 7 through April 24. (Closed Dec. 26.) (563) 557-7292; 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 during November and December, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays from January through April.

— Iowa City Holiday Market: Robert A. Lee Recreation Center, 220 S. Gilbert St.; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 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. 1 and 15; Dec. 6 and 20; Jan. 3 and 17; Feb. 7 and 21; March 7 and 21 and April 11 and 25. johnsoncomarket@gmail.com

— Mount Vernon: First Street Community Center, 221 First St. E; 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Nov. 7 through Jan. 30. No market on Nov. 28 or Dec. 26. (319) 560-1391.

— NewBo City Market: 1100 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Regular business hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Black-owned business markets on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Dec. 5; Local vendors on Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28.

— Urbana: American Legion Hall, 204 W. Wood St.; 9 to 11 a.m. on the second Saturday of every month, November and December, with more dates possible in 2021.

— Waverly: Embassy Vineyard Church Sanctuary, 319 W. Bremer Ave.; 8:30-11:30 a.m. Saturdays Nov. 7 and 21; Dec. 5 and 19; Jan. 9; Feb. 6 and March 6.

— West Branch: Old Town Hall, 205 E. Main St.; 10 a.m. to noon, Saturdays Nov. 7; Dec. 5; Jan. 9; Feb. 6; March 13 and April 3.

— Winneshiek County: Danan Lansing Memorial Building at the Winneshiek County Fairgrounds; 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturdays, Nov. 14 and Dec. 19.

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