A sign points to the indoor farmers market at the First Street Community Center in Mount Vernon, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
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Following are indoor farmers markets operating in Eastern Iowa during the 2017-2018 winter season. Bookmark this page for updates throughout the season.
— Dubuque: Colts Center, 1101 Central Ave.; 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, November through April. (563) 556-1908; www.wintermarketdbq.com
— Freight House Farmers’ Market, 421 W. River Drive, Davenport; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays, November through December and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays only, January through April. The Quad Cities Food Hub Market Store, in the same building, closed in October 2017. Get Directions
— Iowa City Holiday Markets: Robert A. Lee Recreation Center, 220 S. Gilbert St.; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 11 and Dec. 9. Contact Tammy Neumann with the Parks and Recreation Department (319) 356-5210. 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. 5 and 19; Dec. 3 and 17; Jan. 7 and 21; Feb. 4 and 18; March 4 and 11; April 8 and 15. www.johnsoncofair.com
— Mount Vernon: First Street Community Center, 221 First St. E; 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Nov. 4 through April 14. No market on Nov. 25 or Dec. 30.
— 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.
— Urbana: Community Room below City Hall, 102 Capitol Ave.; 9 to 11 a.m. on the second Saturday of every month, November through April.
— Waverly: Vineyard Church, 319 W. Bremer Ave.; 8:30-11:30 a.m. every third Saturday, beginning Nov. 18, through March 17.
— West Branch: Town Hall, 205 E. Main St.; 10 a.m. to noon, first Saturday of the month, November through May. Marilyn Hanson, (319) 643-2044.
— Winneshiek County: Danan Lansing Memorial Building at the Winneshiek County Fairgrounds; 8:30-11:30 a.m. Nov. 4 and 18 and Dec. 2 and 16.
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Following are outdoor farmers markets operating in Eastern Iowa during 2017. Bookmark this page for updates throughout the growing season.
Allamakee County
— Waukon, 3:30-6 p.m. Mondays, June 5 through Sept. 25, Allamakee County Fairgrounds; Extension Office, (563) 568-6345.
— Harpers Ferry, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, May 26 to Sept. 29, church parking lot; Steve and Bobbie Cunningham (563)-586-3447.
Benton County
— Belle Plaine, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Fridays; June 2 through Oct. 27, 12th Street and Ninth Avenue, in front of the museum; Becky Poduska, (641) 489-2107.
— Urbana, 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 27 through Sept. 30, American Legion Pavilion, 204 W. Wood St., and Community Center on Saturdays in October; Eileen Schmidt, (319) 443-5620.
— Vinton, 5-7 p.m. Thursdays, June 1 through Sept. 28, Vinton Railroad Depot, 612 Second Ave.; Brad Barker, (319) 472-4164.
Black Hawk County
— Cedar Falls, 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 6 through Oct. 28, Overman Park at Third and Clay Street; Jim Fitkin, (319) 961-2045.
— Cedar Valley, 3:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 9 through Oct. 31, Kimball Avenue and Ridgeway Road, behind cancer treatment center and KFC, Waterloo; Mark Litteaur, (319) 296-1840.
— College Hill, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, June 1 through Oct. 26, 2205 College St., Cedar Falls; Jodie Huegerich, (319) 273-7883.
— Evansdale, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, May 24 through Oct. 25, 3524 Lafayette St.; Kelly Moore, (319) 830-1392.
— Friday Market on the Park, 4:30-6:30 p.m. May 19; June 23; July 28; Aug. 18, Lincoln Park in Waterloo; DaQuan Campbell, (319) 273-7883.
— Kimball Ridge Family Market, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 6 through Oct. 28, NE corner of Kimball and Ridgeway Avenue, Waterloo; Carolyn Adolphs, (319) 478-8624.
— La Porte City, 4-6 p.m. Fridays, June 23 through September, Uptown on Hwy. 218; Barb Bader (319) 342-3369.
— Riverloop, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 6 through Oct. 28, Riverloop Expo Plaza, 327 W. Third St., Waterloo; Julie Kiefer, (319) 404-0901.
Buchanan County
— Independence, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 13 through Oct. 14, Wapsipinicon Mill, 100 First St. W; Buchanan County Extension, (319) 334-7161.
— Jesup, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays, June 1 through Sept. 28, Land of Corn Park; Paul Gudenkauf, (319) 240-9060.
Cedar County
— Mechanicsville, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 30 through Sept. 26, across from fire station on Main Street; Linda Coppess, (563) 432-7756, or Evelyn Walshire (563) 432-6983.
— West Branch, 3:30-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 16 through Oct. 3, by gazebo at Downey and Main streets; Marilyn Hanson (319) 643-2044.
Clayton County
— Guttenberg, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturdays, May 20 through October, 400 block of S. River Park Drive; Development and Tourism Office, (563) 252-2323.
— Strawberry Point, 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays; May 31 through Sept. 27, Inger Park; Virginia Keppler, (563) 880-5069.
Delaware County
— Manchester, 7-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, May 27 through Oct. 7, next to courthouse, 100 block of South Tama Street; Jan Conrad, (563) 927-4141.
Dubuque County
— Dubuque, 7 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 6 through Oct. 28, Iowa Street near City Hall; Dubuque Main Street, (563) 588-4400.
— Dyersville, 2-5:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 25 through Oct. 5, Commercial Club Park, Hwy. 136; Chamber of Commerce, (563) 875-2311.
Fayette County
— Elgin, 4:30-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 18 through Oct. 12, City Park; Deanna Walvatne, (319) 269-2614.
— Oelwein, 3-5:30 p.m. Mondays and 8-11 a.m. Fridays, May 12 through Oct. 20, west city parking lot by old cabin, Highways 150 and 3; Delphine Deaner, (319) 283-8012.
Jackson County
— Maquoketa, 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, May 16 through Oct 17, Ohnward Fine Arts Center, 1215 E. Platt St. (Highway 64;) Ted Strait, (563) 652-6978, maquoketafarmersmarket@gmail.com
Johnson County
— Coralville, 5-7 p.m. Mondays, May 8 through Oct. 2, (no markets on Memorial Day, July 3 and Labor Day) Community Aquatic Center, 1513 Seventh St.; Matt Hibbard, (319) 248-1750. www.coralville.org/farmersmarket
— Iowa City, 5-7 p.m. Wednesdays and 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 3 through Oct. 28, Chauncey Swan parking ramp, 460 E. Washington St.; Tammy Neumann, (319) 356-5210. www.icgov.org
— North Liberty, Penn Landing Market, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays, May 7 through Oct. 29, Pacha Parkway off Penn Street near Highway 965; Emily Roberts, www.pennlandingmarket.org
— Northern Ridge Farm and Farmer’s Market, 3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May through October, 2552 Cemetery Rd. NW, Oxford; David and Penny Lacina (319) 331-4816. www.northernridgefarm.com
— Swisher, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, June 8 through Oct. 26, Library lot at corner of Howard and Second Street. (No vendor fee.) Tawnia Kakacek at City Hall (319) 857-4539. www.swisheria.org
— University Heights, 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays, mid-May through mid-September, University Athletic Club, 1360 Melrose Ave.; Silvia Quezada, (319) 337-6900, www.university-heights.org
Jones County
— Anamosa, 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, June 7 through mid-October, 600 E. Main St.; Judith Phillips, (319) 462-2971.
— Monticello, 3-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 13 through Oct. 25, Willow Shelter on East Oak Street next to Pizza Ranch; Peg Mere, (319) 480-6739.
Linn County
— Cedar Rapids Noelridge Park, 4-6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, (except holidays) May 1 through Oct. 13, Collins Road and Council Street NE; Teresa White, (319) 286-5699. www.cedar-rapids.org
— (Update: Canceled for this season) Cedar Rapids Czech Village Market, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays on June 10 and 24; July 8 and 22; Aug. 12 and 26, Sept. 9 and Sunday, Sept. 24 during CzechFest in Czech Village; Jennifer Stewart, (319) 693-2043. www.czechvillagecedarrapids.com
— Cedar Rapids Lion Bridge night farmers market, 5-8 p.m. on June 1 and Sept. 7; Lion Bridge Brewing Company parking lot, 59 16th Ave. SW; Quinton McClain, (319) 200-4460. www.lionbridgebrewing.com
— Downtown Cedar Rapids, 7:30 a.m. to noon on June 3 and 17; July 1 and 15; Aug. 5 and 19; Sept. 2 and 16, and Market After Dark, night of Saturday, Aug. 26, Second to Fourth Avenues, between Second and Fifth Street SE; Jenn Draper, (319) 398-5317. www.cedarrapids.org
— Center Point: 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 7 through Aug. 30, Bank Court cul-de-sac off Lewis Access Road; City Hall, (319) 849-1508.
— Central City, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, June 1 through Oct. 5, Courtyard Park, S. Fifth Street; Main Street Office, (319) 438-1761.
— Ely, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays and 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, May 6 through October, Community Center, 1570 Rowley St.; Theresa Grieder, (319) 848-3074.
— Hiawatha, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays, April 30 through Oct. 29, Guthridge Park parking lot at 10th Avenue; Dawn Ewoldt, (319) 393-1515, www.hiawatha-iowa.com
— Marion, 8-11:30 a.m. Saturdays, May 6 through Sept. 30, Taube Park, 2200 31st St.; Marion Parks & Recreation, (319) 447-3590, www.cityofmarion.org
— Uptown Marion Market, 8 a.m. to noon June 10, July 8 and Aug. 12 and Fall Market from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 30, City Square Park, Seventh Avenue and 10th Street; Marion Chamber of Commerce, (319) 377-6316. www.marioncc.org
— Mount Vernon, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 4 through Sept. 28, next to the First Street Community Center, 221 First St. E.; Danielle Martin and Laura Strabala, (319) 310-4145.
— NewBo City Market, Thursday night CSAs: 4-8 p.m. May through October; Saturday Outdoor Market: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through September, 1100 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids; Taylor Bergen, (319) 200-4050, www.newbocitymarket.com
Louisa County
— Columbus Junction, 5-7 p.m. Mondays, May 8 through Oct. 9, Community Bank & Trust parking lot, 241 Main St.; Mallory Smith, (319) 728-7971.
Muscatine County
— West Liberty, 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays, May 3 through October, downtown at Spencer Street; We Lead economic development, (319) 627-4045.
Poweshiek County
— Grinnell, 3-6 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 11 through Oct. 14, Central Park, Broad Street and Fourth Avenue; Grinnell Chamber, (641) 236-6555.
Tama County
— Dysart, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, June through September, City Park, Sherman and South Main streets and 4-7 p.m. last Tuesday of the month (June 27, July 25, Aug 29 & Sept 26) uptown on Main Street; Rhonda Lassen, (319) 476-2138.
— Toledo, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, May 5 through Oct. 27, east side of courthouse; Dawn Troutner, (641) 691-9710; toledofarmersmarket@yahoo.com
Washington County
— Washington, 5-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 18 through Oct. 19, 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 3 through Oct. 28 (except during Nordic Fest,) lower parking lot behind Oneota Co-op, across from post office; Steve McCargar, (563) 382-2451.
Morel mushrooms and kolaches purchased at the Hiawatha Farmers Market in spring 2017. (photo/Cindy Hadish)