Farmers Markets

© Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan

Following are indoor farmers markets operating in Eastern Iowa during the 2019-2020 winter season. Check with the venue for changes in case of inclement weather or other updates.

A sign points to the indoor farmers market at the First Street Community Center in Mount Vernon, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish)

— Buffalo Ridge Orchard farm store, 1337 Rollins Road, Central City; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, through November. (319) 521-1353; info@buffaloridgeorchard.com;
www.buffaloridgeorchard.com

— Dubuque: Roshek Building, 700 Locust St.; 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, November through April. (563) 557-7292; www.wintermarketdbq.com

— Freight House Farmers’ Market, 421 W. River Drive, Davenport; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays and 4-8 p.m. Wednesdays. Open year-round.

— 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. 1 and 15; Jan. 5 and 19; Feb. 2 and 16; March 1 and 15 and April 5 and 19. www.johnsoncofair.com

— Mount Vernon: First Street Community Center, 221 First St. E; 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Nov. 2 through March 28. No market on Nov. 30 or Dec. 28. (319) 560-1391.

— NewBo City Market: 1100 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Regular business hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

— Tipton: 507 Cedar St., 3-5:30 p.m. Thursdays, November through the end of April.

— Urbana: Community Center, 102 Capitol Ave.; 9 to 11 a.m. on the second Saturday of every month, November through April.

— Waverly: Embassy Vineyard Church Sanctuary, 319 W. Bremer Ave.; 8:30-11:30 a.m. Saturdays Nov. 23; Dec. 14; Jan. 11; Feb. 8; March 14 and April 4.

— West Branch: Old Town Hall, 205 E. Main St.; 10 a.m. to noon, first Saturday of the month, November through April.

— Winneshiek County: Danan Lansing Memorial Building at the Winneshiek County Fairgrounds; 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, November 9 and 23 and December 7 and 21.

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Following are outdoor farmers markets operating in Eastern Iowa during 2019. Bookmark this page for updates throughout the growing season.

Allamakee County

— Waukon, 3:30-6 p.m. Mondays, June 3 through Sept. 30, Allamakee County Fairgrounds; Extension Office, (563) 568-6345.

— 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

— Atkins, 5-7 p.m. Sundays on June 16, July 7, July 21, Aug 4, Aug 18 and Sept 15, Atkins City Park, 320 Second Ave.; atkinsfarmersmarket@outlook.com or (319) 981-7755.

— Belle Plaine, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Fridays; June 7 through Oct. 25, 12th Street and Ninth Avenue, in front of the museum; Erica Dickerson, (319) 361-6623.

— Urbana, 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 25 through Sept. 28, 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 6 through Sept. 26, Vinton Railroad Depot, 612 Second Ave.; Vinton Parks and Recreation, (319) 472-4164.

Black Hawk County

— Cedar Falls, 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 4 through Oct. 26, Overman Park at Third and Clay Street; Joe Tyler, (319) 243-8981.

— Cedar Valley, 3:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 7 through Oct. 29, 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 2 through Oct. 24, 3525 Sager Ave., Waterloo; Mark Litteaur, (319) 296-1840.

— College Hill, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, June 6 through Oct. 31, 2205 College St., Cedar Falls; Jodie Huegerich, (319) 273-7883.

— Dunkerton, 5-7 p.m. Mondays, May 13 through Oct. 28, Gazebo Park, 114 W. Main St.; (319) 822-4247; dunkertonfarmersmarket@gmail.com

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

— Kimball Ridge Family Market, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 4 through Oct. 26, NE corner of Kimball and Ridgeway Avenue, Waterloo; Carolyn Adolphs, (319) 478-8624.

— La Porte City, 4-6 p.m. Fridays, June 21 through Aug. 30, 200 block of Main Street; Barb Bader (319) 342-3369.

— Waterloo Urban, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 4 through Oct. 26, Riverloop Expo Plaza, 460 Jefferson St.; Waterloo Main Street, (319) 291-2038.

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, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 28 through Sept. 24, across from fire station on Main Street; Linda Coppess, (563) 432-7756, or Evelyn Walshire (563) 432-6983.

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

— West Branch, 3:30-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 14 through Oct. 8, by gazebo at Downey and Main streets; Marilyn Hanson (319) 643-2044.

Clayton County

— Edgewood, 2-5 p.m. Fridays, June 7 through Sept. 27, City Park; (563) 928-7036.

— 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. 11, Driftless Area Wetlands Centre, 509 US Hwy. 18; (563) 873-3537.

— Strawberry Point, 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays; May 29 through Sept. 25, Inger Park; Virginia Keppler, (563) 880-5069.

Delaware County

— Manchester, 7:30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, May 25 through Oct. 5, behind Bushel & A Peck on River Street; Jan Conrad, (563) 927-4141.

— Lenox Farmers Market in Hopkinton, 3-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 9 through Sept. 19, gym at Delaware County Historical Museum on Highway 38; (563) 920-7704.

Dubuque County

— Dubuque, 7 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 4 through Sept. 28 and 8 a.m. to noon through Oct. 26, Iowa Street near City Hall; Dubuque Main Street, (563) 588-4400.

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

— Dyersville, 2-5:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 23 through Oct. 3, Commercial Club Park, Hwy. 136; Chamber of Commerce, (563) 875-2311.

Fayette County

— Elgin, 4:30-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 16 through Oct. 10, City Park; Deanna Walvatne, (319) 269-2614.

— Oelwein, 3-6 p.m. Mondays and 8-11 a.m. Fridays, June 7 through Oct. 25, Log Cabin Park, 100 First Street SW.; Delphine Deaner, (319) 283-8012.

Jackson County

— Maquoketa, 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, May 14 through Oct 15, 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 6 through Oct. 7, (no market on Memorial Day, July 1 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 1 through Oct. 30, Chauncey Swan parking ramp, 460 E. Washington St.; Tammy Neumann, (319) 356-5210. www.icgov.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

— Solon, 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays, June through mid-October, Mushroom Park, Highway 1 and Main Street. Jim Grieder, (319) 310-4671.

— Swisher, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, June 6 through October, Library lot at Second Street. (No vendor fee.) City Hall (319) 857-4539. www.swisheria.org

Jones County

— Anamosa, 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 7-11 a.m. Saturdays, May through October, Scott and Main Street; Judith Phillips, (319) 462-2971.

— Monticello, 3-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 11 through Oct. 12, Willow Shelter on East Oak Street next to Pizza Ranch; facebook.com/MontiFarmersMarket

Linn County

— Cedar Rapids Noelridge Park, 4-6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, (except Memorial Day and Labor Day) May 1 through Oct. 11, Collins Road and Council Street NE; Cathy Scanlon, (319) 286-5763. www.cedar-rapids.org

— Cedar Rapids Lion Bridge night farmers market, 5-8 p.m. on May 30 and Sept. 5; Lion Bridge Brewing Company parking lot, 59 16th Ave. SW; www.lionbridgebrewing.com

— Downtown Cedar Rapids, 7:30 a.m. to noon on May 25; June 1 and 15; July 6 and 20; Aug. 3 and 17; and Sept. 21, and Market After Dark, 6:30-11 p.m., Aug. 24, Second to Third Avenues, between Second and Fifth Street SE; Jenn Draper, (319) 398-5317. www.cedarrapids.org

— Center Point: 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 5 through Sept. 25, Titan Machinery parking lot, 4250 Grain Lane; contact City Hall, (319) 849-1508.

—Central City, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, June 6 through Sept. 26, Veterans Memorial Park, S. Fifth Street; Main Street Office, (319) 438-1761.

— Ely, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays and 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays, May 4 through Sept. 28, Community Center lawn, 1570 Rowley St.; Theresa Grieder (319) 310-4671.

— Hiawatha, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, April 28 through Oct. 27, Guthridge Park parking lot at 10th Avenue; (319) 393-1515, www.hiawatha-iowa.com

— Marion, 8-11:30 a.m. Saturdays, May 4 through Sept. 28, Taube Park, 2200 31st St.; Marion Parks & Recreation, (319) 447-3590, www.cityofmarion.org

— Uptown Marion Market, 8 a.m. to noon June 8, July 13 and Aug. 10 and Fall Market from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 28, 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 2 through Sept. 26, next to the First Street Community Center, 221 First St. E.; Rick and Trude Elliot, (319) 558-9202.

— NewBo City Market guest vendor markets 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 1100 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids; (319) 200-4050, www.newbocitymarket.com

Poweshiek County

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

Tama County

— Gladbrook, 5-7 p.m. Thursdays, May/June through October, 715 Lincoln St.; Dana Brown, (641) 750-2219.

— Toledo, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, May 3 through Oct. 25, east side of courthouse; Dawn Troutner, (641) 691-9710; toledofarmersmarket@yahoo.com

Van Buren County

— Bonaparte, 3-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 2 through Oct. 24, Bonaparte Mercantile, 703 First St.; (641) 451-5294.

Washington County

— Washington, 5-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 16 through Oct. 17 (except July 4) 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) lower parking lot behind Oneota Co-op, across from post office; Steve McCargar, (563) 382-2451; winnfarmersmarket@gmail.com

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