Farmers Markets

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. 4, 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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Following are indoor farmers markets operating in Eastern Iowa during the 2023-2024 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. (319) 521-1353; info@buffaloridgeorchard.com; www.buffaloridgeorchard.com

Heart of Gold squash photo/Cindy Hadish

— 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

— Iowa City Holiday Markets: Robert A. Lee Recreation Center, 220 S. Gilbert St.; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 and Dec. 16. 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 3 and 17 and April 7 and 21. johnsoncomarket@gmail.com

— Mount Vernon: First Street Community Center, 221 First St. E; Gathering Bounty Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, and Shop Smaller Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25.

— 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. www.newbocitymarket.org

— 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.; 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturdays, Nov. 4 and 18 and Dec. 2 and 16.

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

— Winneshiek County: Danan Lansing Building at the Winneshiek County Fairgrounds, 900 E. Main St., Decorah; 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, Nov. 4 and Nov. 18, Dec. 2 and Dec. 16.

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