Farmers Markets

Following are outdoor farmers markets operating in Eastern Iowa during 2025. Bookmark this page for updates throughout the season.

© Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan

Allamakee County

— Harpers Ferry, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, May 23 through Sept. 26, 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 6 through Oct. 10, (except July 4) parking lot of the Ice House, 1111 Seventh Ave. Nancy Weise (319) 202-4452.

— Urbana, 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 24 through Sept. 27, 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 5 through Sept. 25, Celebration Park, 105 W. Second St.; Vinton Parks and Recreation, (319) 472-4164; Friday, July 11, market downtown.

Black Hawk County

— Cedar Falls, 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 3 through Oct. 25, Overman Park, West Third and Clay Street, downtown Cedar Falls, cedarfallsfarmersmarketiowa@gmail.com

— Cedar Valley at Kimball Ridge, 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 6 through Oct. 28, 3025 Kimball Ave., behind Wells Fargo, Waterloo; (319) 296-1840.

— Cedar Valley at Shiloh Baptist Church, 3-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 1 through Oct. 30, 3525 Sager Ave., Waterloo; (319) 296-1840.

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

—Evansdale, 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 7 through Oct. 29, 3562 Lafayette Rd.; Kelly Moore, (319) 830-1392.

— Kimball Ridge Family Market, 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 10 through Oct. 25, SW corner of Farmers State Bank lot near the tractor at Kimball and San Marnan, Waterloo; Carolyn Adolphs, (319) 478-8624.

— La Porte City, Brick Street Market, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, June 20 through Aug. 22, 200 Main St.; (319) 342-2850.

— Waterloo Urban, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 3 through Oct. 25, Riverloop Expo Plaza, 460 Jefferson St.; info@waterloourbanfarmersmarket.com

Buchanan County

— Independence, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 10 through Oct. 11, Wapsipinicon Mill, 100 First St. W; Buchanan County Extension, (319) 334-7161.

Cedar County

— West Branch, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 13 through Oct. 20, Heritage Square at Downey and Main streets; upondowney@lcom.net

Clayton County

— Elkader, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 17 through Oct. 18, Elkader City Campground Park, near swimming pool, Hwy. 13; Clayton County Development Group, (563) 783-2243.

— Guttenberg, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 3 through October, 400 block of S. River Park Drive; Development and Tourism Office, (563) 252-2323.

— Marquette, 4-7 p.m. Fridays, May 23 through Oct. 3, Driftless Area Wetlands Centre, 509 US Hwy. 18; (563) 873-3537.

— Monona, 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays, May 28 through Oct. 1, Gateway Park, Highway 18 and Main Street; Chamber of Commerce, (563) 539-8340.

— Strawberry Point, 4:30 to 7 p.m. Fridays, May 23 through Oct. 3, Inger Park, 110 Park Ave.

Delaware County

— Manchester, 7:30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, May 24 through Oct. 4, 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 3 through September and 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 4 through Oct. 25, Iowa Street near City Hall; Dubuque Main Street, (563) 588-4400.

— Dubuque Millwork Night Market, 5-8 p.m. Thursdays: May 8, June 12, July 10, Aug. 14, Sept. 11 and Oct. 9, Seventh to Ninth Street at Jackson; millworknightmarket@gmail.com

— Dyersville, 3-5 p.m. Thursdays, May 22 through Oct. 2, Commercial Club Park picnic shelter, Hwy. 136; Chamber of Commerce, (563) 875-2311.

— Dyersville Downtown Market, 8 a.m. to noon June 28, July 26, Aug. 30 and Sept. 27, Third Avenue SW and Third Street; www.dyersvilledowntownmarket.com

Fayette County

— Oelwein, 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 8-11 a.m. Fridays, May 16 through Oct. 10, new location at Depot Park, 25 West Charles St.; (703) 731-2908.

Jackson County

— Maquoketa, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 13 through Oct. 14, Ohnward Fine Arts Center, 1215 E. Platt St. (Highway 64); maquoketafarmersmarket@gmail.com

Johnson County

— Coralville, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, June 4 through Oct. 1, new location: Iowa River Landing Place and Ponseti Way, near Trader Joe’s; Watts Group, (319) 338-4100. iowariverlanding.com/coralville-farmers-market

— Field to Family online market, 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

— Global Food Project Market, 3-5 p.m. Saturdays, July 12 through Sept. 27, Johnson County Historic Poor Farm, 4811 Melrose Ave., Iowa City.

— Iowa City, 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 3 through Oct. 25, Chauncey Swan parking ramp, 415 E. Washington St.; Bill Lane, (319) 356-5213. icgov.org/farmersmarket

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

— Swisher, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, June 5 through Oct. 9, Rose and Second Avenue; (319) 857-4539. www.swisheria.org

Jones County

— Anamosa, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays and 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 4 through October, next to Casey’s, North Scott and East Main Street. Peggy Young

— Monticello, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 10 through Oct. 8, Willow Pavilion on East Oak Street next to Pizza Ranch; facebook.com/MontiFarmersMarket

Linn County

— Cedar Rapids Bever Park, 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 4 through Sept. 24, 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 22 through Oct. 2; Mega Markets the last Thursday of the month with music, pizza and more, Matthew 25 Urban Farm, 437 G Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids; www.hub25.org/food/markets

— Downtown Cedar Rapids, 7:30 a.m. to noon June 7 & 21; July 5 & 19; Aug. 2 & 16 and Sept. 6 & 20. Market After Dark, 6:30-11 p.m. Aug. 23; Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, www.cedarrapids.org

— Center Point, 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 4 through Sept. 24, Pizza Place parking lot, 126 Franklin St.; last Wednesday of the month at Center Point Heights, 800 Mustang Lane; City Hall, (319) 849-1508.

— Central City, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, June 5 through Sept. 25, Veterans Memorial Park, Fifth Street S.

— Fairfax, 4-6 p.m. Mondays, May 5 through Sept. 29, Library, 313 Vanderbilt St.; (319) 846-2994.

— Hiawatha, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, May 4 through Oct. 26, Guthridge Park parking lot, 10th Avenue; (319) 393-1515. www.hiawatha-iowa.com

— Marion, 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 3 through Sept. 27, new location: Willowood Park, 1855 35th St.; Marion Parks & Recreation, (319) 447-3590, www.cityofmarion.org

— Uptown Marion, 8 a.m. to noon June 14, July 12, Aug. 9 and Sept. 27, Seventh Avenue; Marion Chamber of Commerce, (319) 377-6316. www.marioncc.org

— NewBo City Market, 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, 2-6 p.m. June 8 & 22; July 13 & 27; Aug. 10 & 24; Sept. 14 & 28, Clymer Park on Main Street; www.facebook.com/designsonwillow

Poweshiek County

— Grinnell, 3-6 p.m. Thursdays and 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 8 through Oct. 18, Central Park, Fourth Avenue and Broad Street; Grinnell Chamber, (641) 236-6555.

Tama County

— Dysart, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 3 through Sept. 30, City Park, Sherman Street and South Main; facebook.com/dysartfarmersmarket

— Toledo, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, June 6 through Oct. 10, 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 noon, second and fourth Saturdays, May 10 through Oct. 11, downtown at Fifth Street; KalonaChamber.com/farmersmarket

— Washington, 5-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 15 through Oct. 9, 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 3 through Oct. 29, lower parking lot behind Oneota Co-op, River and Heivly streets; decorahmarket@gmail.com

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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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