The weather should cooperate as outdoor farmers markets in Iowa kick off this week, with more on the way later this month and into June.
Customers can find locally grown vegetables, herbs, flowers, local honey, meats, baked goods, handcrafted items and more at markets both big and small.
Related: See a list of plant sales in the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids area
Find information below on more than 50 outdoor farmers markets operating in Eastern Iowa during 2023.
© Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan
Allamakee County
— Harpers Ferry, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, May 26 through Sept. 29, 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 2 through Sept. 29, 12th Street and Ninth Avenue, in front of the museum; Erica Dickerson, (319) 361-6623.
— Pending: Garrison, one market planned at a date to be determined as the city makes plans to celebrate its sesquicentennial on July 7-8.
— Urbana, 9-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 27 through Sept. 30, (except for July 1 for Strawberry Rhubarb Day,) 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 1 through Aug. 31, 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 6 through Oct. 28, Overman Park, West Third and Clay Street, downtown Cedar Falls, cedarfallsfarmersmarketiowa@gmail.com
— Cedar Valley, 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 2 through Oct. 31, Kimball Avenue and Ridgeway Road, behind Wells Fargo, Waterloo; Mark Litteaur, (319) 296-1840.
— Cedar Valley at Shiloh Baptist Church, 3-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 4 through Oct. 26, 3525 Sager Ave., Waterloo; Mark Litteaur, (319) 296-1840.
— College Hill, 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays, May 17 through Oct. 25, 22nd Street between College and Olive streets, Cedar Falls; Jodie Huegerich, collegehillfm@gmail.com.
— Dunkerton, 5-7 p.m. Mondays, May 8 through Oct. 16, Gazebo Park, 114 W. Main St.; dunkertonfarmersmarket@gmail.com
—Evansdale, 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, May 3 through Oct. 28, 3562 Lafayette Rd.; Kelly Moore, (319) 830-1392.
— Kimball Ridge Family Market, 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 20 through Oct. 28, 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 23 through Aug. 18, 200 Main St. (live entertainment and food trucks added); Barb Bader, (319) 342-3369.
— Waterloo Urban, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 6 through Oct. 28, Riverloop Expo Plaza, 460 Jefferson St.; info@waterloourbanfarmersmarket.com
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.
Cedar County
— Mechanicsville, Otter Creek Produce & Garden Center, 4-7 Fridays and 11-3 Saturdays, May 6 through first week of November, 103 N. John St., (319) 929-0154; www.facebook.com/BigCP
— Tipton, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 4 through Oct. 26, 118 W. Fifth St.; Sean Wright, smwright@fbcom.net
— Pending: West Branch, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 16 through Oct. 3, Heritage Square at Downey and Main streets; izzystreasureswb@gmail.com
Clayton County
— Elkader, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, May 20 through Oct. 21, Fast Trak, 24687 Hwy. 13.
— Guttenberg, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 13 through October, 400 block of S. River Park Drive; Development and Tourism Office, (563) 252-2323.
— Marquette, 4-7 p.m. Fridays, May 26 through Oct. 6, Driftless Area Wetlands Centre, 509 US Hwy. 18; (563) 873-3537.
— Monona, 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays, May 24 through Oct. 4, Gateway Park, Highway 18 and Main Street; Chamber of Commerce, (563) 539-8340.
— Strawberry Point, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, May 26 through Oct. 6, 100 E. Mission St.
Delaware County
— Manchester, 7:30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, May 27 through Oct. 7, and 5-9 p.m. June 2; behind Bushel & A Peck on River Street; Jan Conrad, (563) 927-4141.
Dubuque County
— Dubuque, 7 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 6 through September and 8 a.m. to noon through Oct. 28, Iowa Street near City Hall; Dubuque Main Street, (563) 588-4400.
— Dubuque Millwork Night Market, 5-8 p.m. Thursdays: May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 17, Sept. 14 and Oct. 12, Ninth Street at Jackson; millworknightmarket@gmail.com
— Dyersville, 3-5 p.m. Thursdays, May 18 through Oct. 5, Commercial Club Park, Hwy. 136; Chamber of Commerce, (563) 875-2311.
— Dyersville Downtown Market, 8 a.m. to noon June 24, July 29, Aug. 26 and Sept. 30, Third Avenue SW and Third Street; www.dyersvilledowntownmarket.com
Fayette County
— Elgin, 4:30-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 18 through October, City Park; Deanna Walvatne, (319) 269-2614.
— Oelwein, 3-5 p.m. Mondays and 8-11 a.m. Fridays, May 19 through Oct. 13, Log Cabin Park, 100 First Street SW; (703) 731-2908.
Jackson County
— Maquoketa, 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 16 through Oct. 10 (closed July 4), Ohnward Fine Arts Center, 1215 E. Platt St. (Highway 64); maquoketafarmersmarket@gmail.com
Johnson County
— Coralville, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, May 24 through Oct. 4, 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 to Dec. 21, with orders taken 8 a.m. Mondays until noon Tuesdays. Pickup 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 6 through Oct. 28, Chauncey Swan parking ramp, 415 E. Washington St.; Michelle Wiegand, (319) 356-5102. icgov.org/farmersmarket
— Shueyville, 4-6 p.m. Fridays, May 5, weather permitting, through October, Secret Cellar, 1205 Curtis Bridge Rd. NE; secretcellarwines.com
— Solon, 4-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, June 7 through Oct. 4, Mushroom Park, Highway 1 and Main Street; Brodie Bohlen, (319) 624-2499 or 319-624-3755. solonmarket@solon-iowa.com
— Swisher, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, June 1 through Oct. 12, downtown park next to City Hall; (319) 857-4539. www.swisheria.org
Jones County
— Anamosa, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays and 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays, May 17 through October, next to Casey’s, North Scott and East Main Street.
— Monticello, 3-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 13 through Oct. 11, 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. Wednesdays, June 7 through Sept. 27, 4900 Council Street NE; Cathy Cropp-Scanlon, (319) 286-5699. www.cedar-rapids.org
— Cultivate Hope, 4-7 p.m. Thursdays, May 25 through Oct. 5, Matthew 25 Urban Farm, 437 G Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids; www.hub25.org/food/market
— Downtown Cedar Rapids, 7:30 a.m. to noon May 27; June 3 and 17; July 1 and 15; Aug. 5 and 19 and Sept. 16. Market After Dark, 6:30-11 p.m. Aug. 26; Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, www.cedarrapids.org
— Center Point: 4-6 p.m. Wednesdays, May 31 through Sept. 27, Pizza Place parking lot, 126 Franklin St.; City Hall, (319) 849-1508.
— Hiawatha, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, May 7 through Oct. 29, Guthridge Park parking lot, 10th Avenue; (319) 393-1515. www.hiawatha-iowa.com
— Marion, 8-11 a.m. Saturdays, May 6 through Sept. 30, Taube Park, 2200 31st St.; Marion Parks & Recreation, (319) 447-3590, www.cityofmarion.org
— Uptown Marion, 8 a.m. to noon June 10, July 8, Aug. 12 and Sept. 30, Seventh Avenue; Marion Chamber of Commerce, (319) 377-6316. www.marioncc.org
— Morning Glory Farm, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, May 4 through Oct. 26; 681 Hwy. 1 South, Mount Vernon; www.morningglory.community
— NewBo City Market, Farmers at the Market, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 27 through Sept. 30, 1100 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids; www.newbocitymarket.org
Poweshiek County
— Grinnell, 3-6 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, May 11 through Oct. 21, Central Park, 925 Third Ave.; Grinnell Chamber, (641) 236-6555.
Tama County
— Dysart, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 6 through Sept. 26, City Park, Sherman Street and South Main; Dysart Farmers Market Facebook page
— Toledo, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, June 2 through Oct. 13, east side of courthouse; Cindy Richardson and Kristi Sienknecht, (641) 485-5577; toledofarmersmarket@yahoo.com
Washington County
— Kalona, 9 a.m. to noon, second and fourth Saturdays, May 13 through Oct. 12, Downtown at Fifth Street; KalonaChamber.com/farmersmarket
— Washington, 5-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, May 18 through Oct. 12, 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 (no market July 29,) lower parking lot behind Oneota Co-op, River and Heivly streets; Kristin Eggen, decorahmarket@gmail.com
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