It’s farmers market season! That means you have no excuse to not eat locally-grown produce and other Iowa-made goods this summer. Here is a list of markets in Johnson and Linn counties. For a full list of farmers markets held all throughout Eastern Iowa, visit homegrowniowan.com.
JOHNSON COUNTY
CORALVILLE
5-7 p.m. Mondays, May 8-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-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.-2 p.m. Sundays, May 7-Oct. 29
Pacha Parkway off Penn Street near Highway 965
Emily Roberts
www.pennlandingmarket.org
OXFORD
Northern Ridge Farm and Farmer’s Market
3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, May-October
2552 Cemetery Road NW, Oxford
David and Penny Lacina (319) 331-4816
www.northernridgefarm.com
SWISHER
4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, June 8-Oct. 26
Library lot at corner of Howard and Second streets
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
LINN COUNTY
CEDAR RAPIDS
Czech Village Market
9 a.m.-noon Saturdays on June 10 and 24; July 8 and 22; Aug. 12 and 26, Sept. 9 and Sunday, Sept. 24, during CzechFest Czech Village
Jennifer Stewart, (319) 693-2043
www.czechvillagecedarrapids.com
Lion Bridge Night Market
5-8 p.m. June 1 and Sept. 7
Lion Bridge Brewing Company parking lot, 59 16th Ave. SW
Quinton McClain, (319) 200-4460
www.lionbridgebrewing.com
NewBo City Market
Thursday night CSAs: 4-8 p.m. May through October; Saturday Outdoor Market: 8 a.m.-1 p.m., May through September
1100 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids
Taylor Bergen, (319) 200-4050
www.newbocitymarket.com
Noelridge Park
4-6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, (except holidays) May 1-Oct. 13
Collins Road and Council Street NE
Teresa White, (319) 286-5699
www.cedar-rapids.org
DOWNTOWN CEDAR RAPIDS
7:30 a.m.-noon June 3 and 17; July 1 and 15; Aug. 5 and 19; Sept. 2 and 16, and Market After Dark, evening of Saturday, Aug. 26
Second to Fourth avenues, between Second and Fifth streets SE
Jenn Draper, (319) 398-5317
www.cedarrapids.org
CENTER POINT
4-6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 7-Aug. 30
Bank Court cul-de-sac off Lewis Access Road; city hall
(319) 849-1508
CENTRAL CITY
4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, June 1-Oct. 5
Courtyard Park, S. Fifth St., Main Street Office
(319) 438-1761
ELY
9 a.m.-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.-2 p.m. Sundays, April 30-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-Sept. 30
Taube Park, 2200 31st St.
Marion Parks & Recreation, (319) 447-3590
www.cityofmarion.org
Uptown Marion Market
8 a.m.-noon June 10, July 8 and Aug. 12 and Fall Market from 8:30 a.m.-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-Sept. 28
Next to the First Street Community Center, 221 First St. E
Danielle Martin and Laura Strabala, (319) 310-4145
