Farmers Markets near Aurora, IL

Aurora

This is Illinois' oldest continuously operating farmers market — 115 seasons and counting as of 2026 — running Saturday mornings from June through October at 233 N. Broadway in downtown Aurora. Beyond the produce and baked goods, look for Dick's Mini Donuts, coffee vendors, and rotating food trucks. It's one of three Aurora Farmers Market locations the city runs; this is the original downtown site.

Aurora's west-side market runs two schedules: Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. from July through early September, and Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon, at Galena Boulevard. Produce, handmade goods, and baked treats make up most of the vendor mix, with some organic growers in the rotation. It's the third leg of the city's three-site farmers market program, alongside the downtown and east-side locations.

Batavia MainStreet's cold-weather market moved into Grainology BrewStillery at 131 Flinn Street for its current run, replacing the older First Street location, and meets Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon from November through mid-May. More than 20 vendors are required to grow or make at least 75% of what they sell — no resale tables. Grainology's brewery and Fernando's Street Kitchen handle food and drink on-site.

The east-side counterpart to Aurora's historic downtown market sets up at 701 S. Eola Road on Saturdays during the same June-through-October run. It's part of the same city-operated market network — same produce, baked goods, and artisan vendor pool as the Broadway location, just closer to Aurora's east-side neighborhoods for shoppers who'd rather skip the drive downtown.

Batavia

Oswego

Styled after an open-air French market, this Geneva staple runs Sundays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (1 p.m. in November), from April through mid-November near the Metra station at South and 4th streets. Vendors sell produce, baked goods, flowers, plants, textiles, and local retail goods.

Community Winter Market is Geneva's cold-weather answer to its summer farmers market, moving indoors on North Fifth Street when outdoor stalls aren't practical. Run by the same local market group behind the Bennett Street market, it keeps local produce and goods available to Geneva shoppers through the off-season.

Geneva Winter Market is a seasonal indoor market that directory listings place near North Fifth Street in downtown Geneva, running the colder months with produce, crafts, and Illinois specialty foods. Listings for hours and exact address vary across sources.

Community Farmers' Market sets up on North Bennett Street in downtown Geneva, one of two markets the local Geneva Green Market group runs in this Fox River Valley town. It's the warm-weather counterpart to the group's winter market a few blocks away on Fifth Street, giving Geneva shoppers a source for local produce most of the year.

Geneva

Geneva Green Market is a not-for-profit indoor market that fills the gap left when Geneva's summer farmers markets close and runs through Illinois winters. It sets up at First Congregational Church, 327 Hamilton St., the first and third Sunday of the month from November through April, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors bring local meats, eggs, honey, jams, baked goods, teas and coffee, and organic produce grown within driving distance of Geneva.

Sugar Grove Farmers Market ran Saturdays, June through September, 8 a.m. to noon, in the Village Hall parking lot at Route 30 and Municipal Drive. Its Facebook page currently lists the market as closed, with an open call for volunteers to bring it back — so treat this as a market on pause rather than a sure thing until it's confirmed reopened.

95th St. Farmers Market is listed at 3015 Cedar Glade Drive in Naperville, a Chicago suburb spanning DuPage and Will counties. No vendor list, season dates, or hours are published online for this listing beyond the address on file.

St. Charles Farmers Market runs Fridays, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., from the first Friday in June through the end of October. Vendors sell certified organic and natural produce, meat, dairy, flowers, honey, and nursery stock, plus baked goods and crafts from the surrounding area. It's a full-morning market rather than a quick stop — early enough for commuters, long enough for a Friday grocery run.

Warrenville's farmers market sets up along Warren Avenue in a seasonal run from spring through fall, with local growers selling produce, baked goods, and flowers. It's a smaller DuPage County market rather than a big vendor lineup — call the Village of Warrenville to confirm this year's exact day and hours before visiting.

Running since 2013 outside St. John's in Naperville, this market draws more than 20 vendors selling produce, honey, meat, cheese, eggs, fish, baked goods, jam, and salsa. It runs weekly from late spring through mid-September at 750 Aurora Avenue.

Naperville

Naperville's Saturday market runs 7 a.m. to noon, June through October, next to the 5th Avenue Metra station downtown. Vendors bring farm-fresh produce, specialty foods, and handmade goods, with live performances scheduled some weekends. It's one of the larger suburban markets in the area, close enough to the train that commuters stop through on their way home.

S. Bridge St. at S. Main St. Yorkville

Yorkville's market sets up at the Town Square, Bridge and Main Streets, with vendors selling farm-grown vegetables, fresh-roasted coffee, honey, organic eggs, meats, cheeses, and handmade soaps. Saturday mornings are the typical draw, though sources differ on exact hours, so calling (630) 253-5995 before heading over is the safer bet.

Plainfield Farmers Market sets up Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., June through September, in the Plainfield Public Library parking lot at 15025 S. Illinois St. Now past its 19th season, the market draws local growers, bakers, and food artisans reflecting the region's seasonal harvest. Its Facebook following, near 9,800, is large for a single-town Illinois market.

Geneva Rd. at County Farm Rd. Winfield

Winfield's market has run from the same Prairie Trail Center parking lot at Geneva and County Farm Roads since the early 1990s. It's open Wednesdays, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., June through October, with produce and baked goods from growers across Illinois and Michigan. Call (630) 408-3712 for vendor or scheduling questions.

Wheaton

Wheaton's French Market runs Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., April through late November, under the downtown pavilion at Main Street and Liberty Drive. It's operated by Bensidoun USA, the company behind more than 100 markets nationwide, with regulars like Rustic Road Farm and Ari's Flowers among the vendors. Reach the market office at 312-575-0286 for vendor inquiries.

Elgin

The Glen Ellyn French Market sets up Sunday mornings in the Main Street Station parking lot at 400 N. Main St., 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., through late September. Bensidoun USA runs the market, which leans French-market in style: fresh cut flowers, seasonal produce, artisanal honey, and handmade goods from a rotating group of local vendors.

Bolingbrook

Known on Facebook as Street Markets at the Promenade, this market has run more than ten years at the Promenade Bolingbrook shopping center on Boughton Road, Thursdays 4 to 9 p.m. Vendors sell fresh produce, artisanal goods, and handmade crafts, and the market takes credit cards — not every small Illinois market does. Check the Promenade's own events page for the current season's vendor list.

Joliet Junior College Farmers Market sets up on the college's main campus at 1215 S. Houbolt Rd., serving students, staff, and the surrounding neighborhood rather than downtown Joliet.

Joliet

Chicago Street Markets is dedicated to supporting small businesses by hosting vibrant local farmers markets and vendor events. We are passionate about creating opportunities for artisans, crafters, growers, and small business owners throughout the year, allowing them to connect with new clients. Our events celebrate local creativity and entrepreneurship while bringing unique, handcrafted goods and fresh, locally sourced products to the heart of our community

Downtown Downers Grove Market sets up at the Main Street Train Station every Saturday through mid-October, 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Vendors sell vegetables, fruit, baked goods, and specialty foods alongside potted flowers and herbs, with live music running through the morning. It's one of DuPage County's larger weekly markets, drawing shoppers straight off the Metra platform.

Lockport's Saturday farmers market — currently branded Trackside Farmers Market — runs through a partnership between the city and Chicago Street Markets, filling tables with fresh produce, baked goods, and other locally made goods from late May through mid-September, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

East Dundee

Old Dundee Sunday Farmers' Market runs June 15 through October 5, Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 319 N. River St. in East Dundee. Local growers sell produce and handcrafted goods in the village's downtown along the Fox River. It's a single-day-a-week market, so the Sunday window is the only chance to catch it before the season ends.

This East Dundee market runs Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., spring through fall, at 319 N. River Street. Vendors sell local produce, artisanal foods, and handcrafted goods in a small-town setting a few blocks off the Fox River.

Stephen Street and Talcott Avenue Lemont

Lemont's market runs Tuesday evenings, 4 to 7 p.m., from late June through late September, with vendors drawn from within about two hours of town — no out-of-season produce trucked in from elsewhere. Expect rotating local growers, bakers, and prepared-food stands near Stephen Street and Talcott Avenue, with live music some weeks.

Lemont's market sets up Tuesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Village Green, tucked behind Pollyanna Social and Aster Gardens on Main Street. Now in its fourth year, it pairs a rotating lineup of local produce and food vendors with live music each week. Reach the market directly at [email protected] or 630-606-9152 for vendor or scheduling questions.

W. Van Buren Street at N. Chicago Street Joliet

Joliet City Center Farmers' Market sets up downtown at the corner of Van Buren and Chicago streets, run through the city's City Center Partnership. It's one of Joliet's smaller downtown markets, with limited details published outside the city's own event listings.

Joliet

Chicago Street Markets is dedicated to supporting small businesses by hosting vibrant local farmers markets and vendor events. We are passionate about creating opportunities for artisans, crafters, growers, and small business owners throughout the year, allowing them to connect with new clients. Our events celebrate local creativity and entrepreneurship while bringing unique, handcrafted goods and fresh, locally sourced products to the heart of our community

Westmont

Westmont's Open Market sets up at the corner of Cass Avenue and Irving Street with a seasonal lineup running spring through fall. Vendors sell produce, jams and preserves, prepared food, soaps and body products, and handmade crafts. It's a village-run market — confirm the current day and hours with the Village of Westmont before visiting.

Olde Schaumburg Centre Farmers Market runs Friday mornings, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., from June through October. Vendors sell locally grown produce, meats, flowers, and artisan goods in Schaumburg's Olde Centre district. It's an early-morning market — most vendors sell out well before the 1 p.m. close, so early arrival matters more here than at afternoon markets.

Villa Park

Villa Park's French Market runs May through October at 10 W. Park Boulevard, with vendors selling produce, cheese, flowers, eggs, and baked goods alongside handmade crafts. It accepts SNAP/EBT and credit cards, not always a given at smaller seasonal markets. Confirm this season's exact days and hours before making the trip, since schedules shift year to year.

This Elk Grove Village market runs Saturdays, June through October, with a knife sharpener on-site most weeks and SNAP/EBT accepted at the gate. Vendors sell seasonal fruit and vegetables, jams, sauces, vinegars, pickled goods, bread, and pasta near the Elk Grove Public Library.

Elmhurst

Hinsdale

More than 40 vendors set up Wednesdays, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., June through October, at the Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church lot on Brush Hill Road. Beyond produce and eggs, expect focaccia, raw honey ice cream, fresh-pressed juice, kettle corn, and fermented vegetables. Pets aren't allowed inside the market per DuPage County Health Department rules — service animals only.

Burr Ridge

More than 25 vendors set up Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 450 Village Center Drive in Burr Ridge, with farm-picked produce, gourmet items, and hand-crafted specialties rather than a bare-bones produce stand. The market runs through Shop Burr Ridge, the village's local business initiative. Check their site for the current season's dates before visiting.

Huntley

Bensenville's market runs Wednesdays, 4 to 8 p.m., at 12 S. Center Street, with hours pushed to 9:30 p.m. during the village's summer Music in the Park series. The vendor mix covers fruit, vegetables, baked goods, and artisan products from area producers. Specific contact details aren't published online — check the village's community calendar for the current season's dates.

Sycamore

Sycamore's farmers market sets up at the corner of Somonauk and Elm Street in downtown Sycamore, blending crafts and specialty foods in with the produce tables rather than running produce-only. Listings for this market vary on exact days and season year to year, so it's worth checking current signage or the DeKalb County area calendar before making a special trip downtown.

Barrington

Running since May 2000, the Barrington market sets up Thursdays from 2 to 7 p.m. at Cook and Station Streets near the Metra station, with more than 22 regular vendors selling organic and conventional vegetables, meat, eggs, flowers, fruit, and honey. The Barrington Village Association runs it as a community fixture in the historic downtown rather than a produce-only stop. Village Hall can confirm the current-season schedule.

Park Avenue and Cook Street Barrington

This is the same downtown Barrington market — Thursdays 2 to 7 p.m. near the train station — listed under its market association's operating name rather than the village's own event page. Expect the same roughly two-dozen vendors selling produce, meat, eggs, flowers, fruit, and honey in the historic district. Village Hall, at (847) 304-3400, is the reliable point of contact for current listings.

New Lenox

Chicago Street Markets is dedicated to supporting small businesses by hosting vibrant local farmers markets and vendor events. We are passionate about creating opportunities for artisans, crafters, growers, and small business owners throughout the year, allowing them to connect with new clients. Our events celebrate local creativity and entrepreneurship while bringing unique, handcrafted goods and fresh, locally sourced products to the heart of our community

Sacramento Street. Sycamore

Discover Sycamore's Farmer's Market sets up Tuesdays, 3 to 6 p.m., from June through early September, at the DeKalb County History Center on Sacramento Street. It's a compact, community-run market with fresh produce and handmade goods, organized through the Discover Sycamore tourism office, which also fields vendor questions.

Palatine

Palatine Winter Farmers' Market runs November through April, the first and third Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. to noon, in the train station parking lot at 137 W. Wood St. More than 20 vendors sell year-round, and the market runs as both walk-up and drive-through — you can shop from your car when it's below freezing. It fills the gap most farmers markets leave dark all winter.

DeKalb

Vendors set up along W. Fremont Street and the commuter lot in front of the Arlington Heights Historical Museum every Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon, May through October. The lineup runs to seasonal produce, artisanal cheese, homemade pastries, and freshly roasted coffee, with live music and activities for kids most weeks. Reach the market manager directly for vendor or SNAP questions.

Now in its 19th season, Brookfield's Saturday market draws more than 40,000 visitors a year to 8820 Brookfield Avenue, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., June through October. Produce comes from growers across Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin, alongside honey, bakery goods, sauces, soaps, and artisan items. The Brookfield Chamber of Commerce runs it.

The Mount Prospect Lions Club runs this Sunday market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the West Metra commuter lot where Northwest Highway meets Route 83. Vendors travel in from Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin with seasonal produce, homemade jams, handcrafted cheeses, baked goods, and crafts, a wider haul than most single-county markets pull in. It's one of the busier weekend markets in the northwest suburbs.

Brookfield

The Brookfield Farmers Market is a vibrant, community-driven event held on the west side of Brookfield Village Hall at 8820 Brookfield Avenue. Entering its 18th season in 2025, the market welcomes over 40,000 visitors annually, making it one of the most well-attended markets in the region. Open every Saturday from June through October, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM, the market features a curated selection of local farmers, artisans, and small businesses offering fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, honey, sauces, handmade soaps, candles, and unique crafts. A standout feature is the Young Entrepreneurs Market, a dedicated space for kids under 16 to launch and run their mini businesses. From crafts and artwork to baked goods and creative products, these young vendors bring energy, innovation, and inspiration to the market — and are a favorite among shoppers. Each week, the market also features live music, family-friendly entertainment, and special themed events.

Brookfield

Orland Park's market fills the Village Center Complex parking area on Fridays, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., from June through October. More than 30 vendors sell fruits, vegetables, flowers, gourmet foods, oils, baked goods, and crafts. The Village runs it directly — reach the market office at (708) 403-6145 or [email protected] with vendor or scheduling questions.

Hickory Hills

The Hills Farmers Market is excited to be hosting their 3rd year. In 2024, with the support of the local small business community, we have been able to receive sponsorships that have helped us to offer more special events for seniors, and families. Our market is it's biggest in 2024 with our newest addition of a few "sprinkled in" food trucks as well as some great farmers and crafters. We look forward to a great year!

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