Farmers Markets near Michigan City, IN

Michigan City

Now run by The Collective as Farmed & Forged Northwest Indiana, this market sets up at 8th and Washington in Michigan City every Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon, May through October. Regional farmers, bakers, and artisans sell direct, and the market's Facebook page has drawn more than 4,200 followers, a steady local following in La Porte County.

An indoor farmers market on East 2nd Street in Michigan City, open spring through fall with produce, baked goods, flowers, and artisan goods from area vendors. SNAP/EBT is accepted, so it's a real grocery option for the neighborhood, not just a weekend novelty.

State Street & Michigan Avenue La Porte

This La Porte market rebranded in 2023 as Farmed & Forged, a producers-only event run by The Collective at Lincolnway and Monroe in downtown La Porte. Vendors are limited to farmers, bakers, and artisans, plus a handful of wineries and nonprofits, rather than resellers. It replaced the long-running La Porte Farmers' Market under the same downtown footprint.

New Buffalo

New Buffalo's Thursday market runs 2 to 6 p.m. from May through early October on North Whittaker Street, a short walk from the beach and the town's restaurant row. Vendors sell produce, meats and seafood, artisan cheeses, baked goods, crafts, and jewelry. Mick Klug Farms, one of the region's known growers, keeps a farmstand a block away on the same street.

New Buffalo

Chesterton

Chesterton's European Market sets up on Broadway in downtown Chesterton, a Porter County town near the Indiana Dunes. Its name points to a market with European-style vendor stalls rather than a standard produce-only farmers market; current vendor lineup and hours were not independently confirmed online.

Three Oaks

Fridays from 3 to 7 p.m., this market takes over North Elm Street in downtown Three Oaks, spring through fall. Vendors sell fresh produce, meat, seafood, flowers, baked goods, and handmade crafts — an unusually wide mix for a town this size. Call 269-756-2059 or visit threeoaksfarmersmarket.com for the season's schedule and any weather cancellations.

Valparaiso

Tuesdays and Saturdays, 9am-1pm, at the William E. Urschel Pavilion in Central Park Plaza on Lafayette Street. Expect farm-fresh produce and bakery items, plants in early summer shifting to vegetables through fall, with occasional relocations for events like Wine Fest announced on Facebook.

Bridgman

Bridgman sits in Berrien County near Warren Dunes State Park on the Lake Michigan shore. Its Open Air Market at 4509 Lake Street has no current website or social page, so vendors and season dates aren't confirmed.

Run as an extension of the Miller Beach Arts and Creative District, this Gary market sets up on Sundays from May through late September along Lake Street. It's a nonprofit, self-sustaining operation funded by vendor fees rather than city budget, selling organic produce, flowers, and prepared foods from local sellers in the Miller neighborhood on Lake Michigan's shore.

Gary

South Bend

Buchanan

Buchanan, known locally as the Redbud City for its spring-blooming trees, is a small Berrien County community. Its farmers market at 122 Days Avenue has no current website or social page listing vendors or hours.

South Bend

Saturdays, 10am-2pm, June through mid-October, on Kenwood on South Bend's west side. Vendors here include backyard gardeners as well as farmers, selling vegetables, fruit, eggs, milk, and meat in an outdoor neighborhood setup.