Farmers Markets near Muscatine, IA

Muscatine

A second, smaller market in Muscatine sets up in the Calvary Church parking lot on US-61, open seasonally from May through October. Vendors here sell the usual fruits, vegetables, honey, and baked goods, plus a couple of less common finds for an Iowa farmers market: raw wool and locally made wine. It's a different crowd and a different lot than the downtown Saturday market across town.

downtown Muscatine Tuesdays- Muscatine Mall Parking Lot Muscatine

The Muscatine Area Farmers Market runs two locations each week from May through October: Saturday mornings, 7:30 to 11:30, at 3rd and Cedar downtown, and Tuesdays at the Muscatine Mall parking lot. Vendors bring fresh produce and handcrafted goods, and the Saturday market adds live music plus the occasional cooking or exercise demo. Senior and WIC nutrition vouchers are accepted through the state's Farmers Market Nutrition Program.

Pearl City Farmers Market is Muscatine's second Saturday market, set up on West Second Street rather than the riverfront or mall lot where the town's other markets gather. Like the rest of Muscatine's markets, it runs the spring-through-fall growing season with local growers and food artisans selling direct off the truck. Three separate farmers markets in one Mississippi River town says something about how seriously Muscatine takes local produce.

Durant

Durant's market sets up at Pythias Park next to the fire station on 5th Street, a small-town gathering spot for area growers in this Cedar and Scott County line community between Davenport and Iowa City.

West Liberty

West Liberty Downtown Farmers' Market sets up at 100 Spencer Street in this Muscatine County town, one of Iowa's few majority-Hispanic communities. Growers sell seasonal produce direct to local shoppers.

Aledo Main Street Farmer's Market & Bake Sale runs downtown in Aledo, the Mercer County seat in northwestern Illinois, pairing produce vendors with a bake sale. Mail contact is listed as PO Box 209, Aledo, IL 61231. No vendor list or season dates are published online for this listing.

S. College Avenue Aledo

Aledo's Main Street Farmers Market takes over Central Park on the 200 block of South College Avenue every Thursday, 4 to 6 p.m., from mid-June through late September. Homegrown produce and fresh-baked goods anchor the tables, and Aledo Main Street — the downtown group behind it — often adds live entertainment to the evening.

Davenport

Davenport

Quad Cities Food Hub runs a year-round CSA grocery and multi-vendor farmers market out of its River Drive location in Davenport, carrying organic produce alongside other local goods from area growers. It functions as a standing indoor market rather than a seasonal outdoor stand, open through the winter months. Call (563) 265-2455 for current vendor hours.

Rock Island

Davenport

Corner of Main and Downey Streets West Branch

West Branch Farmers Market sets up at Main and Downey streets in this small Cedar County town, birthplace of President Herbert Hoover. Local growers sell seasonal produce direct to area shoppers.

Columbus Junction Community Farmers Market sets up at the fairgrounds off Highway 92 in this Louisa County town, built where the Iowa River meets the Cedar River in southeast Iowa. The junction gave the town its name and its rail history; today it's better known for its Tyson pork plant, and the market serves the surrounding farm families and plant workforce alike.

Bettendorf

Trinity Farmers' Market sets up at 4500 Utica Ridge Road in Bettendorf, part of the Quad Cities along the Mississippi River in Scott County. Growers sell seasonal produce direct to local shoppers.

The Indoor Farmers' Market at the Isle is held inside the Isle Casino Hotel complex on Lady Luck Parkway in Bettendorf, part of the Quad Cities riverfront. Taking the market indoors is a common move for Iowa vendors once the outdoor season ends, giving small growers and home bakers a stop through the colder months. Bettendorf sits directly across the Mississippi from Illinois.

Bettendorf Farmers' Market is run by the Mississippi Valley Growers' Association, the same nonprofit behind the Davenport Farmers' Market across the river, bringing local growers, bakers, and craft vendors together for fresh produce, flowers, and baked goods. The market operates at 2850 18th St. in Bettendorf; the association can be reached at 563-332-5529.

East Moline

Quad Cities Growers' Markets operates at Avenue of the Cities and 11th Street in East Moline, running multiple days a week through the growing season. It serves the wider Quad Cities region spanning the Illinois-Iowa border along the Mississippi River, pulling vendors from both sides of the river. Confirm the current week's hours with the City of East Moline before visiting.

Open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon, May through fall, this East Moline market fills its lot with fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, plants, jam, soap, baked goods, and cut flowers. It's a straightforward Quad Cities-area market — arrive early for the best pick of produce.