Farmers Markets in Illinois

18th Street Farmers Market

18th Street Farmers Market sets up at 825 18th Street in Charleston, home to Eastern Illinois University and the Coles County seat. No vendor list, season dates, or hours are published online for this listing beyond the address on file.

61st Street Farmers' Market

Chicago, IL

61st Street Farmers' Market runs at 6100 S. Blackstone Ave. in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood, drawing more than 2,500 shoppers a week to stalls from 35-plus local farmers and food artisans. Run by the nonprofit Experimental Station, the market has helped over 300 SNAP households buy fresh produce and has taught 600-plus residents to grow and cook their own food through ongoing education programs. The market operates year-round.

95th St. Farmers Market

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.

Abundant Market - Tuscola's Downtown Farmers' Market

Abundant Market sets up on Tuscola's Main Street at 214 N. Main, in the Douglas County seat along I-57 near the Amish communities of Arthur and Arcola. No vendor list, season dates, or hours are published online for this listing beyond the address on file.

Aledo Main Street Farmer's Market & Bake Sale

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.

Alsip Park District Farmers' Market

Alsip, IL

Operated by the Alsip Park District out of its Kostner Avenue complex on the city's southwest side, the same campus that houses Sprayfari Aquatic Park and Fountain Hills Golf Club. The market runs as part of the district's seasonal recreation programming rather than as a standalone nonprofit market, so hours and vendor lineup follow the district's calendar. Confirm dates directly with the park district office before visiting.

Alton Farmers' & Artisans' Market

Alton, IL

Every Saturday from May through October, more than 100 vendors set up at the corner of Landmarks Boulevard and Henry Street in downtown Alton, rain or shine. Alton Main Street runs the market, and the mix leans toward home-grown produce, hormone-free meats, baked goods, plants, native honey, and artisan crafts rather than resale goods. Hours run 8 a.m. to noon, and SNAP shoppers get a matching-dollar program at the info booth.

Andersonville Winter Farmers Market

The Andersonville market runs out of 1650 W. Foster Avenue under ASCA, the neighborhood's nonprofit chamber, with a vendor list that rotates through bakers like 24 Karat Bakery and Au Levain alongside Bennett Farms' pasture-raised eggs and meat. SNAP and EBT are accepted at the info table. Confirm the current winter schedule directly with ASCA — the market's hours shift between its outdoor summer run and colder-weather sessions.

Antioch Farmers' Market

Antioch, IL

Set inside Sequoit Creek Park at 845 Main Street, the Antioch market now runs alongside the village's Food Truck Festival and Sequoit Saturdays as one combined Saturday event, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from late June through August. Expect fresh produce and local vendor booths in addition to the food trucks. The Village of Antioch manages vendor applications each season through its parks department.

Arlington Heights Farmers Market

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.

Ashburn (Chicago) Farmers' Market

One of the City of Chicago's neighborhood markets, Ashburn sets up at 6700 S. Kedzie Avenue with a seasonal lineup of produce, local meats, and specialty goods from area farms. Like the city's other ward markets, exact weekly hours are set by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events program rather than a standalone market group, so it's worth confirming the current-season schedule before visiting.

Assumption Farmers Market

Held indoors at 100 N. Chestnut Street, the Assumption market runs Saturday afternoons, noon to 7 p.m., spring through fall, with local makers, bakers, and growers selling alongside small businesses rather than a produce-only lineup. The City of Assumption promotes it through its own events page. It's a small-town market — check the city's Facebook group for week-to-week vendor turnout before making the drive.

Athens Farmers Market

Jefferson Street Athens, IL

Vendors gather on Jefferson Street in Athens, a small Sangamon County town north of Springfield, at a community-run market supporting local growers and small businesses. Detailed hours and vendor lists aren't posted widely online, so the market's Facebook page is the best source for week-to-week updates before making the trip.

Aurora Farmers' Market

Aurora, IL

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 Farmers Market East

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.

Aurora's Farmers Market West

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.

Austin City Market

Thursdays from 1 to 6 p.m., vendors set up at 5900 W. Chicago Avenue as part of the city's Austin neighborhood market, one of several run through Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events farmers market program. Expect fresh vegetables, locally raised proteins, and handcrafted goods rather than a large produce-only lineup. Season runs roughly spring through fall; confirm exact dates with the city program each year.

Austin Town Hall City Market

Held Thursdays June through October at 5610 W. Lake Street, next to the Austin Town Hall Chicago Park District fieldhouse, this market pairs the usual produce and baked goods with cooking demonstrations and live entertainment most weeks. SNAP and EBT are accepted at the market table. It runs as a distinct program from the nearby Austin City Market a few blocks south on Chicago Avenue.

Barrington Farmers' Market

Barrington, IL

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.

Barrington Village Farmers Market

Park Avenue and Cook Street Barrington, IL

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.

Batavia Indoor Market

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.

Beardstown Farmers Market

Beardstown's market sets up Wednesdays at 206 Washington Street, spring through fall, with produce, baked goods, flowers, and artisan goods grown or made in Illinois. The Beardstown Area Chamber of Commerce fields questions on vendor space and the current-season calendar — the market itself doesn't maintain a separate phone line or website.

Belleville Old Town Farmers Market

Belleville Main Street runs this Saturday-morning market, 7:30 a.m. to noon, from late February through early November in Belleville's Old Town district, with fresh produce, baked goods, flowers, and artisan goods. It's a longer season than most Illinois markets, thanks to indoor space Main Street uses for the winter and early-spring dates. Reach the Main Street office for vendor and schedule questions.

Belvidere Farmers' Market

Belvidere, IL

Belvidere's Farmer's Market and Crafts has run since 1987 and is the only farmers market left in Boone County. It sets up Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June through October, at 1940 N. State Street, with vegetables, fruit, crafts, local specialties, and organic goods sharing table space. Check the market's Facebook group, Belvidere Farmers Market and Crafts, for weekly vendor updates.

Belvidere's Hometown Market

A separate market from Belvidere's longer-running Farmer's Market and Crafts, Hometown Market operates out of 324 South State Street through the B-Town Cooperative. It brings together local farmers, food artisans, and community vendors for an open-air setup in downtown Belvidere. Call the cooperative for current hours and vendor space.

Bensenville Farmers' Market

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.

Berwyn Farmers' Market

Berwyn, IL

The Berwyn Township market sets up at Lesak Park, 6600 W. 26th Street, on Sundays from July through September, skipping Labor Day weekend, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vendors bring fresh vegetables, locally raised meat and eggs, and handcrafted goods, with an organic option or two most weeks. Township Hall handles vendor and scheduling questions.

Beverly Farmers' Market

Chicago, IL

About 27 vendors set up Sundays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through October, in the commuter lot at 95th and Longwood on Chicago's South Side — rain or shine. It's part of the city's official Chicago City Markets program, run jointly with the 95th Street Business Association, and stocks fresh produce, flowers, baked goods, and crafts alongside the usual seasonal fruit and vegetable tables.

Bolingbrook Farmers' Market

Bolingbrook, IL

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.

Breese Farmers Market

A seasonal farmers market in Breese, a Clinton County town east of St. Louis, set up at 500 N. 1st Street through the spring and fall growing months. Specific vendor details and hours aren't published in a reliable, verifiable source online — check with the City of Breese directly before planning a visit.

Bronzeville (City of Chicago Markets)

Bronzeville's market runs Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., June through September, at 47th Street and King Drive, in partnership with The South Side Sanctuary. SNAP and EBT are accepted at the table. Expect fresh, locally grown produce alongside prepared foods and handcrafted items from South Side vendors — the market's Instagram carries weekly vendor lists.

Brookfield Farmers Market

Brookfield, IL

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 Farmers Market

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.

Buffalo Grove Farmers Market

Set up at Mike Rylko Community Park, 50 Raupp Boulevard, the Buffalo Grove market runs Sundays, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., June through October. Vendors bring fresh vegetables, locally raised proteins, and handcrafted goods. The Village of Buffalo Grove runs it directly, with an active Facebook following that tops 7,000 likes.

Burr Ridge Farmers' Market

Burr Ridge, IL

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.

Camp Point Farmers' Market

Camp Point, IL

Set up in a private business parking lot on Highway 24 at 506 W. Wood Street, Camp Point's market runs through the growing season with local produce, artisanal foods, handcrafted goods, and seasonal specialties. It wraps up each fall — the market's Facebook page posts a season-closing thank-you to vendors and customers. The Village Office can confirm current-season hours.

Cannon Park Community Market

Cannon Park Community Market runs Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m., May through late October, inside Carterville's Cannon Park complex at 120 N. Greenbriar. Vendors bring vegetables, fruit, eggs, milk, and meat alongside baked goods, cut flowers, and handmade crafts, with several stands selling certified organic produce. The market sits next to the park's dog park and ball fields, so shopping doubles as an evening out.

Canton Farmers Market

Canton Farmers Market sets up in Downtown Jones Park every Saturday from June through September, 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., with the 2026 season opening May 31. Vendors sell produce, meat, baked goods, flowers, and plants, plus seasonal pumpkins in fall, and the market pours free coffee for shoppers each week. Vendor questions go to market coordinator Carol Kohler at Canton City Hall.

Carbondale Farmers Market

The Farmers' Market of Carbondale has run along West Main Street for more than 40 years, one of the longest-standing markets in southern Illinois. Local growers sell seasonal produce, meat, and baked goods through spring, summer, and fall. Carbondale also has a separate producer-only market downtown, so shoppers should confirm which West Main Street location they're headed to before making the trip.

Carlinville Farmers Market

Carlinville Market Days sets up on North Broad Street the first Saturday of each month, April through November, and enters its 10th season in 2026. Vendors offer produce, baked goods, and handcrafted items on the courthouse square in this Macoupin County seat. The market posts weekly vendor lineups on Facebook rather than a fixed roster, so checking there is the surest way to know who's set up.

Carlyle Courthouse Square Farmers Market

Carlyle's courthouse square fills with vendors on Saturday mornings, 7:30 to 10:30, from spring through fall, on 8th Street between Franklin and Fairfax. Shoppers find fresh fruit and vegetables, baked goods, and artisan crafts, and the market accepts SNAP, EBT, and WIC benefits. It's a small-town market built around the Clinton County courthouse rather than a parking lot or strip mall.

Carthage Farmers Market

Carthage's farmers market sets up on the courthouse square in this Hancock County seat, drawing vendors who sell fresh produce, greenhouse plants, honey, jams, baked goods, and handmade soaps. It runs on a Wednesday-and-Saturday schedule from spring into fall and is backed by the Hancock County Farm Bureau and the Carthage Area Chamber of Commerce, which host events like a kids' carnival during National Farmers Market Week.

Champaign Farmers Market

Champaign Farmers Market operates every Tuesday, 3 to 6 p.m., May through October, in the downtown plaza at Neil and Main. Run by The Land Connection, it brings in meat, produce, microgreens, baked goods, and herbal products from growers within 150 miles of Champaign-Urbana. SNAP and WIC benefits are accepted and doubled, and a weekly vendor map lets shoppers see who's set up before they arrive.

Champaign-Urbana Winter Farmers Market

Urbana, IL

The Champaign-Urbana Winter Farmers Market is a winter farmers market located at Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana. We operate from November through April, with a few Saturdays off for holiday break. Vendors sell a variety of food and farm products, as well as crafts and other homemade goods. We have several food assistance programs that operate through this market as well.

Chicago Nettlehorst French Market

N Broadway Street at W. Melrose Street Chicago, IL

The Nettelhorst French Market fills North Broadway in Lakeview every Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., from mid-April through October. Run by Bensidoun USA, the operator behind French-style markets in cities across the country, it uses the same producer-vendor model that built its reputation on Chicago's north side. Shoppers who can't make it in person can order from market vendors online instead.

Chicago Street Farmers Market

Joliet, IL

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

City Market at Federal Plaza

City Market at Federal Plaza is one of the City of Chicago's downtown farmers markets, running seasonally on the plaza at Adams and Dearborn in the Loop. It's a lunch-hour market built for office workers, with produce, flowers, and prepared foods from Illinois growers and food makers, operated under Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events market program.

City of La Salle Farmers Market

North West Corner Hegeler Park St. Vincent Avenue and Maple Rd La Salle, IL

La Salle's city-run farmers market sets up Tuesday afternoons, 3 to 6 p.m., June through September, at the northwest corner of Hegeler Park where St. Vincent Avenue meets Maple Road. It's a small, seasonal market serving this Illinois Valley river town, with local growers selling direct from truck beds and folding tables.

CL Farms Farmers Market

CL Farms Farmers Market operates out of the farm's own property on N 2653rd Road outside Marseilles, in LaSalle County. It's a farm-direct stand rather than a multi-vendor market, the kind of setup where what's available changes with what's ready to pick that week.

Clinton Area Farmers' & Artisans' Market

Clinton, IL

Clinton Area Farmers' & Artisans' Market runs every Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon, from May 2 through October 10, on Mr. Lincoln's Square in downtown Clinton. Vendors sell locally grown produce alongside handmade goods, and the market operates under the DeWitt County seat's Chamber of Commerce, which fields questions about vendor spots and dates.

Colonial Village Farmers' Market

Colonial Village Farmers' Market, also known locally as the Forest City Farmers Market, sets up at 1240 S. Alpine Road on Rockford's east side. It's one of several neighborhood markets the city supports outside the larger downtown market, giving Alpine-area shoppers a closer option for produce and local goods without the drive downtown.

Columbus Park (City of Chicago Market)

Columbus Park Farmers Market is part of the City of Chicago's seasonal market program, set up at 500 S. Central Avenue on the West Side. Like the city's other neighborhood markets, it runs through the growing season and brings Illinois produce and food vendors into a residential park rather than downtown.

Community Farmers' Market

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.

Community Winter Market

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.

Crete European Market

Crete, IL

Crete European Market sets up Monday afternoons, 4 to 8 p.m., from mid-June through early August, in the Crete United Methodist Church parking lot at Main and Exchange. The Crete Area Chamber of Commerce runs it and welcomes cottage food producers alongside traditional growers, with booth fees of $27 a week or $216 for a full season. Coordinator Somer Snow handles vendor applications for the chamber.

Cuba Farmers Market

The City of Cuba Farmers Market sets up on East Jefferson Street in this small Fulton County town, listed on the Illinois Farmers Market Association's statewide directory. Local growers sell what the season allows rather than running a large multi-vendor operation.

Daley Plaza Farmers Market

Daley Plaza Farmers Market brings Illinois growers into the heart of the Loop, at Washington and Dearborn outside Chicago's civic center. It's part of the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events market program, drawing downtown office workers during the growing season for produce, flowers, and prepared food.

Danville Farmers' Market

Danville, IL

Danville Farmers Market is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit market that runs at the old K-Mart site on North Vermilion Street, with a Wednesday evening session and a longer Saturday morning market from spring through fall. Its 30 to 50 vendors sell homegrown produce and handmade goods, and the market doubles SNAP and Link dollars for shoppers, alongside a return-customer loyalty program.

Davis Junction Farmer's Market

Davis Junction Farmer's Market sets up along Route 72 in this small Ogle County community, one of the smallest towns listed in Illinois' statewide farmers market directory. It's a modest, local operation rather than a destination market.

Des Plaines Farmers' Market

Des Plaines, IL

Des Plaines Farmers' Market operates on Ellinwood Street in this northwest suburb's downtown, a seasonal stop for local produce and goods within walking distance of the Metra station. Like most Cook County suburban markets, it runs a single weekly session through the growing season.

Devon Avenue Community Market

Chicago, IL

Devon Avenue Community Market is a newer addition to Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood, listed through the Butter & Sage Market network that connects shoppers with local food makers. As of this listing the market is still building out its vendor roster, so what's available changes week to week as growers and food producers sign on.

Discover Sycamore Farmer's Market

Sacramento Street. Sycamore, IL

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.

Division Street Farmers' Market

Chicago, IL

Division Street Farmers' Market fills a stretch of Wicker Park with produce, stone fruit, microgreens, and cut flowers from Illinois growers, alongside goods from neighborhood food makers and small businesses. The Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce operates the market and handles vendor and shopper questions directly.

Dixon Farmer’s Market

Dixon, IL

Dixon Farmer’s Market has over 45 vendors from produce and fresh flowers to handcrafted soaps, candles and more! Our goal is to bring the community together every Saturday morning of the season. We offer an experience for the whole family with shopping, food trucks, live music and themed events throughout the season.

Dixon Winter Farmers' Market

Dixon, IL

Dixon Winter Farmers' Market moves indoors on West 2nd Street when Lee County's outdoor growing season ends, giving local vendors a cold-weather outlet for what they've put up. It's the winter counterpart to Dixon's regular seasonal market, run for shoppers who don't want to wait until spring for local food.

Downs Village Market

Downs Village Market sets up on South Seminary Street in this small McLean County community just southeast of Bloomington. It's a village-run market on a modest scale, the kind of stop where a handful of local growers and makers set up rather than a large multi-block event.

Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market

Bloomington, IL

Our market is managed by the City of Bloomington's Economic & Community Development Department. Everything you buy from our farmers, artists, and prepared food artisans is produced by them. There is a variety of organic and chemical-free produce. It's all fresh, original, and guaranteed to come from your own community.

Downtown Downers Grove Market

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.

Downtown Paris Farmers' Market

Paris, IL

Downtown Paris Farmers' Market sets up on the north side of the town square every Saturday, 8 to 11 a.m., June through September, with the 2026 season opening June 6. Vendors split roughly into three lanes: produce like sweet corn, mums, and pumpkins; baked goods from breads to custom cakes; and handmade crafts including soap, quilts, and ceramics. The Edgar County Farm Bureau organizes the market.

Du Quoin Farmers' Market

Du Quoin, IL

This Saturday market runs out of Keyes Park at Park and Division streets in Du Quoin, open the first weekend in May through the end of October, 7:30 a.m. to noon. Vendors bring in-season vegetables, fruit, local specialty foods, and handmade crafts. It's a small operation — call ahead if you're chasing a specific item.

DuQuoin Farmers' Market

Keyes Park Du Quoin, IL

Du Quoin's only regular farmers market sets up at Keyes Park, at the corner of Park and Division, every Saturday from May through October. Hours run 7:30 a.m. to noon. Growers bring vegetables, fruit, organic produce, and local crafts — a small seasonal market serving Perry County shoppers.

Dwight Main Street Farmers Market

Vendors set up along Main Street in downtown Dwight with no vendor fees — growers and makers just show up and open a table. The market is sponsored by the Dwight Economic Alliance and runs spring through fall, drawing area farmers, bakers, and craft vendors to this Livingston County town along old Route 66.

East Dundee Farmers Market

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.

East Moline Farmers Market

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.

East Peoria Farmer's Market

Now in its 15th year, this Friday market runs 4 to 7 p.m. from early June through late August at Levee Park next to East Peoria City Hall. Vendors sell locally grown produce, herbs, flowers, eggs, poultry, baked goods, and approved preserves — reselling isn't allowed, so what's on the table was grown or made by the person selling it.

Edgebrook Farmers Market

Rockford's Edgebrook Farmers Market runs Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through October, on Alpine Road. Vendors sell produce, organic meats, flowers, plants, honey, farm eggs, jams, jellies, and artisan cheese — one of the longer-running seasonal markets in the area.

Edgebrook Neighborhood Farmers Market

This Chicago market sets up Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., spring through fall, in the parking lot of Edgebrook Elementary School at Central and Hiawatha Avenues. It's a neighborhood-scale market on the Northwest Side selling produce and goods from local growers and makers.

Edgewater Farmers Market

Billed as Chicago's only Monday farmers market, this Edgewater market runs 3 to 7 p.m., June through September, in the Broadway Armory parking lot. More than 40 vendors sell meat, produce, pasta, and prepared food, backed by the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce.

Effingham Farmers' Market

Effingham, IL

A seasonal farmers market held at Washington Avenue and 4th Street in downtown Effingham, spring through fall. Vendors bring produce and local goods to this south-central Illinois county seat.

E.G. Woode Food Hub

Chicago, IL

E.G. Woode Food Hub operates out of a storefront on West 63rd Street in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. Beyond the name and address, no details on hours, offerings, or ownership are published online — reach out directly to confirm what's currently available.

Eli's Cheesecake / Wright College Farmers Market

Held on the grounds of Eli's Cheesecake World in Chicago's Forest Glen neighborhood, in partnership with Wilbur Wright College, this market runs spring through fall. Vendors sell fresh produce, cut flowers, honey, jam, maple syrup, baked goods, and prepared foods alongside Eli's own bakery operation.

Elk Grove Farmers Market

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 Farmers Market

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.

Englewood/Anchor House (City of Chicago Market)

Part of the City of Chicago's neighborhood market program, this Englewood/Auburn Gresham market runs Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., July through September, at 76th and Racine. Vendors sell fresh produce, proteins, and handcrafted goods sourced from area farmers and food makers.

EP!C Market

EP!C Market sits on the Peoria campus of EP!C, a nonprofit that has served people with intellectual and developmental disabilities for more than 75 years. The market grew out of EP!C's Harvest horticulture and job-training program, connecting participants with hands-on growing and selling experience.

Evanston Farmers' Market

Evanston's Saturday market runs 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., early May through late November, at University Place and Oak Avenue. It's been named Best Farmers Market – Suburbs by Better Chicago, and vendors sell produce, flowers, and food-truck fare through one of the longer seasons of any market in the area.

Evergreen Park Farmers Market

Held Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through late October, at Yukich Fields near 89th and Kedzie, this Evergreen Park market sells fresh produce, honey, baked goods, cheese, butter, and eggs alongside flowers and crafts.

Faith in Place Winter Farmers Markets - Chicago Area

Faith in Place, an Illinois interfaith environmental nonprofit, runs a rotating set of winter markets inside Chicago houses of worship, including Temple Sholom, Augustana Lutheran Church of Hyde Park, and Congregational Church of Jefferson Park. This Lake Street listing is one stop on that circuit, offering produce and goods from regional farms once outdoor markets close for the season.

Farmers' Market at Country Fair

Champaign, IL

This Champaign market runs Sundays, 3 to 6 p.m., spring through fall, in the Country Fair Shopping Center lot on Mattis Avenue. Vendors sell local produce, baked goods, and handcrafted items, including USDA-certified organic options.

Farmers Market at St. John's

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.

Farmers Market on the Square

Set up at the Lincoln Square Shopping Center on East Morton Avenue, north of the old Penney's storefront, this Jacksonville market sells in-season produce, fruit, and local specialty goods from farms around Morgan County.

FarmFED Co-op

Mt. Pulaski, IL

FarmFED Co-op runs a food-processing and cold-storage facility in Mt. Pulaski built to move Central Illinois produce into grocery stores, schools, and hospitals. The co-op lightly processes and freezes staple vegetables — tomatoes, broccoli, bell peppers, carrots, and green beans — packaged for both bulk institutional orders and smaller retail units. Local food entrepreneurs can also rent space in its licensed commercial kitchen for custom processing.

Federal Plaza (Chicago) Farmers' Market

Downtown office workers know this one as the Tuesday market at Federal Plaza, Adams and Dearborn, in the Loop. It's a City of Chicago market selling fresh produce, flowers, prepared foods, and Chicago-made goods against the backdrop of the federal complex.

First Market in Mahomet

Set up at the intersection of Illinois 47 and East Main Street, this Mahomet market runs spring through fall with local growers selling produce, baked goods, flowers, and handcrafted items to Champaign County shoppers.

Flossmoor Farmers Market

A seasonal farmers market at 1000 Sterling Avenue in Flossmoor, part of the south suburban market circuit that runs spring through fall with local produce and vendor goods.

Fox Lake Farmers Market

This Fox Lake market runs Tuesdays, 4 to 8 p.m., June through September, at School Court. Vendors sell fresh produce, baked goods, snacks, and crafts in this Lake County lake town.

Frankfort Country Market

With nearly 70 vendors most Sundays, this is one of the larger markets in the south suburbs — produce, flowers, plants, honey, meat, seafood, dairy, baked goods, canned goods, and hot food, plus a knife and blade sharpener on-site. It runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Breidert Green in downtown Frankfort, late April through late October.

Freeport Farmers Market

Everything sold here has to be grown or produced within 50 miles of Freeport — a rule the market enforces on all vendors. Open Saturdays, 7:30 to 11 a.m., May 15 through mid-October, in a lot on West South Street across from Aldi. Expect fresh fruit, vegetables, and meat.

Galena Winter Farmers Market

An indoor winter market on Summit Street in Galena, running the cold months when the town's regular outdoor vendors move under a roof. Sells seasonal produce, local meat, and specialty goods.

Galesburg Farmers' Market

Galesburg, IL

The Galesburg Farmers' Market is your one-stop-shop for all the local goods you need, from fresh fruits and veggies, meats and eggs, honey, baked goods and prepared foods, handmade crafts and jewelry, and so much more. Find us in downtown Galesburg near the corner of Simmons and Seminary every Saturday from 8-12, May through October.

Gately/Pullman (Chicago) Farmers' Market

This South Side market runs July through October at Arcade Park, 111th and Cottage Grove, in the Pullman neighborhood. It's part of the City of Chicago's farmers market program, selling fresh produce and local goods to the historic Pullman community.

Geneva French Market

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.

Geneva Green Market

Geneva, IL

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.

Geneva Winter Market

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.

Glencoe Farmers Market

Glencoe's farmers market sets up outside the Takiff Center at 675 Village Court every Thursday from 1 to 5 p.m., June through September. More than a dozen vendors bring in-season produce, from heirloom tomatoes and peppers to apples and eggplant, alongside other locally made goods.

Glen Ellyn Farmers Market

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.

Golconda Farmers' Market

Golconda Farmers' Market sets up on the Pope County Courthouse lawn at 310 E. Main St. every Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., April through September. Vendors pay no booth fee, which keeps a steady lineup of local growers selling fresh vegetables, locally raised meat, breads, and handcrafted goods in this small Ohio River town.

Grayslake Farmers Market

Center and Whitney Streets Grayslake, IL

Grayslake Farmers Market is a nonprofit that runs three seasons a year in Historic Downtown Grayslake: Saturday mornings each spring and fall in Centennial Plaza, then Wednesday afternoons through summer on Center Street. Vendors sell fresh and prepared foods, arts and crafts, with live music and kids' activities filling out the corner of Center and Whitney.

Great Lakes Common Market

Chicago, IL

Great Lakes Common Market is the Chicago-region hub of The Common Market, a nonprofit wholesale food distributor that moves produce from small and mid-size family farms into schools, hospitals, and other institutions. The Great Lakes hub operates out of Bedford Park and practices values-based procurement, prioritizing local sourcing and food access across the region. It does not sell directly to walk-in shoppers.

Gurnee Farmers' Market

Gurnee, IL

Gurnee Farmers Market runs Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., from early June through early September at Saratoga Square. Local farmers and makers set up for locally grown produce and artisanal goods, with the vendor lineup shifting through the season as different crops come into harvest.

Hanover Farmers' Market

Hanover, IL

Hanover Farmers' Market sets up at Jefferson and Jackson streets in this small Jo Daviess County village, part of the Galena Territory region within five miles of the Mississippi River. It's typical of the seasonal, small-town markets that dot this stretch of northwestern Illinois.

Hawthorn Woods Farmers Market

Hawthorn Woods Farmers Market runs Friday evenings, 4:30 to 8 p.m., from mid-June through early October near Quentin and Old McHenry roads. It's a later-in-the-day market suited to commuters heading home, with produce and prepared foods from area vendors.

HCC Realty Farmers Market

HCC Realty Farmers Market sets up in the parking lot at 1280 S. Alpine Rd. in Rockford on Friday mornings, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., spring through fall. It's a smaller neighborhood market rather than a downtown destination, with a rotating handful of vendors selling fresh produce and farm goods.

Healthy Food Hub (associated with Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living)

Chicago, IL

Healthy Food Hub is a program of Black Oaks Center for Sustainable & Renewable Living, delivering weekly Rx Therapeutic Food Bags to families working to prevent or manage high blood pressure. Enrollment is open to residents of eight zip codes across Chicago's south side and Pembroke Township, including 60619, and participants track blood pressure and complete surveys as part of the program. Registration runs on a seasonal cycle tied to the growing season.

Heirloom Farmers' Market

Heirloom Farmers' Market is listed at 2200 Illinois Route 84 in Thomson, a Mississippi River town near the Thomson Causeway. That address currently holds a vacant commercial building on the market, and no active schedule or vendor list turned up in search.

Herrin Farmers Market

Herrin Farmers Market runs indoors from spring through fall, giving Williamson County shoppers a dependable stop even after outdoor markets nearby close for the season. Vendors sell fresh produce, baked goods, and other locally made goods to a small, steady crowd of regulars.

Highwoods Evening Market

Highwood, IL

Highwood's Evening Market takes over Everts Park every Wednesday from 4:30 to 9 p.m., June through August, with more than 60 vendors rotating week to week. Celebrate Highwood runs it as part food market, part block party: produce and local food stalls alongside live music from 6 to 9 p.m.

Hills Farmers Market & More

Hickory Hills, IL

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!

Horner Park Farmers Market

Horner Park Farmers Market sets up Saturday mornings, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., from early June through mid-October, at the park's northwest corner near Montrose and California avenues. The Horner Park Advisory Council runs it as a volunteer effort, with local farmers, bakers, specialty food producers, and plant growers filling out the vendor lineup.

Humpday Farmers Market LLC

Humpday Farmers Market leans into its name — Wednesday is market day in Carbondale, typically 3 to 6 p.m. during the growing season. It's a smaller, LLC-run market rather than a nonprofit co-op, with vendors selling grains, mushrooms, jams, baked goods, and locally made tofu alongside the usual produce.

Hyde Park Farmers' Market

Chicago, IL

Hyde Park Farmers' Market runs Sundays, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through October, at Hyde Park Square. It bills itself as a growers' market — every vendor is a family farm using regenerative or humane practices — selling produce, meat, eggs, cheese, cut flowers, and prepared foods, with preordering available through some vendors.

Illinois Farmers Market Association

The Illinois Farmers Market Association isn't a market itself — it's the statewide nonprofit that trains and certifies the markets and vendors who are, running SNAP/WIC certification, webinars, and a "What's in Season" shopping guide out of its Paulina Street office in Chicago. It's the group to contact if you run a market, not a place to buy produce.

Illinois Products Farmers' Market - Illinois Department of Agriculture

The Illinois Products Farmers' Market operates on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, run through the Illinois Department of Agriculture. It gives Illinois growers and producers a state-run outlet for direct sales, distinct from the city's independent neighborhood markets.

IMAN Fresh Beats and Eats Farmers' Market

IMAN's Fresh Beats and Eats Farmers' Market runs Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., from late May through late September at 2744 W. 63rd St. on Chicago's South Side. The Inner-City Muslim Action Network, a nonprofit founded in 1997, organizes it as part of a broader health and wellness mission, selling produce, eggs, milk, and meat direct from local growers.

IMAN Health and Wellness Farmers Market

IMAN Health and Wellness Farmers Market shares its 2744 W. 63rd St. address with IMAN's Fresh Beats and Eats market — both grow out of the Inner-City Muslim Action Network's health and wellness programming on Chicago's South Side, connecting neighbors with fresh produce as part of the nonprofit's broader holistic health work.

Independence Park Farmers Market

Independence Park Farmers Market meets every second and fourth Sunday, June through October, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., inside the Chicago Park District's Independence Park at 3945 N. Springfield Ave. The vendor list runs deep for a neighborhood market — honey, meat, seafood, cut flowers, cheese, soap, and produce — with live music some Sundays.

Iron Street Urban Farm Market

Chicago, IL

Iron Street Urban Farm Market operates on the urban farm site at 3333 S. Iron St. in Chicago, land Growing Power originally developed for sustainable agriculture and food-access programming on the South Side.

Jacksonville Farmers Market at Lincoln Square

Jacksonville Farmers Market sets up in the Lincoln Square Shopping Center at 901 W. Morton Ave., north of the old Penney's storefront, Tuesdays and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to noon, May through October. About 22 vendors sell seasonal fruits and vegetables, baked goods, and handcrafted items, and the market accepts WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefits.

Jacksonville Main Street Farmers Market on the Square

Jacksonville Main Street runs its farmers market on the downtown square at Central Park, Saturdays 7 a.m. to noon and Wednesdays 4 to 7 p.m., May through October. Food vendors set up free; home-made non-food vendors pay $5 a week. Look for seasonal produce, honey, herbs, eggs, jams, and handmade soaps.

JBJ Market

JBJ Market in Clayton doubles as a general store as much as a farmers market — bedding plants in spring, produce through summer and fall, pumpkins and gourds in October, plus a bait shop for fishing supplies. It's the kind of small-town market where you can buy tomato starts and a bag of nightcrawlers in the same stop.

Jefferson Park Sunday Market

Chicago, IL

Jefferson Park Sunday Market has been volunteer-run since 2011, popping up on the Northwest Side every second and fourth Sunday through summer and into fall. Vendors range from produce growers to a maker of Nigerian-inspired hot sauce, alongside pasture-raised meat, eggs, raw honey, and baked goods.

Jerseyville Farmers and Artisan Market

Jerseyville Farmers and Artisan Market runs Tuesday evenings, 4 to 7 p.m., from early June through early September, with a break around the Fourth of July week. Vendors bring vegetables, cheese, herbs, honey, jams, and baked goods, and the market accepts WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefits.

Joliet City Center Farmers' Market

W. Van Buren Street at N. Chicago Street Joliet, IL

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 Junior College Farmers Market

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 Park District Farmers Market

Joliet, IL

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

Junction City Farmers' Market

Peoria, IL

Junction City Farmers' Market operates near 5901 N. Prospect Rd. on Peoria's north side, giving that part of the city a closer option than downtown Peoria's larger RiverFront market.

Kankakee County Farmers' Market

Kankakee, IL

Downtown Kankakee shuts down South Schuyler Avenue every Saturday, May through October, for this market at the corner of Schuyler and Merchant. Doors open 8 a.m. and run to noon, rain or shine. Vendors bring farm-grown produce, meat, cheese, fresh flowers, and baked goods, plus specialty foods, crafts, and food trucks, with live music through the morning.

Kankakee County Farmers' Market 1

This is the Merchant Street side of Kankakee's downtown Saturday market, which runs the length of South Schuyler Avenue from the intersection outward. May through October, 8 a.m. to noon, vendors sell farm-grown produce, meat, cheese, and baked goods alongside crafters and food trucks. Rain doesn't cancel it — Kankakee's market runs rain or shine.

Kankakee Farmers Market

Kankakee's Saturday farmers market runs along South Schuyler Avenue in downtown Kankakee, open 8 a.m. to noon from May through October. Local growers sell produce, meat, cheese, and fresh flowers next to bakers, specialty food vendors, and craft tables, with live music and food trucks rounding out the morning before the noon close.

LaFollette Park Farmers Market Pop-Up

This pop-up farmers market sets up seasonally at 1333 N. Laramie Avenue on Chicago's West Side, spring through fall. Vendors rotate through with in-season produce and prepared foods — check current listings before visiting, since pop-up market schedules shift more than fixed-location ones do.

Lake Forest Open Air Market

The Lake Forest Open Air Market sets up seasonally at 695 N. Western Avenue on Chicago's North Shore. Specific hours and vendor lineups change year to year, and little beyond the address is published online — worth a call to the city to confirm before visiting.

Lake Zurich Farmers Market

Lake Zurich's market sets up at Paulus Park, just north of Rand Road and Route 22, with more than 25 vendors selling locally grown produce, baked goods, meat, and eggs. It runs Friday evenings from June through early September, and unlike most Illinois markets, several vendors serve hot food alongside beer and wine.

LaSalle Farmers Market

LaSalle's farmers market sets up at the corner of 2nd and Gooding streets, offering seasonal Illinois produce and handmade goods through the growing season. Days and hours run on a seasonal schedule — confirm before visiting.

Lawndale (Chicago) Farmers' Market

Farm on Ogden operates less like a weekend pop-up and more like a neighborhood grocery store. Chicago Botanic Garden's Windy City Harvest runs it year-round at 3555 W. Ogden Avenue in North Lawndale, open Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., stocked with seasonal, locally grown produce, plants, and seeds.

Lemont Farmers Market

Stephen Street and Talcott Avenue Lemont, IL

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.

Lewistown Farmers Market

Lewistown's farmers market sets up on North Main Street in this Fulton County seat, surrounded by the county's corn and soybean farms. Hours run on a seasonal schedule — check locally for the current calendar.

Lincoln Farmers' Market

Lincoln, IL

Lincoln's Saturday market runs 8 a.m. to noon in Scully Park on South Kickapoo Street, with growers selling produce, plants and flowers, honey, and baked goods under the park's shade trees. It's a small-town outdoor market — no vendor list posted online, so what's available shifts week to week with the harvest.

Lincoln Square (Chicago) Farmers' Market

More than 50 vendors set up twice a week at the Lincoln Square Farmers Market's parking-lot home at 2301 W. Leland Avenue, next to the Western stop on the Brown Line. Tuesdays run 7 a.m. to noon, Thursdays 3 to 7 p.m., May through November, connecting North Side shoppers with local farmers, bakers, and food makers.

Lockport Farmers Market

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.

Macomb Farmers Market

Macomb's market sets up at Chandler Park on Saturday mornings, 8 a.m. to noon, from early May through mid-October, with a Thursday session added late May through mid-October. It's part of the Link Up Illinois program, which matches SNAP dollars spent on fruits and vegetables, alongside the usual mix of local farmers, food producers, and craft vendors.