Openings 2011 (Information is currently being collected and updated. Please see 2010 Openings for a general idea.) The following Markets run Spring to Fall. Look for information for the town that interests you about the run of their season. Monday - Hinsdale 7 am - 1 pm (starting June 13th through October 10th) - Countryside 8 am - 2 pm (starting May 9th through October 24th) Tuesday - LaGrange Park 8 am - 2 pm (starting May through October) Wednesday - Riverside 2:30 pm - 7 pm (starting June 29th through October 26th) - Yorktown 3 pm - 7 pm (starting June 1st through October 12th) Thursday - LaGrange 7 am - 1 pm (starting May through October) - Burr Ridge 10 am - 2 pm (starting June 16th through September 1st) - Western Springs 2 pm - 7 pm (starting May 5th through October 27th) Friday** - Forest Park **runs every other Friday (), 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm, (starting June through October) Saturday - Brookfield 7 am - 1 pm (starting June 4th through October 29th) - North Riverside - am - Oak Park (fresh donuts! yum!) 7 am - 1 pm (starting May through October ) - Lisle 8 am - 1 pm (starting May through October ) - Downers Grove 7 am - 12:30 pm (starting May through October ) - Wheaton 8 am - 2 pm (starting April through November ) *More French Markets listed at the bottom...they are farther away and/or less information is known. The Farm on 31st Street between Wolf and LaGrange Road is open Monday - Saturday - approx. 9 am - 6 pm Once they appear in June/July, they are there through pumpkin season. This is a satellite location from their barn in Westmont which has more to offer. They opened April 28th. 630-960-3965 Openings 2010 The following Markets run Spring to Fall. Look for information for the town that interests you about the run of their season. Monday - Hinsdale 7 am - 1 pm (starting June 7th through October 11th) - Countryside 8 am - 2 pm (starting May 10th through October 25th) Tuesday - LaGrange Park 8 am - 2 pm (starting 11th through October 26th) Wednesday - Yorktown 3 pm - 6 pm (starting June 9 and continuing until October 6) Thursday - LaGrange 7 am - 1 pm (starting May 13th through October 28th) - Burr Ridge 8 am - 1 pm (starting June 17th through September 31st) - Western Springs 2 pm - 7 pm (starting May 6th through October 28th) Friday** - Forest Park **runs every other Friday (8/27, 9/10, 9/24, 10/8, 10/22), 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm, (starting June 4 through October 22, 2010) Saturday - Brookfield 7 am - 1 pm (starting June 5th through October 30th?) - North Riverside - am - Oak Park (fresh donuts! yum!) 7 am - 1 pm (starting May 22nd through October 30th?) - Lisle 8 am - 1 pm (starting May 1st through October 30th) - Downers Grove 7 am - 12:30 pm (starting May 8th through October 16th) - Wheaton 8 am - 2 pm (starting April 24th through November 6th) *More French Markets listed at the bottom...they are farther away and/or less information is known. The Farm on 31st Street between Wolf and LaGrange Road is open Monday - Saturday - approx. 9 am - 6 pm Once they appear in June/July, they are there through pumpkin season. This is a satellite location from their barn in Westmont which has more to offer. They opened April 28th. 630-960-3965 Location and Additional Details Countryside Market: La Grange Park Market: La Grange Market: Village Hall Parking Lot 8820 Brookfield Ave. Brookfield, Illinois 60513 Oak Park Farmers Market Special Event: Go green (9 a.m.-noon). High quality, locally grown produce available. Pilgrim Church offers fresh warm donuts, juice and coffee, with live bluegrass music nearby. Saturday, May 29. 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pilgrim Church parking lot, 460 Lake, Oak Park. www.oak-park.us/farmersmarket The Market is open the second to last Saturday of May through October. Market hours are 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. Pilgrim Church, right next door to where the market is held, offers fresh warm donuts, juice and coffee, with live bluegrass music nearby. The Oak Park Farmers' Market is located at 460 Lake St., just one block west of Ridgeland Avenue.2010 Season May 22 -- Opening Day May 22 & 29-- Go Green Day (environmental day at the market) August 21 -- Corn Roast October 30 -- Stone Soup (last market of the season) Downtown Downers Grove Market: Hours and Location May 8th through October16th, 2010 Saturday Mornings from 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Downers Grove Main Street Train Station, South Parking Lot off Burlington Ave. Yorktown Farmer's MarketWe will be continuing our early evening Farmer's Market outside at The Shops on Butterfield this coming summer. Join us on Wednesdays, 3pm-6pm, starting June 9 and continuing until October 6. A wide variety of vendors will be on hand featuring fresh fruit and vegetables, breads, muffins, scones, olive oil, farm fresh cheese and milk, chocolates, fresh cut flowers and herbs, pasture raised antibiotic free pork and more.Attendees can also partake in weekly activities hosted by organizations such as the DuPage Children's Museum and more! Each week a Yorktown restaurant will sponsor the event and offer food and beverage samples. For more information, please call the mall management office at 630-629-7330. More about French Markets at bottom... Sources Local Harvest: http://www.localharvest.org/farmers-markets/ Farmers Markets On-line: http://www.farmersmarketonline.com/fm/Illinois.htm Illinois Department of Agriculture: http://www.agr.state.il.us/agrihappenings/farmlist.php?select1=COUNTY Chicago Sun Times 2008 Listings: http://jump.suntimes.com/list.cfm?tag=farmers-market-suburbs StarChefs.com : http://www.starchefs.com/features/farm_fresh/html/illinois.shtml Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce: http://hinsdalechamber.chambermaster.com/directory/events.jsp?ccid=318&aname=1 West Suburban Chamber of Commerce (Countryside, La Grange Park, La Grange): http://www.wscci.org/news/23/101/FARMERS-MARKETS-Sponsored-by-West-Suburban-Chamber-of-Commerce-Industry/ City of Countryside: http://www.countryside-il.org Village of LaGrange Park: http://www.lagrangepark.org Riverside: http://riverside.il.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={69EB48CE-1D93-4012-8373-8C3D364DDEA1}&DE= Yorktown Mall: http://www.yorktowncenter.com/events-and-promos Village of LaGrange: http://www.villageoflagrange.com/index.aspx?NID=264 LaGrange Business Association: http://www.lgba.com/Default.aspx?pageId=849139 Burr Ridge Village Center: http://www.shopburrridge.com/Events.html Western Springs: http://www.wsprings.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=48 http://www.wsprings.com/events/index.asp Brookfield Chamber of Commerce: http://www.brookfieldchamber.net/ Village of Lisle: http://www.villageoflisle.org/home/index.asp?page=387 Downers Grove run by Indian Boundery YMCA: http://www.indianboundaryymca.org/programs/Market.php City of Wheaton: http://www.wheaton.il.us/news/announcements/detail.aspx?id=5486 Bensidoun USA (French Market organizers): http://www.bensidoun-usa.com/index%20eng1.html Twin Garden Farms (corn): http://www.twingardenfarms.com/markets/all-farmers-markets French Markets: Bensidoun USA (French Market organizers): http://www.bensidoun-usa.com/index%20eng1.html Thursday Markets *Town Square Wheaton Summer Market NEW Location pending approval Wheaton Town Square 271 Town Square (Naperville road at Blanchard) Thursdays from June 10 through October 28 8AM-1PM Western Springs French Market Hillgrove Ave. between Lawn and Grand Ave Thursdays from May 6 through October 28 2PM-7PM Friday Market *Glen Ellyn Farmers Market Adjacent to Giesche Shoe 400 Main St. Fridays from May 28 through October 29 8AM-1PM Saturday Markets Wheaton French Market Municipal Parking Lot 3, Main and Liberty Saturdays from April 24 through November 6 8AM-2PM Lisle French Market Downtown Lisle-Burlington between Spencer and Center (Metra parking lot) Saturdays-May 1-October 30 8AM-1PM *West Chicago Farmers Market *NEW market pending approval Train Depot parking lot - Main Street Saturdays from June 5 through October 16 8AM-1PM Lombard French Market * NEW day/time pending approval Metra parking Lot E. St. Charles Rd between Garfield and Martha Saturdays June 5 thru August 28 2PM-7PM Mokena French Market Parking lot adjacent to RR tracks S.E. corner of Wolf and Front Street Saturdays from May 1 through October 30 8AM-1PM *Glencoe French Market Village Court between Park and Hazel Saturdays from June 5 through Octber 30 8AM-1PM Wilmette French Market Metra Parking lot, downtown Wilmette (east side of tracks at Central) Saturdays from May 1 through November 6 8AM-1PM Chicago Nettelhorst French Market Nettelhorst School, Broadway and Melrose Saturdays –From April 24 through November 6 8AM-2PM Sunday Markets Villa Park French Market On Park Boulevard, West Side of Ardmore Avenue Sundays from May 2 through October 24 8AM-1PM Geneva French Market Metra parking Lot NW corner of South St. and 4th St. Sundays from April 25 through November 7 9AM-2PM |