When Do Farmers Markets Open in Illinois?

From 60 season statements in public registers and market websites · Data as of October 16, 2026

• Opening and closing months
• First markets to open in spring
• Markets open into November and December
• Winter-season markets
• Year-round markets
• Every Illinois market with a published season
• Where these dates come from

Opening and closing months in Illinois

June and May account for 57% of season openings in Illinois. Of the 56 main seasons (spring to autumn), 11 close by the end of September and 10 stay open into November or December. In December 5 dated seasons are still running, and 3 in January, not counting year-round markets.

"Dated seasons running" counts the seasons that include at least part of the month; add the 19 year-round markets for every month. A month-only season ("May through October") counts for the whole of both months.

First markets to open in spring in Illinois

The earliest main-season openings on file from March on, by stated opening date. Where the source gives only a month, the month is shown.

• Von Bergen's Country Market Hebron
  April – November · Daily (market website, read 2026-10-13)
• Goebbert's Farm - South Barrington South Barrington
  Apr 10 – Jun 30 · Daily (market website, read 2026-10-13)
• Dearing Country Farms Bloomington
  May – October · Sat (market website, read 2026-10-13)
• Elder Oaks Farm Market St. Charles
  May – October · Wed, Thu, Sat (market website, read 2026-10-13)
• Galesburg Farmers Market Galesburg
  May – September · Sat (market website, read 2026-10-13)
• Kankakee Farmers' Market Kankakee
  May – October · Sat (market website, read 2026-10-13)
• Lincoln Square Farmers Market Chicago
  May – October · Tue, Thu (market website, read 2026-10-13)
• Market at the Square Urbana
  May – October · Sat (market website, read 2026-10-13)

Every Illinois market with a published season (60)

Sorted by opening date, with winter seasons last. The days are the market days the same source gives. Seasons shift by a few days from year to year, so check the market's own site before a first visit.

Where these dates come from

Each season above is read from the text a source publishes: the markets' own websites. We take the dates as written ("May 16 – October 10", "June through October") and do not estimate missing ones; a register older than 2023, or website text we could not tie to the current season, is left out. A register's dates describe the season of the year it was published, which the source line gives.

• Market websites: 60

More on how listings are built is in the methodology. If a date here is wrong or out of date, send a correction.

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