Our Guide Has Only a Few Outdoor Markets Left to Track

With a Fond Goodbye (Til Next Year) to One of My Favorite Markets

Photo by Bob Benenson

As you will see by taking the much shorter stroll through Local Food Forum's Chicago Region Farmers Market Tracker, there are only a few braving the turn towards true November weather.

I have my favorite markets, and I made a point of getting out early this past Tuesday (November 3) to make a final stop this year at SOAR Farmers Market in downtown Chicago.

Located near Michigan Ave.'s Magnificent Mile, SOAR is open on Tuesdays from May through the beginning of November. It is located on the plaza of the Museum of Contemporary Art in the Streeterville neighborhood (SOAR stands for Streeterville Organization of Active Residents).

The glass-facade building in the background is Lurie Children's Hospital. Medical personnel from the facility make up a sizable part of the SOAR Market's clientele. Photo by Bob Benenson

Though small, SOAR Market includes a selection of some of the region's leading market vendors, and it has the feel of a neighborhood market right in the thick of the city's downtown bustle.

Nichols Farm & Orchard (Marengo, Illinois), the region's largest diversified produce farm, has long anchored the north end of SOAR Market. Photo by Bob Benenson

My modest market haul:

Photo by Bob Benenson

Celery and bell peppers from Nichols Farm and Orchard; cranberries and apples from Ellis Family Farms (Benton Harbor, Michigan).

There are several markets still open, with some staying open until just before Thanksgiving. Please get out there while you can, buy some delicious, healthy local food, and support our local farmers.

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Open Friday, November 6—Thursday, November 12

A red entry mean the market is not open this week, is in the final week of its season, or just has finished its season.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

Gary Comer Youth Center Farmers Market, 7230 S. South Chicago Ave., Chicago

3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

NOTE: 2026 market season has concluded

Schaumburg Farmers Market, 190 S. Roselle Rd., Schaumburg

7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

NOTE: 2026 market season has concluded

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7

Brookfield Farmers Market, 8820 Brookfield Ave., Brookfield

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

NOTE: 2026 market season has concluded

Chicago Nettlehorst French Market, 3252 N. Broadway, Chicago 

8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

NOTE: 2026 market season has concluded

CYDI Farmers Market, 7655 S. Halsted, Chicago

9 a.m to 2 p.m.

NOTE: 2026 market season has concluded

Downtown Evanston Farmers Market, Oak Ave. and University Place, Evanston

7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Scheduled final date: 11/21

Grayslake Farmers Market, 201 Center St.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Scheduled final date: 12/12

Green City Lincoln Park, 1817 N. Clark St., Chicago

7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Scheduled final date: 11/21

Green City West Loop, 900 W. Monroe St., Chicago

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Scheduled final date: 11/21

Kankakee Farmers Market, S.Schuyler Ave. & Merchant St., Kankakee

8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

NOTE: 2026 market season has concluded

Mercado de Colores, 2759 S. Harding Ave., Chicago

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Not Weekly — Next Market 11/28

Scheduled final date: 12/5

Naperville Farmers Market, 200 E. 5th Ave., Naperville

8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

NOTE: 2026 market season has concluded

Oak Park Farmers Market, 460 Lake St., Oak Park

7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Scheduled final date: 11/14

Park Ridge Farmers Market, 15 Prairie Ave. (Between Main and Garden), Park Ridge

7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

NOTE: 2026 market season has concluded

Plant Chicago Farmers Market, 4430 S. Marshfield Ave., Chicago

11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

NOTE: Final scheduled market of the 2026 season

61st Street Farmers Market, 6100 S. Blackstone Ave., Chicago

9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

NOTE: Final scheduled market of the 2026 season

South Chicago Farm Stand, 9000 S. Mackinaw, Chicago

9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

NOTE: Final scheduled market of the 2026 season

South Loop Farmers Market Printers Row, 632 S. Dearborn St., Chicago

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Scheduled final date: 11/21

The Lincoln Park Farmers Market, Lincoln Park High School (Armitage and Orchard), Chicago

7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Scheduled final date: 11/21

Wheaton French Market, Main and Liberty, Wheaton

8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Scheduled final date: 11/28

Wilmette French Market, 722 Green Bay Rd., Wilmette

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

NOTE: 2026 market season has concluded

Woodstock Saturday Farmers Market, All Seasons Orchard, 14510 IL-176

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Note: New location starting 11/7

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8

Geneva French Market, Metra parking lot (4th and South), Geneva

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Scheduled final date: 11/16

Logan Square Farmers Market, 2418 W. Division St., Chicago

8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

New temporary location through 11/15

Skokie Farmers Market, 5127 Oakton Street, Skokie

7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

NOTE: 2026 market season has concluded

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10

Lincoln Square Tuesday Farmers Market, 2301 W. Leland, Chicago

7 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Scheduled final date: 11/17

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11

Uptown Farmers Market, Sunnyside Mall (betw. Magnolia & Beacon)

2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

NOTE: 2026 market season has concluded

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