BREAKING: CITY MARKETS SCHEDULE
BREAKING: CITY MARKETS SCHEDULE
Season schedule shows Division St. opening 5/15, Daley Plaza 5/27
Big news: Chicago City Markets on Wednesday has released its market schedule for this year. The Division Street Market, near the north border of downtown Chicago, kicks off their season on Saturday, May 15, followed by the best-known of these markets — Daley Plaza in the downtown loop — on Thursday, May 27.
These city-operated markets — administered by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) — will open several other markets, most located in under-resourced Chicago communities, between early June and August.
Here is the rundown of the schedule by opening dates (all markets are in Chicago):
Division Street City Market, 100 W. Division St.
Saturdays, May 15-October 30, 7 a.m. to noon
Daley Plaza City Market, 50 W. Washington St.
Thursdays, May 27-September 30, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
West Humboldt Park City Market, 3601 W. Chicago Ave.
Saturdays, June 5-October 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Maxwell Street Market, 800 S. Desplaines St.
1st and 3rd Sundays, June 6-December 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Austin Town Hall City Market, 5610 W. Lake St.
Thursdays, June 10-September 30, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Pullman City Market, 11100 S. Cottage Grove Ave.
Wednesdays, July 7-October 27, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bronzeville City Market, 4700 S. King Dr.
Sundays, July 11-September 26, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Englewood City Market, 1219 S. 76th St.
Saturdays, July 17-September 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Roseland City Market, 200 W. 109th St.
Wednesdays, August 25-October 13, time tbd
The City Markets schedule was part of the announcement Wednesday afternoon, by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and DCASE, of “Open Culture,” a wide-ranging calendar of entertainment and events as the city accelerates its reopening after the constraints imposed by the COVID pandemic. Read more in the Chicago Tribune.
More Markets
We have learned about a couple more farmers market that are produced by individual organizations, and will be adding them to the Market Monday list:
Vegan Paradise, which bills itself as Chicago’s first vegan farmers market, takes place on most Sundays through October 31 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Plant Chicago, the holistic sustainable food business incubator located at 1400 W. 46th St. Vegan Paradise is a joint project of Chicago’s Vegan Test Kitchen and Bubbly Dynamics, Plant Chicago’s parent company.
Growing Home opens its Thursday market season on May 13 at its Wood Street Farm. The market will take place at 5814 S. Wood St. on Thursdays from noon to 6 p.m. Growing Home is a South Side Chicago nonprofit that produces tons of organic produce each year on a little more than an acre while providing jobs, training and placement for individuals with employability issues.
Take a Quiz
Plant Chicago, noted above as the host for the Vegan Paradise farmers market, is an incubator for sustainability-focused food companies. Its building formerly served as a factory producing what products?
a) cured meats
b) auto parts
c) candy
d) sheet metal
Answer: a) Plant Chicago is located in a building that long produced ham and corned beef. This isn’t surprising given that the factory is located in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, which was adjacent to the Chicago Stockyards prior to its closure in 1971 after more than a century in operation.
Can't wait for the market season!!!
I'll see you at Division Street on Saturday the 15th. I confess that when Daley Plaza opens on the 27th, I may get a little teary-eyed.