The Cedar Rapids Downtown District invites the community to the Downtown Farmers’ Market on Saturday, July 17 from 7:30 a.m. to noon. The market will loop around 3rd and 4th Avenues, 2nd and 3rd Street SE and Greene Square Park in downtown Cedar Rapids. Patrons are encouraged to park in the 3rd and 4th Avenue ramps, with handicap accessible parking available in the lot behind the True North building.
Patrons can enjoy more than 200 vendors from the state of Iowa, making the market one of the largest of its kind in the Midwest. Vendors will be on site selling traditional produce, meats, flowers, baked goods and artisan gifts.
“Green Day” will be the theme for July 17, with representatives on site for demonstrations and volunteer information in Greene Square Park.
While patrons can enjoy the classic market elements, the Cedar Rapids Downtown District will continue to offer a variety of entertainment including a cooking demonstration (hosted by Gatherings and 7 G Distributing) and an assortment of non-profit organizations from the Corridor. Entertainment for the July 17 market includes: Olive Street Band, Jake Marzen, Junk Funk, Mark Brown and more.
The Cedar Rapids Downtown District Farmer’s Markets will continue the first and third Saturday of each month through September.
Special thanks to this season's sponsors: Quaker Oats (Day Sponsor), Principal Financial Group, River Cedar Properties, Alliant Energy, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation, Qwest, 7G Distributing, Eastern Iowa Airport, ImOn Communications, Great Clips, Kaplan University, Mercy Medical Center and TrueNorth. Media Sponsors include KHAK, KCRG-TV9, 100.7 the Fox, 600 WMT, Mediacom, Hoopla, The Gazette, the Corridor Business Journal, Z102.9 and 1600 ESPN.
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