Market$Sun 08:30-15:00, May-October
Logan Square Farmers Market in Chicago is the Sunday market at the Logan Boulevard eagle column, with 80 vendors from May to October and live music.
Tip: Hewn bread and Klug Farm peaches sell out by 11:00 in July. Arrive at 10:00 with a tote and cash for the small stands.
Market$Wed 15:00-19:00, May-October
Andersonville Farmers Market in Chicago is the Wednesday-evening market on Berwyn, with 35 vendors, prepared-food trucks and a live-music stage.
Tip: Aim for 17:30; cooler dinner crowd, vendors past the morning rush. The cheese-stand prosciutto-fig sandwich is the after-work plate.
Market$Sat 09:00-14:00, May-October; Sat 10:00-14:00, Nov-Apr
61st Street Farmers Market in Chicago is the Hyde Park year-round market at Blackstone Avenue, with a strong Black-owned vendor base and weekly cooking demos.
Tip: Saturday cooking demos at 10:30 are free; the chef rotates between South Side restaurant alumni. Listen, then shop the ingredients used.
Market$Sundays from May to October (six market dates per year)
Maxwell Street Market in Chicago is the historic Sunday market at 800 S Desplaines, a Mexican-vendor-heavy continuation of the 1912 immigrant market.
Tip: Arrive at 09:30 to beat the noon queue at the tortas counter. Cash is the rhythm; ATMs are at the south end.
Market$Wed and Sat 07:00-13:00, May-October
Green City Market in Chicago is the city's largest sustainable farmers' market in Lincoln Park, on Clark Street, with 60 Illinois vendors. At 1817 N Clark St.
Tip: Saturday is the bigger day; Wednesday is the quieter day to talk to producers. The Mick Klug peach stand is the July order.