Every Thursday | May – September Valley Junction Farmers Market Presented by 4:00pm-8:00pm 100-300 Blocks of 5th Street The Valley Junction Farmers Market is home to over 80 weekly vendors selling fresh produce, baked goods, plants and flowers, arts and crafts, and prepared foods. Join your friends and neighbors in the 100 – 300 blocks of 5th Street from 4:00 – 8:00 pm every Thursday, May – September. Find out this week’s vendors and where they will be with our interactive VENDOR MAP THIS WEEK MAPLE STREET ELM STREET ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS Cole Clark Unique Vibrationz Betrunken Messing Remedy Quartet Lani Eclatt FULL FARMERS MARKET DETAILS CAN BE FOUND HERE Music in the Junction Presented by 5:00pm-8:30pm Railroad Park Valley Junction is the place to be in Central Iowa on Thursday nights through the end of September. The beverage garden in Railroad Park opens at 5:00 with live music at 6:00 pm. This week’s beverage tent sponsors making sure you don’t go thirsty: This Week: Sumpin Doo Unclean with a hint of sweetness, an all-Iowa band fermented and bubbled for every occasion. This seven-piece chamber orchestra playing its own blend of brass country rock was formed in 2017 in Des Moines, Iowa. 2025 Schedule Band | Date Band | Date etc…. Getting Here Here is the map link to our office in the heart of the Farmers Market. Find driving routes and parking instructions. To keep everyone safe, West Des Moines Police officers may ticket or tow vehicles parked: In front of public or private driveways or mailboxes On or across a sidewalk or on a crosswalk at an intersection Within or within 10 feet of an intersection of any street or alley Within 10 feet of a flashing beacon, stop or yield sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a street We know finding parking can be an issue on event days. If wanting to avoid parking congestion, or driving isn’t an option, there are two DART routes available which pick up and drop off near Fifth and Elm streets: the Ingersoll/Valley Junction Local Route 11 and the West Des Moines Loop Local Route 72. These routes will be redirected during Farmers Markets. VENDORS: Read our Farmers Market Vendor Handbook and then apply to be a vendor. Applications are due 2/28. All applications received after this date will be put on a waitlist. NON-PROFITS: We offer non-profit organizations up to three free booth spaces each season. Spaces are limited. Apply here NON-MAINSTAGE PERFORMING ARTISTS (BUSKERS): Musicians, dancers, and other performing artists can apply to perform at multiple spaces throughout the market. Apply here
