Champaign-Urbana Farmers Markets

09/05/2026

Make your dollars stretch by shopping local! Did you know that you can use your EBT/Link benefits at the Champaign Farmers Market? To use your benefits, visit the market information tent. We'll help you exchange EBT/Link funds for market tokens, PLUS we'll match you dollar for dollar. For example, if you swipe your card for $15 in market tokens, we'll DOUBLE the value.

Click here to find out more about Link Match and to see a list of participating locations! https://bit.ly/4urdExS

Link Up Illinois Link Match

09/04/2026

Thank you to Carle Health for their generous support of the Champaign Farmers Market and Champaign-Urbana Winter Farmers market!

Join us for the Champaign Farmers Market this Tuesday, September 8th, from 3:00-6:00pm in the downtown Champaign plaza.

09/03/2026

Hey Illini, are you ready for some football?! Add a vegetarian option to your tailgate cookout this season with this recipe for grilled mushrooms. Be sure to grab some fresh mushrooms from Maxwell’s Mushroom Farm and handcrafted spices from Alexander's Primetime Seasonings & Rubs every Tuesday from 3-6pm at the Champaign Farmers Market!

A big flush of oyster mushrooms can be a good excuse to build a fire, or just fire up the gas grill. Since a grill has more surface area that most sauté

09/01/2026

Join us at the Champaign Farmers Market today from 3:00-6:00pm for an afternoon of free, live music by Black Cat & The Blueberries, a pickling demonstration by University of Illinois Extension, and all your favorite local vendors!

08/31/2026

Soak up the last bits of summer with us at the Champaign Farmers Market on Tuesday from 3-6pm! Shop local farm, food, and craft vendors and stay for some free, live entertainment!

Click here to view an interactive market map and check out the vendor lineup below: https://bit.ly/4n4wF6A

Berries and Flour: Bakery & Harvest Goods
Beverly's Bizarre
Carnation Bookhouse
Central Illinois Bakehouse
Luscious Leaves
Maxwell’s Mushroom Farm
Nano Farms
Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery
Renewal Weight Loss and Rejuvenation
Stango Cuisine
Strictly Wicks Candle Company
Talent farm
The Little Farm Co.
The Wright Soapery

08/29/2026

Get more with Link Match!

Buy $1 of food with SNAP, get $1 of fresh fruits & vegetables with Link Match.

How to use Link Match:
▶️ VISIT a participating location and shop for eligible food items.
▶️ PAY with your Link card.
▶️ GET your Link Match vouchers.
▶️ USE Link Match vouchers to buy fresh fruits and vegetables the same day or save them for future visits.

Click here to find out more about Link Match and to see a list of participating locations! https://bit.ly/4urdExS

Link Up Illinois Link Match

08/28/2026

If you missed our August Kids Kit this week, you can find the recipe on our website: https://bit.ly/4wXIhfb Don’t miss our next kit – available at the Champaign Farmers Market on September 29 from 3-6pm.

Kids Kits is a free monthly program of The Land Connection, available during the last market of each month (March-December). Each kit contains a kid-friendly recipe PLUS all of the ingredients needed to make a nutritious and delicious snack at home. With generous support from our 2026 Kids Kits sponsor, Meridian of Illinois, this program encourages kids to develop culinary skills and try new, local foods. Available for kids of all ages, while supplies last!

08/27/2026

New vendor alert! Luscious Leaves is a Champaign-based botanical design and workshop vendor. Stop by the Champaign Farmers Market on Tuesday from 3:00-6:00pm to shop Olga Aleman’s large selection of terrariums, succulent arrangements, curated botanicals, planters, and custom-crafted art! https://lusciousleaves.shop/

08/25/2026

📢 It's extended hours market day! ☀️ Join us in the downtown plaza from 3:00-7:00pm and pick up a FREE Kids Kit while supplies last!

08/24/2026

Not only is Tuesday an extended hours market day, but it's also Kids Kits day! Join us in the downtown Champaign plaza on 8/25 to shop local farm, food, and craft vendors from 3:00-7:00pm and pick up a Kids Kit while supplies last!

Click here to view an interactive market map and check out the vendor lineup below: https://bit.ly/4n4wF6A

Alexander's Prime Time Seasonings
Berries and Flour: Bakery & Harvest Goods
Beverly's Bizarre
Carnation Bookhouse
Central Illinois Bakehouse
DayDreams
Havilah Gardens Micro Farm
Horizon Climbing
Luscious Leaves
Maxwell’s Mushroom Farm
Nano Farms
Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery
Stango Cuisine
Strictly Wicks Candle Company
The Little Farm Co.
The Wright Soapery