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Farmers Market | Music in the Junction w/ Get Off My Lawn
September 12 @ 4:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Valley Junction Farmers Market
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.
THIS WEEK ONLY!
7:00 PM
5th & Maple
Can you beat the heat and reign champion of this year’s Valley Junction Farmers Market Hot Pepper Eating Competition? Watch competitors eat seven rounds of hot peppers each higher on the Scoville scale.
This year’s peppers:
- Pumpkin Spice Jalapeno
- Sugar Rush Peach
- Puma
- Red Savina Habanero
- Jay’s Yellow Ghost Scorpion
- 7 Pot Iowa Twister
- Golden Primotalii
Applications are now closed.
Presented by the Historic Valley Junction Foundation and Iowa Pepper Co.
Where will my favorite vendor be located?
- This week’s vendors
- Check out the other Farmers Market dates you’ll be here in the events calendar to find that week’s map of vendors
Where can I get help? Guest services are available at the Historic Valley Junction Foundation Office, 137 5th Street. At our office, you can:
- Get help finding your favorite store or vendor
- Purchase Valley Junction merchandise
Music in the Junction
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.
Get Off My Lawn is a classic rock band celebrating the music of the Flower Power era. Featuring four members of the Iowa Rock’n’roll Hall of Fame (and two talented Canadians), GOML is known for tight harmonies and musicianship. Sets include music from CSNY, the Band, the Byrds, Electric Light Orchestra, Tom Petty, the Traveling Wilburys, Pink Floyd, Doobie Brothers, the Beatles and more. Peace. Love. Get Off My Lawn!
Full schedule here Interested in renting the VIP tent with shade, seating, and a personal beverage server? Email Bobbie for more information. Hey, if you like awesome free music at Music in the Junction, consider donating.
Getting Here
Here is the map link to our office in the heart of the Farmers Market. Find driving routes and parking instructions. 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.
Available applications: