Valley Junction Farmers Market
Every Thursday | May – September
Valley Junction Farmers Market
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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.
VENDOR OF THE WEEK
Lambert & Ewers Smoked Meats (#133)
Experience the same delicious smoked meats made by my great-grandfather, William Ewers, when he emigrated from Volkmarsen, Germany, to southeastern Iowa in 1899. Using the same family formulas that he used in his neighborhood meat market, we have been selling the same mouth-watering products since 1986.
SPECIAL EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Tap Des Moines | 5th & Elm
PERFORMING ARTISTS
- Unique Vibrationz | 5th & Elm
- Lottie Glazebrook | 214 5th
- Dea Ex Machina | 227 5th
- Sarah Ennis | 318 5th
- Twizted Things Balloons | Lil’ Sprouts Kid Zone
NON-PROFIT & EDUCATIONAL SPOTLIGHTS
- West Homestead’s Healing Heard | Lil’ Sprouts Kid Zone
- Empigo Academy
- InnerVisions
Music in the Junction
5:00-8:30 in the Railroad Park Beverage Garden
Psycho X plays a variety of Rock, Metal, Grunge, and Alternative hits. Every gig boasts top notch production ready to rock and promote the party!
School of Rock West Des Moines is the community hub for music education, proudly serving kids and adults across West Des Moines and surrounding areas like Waukee, Urbandale, and Johnston. As a convenient after-school destination for students in the Waukee Community School District, West Des Moines Community School District, including those from Timberline Middle School and Valley High School, we make it easy to fit music into a busy schedule. Our commitment to performance means you’ll see our student bands rocking on stage at local venues like Wooly’s. Our students also perform at community-based events, including Beaverdale Fall Festival.
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, the DART Route 4 Crosstown is available, which picks up and drops off near Fifth and Vine streets:
VENDORS: Read our Farmers Market Vendor Handbook and then apply to be a vendor. Applications were 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