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SUMMARY:Valley Junction Farmers Market
DESCRIPTION:Every Thursday | May – September\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Valley Junction Farmers Market\nPresented by \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				4:00pm-8:00pm100-300 Blocks of 5th Street \nThe 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. \nFind each week’s vendors on our interactive VENDOR MAP \nFULL FARMERS MARKET DETAILS CAN BE FOUND HEREFULL MUSIC IN THE JUNCTION DETAILS CAN BE FOUND HERE \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				THIS WEEK\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				VENDOR OF THE WEEK (SPOT 221) \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				ELM STREET\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				VALLEY JUNCTION ACTIVITY CENTER \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				PERFORMING ARTISTS \n\nBakers Dozen Mime Troupe\nWill Hatchet\nLottie Glazebrook\nKelsie James\nTwizted Things Balloons\n\nNON-PROFIT SPOTLIGHTS \n\nWest Homestead’s Healing Heard\nVFW Post 8878\nIowa Atheists & Freethinkers\n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Getting Here\nHere 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: \n\nIn front of public or private driveways or mailboxes\nOn or across a sidewalk or on a crosswalk at an intersection\nWithin or within 10 feet of an intersection of any street or alley\nWithin 10 feet of a flashing beacon\, stop or yield sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a street\n\nWe 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.\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				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. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				NON-PROFITS: We offer non-profit organizations up to three free booth spaces each season. Spaces are limited. Apply here \n 
URL:https://valleyjunction.com/valley-junction-events/farmers-market/
LOCATION:100-300 Block of 5th St\, 5th St. & Railroad Park\, Des Moines\, IA\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Historic Valley Junction Foundation":MAILTO:events@valleyjunction.com
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SUMMARY:Music in the Junction w/ The People's Band
DESCRIPTION:Every Thursday | May – September\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				5:00pm-8:30pm \nRailroad Park \nValley 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.\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				This Week: The People’s Band\nThe People’s Band is a Des Moines based supergroup of seasoned musicians performing top party hits!\n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				This week’s beverage tent sponsors making sure you don’t go thirsty:\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Getting Here\nHere 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: \n\nIn front of public or private driveways or mailboxes\nOn or across a sidewalk or on a crosswalk at an intersection\nWithin or within 10 feet of an intersection of any street or alley\nWithin 10 feet of a flashing beacon\, stop or yield sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a street\n\nWe 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.\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Rent the Music in the Junction VIP Tent\nDo you have a celebration\, organization milestone\, or any other reason to party? (who needs a reason?) Rent the VIP tent for any Music in the Junction date. Rent the tent before the bands are booked for next year\, and you can have input on who should perform on your date. More information is here. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Be a Beverage Tent Sponsor\nWe need help slinging drinks at Music in the Junction\, and your company or organization can be that help. Get marketing and exposure to the Valley Junction community while providing the people who make this concert series continue on each year. Email Bobbie Bishop at office@valleyjunction.com for more information.\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				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.\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				NON-PROFITS: We offer non-profit organizations up to three free booth spaces each season. Spaces are limited. Apply here\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				NON-MAINSTAGE PERFORMING ARTISTS (BUSKERS): Musicians\, dancers\, and other performing artists can apply to perform at multiple spaces throughout the market. Apply here
URL:https://valleyjunction.com/valley-junction-events/music-in-the-junction/
LOCATION:Railroad Park Stage\, 425 Railroad Ave\, West Des Moines\, IA\, IA\, 50265\, United States
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