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
Maffit Hollow Homestead (#113)
All-natural homestead producing exotic berries and produce, jams & jellies, and a small greenhouse operation growing vegetables and perennial flowers.
SPECIAL EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
VALLEY JUNCTION ACTIVITY CENTER
PERFORMING ARTISTS
- Bakers Dozen Mime Troupe | 5th & Maple
- Lyn Quinn | 214 5th
- Mio Legaspi | 227 5th
- Twizted Things Balloons | Lil’ Sprouts Kid Zone
NON-PROFIT & EDUCATIONAL SPOTLIGHTS
- West Homestead’s Healing Heard | Lil’ Sprouts Kid Zone
- Meals from the Heartland
Music in the Junction
5:00-8:30 in the Railroad Park Beverage Garden
Recoil is a Classic Rock/Pop Rock cover band founded in 2016. Our brand of music has something for just about everyone, whether it’s dancing to the sounds of PINK, and Maroon 5 or taking it back to the 70’s and 80’s with Tom Petty, Pat Benatar, AC/DC, Heart and Journey! The members of Recoil have over 100 years of combined experience and share a passion for playing music. Our goal is to have fun, entertain the crowd and play “feel good” music that will make you want to sing along and get up and dance!
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