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Farmers Market | Music in the Junction w/ Get Off My Lawn

September 12 @ 4:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Farmers Market logo with leaves

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?

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 logo

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:

 

Details

Date:
September 12
Time:
4:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Venue

5th Street & Railroad Park
401 Railroad Pl
West Des Moines, IA

Organizer

Historic Valley Junction Foundation
Phone
515-222-3642
Email
events@valleyjunction.com
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