Saturday Farmers Markets in Des Moines, Iowa
2 farmers markets open on Saturdays in Des Moines. Browse hours, directions, SNAP/EBT availability, and what each market carries.
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2 Saturday Farmers Markets in Des Moines
All markets below have confirmed Saturday hours in the USDA national farmers market database.
- Historic Court District, Des Moines, Iowa
- Saturdays, 7 AM - 12 PM, May 3 - October 25, 2026; 8 AM - 12 PM in October
- Court Avenue District, Des Moines, Iowa
- May-October 2026, Saturdays 7 AM-12 PM
From the CropCart Markets Team
The Saturday Farmers Market Is More Than a Weekend Ritual
It's one of the last shared public spaces that hasn't been optimized to death.
“The Saturday market works because it's inefficient in all the right ways. You walk slowly. You talk to strangers. You buy things you didn't plan to buy. That's not a bug.”
If there's one day Des Moines, Iowa residents already associate with farmers markets, it's Saturday — and for good reason.
The Saturday farmers market has survived longer than most public institutions in American civic life. The shopping mall is dying. The town square is mostly just Instagram backdrop now. The Saturday market keeps drawing people because it offers something that optimized retail has stripped out of almost every other shopping experience: genuine human contact around food.
In Des Moines, Iowa, our records show 2 confirmed Saturday farmers markets, including Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market and Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market. Details on each — hours, address, and what's typically for sale — are listed below.
Find your Saturday market in Des Moines, Iowa below. It's probably closer than you think.
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