Historic Lafayette Farmers Market--Purdue Market

Historic Lafayette Farmers Market--Purdue Market connects to a wider Lafayette market story that the Indiana Historical Society helped document, giving this campus market a direct tie to the area’s long-running public market tradition. It sets up on Memorial Mall on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, bringing a Saturday market onto one of the city’s most recognizable public spaces. From May through October, the market combines farm products, prepared treats, plants, and handmade goods in a setting that links Purdue foot traffic with the Historic Lafayette market organization.

Why it matters locally

Memorial Mall on the Purdue University campus gives this market a distinct local role: it places regional farm and maker booths directly in a university setting rather than a downtown street grid. That setup widens who can reach the market on a Saturday morning while keeping it tied to the Historic Lafayette Farmers Market organization and its documented history work with the Indiana Historical Society.

The market’s local emphasis also shows up in the mix of family farms, growers, and independent makers. Vendors include an Indiana-certified organic farm, a family-owned greenhouse, a farm selling Wagyu beef, and artists making stained glass, soaps, and recycled-vintage jewelry and lighting. SNAP and WIC acceptance adds another practical local function by broadening food access at the market.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix reaches beyond produce alone. Alongside vegetables, herbs, berries, eggs, and meat, the market includes cider, cookies, soap, stained glass, and original artwork, so the lineup reads like a blend of grocery run and maker market.

• -Find 550 Wagyu for farm fresh Wagyu beef.
• -Look for Apolo Acres, a small family farm focused on quality plants and raising happy and healthy animals.
• -Browse Art with A Happy Heart for original local artwork, take-and-make art kits, and unique gifts.
• -Pick up modern ciders from Ash and Elm.
• -Shop Atchley Farm LLC, a local organic farm and certified Indiana grower.
• -See Autumn Rose Designs for jewelry and lighting made from recycled vintage pieces by a daughter, mother, and father team.
• -Grab soap from Aviatrix Soap Company.
• -Explore BCS Stained Glass Creations for custom stained glass art.
• -Choose from Bear Fruit Farm’s heirloom, non-certified organic vegetables, microgreens, herbs, berries, and flowers.
• -Pick up green beans, tomatoes, zucchinis, eggs, and meat from Beck’s Family Farm.
• -Order cookies and ice cream from Beverly Ann’s Cookies, including the Ann-wich.
• -Bring home herbs, flowers, and gourmet vegetables from Bloomers Greenhouse.

Weekly, the market also features Music at the Market, with local artists filling 5th and Main with live music.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed within the market, which is the detail most likely to change a Saturday plan if you usually bring a pet along. For parking, free spaces are available at the 5th Street Parking Garage at 18 N 5th Street. The broader Historic Lafayette Farmers Market organization also lists CityBus routes 7, 4A, 3, and 6B for reaching the downtown market. At the Purdue Market itself, the location is Memorial Mall on the Purdue University campus, so campus walking time may be part of the trip. Bringing your own tote bags fits the market’s stated visitor guidance.

Payments & SNAP

Credit and cash are accepted at market vendors, and SNAP/WIC are accepted as well. That gives shoppers more than one way to pay for produce, meat, plants, and prepared items across the market.