Uptown Ankeny Farmers Market

Uptown Ankeny Farmers Market is tied to a broader Uptown Ankeny Association mission: preserving and promoting the city’s historical district while supporting shopping, dining, services, and community enrichment in Ankeny’s original neighborhood. That mission gives this market a more place-based frame than a stand-alone weekly event. The market is set in Uptown Ankeny at the corner of SW 3rd and SW Maple Street, linking a seasonal farmers market to the district the association is actively working to sustain. From May through September, it reads as one piece of a larger Uptown calendar rather than an isolated market day.

Why it matters locally

The Uptown Ankeny Association centers its work on Ankeny’s original neighborhood, with a stated mission to preserve and promote the historic district through shopping, dining, services, entertainment, and community enrichment. That puts the farmers market inside a district-level effort, not just a vendor lineup.

Leadership listed by the association also ties the organization to local businesses, including West Forty Market, Porchlight Coffee, Ankeny Real Estate Group, and Northwest Bank through named board members Teresa Davis, Joel Cox, Michael Hidder, and Richard Bergez. The market sits alongside other Uptown programming as part of a year-long calendar of no-cost events designed to bring the community together, showing that the farmers market operates within a broader neighborhood activation strategy.

What you'll find there

This market is presented through Uptown Ankeny’s district network, so the clearest on-the-ground picture comes from the businesses and partners connected to Uptown rather than a published vendor roster. The mix skews toward food, sweets, flowers, gifts, and service-oriented businesses that are already part of the Uptown district.

• -Find flowers through Carmen’s Flowers Uptown.
• -Pick up baked goods from Gladdies Bake Shop.
• -Look for rolled ice cream from Sweet Swirls Rolled Ice Cream.
• -Browse jewelry from Fuzed Jewelry.
• -Shop confections at Tweedle Dee’s Uptown Confections and Curiosities.
• -Stop by Uptown Dairy for dairy products.

The events calendar also lists a Night Market on 07/02 from 4–8pm and the Ankeny Chamber Summerfest Grand Parade, placing the farmers market within a wider Uptown event schedule.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the clearest visit rule to factor into your plan before heading to Uptown. The market is located at the corner of SW 3rd and SW Maple Street in Uptown Ankeny, near Ankeny Market & Pavilion Park, so that intersection is the key navigation point. Restrooms are not available on site.

If you’re thinking about how the market is organized, Uptown Ankeny handles vendors through a formal application process that requires a completed application and proof of insurance before approval. The same vendor materials direct questions to farmersmarket@uptownankeny.org, which signals a managed setup rather than an informal pop-up. For visitors, the practical takeaway is a market embedded in a structured district program with clear participation rules and seasonal timing from May through September.