Dubuque Winter Farmers Market

At 1101 Central Ave, the Dubuque Winter Farmers Market sets up at Kennedy Mall, where volunteers gather early on Saturday mornings to arrange tables before vendors unload for the day. The winter market has operated since 2007 and runs as Dubuque’s cold-season counterpart to summer shopping, giving shoppers a place to meet farmers and pick up local food through the darker months. Inside the mall, the setting shifts the market experience from outdoor stall browsing to an indoor Saturday routine centered on produce, meat, bread, sweets, honey, coffee, and pantry goods from regional vendors.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix leans practical for winter shopping: storage crops, eggs, meats, breads, preserves, honey, and indoor-grown greens all show up alongside sweets and wine. It reads like a market built for filling a kitchen rather than browsing a single category.

• -Pick up jams, granola, pickles, nut butters, breads, cakes, donuts, honey, and maple syrup from Barb’s Garden Pantry.
• -Find sourdough, cinnamon rolls, cookies, and scones at Barony Bakery.
• -Shop Bellman Dairy Farm and Kristi’s Perfect Produce for root vegetables, eggs, cheese, meats, and soaps.
• -Look for gluten-free and organic baked goods, herbal teas, dehydrated vegetables, and jams from C & J’s “The Good Stuff” and Granny B’s Gluten Free.
• -Choose hand-painted Belgian chocolates from Chocolate Reflections.
• -Browse Forgotten Recipes for Ukranian ferments, vegetables, bread or cookies, and eggs.
• -Pour a cup from Good Stewards Coffee Co., which offers coffee grounds and fresh brewed cups.
• -Buy certified organic eggs and produce, plus jams, jellies, pickled vegetables, pecans, and cranberries from Hammerand Farm.
• -Stock up on beef, pork, chicken, and eggs from Hartbecke Cattle Farm.
• -Add microgreens from Healthy Heart Farms.
• -Bring home raw honey, creamed honey, comb honey, spiced honey, beeswax, candles, and homemade soap from Johnson Honey Farm.
• -Compare meat options from Midwest Best Beef’s dry-aged Angus beef and O’Connell Organic Acres’ certified organic beef, pork, and chicken.
• -Find apples from Orchard Landing or homegrown apples and homemade dog treats from Stierman’s Orchard.
• -Pick up Iowa-grown bottles from O So Good Winery and Tabor Home Vineyards and Winery.
• -Shop fresh vegetables and herbs grown with organic practices, though not certified, at Phelps Farm.
• -Get hydroponic lettuces, microgreens, freeze-dried fruit and candy, and eggs from Re-evolution Farms.
• -Finish with cheese curds, goat and cow milk cheese, wool yarn, goatsmilk soaps, and lotions from Wild Angels Creamery.

A weekly newsletter runs through November to April with recipes, market news, and vendor features, which can help regular shoppers track what is happening during the winter season.

Know before you go

The most useful arrival detail is where to enter: the market is at Kennedy Mall on the northwest corner of the main concourse, next to Hibbett’s Sports, and the closest entrances are on the northeast and northwest sides of the mall. Parking is free in the Kennedy Mall lot, which removes one of the usual downtown-market variables from the plan. The market runs every Saturday morning from November through April and opens later than the summer market, from 9am to noon. Dogs are not allowed, and the market lists no restrooms as a visitor amenity. For regulars, the weekly newsletter is sent throughout the season with recipes, market news, and vendor updates.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at the Dubuque Winter Farmers Market. The market also notes clear payment information for shoppers, which matters at a vendor mix that spans produce, meat, baked goods, coffee, cheese, wine, honey, and pantry staples. If SNAP is part of your shopping plan, this market supports it during the November-to-April season.