Newaygo Area Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market

The River Country Chamber of Commerce of Newaygo County hosts the Newaygo Area Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market, giving this Friday market a clear local anchor in Brooks Park rather than a stand-alone pop-up. The market runs on Friday afternoons from early June into the middle of September, a compact seasonal window that lines up with summer activity in downtown Newaygo. That same Brooks Park setting also connects the market to the chamber’s Music in the Park programming, including a June performance by In the Blue Jazz Ensemble at the market. SNAP is accepted here, alongside several other food benefit programs, which makes the market notable not just for timing and setting but for access.

Why it matters locally

Brooks Park places this market in a public Newaygo gathering space, and the River Country Chamber of Commerce of Newaygo County is the organization behind it, tying the market directly to the county’s civic and business network. The chamber’s event calendar places the farmers market alongside other community programming rather than apart from it, including live performance, educational events, and business gatherings across Newaygo County.

The strongest local impact visible here is access. The market accepts SNAP, Double Up, WIC, Senior Market, and Kids Market Programs for the season, which broadens who can shop on a Friday afternoon in Newaygo. The chamber also uses the market site for summer programming in Brooks Park, including Music in the Park, so the market operates as part of a larger seasonal pattern in town.

What you'll find there

This page emphasizes the market’s setting and programming more than individual farm rosters, so the clearest on-the-ground picture is a Friday market in Brooks Park that can overlap with chamber-run summer events. The named participants in the packet are event performers and partner organizations connected to market-day activity.

• -Catch In the Blue Jazz Ensemble performing live at the Newaygo Farmer’s Market in Brooks Park during Music in the Park.
• -Hear musicians connected to Grand Valley State University and the West Michigan jazz scene through that In the Blue Jazz Ensemble appearance.

A June market date also doubles as the kickoff for the Music in the Park summer series, with the jazz ensemble scheduled in Brooks Park during the farmers market.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed at the Newaygo Farmers Market because of Health Department rules, so that policy may change plans before you head to Brooks Park. The market is located at Brooks Park in Newaygo, with the listed street address of 28 State Rd. and a Friday afternoon schedule from 2pm to 5:30pm through the middle of September.

Restrooms are marked unavailable, another detail worth factoring into a short visit window. Because the market runs in a defined summer season beginning June 5 and continuing each Friday until mid-September, timing matters more here than at a year-round market. If you are planning around other downtown activity, the chamber also schedules programs in the same general seasonal calendar, including Music in the Park in Brooks Park.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP is accepted for the season at the Newaygo Farmers Market, and the market also accepts Double Up, WIC, Senior Market, and Kids Market Programs. Payment methods are marked clear, which makes this one of the market’s most useful planning details alongside its Friday-only schedule.