November Chicago Area Farmers Market Update

But as October wound down, all but a handful of those markets said goodbye for the year. And for many of those hanging on into November, it will be “see you next year” after the first week of the month.

Here’s the lineup of most of the outdoor November markets, including the hardy holdouts that will stay open to provide for their customers’ Thanksgiving needs. Please note indoor markets are also starting soon.

• Downtown Evanston Farmers Market
University Place and Oak Ave., Evanston:
Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. through November 1

• South Loop Farmers Market, 632 S. Dearborn, Chicago:
Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through November 1

• Woodstock Farmers Market, Woodstock Square, Woodstock: Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through November 1

• Skokie Farmers Market, 5127 Oakton Ave., Skokie:
Sunday 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through November 2 

• SOAR Farmers Market, 220 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago:
Tuesday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. through November 4

• Uptown Farmers Market,
Sunnyside Ave. between Magnolia and Beacon, Chicago: Wednesday 2:30 to 7 p.m. through November 5 

• Lincoln Square Farmers Market,
4513 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago:
Tuesdays 7 a.m. to noon through November 18

• Green City Market Lincoln Park, 1817 N. Clark Ave., Chicago: Saturdays 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. through November 22 

• Green City Market West Loop, 900 W. Monroe St., Chicago: Saturdays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through November 22

• The Lincoln Park Farmers Market,
724 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago:
Saturdays 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. through November 22

And finally, two of the cold-weather outdoor heroes: 

• Grayslake Farmers Market, 201 Center St., Grayslake:
Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through December 13

• Palatine (Winter) Farmers Market,
Palatine Train Station Parking Lot, Palatine:
first and third Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon, November through April

Bob Benenson is the writer and publisher of Local Food Forum, a Chicago-based publication that maintains a regional farmers market tracker and covers the markets regularly. For more information, visit LocalFoodForum.com.