Farms Near Tinley Park, IL

Tinley Park's market sets up in Harmony Square every Saturday from June through October, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. More than 60 vendors sell produce, baked goods, and local crafts, making it one of the longer-running markets in Chicago's south suburbs. The Village of Tinley Park runs it rain or shine, with weather delays posted on Facebook. Parking and vendor details go up each season on the market's page.

Tinley Park

Tinley Park

Tinley Park

Cavallini's in the Park is located on South Street in Tinley Park. No verifiable website or business listing was found describing current farm activities or offerings.

Tinley Park

Odyssey Fun Farm runs a fall pumpkin patch and corn maze in Tinley Park, with hayrides looping the property and a Barnyard Zoo stocked with farm animals. Corn cannons round out the activity list. It operates alongside Odyssey Fun World, a separate entertainment center nearby, though the farm attraction is seasonal.

Orland Park

McCarthy Farmstands runs a seasonal rotation on 167th Street — summer produce, pumpkins each fall, and Christmas trees with decorated wreaths through the holidays. The stand is open Monday through Saturday 10 to 6 and Sunday 10 to 4. It's a straightforward farm stand geared toward stocking the fridge, not a destination attraction.

Tinley Park

Forest View Farms is listed on South Lockwood Avenue in Tinley Park. The state field here is misrecorded as Alabama; the zip code and street both place it in Cook County, Illinois, on Chicago's south side. The farm's domain name is currently parked for sale, and no working website or contact information could be found.

Tinley Park

Forest View Farms is listed on South Lockwood Avenue in Tinley Park. The domain once associated with the name is now parked for sale, so no current offerings could be verified online.

Orland Park's market fills the Village Center Complex parking area on Fridays, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., from June through October. More than 30 vendors sell fruits, vegetables, flowers, gourmet foods, oils, baked goods, and crafts. The Village runs it directly — reach the market office at (708) 403-6145 or [email protected] with vendor or scheduling questions.

Oak Forest

Oak Forest's farmers market runs every other Wednesday, 4 to 8 p.m., in the Metra station parking lot near 157th Street and Cicero Avenue, a shift from its earlier Saturday morning schedule. Beyond produce, baked goods, and flowers, the city layers in health screenings, cooking demonstrations, and kids' activities like face painting on market days. It functions as much as a community event as a place to buy vegetables.

With nearly 70 vendors most Sundays, this is one of the larger markets in the south suburbs — produce, flowers, plants, honey, meat, seafood, dairy, baked goods, canned goods, and hot food, plus a knife and blade sharpener on-site. It runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Breidert Green in downtown Frankfort, late April through late October.

Mokena

The Mokena Market runs Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., May through mid-October, at 10901 W. La Porte Road. Vendors bring fresh produce, homemade food goods, and artisan crafts to the lot each week, a smaller seasonal alternative to the town's bigger French Market events. Samantha Cooper coordinates the Mokena Downtown Market lineup. Expect the usual small-town rotation, whatever a Will County grower picked that morning, plus jars, baked goods, and handmade items from local makers.

Orland Park

Palos Park

Palos Park

The Children's Farm at The Center is located on Southwest Highway in Palos Park, associated with a nonprofit called The Center. No verifiable website or listing was found to confirm current animals, programming, or hours.

Palos Heights

We are a seasonal farmers market that accept Link and Link Match from the State of Illinois. During the summer, we have weekly scavenger hunts for the kids.

Palos Heights

Palos Heights' Farmers' Market runs Wednesdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through October, in the municipal parking lot at 12217 S. Harlem Ave. Vendors bring fruit, vegetables, plants, flowers, and baked goods, with live music some weeks. The market stays open rain or shine, so a forecast of showers isn't a reason to skip it.

Frankfort

Palos Park Farmers Market operates out of 12312 South 88th Avenue, running spring through fall in this wooded southwest-suburban village. Vendors sell seasonal produce and locally made goods, drawing shoppers from the surrounding Palos-area park system. Exact days and hours vary by season — the Village of Palos Park's offices can confirm the current schedule.

Ditto Foods builds and runs hydroponic growing systems in Chicago's Southland region, pairing the equipment with hands-on training so neighborhood residents can grow food year-round without soil or a backyard. The recirculating water systems cut down on waste compared to field growing, and the group partners with other organizations on broader food-access work in the south suburbs. It's infrastructure and education bundled together, not a farm stand.

Orland Park

DeLair's Cornstalk Farm has sold cornstalks and pumpkins on Wolf Road since 1987, growing from a roadside stand into one of the few farms in the area offering custom-carved and custom-painted pumpkins to order. A craft barn built in 1940 sits on the property, stocked with handmade goods and jars of homemade jelly. The farm runs Friday through Monday, 10am to 6pm, from late September through October.

Alsip

Operated by the Alsip Park District out of its Kostner Avenue complex on the city's southwest side, the same campus that houses Sprayfari Aquatic Park and Fountain Hills Golf Club. The market runs as part of the district's seasonal recreation programming rather than as a standalone nonprofit market, so hours and vendor lineup follow the district's calendar. Confirm dates directly with the park district office before visiting.

Homer Honey Farm's name points to Homer, a small Champaign County village in Illinois. Beyond that, no product list, apiary size, or contact details are published online for this listing.

A seasonal farmers market at 1000 Sterling Avenue in Flossmoor, part of the south suburban market circuit that runs spring through fall with local produce and vendor goods.

Oak Lawn

Midnight Terror Haunted House is a seasonal Halloween attraction in Oak Lawn, a Chicago suburb along 111th Street. Independent detail beyond the listing itself is limited online — confirm current dates, hours, and ticket pricing directly before visiting.

Homewood

Homer Glen

Bengtson's Pumpkin Farm has run its Fall Fest in Homer Glen since 1981, now spanning more than 25 attractions including 14 rides, a petting zoo, pig races, and a corn box. The 2026 season runs September 4 through November 8. Beyond pumpkins, the farm books school field trips, birthday parties, and corporate groups, and sells food from local vendors on site.

Homer Glen

Bengtson's Pumpkin Farm has run as a family-owned fall attraction in Homer Glen since 1980, built around a pumpkin patch, corn maze, and the Tractor Town Adventure Ride. It's one of the most-reviewed farms of its kind in the country, drawing Chicago-area families from September through early November for rides, food, and pumpkin picking on the same 151st Street property for over four decades.

Park Forest has run a farmers market since 1974, making it one of the older markets in the south suburbs. The 2026 season runs Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., from May 30 through October 3, with produce, baked goods, and crafts alongside prepared food like pork sandwiches and tamales. It has recently operated under the name Park Forest Community Market.

Hickory Hills

The Hills Farmers Market is excited to be hosting their 3rd year. In 2024, with the support of the local small business community, we have been able to receive sponsorships that have helped us to offer more special events for seniors, and families. Our market is it's biggest in 2024 with our newest addition of a few "sprinkled in" food trucks as well as some great farmers and crafters. We look forward to a great year!

Homer Glen

Garden Patch Farms & Orchard is listed on West 159th Street in Homer Glen, Will County. The farm's former domain is no longer active, so no current fruit varieties or hours could be confirmed online.

Monee

Monee

Butterprint Farm traces back to 1857 and opens its gates each October for a month of hayrides, pumpkin picking, rope-making demonstrations, and puppet shows. Pie pumpkins sell in bulk — 25, 50, or 100 at a time — for anyone stocking up to bake rather than carve. It runs as a single fall-festival season, not a year-round market.

Homer Glen

Konow's Corn Maze packs a corn maze, an animal barn, carnival-style rides, and both indoor and outdoor play areas onto its Cedar Road property in Homer Glen. The farm hosts car cruise nights, field trips, and birthday parties, and stays open later than most — Tuesday through Saturday until 8pm, Sunday until 7. Weekday admission runs $15; weekends and special events are $20.

Wisals Bees is a small beekeeping operation in Illinois, based on the listing name. No honey varieties, apiary location, or contact details are published online for this listing.

New Lenox

Chicago Street Markets is dedicated to supporting small businesses by hosting vibrant local farmers markets and vendor events. We are passionate about creating opportunities for artisans, crafters, growers, and small business owners throughout the year, allowing them to connect with new clients. Our events celebrate local creativity and entrepreneurship while bringing unique, handcrafted goods and fresh, locally sourced products to the heart of our community

W Margaret St & Hubbard St Thornton

The Village of Thornton runs this market — officially 'Market in the Park' — at 102 Hubbard Street, spring through fall. It connects local growers directly with residents in this small south-suburban village rather than routing through a chamber of commerce, and it's small enough that most of the vendors are known by name rather than by booth number.

Thornton

Thornton's Market in the Park sets up on Saturday mornings at Hubbard Street, a small outdoor market built around local farmers and artisans rather than big produce distributors. The Village of Thornton runs it as a community gathering, with a vendor lineup that shifts through the season.

Held Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through late October, at Yukich Fields near 89th and Kedzie, this Evergreen Park market sells fresh produce, honey, baked goods, cheese, butter, and eggs alongside flowers and crafts.

Lockport

Tom's and Zach's Pumpkin Patch runs seasonally in Lockport, part of Will County's fall pumpkin-patch circuit. No current web listing was found describing specific hours or activities. Call ahead before visiting, since small seasonal patches like this often shift year to year.

Lockport

Tom and Zach's Pumpkin Patch works about an acre and a half of Bruce Road in Lockport, small enough that picking still means walking the field with your kids rather than riding out to it. The farm provides wagons and cutting tools, sells pie pumpkins, corn stalks, and straw, and sets up photo props around the grounds. The listing showed the patch closed for last season, so it's worth confirming current status before visiting.

Bridgeview

A three-weekend fall festival in the SeatGeek Stadium parking lot in Bridgeview, running carnival rides, a petting zoo, a corn maze, and a kids' haunted house alongside pumpkins. The 2025 dates are October 11-13, 17-19, and 24-26, with Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday hours.

Chicago

About 27 vendors set up Sundays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through October, in the commuter lot at 95th and Longwood on Chicago's South Side — rain or shine. It's part of the city's official Chicago City Markets program, run jointly with the 95th Street Business Association, and stocks fresh produce, flowers, baked goods, and crafts alongside the usual seasonal fruit and vegetable tables.

Crete

Crete European Market sets up Monday afternoons, 4 to 8 p.m., from mid-June through early August, in the Crete United Methodist Church parking lot at Main and Exchange. The Crete Area Chamber of Commerce runs it and welcomes cottage food producers alongside traditional growers, with booth fees of $27 a week or $216 for a full season. Coordinator Somer Snow handles vendor applications for the chamber.

Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living runs out of Pembroke Township, with programs spanning regenerative agriculture, natural building methods, and renewable energy alongside a Healthy Food Hub and a Pembroke farmland restoration project. The center partners with USDA and The Conservation Fund on land stewardship work, and runs a food-systems apprenticeship for people wanting hands-on training.

Burr Ridge

More than 25 vendors set up Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 450 Village Center Drive in Burr Ridge, with farm-picked produce, gourmet items, and hand-crafted specialties rather than a bare-bones produce stand. The market runs through Shop Burr Ridge, the village's local business initiative. Check their site for the current season's dates before visiting.

Baylor's Melon Market has run a South Side Chicago watermelon stand since 1955, based at 10100 S. Halsted with additional truck stops at 95th and Dan Ryan and 84th and South Lafayette. The season runs Mother's Day weekend through September, 9am to 7pm daily. Nearly seven decades in, it's still a neighborhood fixture for fresh watermelon and seasonal produce.

Manhattan

A family-owned u-pick farm on Manhattan-Monee Road offering strawberries, blackberries, and red raspberries in summer, pumpkins in October, and fresh-cut Christmas trees in November and December. A small petting zoo runs alongside the produce operation.

Chicago

Grass Fed Eats brings regeneratively farmed meats to Chicago from its farm outside South Haven, Michigan: grass-finished beef raised on "salad bar" pastures with no grain, pastured pork rotated through fresh paddocks with non-GMO Amish grains, and pasture-raised chickens. Find them every Saturday at the Garfield Ridge Farmers Market or order steaks, bacon, sausages, and subscription boxes online.

Summit Park District runs this market on Wednesdays, 2 to 7 p.m., June through October, at 5700 South Archer Road. Vendors sell locally grown fruit and vegetables, raw honey, butter, eggs, and coffee — a straightforward grocery-run market timed for the after-work crowd rather than a weekend outing. The park district's lot has over 200 parking spaces, so it isn't a squeeze to get to.

CoGro Co-op Biodynamic Growers grows produce using biodynamic methods as a farmer cooperative in Illinois. No current website or contact details could be verified online — reach out locally for CSA shares or market locations.

Lemont

Spira Farms grows Chicagoland's freshest microgreens indoors year-round in Lemont — harvested and delivered the same day, pesticide-free, in a USDA GAP certified facility, with a two-week shelf life that beats greens trucked in from warm-climate states. Started by the Borek family in 2018 after cancer struck the household, the farm composts all waste and packages everything in plant-based PLA.

Lemont's market sets up Tuesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Village Green, tucked behind Pollyanna Social and Aster Gardens on Main Street. Now in its fourth year, it pairs a rotating lineup of local produce and food vendors with live music each week. Reach the market directly at [email protected] or 630-606-9152 for vendor or scheduling questions.

Stephen Street and Talcott Avenue Lemont

Lemont's market runs Tuesday evenings, 4 to 7 p.m., from late June through late September, with vendors drawn from within about two hours of town — no out-of-season produce trucked in from elsewhere. Expect rotating local growers, bakers, and prepared-food stands near Stephen Street and Talcott Avenue, with live music some weeks.

Manhattan

Farm2Veteran, home of the Fulcrum Farm Foundation in Manhattan, Illinois, raises livestock and operates a greenhouse and garden to provide free, farm-fresh meals to veterans facing food insecurity — over 500,000 meals provided so far. With veterans nearly twice as likely to lack access to nutritious food, the donation-supported farm gives its animals room to roam and grows a network of partner farms across the country.

One of the City of Chicago's neighborhood markets, Ashburn sets up at 6700 S. Kedzie Avenue with a seasonal lineup of produce, local meats, and specialty goods from area farms. Like the city's other ward markets, exact weekly hours are set by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events program rather than a standalone market group, so it's worth confirming the current-season schedule before visiting.

This South Side market runs July through October at Arcade Park, 111th and Cottage Grove, in the Pullman neighborhood. It's part of the City of Chicago's farmers market program, selling fresh produce and local goods to the historic Pullman community.

Chicago

Pullman Farmers' Market sets up in Arcade Park at 111th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, inside Chicago's Pullman Historic District — the planned company town built around the old Pullman railcar works. Local vendors sell seasonal produce during the market's summer run. Pullman's status as a National Monument brings foot traffic most neighborhood markets don't get.

IMAN's Fresh Beats and Eats Farmers' Market runs Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., from late May through late September at 2744 W. 63rd St. on Chicago's South Side. The Inner-City Muslim Action Network, a nonprofit founded in 1997, organizes it as part of a broader health and wellness mission, selling produce, eggs, milk, and meat direct from local growers.

IMAN Health and Wellness Farmers Market shares its 2744 W. 63rd St. address with IMAN's Fresh Beats and Eats market — both grow out of the Inner-City Muslim Action Network's health and wellness programming on Chicago's South Side, connecting neighbors with fresh produce as part of the nonprofit's broader holistic health work.