Three Winter Farmers Markets You Don’t Want to Miss
An end to warm weather doesn't mean an end to buying local.
2024 Oak Creek Winter Farmers Market. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
Long gone are the warm summer mornings spent strolling through the rows of Milwaukee’s farmers markets. But the arrival of the winter winds doesn’t mean area vendors are packing up shop. Instead, they are moving indoors, bringing their produce, products and home-grown charm with them.
Here are three winter farmers markets in the Milwaukee area you don’t want to miss:
Oak Creek Winter Farmers Market
More than 50 vendors are prepared to set up their stalls this year at the Oak Creek Community Center, 8580 S. Howell Ave., on select Saturdays from Nov. 7 to April 17.
A specialty Thanksgiving night market is planned for Nov. 25, the night before Thanksgiving, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Looking for a scratch-made Thanksgiving pie? Van Laars Produce is accepting orders at the market’s kickoff on Nov. 7. Options include Dutch apple, pumpkin, apple praline, apple tart cherry almond and apple cranberry. The pies will be available for pickup at the Thanksgiving market on Nov. 25.
Oak Creek High School volunteers will offer free samples of a new item each week at the “Taste It” table throughout the season.
Graceffa’s Pizza, an Oak Creek summer market favorite, will bake and serve its popular Neapolitan and Sicilian pies all winter long. Farmer Ken from Wunberg Produce is set to return for his fourth winter season, offering cheese, eggs, meat and a new dill cucumber relish recipe.
Other vendors include Apple Holler, Casera Cafe & Bakery, Di’s Cauldrons Soups, Kelly’s Pot Pies & More, Nana B’Nana’s Dog Bakery, Oak Creek Hemp Co., Soap & Sensibility and Tinos Empanadas.
The market accepts SNAP/EBT payments and will double up to $20 for participants of Milwaukee Market Match.
The market runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on these dates:
2026: Nov. 7, Nov. 25, Dec. 5, Dec. 19
2027: Jan. 2, Jan. 16, Feb. 6, Feb. 20, March 6, March 20, April 3, April 17
Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market
For the first time, Fondy‘s market will be held at the Sherman Phoenix Marketplace, 3536 W. Fond du Lac Ave. It is scheduled for select Saturdays starting Nov. 7 and ending April 17.
Agricultural vendors are set to offer fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, poultry and dairy products alongside soaps and body creams from health and wellness vendors.
Baked goods, cider, jams, honey, soups and maple syrup are also advertised for sale.
The market accepts SNAP/EBT payments.
The market runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on these dates:
2026: Nov. 7, Nov. 21, Dec. 5, Dec. 19
2027: Jan. 16, Jan. 30, Feb. 6, Feb. 20, March 6, March 20, April 3, April 17
Riverwest Indoor Market
Since 2023, the popular Riverwest farmers market has moved indoors at Amorphic Beer, 3700 N. Fratney St., on select Sundays. This year is no different.
Branded as a place to “shop local all year long,” market vendors offer frozen locally made soups, local cheese, fair trade coffee, seasonal produce, bakery items, pickled vegetables and prepared foods.
The market accepts SNAP/EBT payments and participates in Milwaukee Market Match.
The market runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on these dates:
2026: Nov. 8, Nov. 22, Dec. 20
2027: Jan. 10, Jan. 24, Feb. 7, Feb. 21, March 7, March 21, April 4, April 18
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