It’s the best time of the year! Time to get your first taste of fresh Illinois Products and support local at the Illinois Product Farmers Market Opening Day.
You won’t want to miss the fun and festivities out at the Shed! Enjoy over 20 local Illinois Product vendors, Illinois wine and craft beer, free kid’s activities, free live music, fair food favorites, giveaways, drawings, and so much more! Don’t miss out on this amazing event!
Have a SNAP/Link EBT card? Double your LINK spending power and get twice the fruits and veggies with our LINK Match program. If you spend $25 in LINK, we’ll give you an additional $25 in LINK Match to spend on fruits and vegetables.
Location: The Shed, Illinois State Fairgrounds
Classic Carnival Treats like Cotton Candy, Kettle Corn, Lemon Shakeups, Corn Dogs and much more from Coleman’s Concessions, The Hot Dog Pusher, and JB’s Coffee House
Drinks: Soda, Water, Apple Cider Slushies, Illinois Wine and Craft Beer
3:30 – 7pm Touch-A-Truck
4-7pm Free Kids Activities
4:30 – 6:30pm Balloon Artist
5-7pm Free Live Music from Robert Sampson
State Fair Prize Wheel Giveaways: 1 Admission Booklet, 1 Seasonal Parking Pass, 1 Mega Pass, 2 Tickets to a Concert of Winners Choosing, Apple Cider Slushies, Illinois Product Basket, Market Cash, and Illinois Wine.
Visit our partners booths for free kid’s activities, summer programming, educational resources and more:
Springfield Lucky Horseshoes
- Inflatable Batting Tee
- Kids Club Program
Springfield Park District
- Backyard Games
Illinois State Museum
- Science and History Exhibits
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
- Foam Lincoln Pennies
- Lincoln Stove Pipe Hat Key Chains
- Drawing for a Family Four Pack of Tickets to the Museum
Illinois Department of Agriculture
- Tie Dye
- Market Stand Play
- Bags Game
Springfield YMCA
- Kids Activities
