Downtown Appleton Farm Market

Spend your Saturday exploring Downtown Appleton’s Farm Market along College Avenue, featuring 130+ local vendors offering everything from fresh, locally grown produce and flowers to handcrafted goods, baked treats, meats, cheeses, hot food, and coffee. Each week brings something new with a rotating lineup of vendors, special programming, and live music from talented local performers adding to the vibrant atmosphere. You’ll also find unique experiences like the monthly Kids Market and McFleshman’s beer garden and special programming on the Houdini Plaza stage. Be sure to check out this page each week for the latest vendor list, entertainment lineup, and all the details.

Week 1 Vendor List

Weekend WellBEing Series

Join us for the Weekend WellBEing Summer Self-Care Series at the Farm Market sponsored by AARP WI! Enjoy a FREE CLASS offering wellness and exercise oriented themes including yoga, dance, sound and more. All classes will take place in Houdini Plaza.

June 6, 9-10 AM: Chill Yoga + Cello - A collaboration between yoga professional Jess Haessly and professional musician, Loren Kiyoshi Dempster, Cellist and Instructor of Music. Gentle guided movement is blended with live cello for a calming, multi-sensory experience. Join in for yoga or just close your eyes and listen, all bodies are welcome! Please bring a yoga mat or towel.

June 27, 9-10 AM: Community Flow - All levels class designed to connect you to your body, your breath and the nature around you with yoga teacher Kayla Rouse. Please bring a yoga mat or towel.

July 25, 9-10 AM: Body Time - We will use somatic practices and movement techniques to form a creative community for this playful, restorative hour together. Wear clothes you can move and lay down in; bring a water bottle and a journal. Give yourself the gift of body time with Collaborative Dance Artist Margaret Sunghe Paek.

August 8, 9-10 AM: Yoga Pilates Fusion - This dynamic fusion class brings together a mindful Vinyasa Yoga Flow combined with the sculpting precision of Pilates. Heidi Zich, Yoga + Pilates Teacher fosters an approachable and inclusive environment, guiding and engaging and uplifting class for all. Please bring a yoga mat or towel.

August 22, 9-10 AM: TBD

August 29, 9-10 AM: TBD

September 5, 9-10 AM: TBD

September 19, 9-10 AM: TBD

FAQs

Vendor Information- Applications for the Downtown Appleton Farm Market are closed! If you are a vendor, musician, non-profit or young entrepreneur looking to get involved in the 2026 outdoor Farm Market, you can still submit an application and will be placed on our 2026 WAITLIST. Links to each application can be located below. Questions? Contact our Events Director.

🔗 Vendor: https://forms.gle/F2vZon8mYrhwhbTa6

🔗 Musician: https://forms.gle/rUvc2HvgiM3REXUQ6

🔗 Non-Profit Booth: https://forms.gle/3beFnHBB4Jnhazgs6

🔗 Kids Market: https://forms.gle/nNpD1xCUNSiZgDgz8

Scale Testing- Need to have your scale tested, apply for a transient food service license, or other City of Appleton requirements? Head to their website to locate the appropriate forms here: City of Appleton Wisconsin.

Sponsorship Opportunities- For more details about the market and sponsorship opportunities, visit our Sponsorship Page.

Animals at Special Events

According to Sec. 10-47 of the City of Appleton municipal code, animals are NOT allowed at special events in the Downtown District. This includes occasions like the Farmers Market, Flag Day Parade, License to Cruise, Octoberfest, Christmas Parade and any day when a planned event closes off blocks within the Downtown District. The ONLY exceptions are dogs specially trained to assist individuals with disabilities or animals aiding emergency personnel.

Event Safety & Wheels Policy Effective 2026 Events Season

Appleton Downtown Inc. (ADI) is committed to providing a safe, accessible, and enjoyable environment for all visitors, vendors, and volunteers during our outdoor markets. Due to the high density of pedestrian foot traffic within the barricaded event zones, ADI enforces a strict Wheels Down / Walk Only policy.

Prohibited Vehicles & Devices

This policy does not prohibit the safe and responsible use of traditional electric mobility assistance devices of three or more wheels.

The operation of the following vehicles and devices is strictly prohibited within the barricaded boundaries of the Farm Market and Light the Night Market:

• Bicycles & E-Bikes: All traditional bicycles, electric bicycles (e-bikes), and unicycles.
• Motorized & Electric Vehicles: All non-authorized motorized vehicles, including electric sit-down or stand-up scooters (e-scooters), hoverboards, segways, and gas-powered recreational vehicles. 
• Play Vehicles: Skateboards, rollerblades, inline skates, and kick scooters.

What should you do instead? If you arrive using any of the equipment listed above, you must dismount before entering the barricaded market boundaries and walk your wheels through the event, or utilize the bike racks located just outside the event perimeter.

EBT INFORMATION

SNAP or FoodShare Program users can receive tokens to shop with specific vendors at the Downtown Appleton Farm Market. All participating vendors have signs at their booths indicating they participate in the program, we also have them indicated on our weekly vendor list during the season.

How it Works: Bring your SNAP benefits card to the information booth (located in front of City Center East) where you can exchange your benefit dollars for tokens to be spent at the Downtown Appleton Farm Market only. Maximum of $50 per day.

WIC- if you're using FMNP coupons please look for vendors with a yellow sign at their booth, this program is accepted by specific vendors only and is not directly associated with the Downtown Appleton Farm Market.