The Clarendon Hills Farmers Market returns Thursday and continues from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Thursday through Oct. 16 at Village Hall Plaza , 1 N. Prospect Ave.
Sponsored by the Clarendon Hills Chamber of Commerce, the Farmers Market began in 2017 and initially was hosted for four years in the Sloan Triangle at Prospect and Park Avenues, before moving in 2021 to its current location.
“Every year our neighbors look forward to the return of the Farmers Market, which signals the end of the school year, while continuing the village tradition of gathering and shopping together on Thursday mornings,” said Shannon McDonald, the chamber’s director. “We are really pleased to welcome back many of our returning vendors as community favorites.”
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LaVanway Farms, of Berrien Center, Michigan, which had been an anchor at the Farmers Market from the beginning, before taking 2025 off, is returning this year.
The vendor roster for this years includes 11 vendors onsite throughout the season, including Hahn’s Bakery of Geneva, which has become well known in the village for its doughnuts, and has several other bakery items for sale as well.
Also returning for 2026 are Azteca Catering Co. with Mexican cuisine, Spartan Gourmet Foods featuring olives and olive oil, Maly’s Foods featuring vegetable egg rolls, The Cheese Lady, Lincoln Land Kettle Corn, Boa Acai Bowls; Flock and Field offering personal care products, La Patisserie de Nic with macarons and croissants, and Pet Wants selling pet treats and food.
New this year at the market is Dragonfly Bath and Body.
“Vendors come to us through word of mouth, and I will seek out vendors to help us fill a void in the market, offering of consumable products,” McDonald said.
Along with vendors, the Clarendon Hills Public Library will be hosting Children’s Story Time at 11:30 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month. And the village’s first Poet Laureate, David W. Berner, will be at the Farmers Market from 7:30 to 10 a.m. each Thursday for “poems on the spot,” a free custom poetry pop-up.
Village President Eric Tech said he believes the Farmers Market provides a real sense of community and a gathering place for Clarendon Hills residents.
“For my wife, it is a ritual which she looks forward to, meeting neighbors and reconnecting with the vendors,” he said. “With the creation of the functional plaza in front of our village hall, it has the added benefit of drawing from our neighboring communities and showcasing our beautiful public spaces.”
The Chamber of Commerce has added a Clarendon Hills Farmers Market Facebook group which will include information about weekly vendor offerings and about limited engagement vendors each week.
Chuck Fieldman is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.