2:30 PM – 6:00 PM · 111 South 9th Avenue W, Virginia, MN 55792
Opening Day — 2026 Market Season
📅 Thursday, June 4, 2026
🕐 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
The first market day of the 2026 season! Welcome back your favorite vendors and meet a few new faces. Free samples at the entrance while supplies last.
Regular Market Thursday
📅 Thursday, June 11, 2026
🕐 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Your weekly Thursday market. Over 20 local vendors with fresh produce, baked goods, meats, dairy, crafts, and more.
Midsummer Festival Market
📅 Thursday, June 18, 2026
🕐 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Extended hours for our Midsummer celebration! Live music from the Mesabi Folk Collective, kids activities, and extra vendors.
Fermentation & Preservation Workshop
📅 Thursday, July 9, 2026
🕐 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Learn lacto-fermentation basics with Liisa Saarinen from Mesabi Herbs. Make your own sauerkraut to take home. $15 materials fee. Limit 20.
Wild Blueberry Harvest Day
📅 Thursday, July 23, 2026
🕐 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Wild blueberry season on the Range! Vendors featuring blueberries in everything from fresh pints to pies to jams. Come early.
Kids Cooking Demo
📅 Thursday, August 6, 2026
🕐 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Hands-on cooking demo for kids ages 6-12 using ingredients straight from the market. Free, no registration needed.
Fall Harvest Celebration
📅 Thursday, September 10, 2026
🕐 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Our biggest market of the year. Extra vendors, live music, a pie contest, and the full bounty of the Minnesota harvest season.
Final Market of the Season
📅 Thursday, October 8, 2026
🕐 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Last market of 2026. Stock up on squash, root vegetables, honey, and everything to carry you through the Minnesota winter.