FULL SEASON SCHEDULE COMING SOON!
We're excited about our schedule this summer and fall. It's filled with amazing science from Twin Cities researchers, showcasing everything from geology to entomology to mechanical engineering!
Please contact us (marketscience@umn.edu) if you'd like to join us to share your science!
Market Locations
Midtown Farmers Market - Saturdays, 8 am - 1 pm (Session Calendar)
Richfield Farmers Market - Saturdays, 8 am - 12 pm (Session Calendar)
Nokomis Farmers Market - Wednesdays, 4 pm - 8 pm (Session Calendar)
Linden Hills Farmers Market - Sundays, 9 am - 1 pm (Session Calendar)
Frogtown Farm Community Celebration - Second Thursday of the month, 4 pm - 7 pm (Session Calendar)
Tiny Diner Farmers Market - Thursdays, 5 pm - 8 pm (Session Calendar)
Special Events - Times and Dates vary (Session Calendar)
Pre-Season Events (Back to top)
| Date | Venue | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar - Sat | Bakken Museum Women in Science | Plant Stress |
| 20 Mar - Wed | STEM Expo (Minneapolis Public Schools) | Plant Science |
| 10 Apr - Wed | SciSpark | Ear of the Beholder (How Animals Hear) |
| 12 Apr - Fri | St. Paul Discovery Day (UMN St. Paul Campus) | Wonderful World of Plants |
| 13 Apr - Sat | The Works Museum Robotics Day | Drones and Agricultural technology |
Midtown Farmers Market (Back to top)
| Date | Topic . |
|---|---|
| 4 May - Sat | Butterflies of Minnesota |
| 11 May - Sat | Pollinator Syndromes |
| 18 May - Sat | Prairie Dispersal & Connectivity (Market Cancelled) |
| 25 May - Sat | Honey Bees & Native Bees |
| 1 June - Sat | Cooperating Microbial Communities |
| 8 June - Sat | Prairie Plant DIspersal & Connectivity |
| 15 June - Sat | Trees |
| 22 June - Sat | Wild Bees |
| 29 June - Sat | Laccore |
| 6 July - Sat | Insects! |
| 13 July - Sat | Wonderful Wetlands! |
| 20 July - Sat | Plants! |
| 27 July - Sat | TBA |
| 3 Aug - Sat | Why are trees important? |
| 10 Aug - Sat | Snapshot Safari! |
| 17 Aug - Sat | Chemistry! |
| 24 Aug - Sat | Counting Nature |
| 31 Aug - Sat | TBA |
| 7 Sept - Sat | TBA |
| 14 Sept - Sat | TBA |
| 21 Sept - Sat | Be and explorer! |
| 28 Sept - Sat | TBA |
| 5 Oct - Sat | Soil Health |
| 12 Oct - Sat | TBA |
| 19 Oct - Sat | TBA |
| 26 Oct - Sat | TBA |
Richfield Market (Back to top)
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| 18 May - Sat | Evolution: What is a species? |
| 15 June - Sat | Remote Sensing |
| 20 July - Sat | TBA |
| 17 Aug - Sat | Parasites |
| 21 Sept - Sat | TBA |
| 19 Oct - Sat | TBA |
Nokomis Market (Back to top)
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| 12 June - Wed | Mycology (Fungi) |
| 26 June - Wed | TBA |
| 10 July - Wed | TBA |
| 31 July - Wed | Plants and Microbes |
| 14 Aug - Wed | Wonderful Wetlands! |
| 28 Aug - Wed | TBA |
| 11 Sept - Wed | TBA |
| 25 Sept - Wed | TBA |
Linden Hills Market (Back to top)
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| 9 June - Sun | Bioremediation |
| 14 July - Sun | Nanotechnology |
| 11 Aug - Sun | Microbiome |
| 8 Sept - Sun | TBA |
| 13 Oct - Sun | TBA |
Frogtown Farm Community Celebration (Back to top)
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| 13 June - Thurs | Neuroscience |
| 11 July - Thurs | Microbial Communities |
| 8 Aug - Thurs | Laccore |
| 12 Sept - Thurs | Why are trees important? |
| 10 Oct - Thurs | Why are trees important? |
Tiny Diner Farmers Market (Back to top)
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| 18 July - Thurs | Why do we care about prairie conservation? |
| 1 Aug - Thurs | TBA |
| 15 Aug - Thurs | TBA |
Special Events and County Fairs (Back to top)
| Date | Event | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 12 July - Thurs | Morris Farmers Market (Morris, MN) | Invertebrates |
| 13 & 14 July - Sat & Sun | Ramsey Co. Fair | Sat - Plant Pathology Sun - Mycology |
| 26 July - Sat | Olmsted Co. Fair | Soil Health |
| 4 Aug - Sat | Open Streets - Northeast | TBA |
| 25 Aug - Sat | Open Streets - Franklin | Cell and Synthetic Biology |
| 14 Sept - Sat | Open Streets - West Braodway | Bioreactors |
| 26 Sept - Sat | Metro Children's Water Festival | TBA |
| 22 Aug - Thur | STEM Day at the Fair | Chemistry! (AM) BioTech (PM) |
| 26 Aug - Mon | State Fair (CBS Booth) | Zoology Plant Biology |
| Early Aug | Itasca Events | TBA |
