Farmers Market reminder

You can start the long Labor Day weekend by heading to the Downtown Farmers Market in Cedar Rapids from 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday.  The Cedar Rapids Downtown District notes that several downtown restaurants that will be open early to show the Iowa Hawkeye Football game. Dublin City, DC's Riverwalk, and Bricks will all be open Saturday morning to show the Iowa Hawkeyes take on UNI.

 Here is more from the Downtown District:

 The market will be held along 3

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and 4

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Avenues to include 2

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and 3

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Streets SE and Greene Square Park. The 4

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Avenue parkade will be free and open to the public (enter from 5

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Avenue) along with the Ground Transportation Center ramp. Additional on-street parking will also be available. Handicapped accessible parking will be available in the TrueNorth Parking lot along 5

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Street SE.

 Entertainment includes Theatre Cedar Rapids, MoVmnt Dance Company, Chubby and  I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! Enjoy street entertainment from Mark Brown, street dancing and Junk Funk. Cooking demonstration will be hosted by Daniel Arthurs.

 New features this season include a Green Space sponsorship, recycling program, and a pet policy offering guidelines for patrons that bring their pets to the market. The pet policy includes a maximum 4 foot leash requirement, as well as basic health and social interaction guidelines. Another noteworthy addition to this season includes the acceptance of WIC checks by those vendors participating in both the City and Downtown Farmers' Markets.

 September 5 Corporate Sponsors:  Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation, ITC Midwest, the Eastern Iowa Airport, ImOn Communications, Great Clips and Guaranty Bank.  Thanks to media partners:  Hoopla, 100.7 the Fox, 600 WMT AM, Corridor Business Journal, KHAK, KCRG-TV9, Rubicon Photo, The Gazette, Mediacom, and Z102.9, and 1600 ESPN.