Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers' Market Aug. 6

The Cedar Rapids Downtown District welcomes patrons to another Downtown Farmers' Market next Saturday August 6, from 7:30AM-Noon. Bike to Market will be the market theme, encouraging patrons to ride their bicycle and enjoy biking demonstrations along with activities in Greene Square Park.

Hoopla will host main stage entertainment including Jason Brown and Chubby. On street entertainment will include Mark Brown, Magician Jackson Green, Junk Funk, John Heim, a Zumba performance and a cooking demonstration hosted by Zins.

Several bike racks have been installed throughout the downtown area and along the market venue. A mobile rack will be placed in Green Square Park for the anticipated number cyclists.

A record 219 market vendors will be placed along 3rd and 4th Avenues, 2nd and 3rd Street SE as well as Greene Square Park in downtown Cedar Rapids. Patrons will have access to free parking in 4th Avenue and GTC parkades and non-hooded meter space on open streets. Handicap accessible parking will be available in the Guaranty Bank parking lot (entrance along 2nd Avenue).

A new Downtown Farmers' Market map is now available for patrons to view online. Vendors, entertainment, product search, activities, information booth and more can be found by using the following link: http://downtowncr.org/Cont?ent/Farmers-Market/Market-?Venue-Map.aspx. Test this out by searching for “corn (sweet)” in order to find a season favorite that is now available.

Corporate Sponsors for the market season include Alliant Energy, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation, Great Clips, Wickwire Chiropractic and Wellness Center, 7G Distributing, Cedar Rapids and Linn County Solid Waste Agency, University of Iowa Community Credit Union, Eastern Iowa Airport, Health Center of Cedar Rapids, ImOn Communications, River Cedar Properties, Mercy Medical Center, Qwest, Quaker Oats and Van Meter Industrial. Media Sponsors include KHAK, KCRG-TV9, 100.7 the Fox, 600WMT, Hoopla, MVP Visual Media Solutions, The Gazette, Mediacom, the Corridor Business Journal and Z102.9.

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