Cedar Rapids, Iowa – The Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market started its twentieth season on Saturday, attracting 1000’s of the guts of the middle for a neighborhood meals morning, dwell leisure and celebration of the neighborhood.
Greater than 200 distributors aligned within the streets from the primary to fifth Avenue Se, providing every thing, from recent merchandise and baked merchandise to handmade crafts. Households loved performances of musicians, dancers, juggers and extra, making a festive and excessive vitality ambiance.
This yr’s milestone season, introduced by Cedar Rapids Financial institution & Belief, will proceed with seven extra Saturday markets till September 20, along with the favored market occasion after nightfall on August 23.
The June 7 market additionally had the day of appreciation of the residents, organized by the town of Cedar Rapids, and a stand that promotes the Bond College initiative of CR, the place attendees might find out about plans to replace native faculty services.
The organizers praised the sturdy neighborhood participation and highlighted the continual market efforts to extend entry to meals by means of packages akin to SNAP and WIC, in addition to steady associations with native organizations to gather donations for meals pantries within the space.
Extra data could be discovered, together with the upcoming market dates and the small print of the provider, in Crdowntownmarket.com.