Logan Square Farmers Market Season Ends: What Sundays Hold
October 22, 2026
October 22, 2026
This Sunday, October 25, is the last outdoor Logan Square Farmers Market of 2026. It runs 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2620 N. Milwaukee Ave. and closes the first full season at the redesigned square. The next market day is Saturday, November 28. It opens indoors at Avondale Collective, 2800 N. Milwaukee Ave., and runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
That leaves 33 days with no market at all. After that, the market switches to a different day of the week at a different address. The Sunday morning that formed around the monument this year has no winter version. From November through March, Sundays on the square depend on the cafes and restaurants around it.
In April, Block Club Chicago reported that the move was meant to be permanent. Nilda Esparza, the market producer and Logan Square Chamber of Commerce director, called the new spot "our forever home." Before this year, the market spent 18 years a few blocks down Logan Boulevard and then two years on Kedzie Boulevard.
The new footprint is smaller. The 2026 layout has 24 fewer booths than in previous years. It holds 103 rotating farmers and food vendors, 44 of them weekly farmers, spread across the Milwaukee plaza and part of Logan Boulevard. Another 14 vintage vendors set up at La Placita in front of Reno, Same Day Cafe and other Kedzie businesses. There is live music by the monument every week.
Block Club's April report put the market's typical weekly draw at 12,000 to 15,000 people. In June, Esparza said more than 80,000 people had come to the new location in its first seven weeks. That works out to roughly 11,400 a week, near the low end of that range, on less space. The setting had changed too. The $27 million redesign of the traffic circle created two plazas, nearly an acre of park space, wider sidewalks and new lighting.
By July, vendors were describing a market that was easier to shop. Kyle Washington of Frogtown Juice Co. told Block Club he sells about 1,000 bottles a week. He said 40 to 50 percent of his customers come back to return glass bottles for a discount. Kevin Gorman of Gorman Farm Fresh Produce said business was "up a little bit." The same report quoted a shopper from Austin who found parking harder than when the market sat on Kedzie Boulevard but liked having more places to sit near other businesses. Camila Forero, who sells vintage clothing at La Placita under her brand I Find Cool Stuff, described what had changed for her:
"They built it so that [the plaza] is walkable, shoppable now. There's no dirt floors, so it makes a difference."
That quote also comes from the July Block Club report. The vendors were describing a Sunday market on the square.
The 2026–27 winter market repeats last winter's day, hours and venue. Over the last three winters it has moved once and then stayed put:
| Winter season | Location | Day and hours |
|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Breakfast for Dinner, 2537 N. Pulaski Road | Saturdays, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., Nov. 9 through March 29 |
| 2025–26 | Avondale Collective, 2800 N. Milwaukee Ave. | Saturdays, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. |
| 2026–27 | Avondale Collective, 2800 N. Milwaukee Ave., first floor | Saturdays, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Nov. 28 through March 27 |
The market's own site notes the winter market stays open on holidays. It is also much smaller. The DePaulia reported last January that the winter market had 20 or more vendors selling produce, coffee, ready-to-eat food and other goods, with live music. That is about a fifth of the 103 vendors on the summer roster, and it happens on a different day.
For anyone who planned around Sunday mornings at the monument, the November change means a new day, a new address and a fraction of the stalls. The summer routine pauses until the outdoor season comes back.
From Thursday, October 22, through Halloween, the dates line up like this:
After Halloween, the Chamber's events calendar has no Sunday market events until the indoor season starts on a Saturday. For the four November Sundays before the indoor opening, the square's morning traffic depends on what's open around it.
The businesses that hosted La Placita all season are still there without the stalls out front. Reno lists brunch Friday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Same Day Cafe at 2651 N. Kedzie posts "New Winter Hours" on its site: Tuesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
La Boulangerie faces a different change. Block Club reported in July that construction had started on a new public plaza at 2550 N. Milwaukee Ave. and that the work removed the bakery's patio. The plaza is planned to include seating, landscaping, lighting, a performance area and a children's play area. At the time, the report said it could be finished early next year, and an updated timeline was still pending. The second plaza, a short walk from the first, is still on its way.
The newest weekend-morning option sits south of the square. The Logan Inn opened September 11 at 2001 N. California Ave., below the Logan Square SRO hotel. Block Club reported that the cafe is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends, and the bar runs noon to 1 a.m. on weekends. The cafe menu includes a maple-bourbon-cream latte, Good Ambler pastries, Italian sandwiches on focaccia and a mortadella sandwich with burrata, pistachio pesto, honey and radicchio. Kiva Wenig co-owns and runs it. Wenig and hotel manager Luke Blahnik own both the cafe and the hotel. Block Club also reported that a large vertical sign is planned for the wall facing Armitage, in a style similar to the Logan Theatre's.
| Weekend morning near the square | Address | Weekend hours as listed |
|---|---|---|
| Reno | On Kedzie, at La Placita | Brunch Fri–Sun, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. |
| Same Day Cafe | 2651 N. Kedzie Ave. | Tue–Sun, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. |
| The Logan Inn cafe | 2001 N. California Ave. | Sat–Sun, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. |
The other new arrivals this fall are dinner spots. Hooligan opened at the start of October at 2528 N. California Ave. Chef Christian Hunter and restaurateur Tyrone Redic Jr. run it as a neo-Midwestern bistro. Eater Chicago lists service Thursday through Monday, 5 to 10 p.m. The menu includes a chicken-liver parfait with hot-water cornbread and pimento cheese, a roasted half chicken, and paddlefish caviar from Kentucky.
Siete Azul, a Mexican mariscos restaurant from Luis Zendejas, is moving into the former Chicago Diner space at 2333 N. Milwaukee Ave. Block Club reported on October 14 that it would open later this month, with the exact date to be posted on its social media. It plans to be BYOB until its liquor license is approved. Initial hours are 4 to 10 p.m. Thursday and Sunday, and 4 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Planned dishes include butter-lime scallops with poblano sauce, shrimp empanadas made with purple masa, and whole grilled red snapper.
The next major daytime addition is due in 2027. Trader Joe's is confirmed for 2053 N. Milwaukee Ave., and the alderman has described an early-2027 target. The site plans include a pedestrian link to Milwaukee Avenue, and another 12,000 square feet is being marketed to a second tenant, according to Block Club.
Put together, the next five months look like this. Sunday dinners have more new choices. Saturday groceries are at Avondale Collective. Sunday mornings at the square run on Reno, Same Day Cafe and the Logan Inn until the outdoor market comes back to the plaza next spring.
Seasonal shifts like this are part of how we follow every block we work in. When the calendar changes how a neighborhood uses its streets, it also changes how a home there should be shown and priced. If you're weighing a move to or within Logan Square and want to know how the square's year looks from a front porch, the Leigh Marcus Team is glad to walk you through it. Book a consultation.
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