YLNI Farmers Market — Local services in Fort Wayne

In the Summer this is outside downtown and it’s 2-3 blocks long! (Winter it’s inside) They have 1-2 different live music options, multiple food trucks with breakfast options, tons of local produce, unique handmade items (great gifts!) fresh flowers 🌺 and so much more! You can take kids, strollers and dogs. I recommend getting there at 9 am for the best parking downtown and shorter lines. That said, the lines are typically worth it! ** take a bag to put your goodies in and wear comfortable shoes to walk around in. When you’re finished there you could check out the murals around town or ride a scooter 🛴 fun Saturday in the Fort!

Edit: May 2023 they now have...

Great vendors, but Fort Wayne has long outgrown the existing location. The market is much smaller than others similarly sized cities due to a cramped location downtown. Parking is scarce, the flow is difficult, and there is live, undirected traffic through the middle of the market (or rather two independent, disjointed markets). I'd love to see a new spot identified within the next few years so we could better showcase all the great partners at the market. I'd also like to see the hours expanded to 8:00 if possible. There are several great breakfast vendors that are unofficially opening...

There are lots of small businesses with excellent, high quality products to find here! And if you're in the market for dairy-free and gluten-free products, this place is for you! There were lots of desserts from rice crispies, cookies, cake pops, and cupcakes. There were bread stands, jewlery, handcrafted soap, alcohol, pet accessories, graphic design posters and stickers, candy, ice cream, wooden decor, masks, kid's clothes, pillowcases.... YLNI has it all! And you can feel good about each and every purchase for helping small and...