The Austin Town Hall Farmers Market takes place on Thursdays starting in June through October. We are an outdoor market featuring a variety of food and artisan vendors along with community resources. Watch the video to get a glimpse of our weekly party in the park.

Austin Town Hall Farmers Market (ATHFM) is a farmers’ market in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. We are located outside the Austin Town Hall Park, 5610 W. Lake St, Chicago, IL 60644.

Build your own walking stick using buckthorn, an invasive species. Ages 12 & up.

Help restore our natural habitat and hone your plant ID skills. Supplies and refreshments provided. Ages 13 & up.

Create an eco-print with fall leaves and make your own plant press around an outdoor fire.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Features a screening of two short films: "Street Food: New Orleans" and "Can Food Be Political?"

All Ages!

For people who live, work, volunteer, go to school, or worship in the Austin community on the West Side of Chicago.

Wear your favorite hoodie! This will be an outdoor event, weather permitting.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for dinner bites from three local Austin chefs, cider, s’mores, garden tours, and tabling activities by community organizations focused on health, food, culinary arts and small business resources. 

Join Reduce Waste Chicago for our fourth annual Sustainability Market! Discover eco-focused local small businesses, artists and organizations dedicated to helping us all live more sustainably. Drop off items for reuse, repurposing and recycling with five collection organizations. Connect with and create community in a shared mission to reduce waste in our homes and our communities. See you there!

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Winning films will premiere interspersed by short chats with the filmmakers who share the stories behind their work. Adam Joel of Aggressively Compassionate will host.

• Doors open 9:30 a.m. for check-in/registration

• Program begins promptly at 10 a.m. Central Daylight Time

• Program ends 11:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time

• Free popcorn

• Free beverage

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Enjoy our FREE “creative-reuse carnival” with games made from repurposed materials! Win prizes, learn about local plants and animals and more.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Hosted at Swallow Cliff Woods Pavilion, learn how to make your paper with recycled materials. Supplies provided.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Our market connects residents with local farmers offering fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs, and other farm staples. This market takes place EVERY Thursday Rain or Shine from June 12th - October 30th 1-6 PM.

Hosted by Oak Park Public Library:

Wish you knew more about how to keep your bike operating smoothly between bike shop checkups? Bring your bike to this drop-by family friendly event in celebration of National Bike Month to learn more about the ABCs of basic bike maintenance. Volunteers from Working Bikes will be on hand to show you how to do basic upkeep of your air, brakes and chain. Keep an eye out for cameo appearances from other friendly local bikes and organizations.

Hosted by Oak Park Public Library:

In celebration of World Migratory Bird Day, drop by the Idea Box for tours of the exhibit CROSSING PATHS: Migrating Birds and You, led by Oak Park Elementary School District 97 students in the Brooks Environmental Action Team (BEAT). 

Learn more about their process and about the human-made obstacles birds face as well as inspiration for actions people can take to help them on their journeys.

Join this junky jamboree to celebrate MOTHERS of all kinds: Mommas of humans, Mother of our Earth, and all the mother-junking artisans who transform materials into one-of-a-kind wonders.
There is no other market that offers a "Participatory Production" experience! What does that mean? Not only can you shop for upcycled home goods, art, planters, fashion, body care, and oddball stuff, you can also drop off household supplies to the artisans for their future creative projects. Plus, other hands-on activities.