2023-2024 Indoor Market Vendors


The following vendors are presently scheduled to be here each month, unless noted (listed alphabetically):

  • Atnea insurance
  • BLS Accessories
  • Brenda’s Backyard
  • Creations by Sherry
  • Illinois Extension
  • Lantow lofts and Condos
  • Let it Pour Artwork
  • Luxury Love Candles
  • Pearl’s Produce
  • Quixotic Bakery
  • West Rock Farms
  • Zoey’s Furry Friends Bakery






Previous 2023-2024 Indoor Vendors have included:

  • C’ Noel’s Artwork
  • Crafty’s Creations by Sherri
  • D’ Sugars
  • Huntington Learning Center
  • Illinois Extension
  • Lantow Lofts Condo Association
  • Let it Pour
  • Luxury Love Candles
  • Pearl’s Produce
  • Polish Deluxe
  • Quixotic Bakery
  • West Rock Farms





2023 Outdoor Vendors


The following vendors are presently scheduled to be here each week, unless noted (listed alphabetically):

  • Abraham and Keturah Homeschool/YHWH’s GoodFruit/Kenrah H.O.N. Products
  • Amp Rockford/Amerihealth Caritas
  • ApotheShari Mystical Healing
  • Aqua Vitalis Soap
  • D’s Sugars – body scrubs and body butters
  • Guzman Blings and Things
  • Home Sweet Honey
  • Huntington Learning Center of Rockford
  • Illinois Extension (SNAP Education)
  • Katie’s Cup
  • Lala’s Beads
  • Lit Creations – Kassandra Olson
  • Oak Street Health
  • Pearl’s Produce
  • Phenomenal Head Wraps
  • Polish Deluxe
  • Takeshi Blessing Asian Cuisine Food Truck
  • Three Raven Studio – Handmade pottery and classes (every other week)
  • Thrivent
  • UI Health Mile Square LP Johnson Rockford (1st and 3rd Weeks of the month)
  • University of Illinois Extension Office
  • West Rock Family Farms
  • Y.S.N. (Youth Service Network)
  • Zion Lutheran Church





How do I become a vendor at Rockford Midtown Market?


Check out these three links for the full details::
2023-4 Indoor Winter Market Vendor Guidelines (PDF, opens in new window)
2023 Market Vendor Guidelines (PDF, opens in new window)
2023 Market Vendor Application (PDF, opens in new window)
Also, you can email rockfordmidtownmarket@gmail.com or call the Midtown Market Coordinator, Michael Thomas, at 815-558-3169 or Market Manager, Malika Miller, at ‪779-220-0240‬.



Benefits to being a vendor at Rockford Midtown Market:


  • We offer an inexpensive booth fee compared to other area markets, which means your costs are minimal when compared to other area farmer’s markets
  • We accept SNAP/IL Link so that more customers can have the benefit of affordable farm-fresh food
  • We partner with linkupil.org to allow SNAP/IL Link users to get double their SNAP benefits when it is spent at our market for fresh produce, which means more sales for you
  • Some of our vendors accept IL WIC Food Vouchers as another means of payment for any qualified food purchases, which can mean more sales
  • We help you to promote your business with our social media posts and emails
  • You are helping Rockford’s Historic and Diverse Midtown District Neighborhood with a positive presence





A few Frequently Asked Questions about Vending at Rockford Midtown Market


(Check out the Vendor Guidelines PDF for more information)

ROCKFORD MIDTOWN MARKET PURPOSE
Rockford Midtown Market’s goal is to build community around food, music, coffee, kid activities, and craft items. Vendors must submit an application and be selected through a committee approval process. The Rockford Midtown Market is a partnership between the Midtown District and Katie’s Cup – both 501(c)3 organizations. It will be held in the RPS205 Administrative parking lot off Fourth Avenue.

HOW LOCAL ARE YOUR MARKET VENDORS?
The Midtown Market gives preference to vendors within a 90 mile radius. Local products and vendors receive priority. The event strives to work with local small business owners and entrepreneurs in the area who produce their own products.

HOW BIG IS THE BOOTH SPACE?
All booths are 10ft x 10ft spaces. Vendors may rent multiple spaces. Spaces are assigned by the market team. Vendors will be charged for multiple spaces if need exceeds 10ft x 10ft. Vendors may bring their own tent, table/s and chair/s (these are not provided). There is no electricity at the site.

HOW DO I BECOME A VENDOR?
A completed application includes an application with a description of your product(s). Vendors wishing to sell food or beverages may be asked to submit samples. To ensure a wide variety of goods at the market, the number of vendors in each product category may be limited. Vendor booths are for vendors with regionally grown or produced products. We do not allow vendors for services, political organizations or campaigns, franchises, third party/direct sales or hostess companies, or not-for-profit organizations. The only exception to this is for businesses or non-profits that benefit the neighborhoods of Midtown.





Some of the businesses who have been a part of Rockford Midtown Market so far: Suzie’s Garden Patch, Rock Creek Farm, Farmbeta, The Veggie Table, West Rock Farms, Abraham & Keturah Schools, Amish Delights, KZM Productions, Owl’s Roost Farm, UI Health Mile Square LP Johnson Family Health Center, Pet Wants Rockford, Five Palms Antiques, Katie’s Cup, and many more!


THANK YOU to our sponsors!

 

Want to be a part of Rockford Midtown Market? OF COURSE YOU DO! Contact us today!