Green City Market's West Loop Saturday market at 900 W. Monroe St. has two dates left this year: Nov. 14 and Nov. 21, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. On the first of those Saturdays, the Randolph Street Market Holiday Market opens at Plumbers Union Hall. On Sunday, the Chicago Artisan Market fills Morgan MFG on North Morgan Street.
The neighborhood's weekend market doesn't end this month. It moves indoors and swaps produce for gifts. This weekend is the only time you can shop both kinds in the West Loop. After Nov. 21 the farmers leave, and the December weekend belongs to the holiday markets alone.
The Handoff, Date by Date
- Saturday, Nov. 14: Green City Market runs 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Randolph Street Market opens with a 9 a.m. Early Buy, then general shopping from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 15: Randolph Street Market runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Chicago Artisan Market runs 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 21: Green City Market's last West Loop Saturday of 2026.
- Saturday, Dec. 5: Green City's indoor market returns to Avondale.
- Dec. 12–13: Both holiday markets are back for a second round, with no farmers market in the neighborhood.
The two holiday organizers picked the same pair of weekends. That leaves Sunday, Nov. 15 and Sunday, Dec. 13 as the two days when both indoor markets are open together. But only the November weekend also has the farmers market.
Saturday, Nov. 14: Groceries First, Then the Vintage Hall
The two Saturday markets keep different hours. Green City wraps up at 1 p.m. Randolph Street Market's general shopping starts at 10 a.m. and runs until 7 p.m. That leaves a three-hour window, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., when both are open. If farm produce is on your list, shop Monroe Street first and head to the vintage hall afterward. Randolph Street stays open six more hours after the farmers pack up.
The 9 a.m. hour at Randolph Street
The Early Buy runs from 9 to 10 a.m., and part of the proceeds goes to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boys and Girls Club. Early Buy tickets cost $35 online or $40 at the gate. General admission is $19 online or $20 at the gate, and it covers both days. So the extra $16 online buys you one hour before the crowd. Because a general ticket is good for both days, you can also come back Sunday without paying again. Seniors, students, teachers, military members, first responders and nurses pay $13 online or $15 at the gate with ID, and kids under 12 get in free.
The market describes the November event as 125 indoor dealers selling vintage, artisanal, handcrafted and globally sourced goods, plus a DJ and a Little Elves Workshop. Its 2026 holiday announcement lists afternoon high tea as new this year, and the vendors include vintage holiday décor, estate jewelry, mid-century furniture, vinyl and rare books.
"The Holiday Market is more than shopping—it's hot cocoa, vintage Christmas décor, holiday music, and Chicago in its happiest form."
Founder Sally Schwartz said that in the same Randolph Street Market announcement, which notes the market has run since 2003.
Getting in and parking
The event page lists the venue as 1340 W. Washington. The free surface lot is entered at that same address. An overflow garage charges $7 an hour and is entered from Randolph Street just west of Ada Street. On a Saturday when the farmers market is also drawing crowds, the free lot fills first.
For anyone who wants to start Friday night, the market also lists a ticketed Prince + Prosecco event on Friday, Nov. 13, priced at $100.
Sunday, Nov. 15: Two Halls, Six Shared Hours
Sunday has more overlap than Saturday. Randolph Street Market runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Chicago Artisan Market runs 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Morgan MFG, 401 N. Morgan St. Both are open together from 11 to 5, which leaves plenty of time to visit each one without rushing.
The two markets sell different things. Randolph Street leans vintage and antique. The Artisan Market, which the organizer calls its Pre-Thanksgiving Market, lists 115 artisans selling food, fashion, home goods and art. Its timing also differs from Randolph Street's. It lands 11 days before Thanksgiving, so a host gift or a pantry item for the holiday table fits it better than a mid-century credenza does.
The Artisan Market costs less to get into. Advance admission is $8, $10 with a tote bag, or $20 for four people, and the organizer lists $10 at the door. Kids under 12 are free, and the MFG Bar is open during market hours. A household of four adults could do Sunday at Morgan MFG for $20 in advance. The same four adults would pay $76 online at Randolph Street, though that price covers both days.
Where to eat between the two
Several of this fall's openings are close to the Sunday markets. Black Briar, the American gastropub from co-owners Jimmy Papadopoulos and Tim Anderson, opened Sept. 26 at 201 N. Morgan St., the same street as Morgan MFG. Eater Chicago lists it as open daily from 4 to 10 p.m. That makes it an after-market dinner, not a lunch break. Both markets close at 5, an hour after Black Briar opens.
Victory & Vice, a sports bar at 318 N. Carpenter St. that opened Sept. 9, has a 1,000-square-foot patio, 30 screens and a large viewing wall, according to Eater Chicago. It works for a Sunday afternoon spent half shopping and half watching a game.
Berenjak opened Oct. 2 inside Soho House at 113–125 N. Green St. and serves Persian kababs and other charcoal-grilled dishes, per Eater Chicago's openings tracker.
For an early start, Susu at 652 W. Randolph St. announced a weekend bakery set to open Oct. 17, with breakfast sandwiches and pastries for pre-order and pickup through the restaurant's back entrance, Eater Chicago reported. The menu Eater described is built around a wagyu sujuk breakfast sandwich on hand-rolled sourdough pita.
Saturday, Nov. 21: The Farmers' Last West Loop Morning
A week later, the overlap is over. Green City Market runs one more Saturday at 900 W. Monroe St., 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and that ends its West Loop season. The city's farmers market schedule has the West Loop season starting May 2. That adds up to about seven months of Saturdays on Monroe Street. For a Thanksgiving held the following Thursday, it's the last chance to buy from Green City's farmers without leaving the neighborhood.
After that, the farmers leave the West Loop. Green City's indoor market returns to Avondale at 3031 N. Rockwell St. and runs from Dec. 5 to March 20, with dozens of local farmers and food producers.
December Keeps the Holiday Markets but Not the Farmers
The holiday markets come back to the same two buildings. Randolph Street Market returns Dec. 12–13 with the same Saturday and Sunday schedule. The Chicago Artisan Market's Holiday Market is Sunday, Dec. 13, also at Morgan MFG, and the organizer says it closes its 2026 city markets. December gets the same pairing of vintage hall and artisan hall, but Monroe Street will have no farmers market. The closest farmers will be in Avondale.
Fulton Market's restaurant openings aren't done for the season either. Gibsons Restaurant Group is bringing Gibsons Tavern to 925 W. Fulton Market St. On Nov. 2, Crain's Chicago Business described the opening as "just weeks away."
Neighborhood calendars like this one are part of how the team at Vesta Preferred Realty keeps track of the West Loop, from the farmers' last Saturday on Monroe to the December market weekend. If a weekend on these blocks has you wondering what your own place would sell for, request a home valuation and we'll send you a West Loop number built on current sales.
