A city-run market on National Avenue in its 107th season, open three afternoons a week from May to the Saturday after Thanksgiving, with music on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Three afternoons a week from May to late November, the West Allis Farmers Market opens at 6501 West National Avenue. The hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 to 5 p.m., and the City of West Allis called 2026 the market's 107th season.
The city's 2026 release notes it has been voted best farmers market by both the Shepherd Express and Milwaukee Magazine. Here is when it runs, what is on the tables, when the music plays and where to eat before or after.
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Market days and hours
The West Allis Farmers Market runs from the first Saturday in May through the Saturday after Thanksgiving. In 2026 that meant opening day on Saturday, May 2 at 1 p.m. and a last market on Saturday, November 28, according to the city.
It is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 to 5 p.m., and it closes on Independence Day and Thanksgiving Day.
The noon start on Tuesdays and Thursdays is fairly new: CBS 58 reported it as new when the 2024 season opened.
Where the market is
State Fair Park is a little over a mile northwest, and downtown Milwaukee is about 4.5 miles to the northeast in a straight line.
The market's own website has a Getting to the Market page and an FAQ, and questions go to 414-302-3276 or farmersmarket@westalliswi.gov. The site also links iOS and Android apps.
What the vendors sell
Expect seasonal produce, fresh meats and eggs, specialty foods, food trucks and local brews, according to the city's 2026 opening release.
The 2026 season added new farmers, among them Cha Family Fields, Good Dog Farms, JY Produce and Micro Greens for Humanity, plus new food and specialty vendors including bakeries, a pasta maker, coffee vendors and a crepe shop.
The city also points out that vendors vary each market day, so the stall you liked on Saturday may not be there on Tuesday. Its listing adds flowers to the produce, so you can leave with a bouquet too.
Live music days
Local musicians play the market on Thursdays and Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m., from June 4 through October 31 in 2026. On a Saturday the music starts when the gates open at 1 p.m., so there is no waiting around for it.
That is a change from 2024, when CBS 58 reported music on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 2 to 5 p.m., so Tuesdays no longer have scheduled music.
A market with more than a century behind it
A 107th season in 2026 means the market has been going for more than a century. The website lists a History page and a market committee, and the copyright line belongs to the City of West Allis.
For a sense of the old West Allis that grew up around it, Kegel's Inn a few blocks northeast on National Avenue dates from 1924 and marked its centennial in 2024.
Before and after: food and drink nearby
The closest stop is OPE! Brewing, about 0.2 miles west on National Avenue.
About a quarter mile northeast, Lake Effect's cafe on Greenfield Avenue is open until 2 p.m., so it works before a Tuesday or Thursday noon start. Also about a quarter mile northeast, Lola's Empanadas on National Avenue opens at 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and bakes empanadas fresh.
For dinner, Kegel's Inn is about 0.4 miles away with a German menu, a beer garden and a Friday fish fry, and Henry Flach's on West National adds steak and an early bird fish fry to the list of places to eat in West Allis.
For a drink after the market closes at 5, OPE!, the Still & Oak distillery tasting room and Corvina's wine bar are all within about a mile, three different takes on bars in West Allis. Perspective Brewing is about two thirds of a mile west on Greenfield Avenue and opens at 3 p.m. on weekdays.
Make a day of it
A Saturday at the market pairs well with the rest of town: Healium Hot Yoga is about 0.15 miles southwest for a class beforehand, and the fairgrounds are about a mile northwest.
The west side adds Greenfield Park golf and indoor pickleball to the things to do in West Allis, about 3 to 3.5 miles from the market.
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Published October 12, 2026
