The Winona Farmers Market opens its 2026 season this Saturday on the Levee Park grounds with a record 62 vendors — the largest lineup in the market’s 35-year history.

New vendors this year include a Hmong flower farm from the Stockton Valley, an artisan cheese maker from Whitewater Township, and a wood-fired pizza operation using locally milled flour. Returning favorites include Keenan Family Farm’s heritage tomatoes and Bluff Ridge Apiary’s wildflower honey.

“The demand for local food in the river valley keeps growing,” said market manager Jean Schultz. “We had a waiting list of vendors this year for the first time ever.”

The market operates every Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to noon, May through October. Live music begins at 9 a.m., and a new kids’ garden activity area will offer planting workshops throughout the season.