The iconic Maxwell Street Market will return to its original home on Maxwell Street for the 2025 season.
Join us August 10, 2025. The market is free for all ages to attend, and runs from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Visitors to the Maxwell Street Market will experience an eclectic mix of foods and finds—including handmade crafts, resale housewares, clothing, and much more. This year’s edition will also feature live entertainment and programming from cultural partners, and will incorporate nearby businesses and restaurants including several “Maxwell Street originals” with longstanding ties to the neighborhood; highlights include:
- Express Grill
- Hashbrowns
- Jim’s Original
- Lalo’s Mexican Restaurant
- Bar Louie
Historic Maxwell Street Walking Tours at the Maxwell Street Market! Enjoy a stroll down Maxwell Street to learn about its historic sites, businesses and architecture presented by the Maxwell Street Foundation. Meet at the Maxwell Street Foundation tent on Maxwell Street at 11:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. (tours last approximately 40 minutes). Tours are free of charge but the contribution of donations to the Foundation is always welcome!
In conjunction with the exhibition “Poor Man’s Paradise,” Project Onward will be a vendor at the Maxwell Street Market on August 10, 2025, selling prints and artwork related to the history of the market, as well as other artwork from our studio.
The exhibition “Poor Man’s Paradise” at Project Onward (1200 W 35th St, 4th Floor) includes the work of eight different artists (Michael Bryant, Bill Douglas, Andrew Hall, R.J. Juguilon, Fernando Ramirez, Alita Van Hee, Ricky Willis, and George Zuniga). The paintings, drawings, and sculptures visualize their own Maxwell Street memories, as well as explore the place’s cultural legacy. The artwork will be exhibited alongside original artifacts from the history of the Market, generously loaned by the Maxwell Street Foundation. To learn more about the exhibition which runs from 08/15/25 to 09/27/25, click here.
Getting There: Halsted and Roosevelt Rd. are historically the gateway to the Maxwell Street Market on Maxwell Street, but now the Market can also be accessed from Union Avenue at Roosevelt Rd., for pedestrians. CTA Bus #8 on Halsted Street stops at Maxwell St.; CTA Bus #12 stops on Roosevelt Rd. near both Union and Halsted; and the CTA Blue Line stops at the UIC-Halsted station on Halsted north of Roosevelt Rd.
After August 10th, dates for Maxwell Street Market on Second Sundays, May – October 2025 include: September 14th and October 5th.
For vendors: Applications open April 1, 2025. For more information, click here.