Lucky Star Iowa

08/18/2026

📣Spread the news! Lucky Star Fall Market at Fareway is just around the corner!🍁

📆This is the second of *only* TWO outdoor Lucky Star Markets for 2026, so make sure you write it in your date book, in pen. 🖊️

🍁We’ll see you when the mums are blooming, the pumpkins are out, and sweater weather has arrived!🎃

WHEN- Sunday, October 4th , 2026
WHERE- Downtown Ames Fareway lot
619 Burnett Ave Ames, Iowa
TIME- 11am- 4pm
Free Admission

🌟40+ local makers, indie crafters, artists, vintage vendors, and creative entrepreneurs
*Free market totes for the first 100 shoppers
*Delicious local food & drink trucks
*Live music all day
*Local non profits to support & Friendship Ark, Inc. serving up cider & baked goods for free will donations
*Spend the day in downtown Ames & enjoy the shops and restaurants open on Main Street

Big thanks to LUCY for the amazing graphic design!😍

08/11/2026

🍂🍁🎃 GET READY 🎃🍁🍂

Join us in celebrating Fall and supporting local makers, artists, creative entrepreneurs and local food all in one beautiful downtown Ames location!☀️🍂

•WHEN• Sunday, October 4th
•HOURS• 11am-4pm
•WHERE • 619 Burnett Ave, Downtown Ames Fareway lot

We can’t wait to see you! Our biggest outdoor pop-up market of the year is the perfect way to cap off Iowa State Homecoming weekend.❤️💛

06/09/2026

⭐️THANK YOU to the shoppers, vendors, musicians, volunteers, sponsors and friends who made our early summer Lucky Star Market at Fareway such a wonderful day!🎉✨And thank you to our host, the downtown Ames Fareway store!

We’re incredibly grateful for your support, creativity, and community. Despite an uncertain forecast, we enjoyed a mostly dry market day, and the Ames community showed up!🙌🏾👏🥰

Enjoy this first round of captures...we can’t wait to share more! 📸Photo cred

⭐️We’ll be back at Fareway on October 4th for our fall market. You can sign up for our newsletter on our website, and vendor applications are still open (link in bio).

06/07/2026

Lucky Star is ON!
🌈⭐️TODAY! Sunday!
11am-4pm
The weather isn’t stopping us and we are more than grateful for all the early shoppers who came out to support! Live music and !🎵🎸
➡️Support the makers! Shop local! Explore downtown Ames!⭐️💫🙌🏾

06/07/2026

TOMORROW ! Lucky Star Market at Fareway

*SUNDAY * June 7th * 11AM-4PM
* Local handmade & artisan vendors⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Food + drinks from local favorites
• Outdoor event — Rain or shine🌈 (🤞hoping for the Ames “bubble”)

FREE EVENT * OPEN TO ALL * SUPPORT THE MAKERS!

➡️** ’s Clay on Wheels**local nonprofits**live music by & **free market tote bags for the first 100 shoppers**

06/05/2026

⭐️THIS SUNDAY, June 7th is the day!! We’re proud to feature seasoned vendors and creators as well and new and emerging makers who are just getting their start!⭐️🌸🌈

Discover unique finds, local food trucks & artisans, amazing live music and a fun day of creativity and community connection!!✨

Rain or shine, come out to support the makers and celebrate summer in downtown Ames!🙌🏾🎉

And don’t forget, our market is FREE ADMISSION, family & leashed pet friendly & complimentary market tote bags will be given the first 100 shoppers!🛍️

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06/04/2026

Thank you, Ronna Faaborg & The Ames Tribune for this feature on Sunday’s Lucky Star Market at Fareway!

https://www.amestrib.com/story/entertainment/arts/2026/06/04/nearly-50-vendors-set-for-lucky-star-market-in-downtown-ames-food-trucks-music-art-vendors/90401953007/?fbclid=IwdGRleASOt5RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeKuDVI5h7vhgq-xLnWjXS8yyyJUnROdoNXcuiOse7Pq9fy6trHVhD5uB_SVU_aem_6CjC3d5uMgM1Pl-dvss1tw&link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6a21cb375a86e70001c58069&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Lucky Star Market returns Sunday, June 7, with nearly 50 artists, makers, food trucks and music. Shop local and celebrate the creative community.

06/03/2026

⭐️THIS Sunday is the first of *only* TWO Lucky Star Markets at Fareway this year! ⭐️

WHEN- Sunday June 7th
TIME- 11am-4pm
WHERE- Downtown Ames Fareway lot
📍619 Burnett Ave, Ames

Just 4 more days ‘til we meet up to see all the wonderful vendor booths full of handmade goods, art, funky little treasures (and much more!), local artists, creative people, ceramics, jewelry, fresh & dried flowers, really good snacks, and things made and collected by actual human hands!

Our market is family and leashed dog friendly. We also have live interactive clay experiences at ’s Clay on Wheels booth! Local nonprofits onsite are Lights Out Ames🐧 and the Alzheimer’s Association of Iowa.🙌🏾

Live music from and !! 🎶🎸

Free market bags to the first 100 shoppers!🛍️

We can’t wait to see you!🌈💫