We LOVED having our wedding here! The booths offered a lot of flexibility for use and decor! We ended up mostly using leaf garlands to decorate each booth. Something we were worried about was the lightning but the string lights offered enough light for the night, I would suggest making sure your photographer has a good flash. It added to the magical feel of our wedding. You will have to rent tables and chairs but it’s worth it with the price of the venue. There’s a rental company minutes away and offered great service. One of the most beautiful parts our friends and family enjoyed was watching the sunset on the dock! Our friends and family are still raving about the venue.

June was fantastic to chat with, they answered all our questions in a prompt matter. They also were very flexible with our schedule. One of the bathrooms was out of order and they were so kind and let use the bathroom trailers with no additional cost. They gabe very clear rules and expectations! I found it very useful they supplied maps and suggested layouts.

The Ithaca Farmers Market is a dream venue for couples looking for a charming, rustic, and lakeside backdrop. As a professional wedding planner, I have always impressed by how flexible and accommodating the team is. From setup to breakdown, the staff makes the process seamless, as well as straight-forward. The venue offers a naturally beautiful atmosphere that doesn’t require much extra decorating to make it feel magical. Bonus: When we’re in town for events, our team loves attending the market — it's full of local treasures, great eats, and an unforgettable vibe!

We had our wedding at the Farmers Market this past year and we are so happy with our decision. We came from out of state, but are former Ithaca residents, so the venue was special to us. We've spent countless hours visiting the market as patrons - so it was fitting to get married here. I love that the space can be anything you want it to be. It is really a blank slate. Type A brides and wedding planners really thrive here because of the vast amount of space to play around creatively. Our guests who haven't been to the area were so impressed with the location and the overall feel of the market after-hours and how we decorated it. We strung 50+ lanterns up to give it a magical "starry night" feel and the staff was so accommodating and kind about any questions or ideas we had for the wedding. The vendors who work with the IFM staff are well-versed in the market and the quick turnaround time it takes to put together this celebration after the market ends. If this is something you're worried about - don't be. They are such professionals when it comes to weddings here. Overall I am so happy with how it turned out.

We didn't spend a lot of time looking at venues because we knew the farmers market would be the perfect fit for what we wanted, and we are really happy with our choice. From the beginning, working with the farmers market staff was super easy; they are organized, transparent (you can see what dates are already booked and pricing on the website), and responsive. We never had to wait more than a few hours to responses to emails and questions. Also, even though you have to bring in your own vendors, this is a well-priced option that delivers incredible bang for your buck because the setting for the market is already so beautiful that you don't have to overthink decoration. We didn't hire a decorator separate from our coordinator and her staff, and, alongside our coordinator, the farmers market staff helped us figure out the best way to execute our plan. The farmers market is also a great option if you want to do more of the planning yourself because they provide a list of preferred vendors, which enables you to identify easily vendors who know the market well while also affording you flexibility to curate your own unique wedding. Our guests really enjoyed the laidback but stunning setting of the farmers market, and we think it really set the scene for a fun, intimate ceremony and party that was truly our own.

We had our wedding at IFM in early August, it ended up raining all day and the rain plan was much more romantic than I even imagined. The venue is the best bang for your buck, it's quite simple and charming which means you can have a minimal decorating plan or go all out. We chose to go all-out and hired Serendipity and Van Noble as well (both local vendors that are super fab, I might add). It's a great place and we'll treasure our time shared at the IFM!

Jordan with the Ithaca Farmers Market was very responsive, organized, and detailed, which was just what we needed planning a wedding from across the country in California. On the day of, everything was taken care of in a timely fashion even though we were doing it at 6 pm, 2 hours after the Farmers Market closed. Because vendors had partnered with the Farmers Market before, set up and break down was almost completely handled by our caterer. The actual venue itself was wonderful. We din't provide any decorations beyond flowers we had bought at the Farmers Market that day and it was perfect. Our pictures came out great with the trees, lake, and wooden pavilion as backdrops. I would highly recommend having your wedding here.

Having grown up in Ithaca, attending the Farmers Market my entire life, it was a no-brainer choosing it as the venue for our fall wedding. The event coordinator was lovely to work with, answering any and all questions we had during the planning process. As soon as the market was closed for the day, their entire team was out cleaning and getting it ready for our vendors. We did very minor decorating, as the market speaks for itself. What decorating we did do was placed in different vendor booths, which helped create little different "areas" for our guests to visit. We received endless compliments from our guests about the space. Getting married surrounded by the water and changing colors was magical. My wife and I cannot say enough good things about our experience getting married at the Ithaca Farmers Market. Highly recommend!

We were so excited to get married at the Farmer's Market! The night was absolutely magical, and we didn't feel like we needed any more decoration than the string lights they have up. We had around 160 people at our wedding and the space didn't feel too big or too small. The weather is definitely a risk we had to take, but we got lucky and it was gorgeous! The staff at the market was great and answered all of our questions! Their recommendations for other vendors was spot on and we had a great team that made our day so absolutely magical.

It was a no-brainer to have our wedding at the Ithaca Farmers Market. It's a very meaningful place for us and made for a magical celebration of our love. Our ceremony was incredibly picturesque - with the backdrop of Cayuga Lake, met with the setting sun and a hot air balloon that happened to be floating past. Then moving in to the farmers market for the reception was seamless. We decorated a few of the booths with "exhibits" of our relationship, a photo booth, a game booth, a guest book/polaroid booth and used the Luna Food Truck which all worked splendidly and looked beautiful. The market ends at 3pm and the setup crew/vendors can start setting up at 4pm. We had our ceremony start at 6pm (which was a bit ambitious with the amount of decorations we had) with the reception ending at 11/11:30pm.
Jordan, the event director, was very responsive and a pleasure to work with. A half hour before the ceremony, we noticed high schoolers arriving to take prom photos on the lake by the market while we were finishing setting up and I was able to get on the phone with Jordan to resolve the issue. She worked very well with our catering team and I didn't have to worry about anything else for the rest of the evening. There is a bike path that runs through the ceremony area and sandwich boards are placed on either side to keep people from coming through, which worked fairly well during the ceremony, but didn't stop some bikers - it is a public park after all.
The next morning we had our guests meet us at the market for a "farewell stroll" and it was so cool to show everyone the market in it's operational state. Highly recommend doing this!!
Overall, the market is the perfect spot for a wedding! I'm so thrilled we were able to have it at this enchanting venue! Huge thanks to Jordan and the market team for making this the best day ever

We had our wedding here and absolutely loved it. I'd known for a long time that I wanted to have my wedding here, and it far exceeded my expectations. Such a beautiful spot, with twinkly lights already set up and plenty of space for a large or small event, plus it's right on the water. Jordan, the Farmers Market coordinator, was quick to respond and answer any questions I had leading up to the event. The space is just beautiful!

One thing to note: you will have to pay for everything (tables, chairs, catering equipment, etc.) to be brought in as it is just an open space. This was just an added expense and extra step the day of the event, so just be aware. Our caterer (shout out to Macro Mamas) had plenty of experience at the Farmers Market so they knew exactly how to handle the set up and clean up of the space. I recommend working with vendors who are all familiar with the space.