Your Sunday Morning Just Got Better: Hamlin Park Farmers Market Is Back — and Roscoe Street Has Never Looked Tastier
By Socialhood News · Il/Chicago/Roscoe Village ·
If you haven't made Hamlin Park part of your Sunday morning routine yet, this weekend is the perfect time to start. The Hamlin Park Farmers Market is running today, August 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 3035 N. Hoyne Ave., offering neighbors a chance to stock up on fresh local produce, artisan bread, pastries, and street food — all steps away from the park's beloved playground, pool, and dog park. It's the kind of laid-back, only-in-the-neighborhood morning that makes Roscoe Village feel like the village it truly is.
And while you're browsing those market stalls, it's worth taking a moment to appreciate just how much Roscoe Street itself has been quietly transforming. According to a real estate blog published just last week, the corridor between Damen and Western has "changed hands, changed signage, or is about to" in ways that are meaningfully reshaping the neighborhood's identity. R&A Sourdough — the acclaimed Ravenswood bakery run by Rachel and Adam Beltzman — opened its third location in Roscoe Village earlier this year, bringing its full lineup of sourdough bagels, breads, and pastries. Add that to the anticipated arrivals of Colectivo Coffee and Dots Cafe, and the Village's coffee-and-bakery scene is having a genuine moment.
Whether you're grabbing market-fresh peaches or scoping your new favorite morning bakery, Roscoe Village's late-summer energy is impossible to resist. Don't miss the Roscoe Village Neighbors community meeting this Wednesday, August 19 at 6:30 p.m., and stay connected at roscoevillage.org and lakeviewroscoevillage.org.
Sources:
1. https://roscoevillageneighborhood.org/
2. https://cadence-realty.com/blog/roscoe-street-is-having-a-moment-this-fall-and-three-blocks-explain-why