# Event Details - **Event Name**: Opening day - Saturday at the NEW! River & Rail - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Grow Jackson with the support of Experience Jackson invites you to celebrate with us MAY 2, 2026 - OPENING DAY of the Grand River Farmers Market At the River & Rail TRUE Community Credit Union Patio 137 W. North St., Jackson (Enter through the stone wall) 9:00 - 2:00 Located within the walls of Jackson’s historic armory - We can’t wait to welcome our community into the new space! With over 60 vendors - Seasonal fruits & veggies, fresh flowers, beef, chicken, eggs, pork, fish, cheeses, cider, pantry goods, honey, syrup, pasta, dairy, artisan breads, organic milled flour, mushrooms, tea, jams, pestos, sweets, coffee, soups, snacks, ready-to-eat hot food, sandwiches, nuts, granola, guacamole, salsa, natural home, health and beauty items, plants, even pet snacks - plus a few true artisans for a little retail therapy, including Pottery Paintings Woodcrafts Leather goods Ironworks Textiles Macrame Beadwork Handcrafted jewelry Glass art Denim & dyes We’ll have hot foods from some of your best-loved vendors like Bread Bites Mediterranean, Plus some favorite market food trucks: Cousins Maine Lobster Cookin’ with Beans Key Lime Time Pour Decisions and Fork in Nigeria The Jackson District library joins us opening day, as well as children’s author Sierra Carter with the Carter Series - come get your limited edition collection, signed in person! Kevin Krieger provides the days smooth sax soundtrack We’ll have kids crafts, giveaways, balloon animals (and maybe even a few real live cute feathered and fuzzy farm friends!), and you’ll see up close and personal the progress on your seven-day-a-week River & Rail Farm Stop and Food Hub, scheduled to open in July! And YES - we will finally have EBT/SNAP underway! In addition, just steps away is Art 634 - “Natural” is the currently featured art show featuring sculptures, collages, and more - all crafted in anytime soon from wood, stone, leaves, and other recycled organic matter. Each piece transforms natural materials into art, highlighting the beauty of what we often overlook. This show invites viewers to see nature not just as a resource, but as a collaborator - revealing resilience, renewal, and creativity in all of its natural forms. 🚨(PLEASE NOTE: *ALL* summer market parking is to be at the River & Rail, inside the entrance at 137 W. North St. Art 634 parking is reserved for residents only, and is strictly enforced.) Bring your family, bring your friends, bring your sunshine - we’ve missed you! - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jackson/opening-day-saturday-at-the-new-river-and-rail/200029895792937 - **Event Categories**: Art, food-drinks, health-wellness, dance, fine-arts, literary-art, Crafts, Entertainment, Kids - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029895792937?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=jackson-events ## Event venue details - **city**: Jackson - **state**: MI - **country**: United States - **location**: 137 W. North Street, Jackson - **lat**: 42.25885 - **long**: -84.4062 - **full address**: 137 W. North Street, Jackson, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 2 - **organizer**: Grand River Farmers Market (https://allevents.in/org/grand-river-farmers-market/8740143) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/ffb3e76b3f2944cde5d8e1a38e429b4da2642da85d51c54cd2a0f03e34cbec55-rimg-w1030-h999-dc035c64-gmir?v=1775311656 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/3990c10644417a98538b054ab0c9e39756c47ce988b2c01f6e81dcca727f4659-rimg-w300-h300-dc035d64-gmir?v=1775311657 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 09:00 am (-04:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** 137 W. North Street, Jackson, United States - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Grand River Farmers Market - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** Art, food-drinks, health-wellness, dance, fine-arts, literary-art, Crafts, Entertainment, Kids - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Opening day - Saturday at the NEW! River & Rail ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Opening day - Saturday at the NEW! 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