What's in season in Illinois
Typical Illinois picking seasons for 8 crops, from published harvest calendars. These are typical seasons, not any farm's dates: each farm's own picking months are listed below and on its page.
| Crop | Months | Typical season | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | May–JuneUniversity of Illinois Extension lists strawberries from late May through June in both northern and southern Illinois. | University of Illinois Extension: Illinois…What’s in Season (farmers market calendars for northern and southern Illinois)extension.illinois.edu · read October 6, 2026 | |
| Blueberries | June–AugustIllinois Extension lists blueberries from mid-June to mid-July in southern Illinois and from late June to late August in northern Illinois. | University of Illinois Extension: Illinois…What’s in Season (farmers market calendars for northern and southern Illinois)extension.illinois.edu · read October 6, 2026 | |
| Raspberries | June–OctoberIllinois Extension lists raspberries from early June in southern Illinois, with fall-bearing raspberries from late July through October; northern Illinois has a summer crop and fall raspberries from late August to frost. | University of Illinois Extension: Illinois…What’s in Season (farmers market calendars for northern and southern Illinois)extension.illinois.edu · read October 6, 2026 | |
| Blackberries | June–AugustIllinois Extension lists blackberries from late June through July in southern Illinois and from late July to mid-August in northern Illinois. | University of Illinois Extension: Illinois…What’s in Season (farmers market calendars for northern and southern Illinois)extension.illinois.edu · read October 6, 2026 | |
| Cherries | JuneIllinois Extension lists sweet and sour cherries in June in southern Illinois and sour cherries in late June in northern Illinois. | University of Illinois Extension: Illinois…What’s in Season (farmers market calendars for northern and southern Illinois)extension.illinois.edu · read October 6, 2026 | |
| Peaches | July–August (some regions)Illinois Extension lists peaches only for southern Illinois, from early July to late August. | University of Illinois Extension: Illinois…What’s in Season (farmers market calendars for northern and southern Illinois)extension.illinois.edu · read October 6, 2026 | |
| Apples | July–NovemberIllinois Extension lists apples from early July to early November in southern Illinois and from August to early November in northern Illinois. | University of Illinois Extension: Illinois…What’s in Season (farmers market calendars for northern and southern Illinois)extension.illinois.edu · read October 6, 2026 | |
| Pumpkins | September–NovemberIllinois Extension lists pumpkins from early September (north) or mid-September (south) until frost; its statewide table runs through November. | University of Illinois Extension: Illinois…What’s in Season (farmers market calendars for northern and southern Illinois)extension.illinois.edu · read October 6, 2026 |
Farms' own picking months
From each verified farm's website, checked on the date shown on its page.
| Crop | Farm | Months | In the farm's words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Christ OrchardElmwood | “August through the last Saturday in October” | |
| Apples | Cody's Farm And OrchardMarengo | “September & October” | |
| Apples | Jonamac OrchardMalta | “Sept - Mid Oct” | |
| Apples | Keller’s FarmstandNaperville | “Late August Late September” | |
| Apples | Liberty Apple OrchardEdwardsville | “late August through November” | |
| Apples | Royal Oak Farm OrchardHarvard | “August 21st-End of October” | |
| Apples | Sunberry OrchardGreenwood | “September through November” | |
| Apples | Tanners OrchardSpeer | “September or October” | |
| Christmas Trees | Conifera Tree FarmHarvard | “Christmas” | |
| Peaches | Eckert's Country Store & FarmsBelleville | “mid-June and runs through early to mid August” | |
| Peaches | Sunberry OrchardGreenwood | “July and August” | |
| Pumpkins | Heap's Giant Pumpkin FarmMinooka | “September 13th through October 31st” | |
| Pumpkins | Jonamac OrchardMalta | “Mid-September - November 1” | |
| Pumpkins | Rendleman OrchardAlto Pass | “the last week of September through Halloween” | |
| Pumpkins | Wiltse's FarmMaple Park | “September - October” | |
| Raspberries | Royal Oak Farm OrchardHarvard | “July 10 for the 2026 season and typically runs through early September” |