The Indianapolis City Market is set to close for renovations Friday. The historic market will not reopen until 2026, as the entire city block prepares for redevelopment.

Indianapolis’s City Market will temporarily close while the redevelopment of that city block gets underway.

The historic City Market in downtown Indianapolis will have to temporarily close for renovations as redevelopment of the entire city block is planned.

The S.O.U.L. (Supporting Our Unique Locals) of the City Kitchen Incubator program offers four entrepreneurs booth space at the historic Indianapolis City Market.

The historic City Market will remain unchanged, the Gold Building will receive an overhaul, and a new mixed-use apartment building will replace City Market East.

The city of Indianapolis put out requests for proposals for City Market east and Jail II sites last week.

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announced Friday that the city has offered a two-month rent deferral for all tenants in the main hall of City Market. The city is the owner of the historic property, which is home to more than two dozen small businesses.

The Fresh Bucks program doubles the spending power for Hoosiers receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

Every Wednesday through October, vendors will sell food, flowers and other locally-made items.

The clock comes from the first African-American owned jewelry store on Indiana Avenue, and was moved to the City Market in the 1970s.