TAMPA — A popular lunchtime market frequented by downtown workers on Friday afternoons for the last four years has been moved to Sundays.

The Tampa Downtown Market, hosted by Tampa Downtown Partnership, runs October through May. Some restaurants complained that the market, which features food vendors, took away lunch business.

In a news release, organizers say they conducted market research and found that consumers "preferred a Sunday outdoor market where people can spend more time shopping for organic produce and unique, local products."

The Sunday market will begin Oct. 14 and will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will be held on the 600 and 700 blocks of N Franklin Street. It will offer locally grown organic vegetables, eggs, herbs, spices and artisan breads. Other products expected to be sold include locally designed fashions and artwork.

No vendors will offer ready-to-eat food at the Sunday market, according to the partnership.

The partnership says it plans to add a Friday afternoon event in October called "Lunch on the Lawn." That event, which kicks off at 11 a.m. Oct. 5 at Lykes Gaslight Park, will feature live entertainment and express lunches from nearby restaurants.