The Carrboro Farmers’ Market is held on the Carrboro Town Commons, 301 W Main Street Saturdays year round, and Wednesdays April to November.
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Saturdays:
November to March: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
April to October: 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Wednesdays:
April to October: 3 to 6 p.m.
All goods sold were produced within 50 miles of the Market, and the farmers and artisans themselves run the Market. In fact, the actual owner of each business or farm is present at Market each week.
You might also be interested in this list of Triangle Farmers’ Markets and Places in the Triangle to pick your own produce.
They also hold some special events throughout the year. Make sure to check their calendar for other events, and for updates. Also, keep up to date by following the Carrboro Farmers’ Market Facebook page.
Subscribe to the Carrboro Farmers’ Market weekly newsletter to stay in the loop.
Special Events
Market Bunch Kids Activities
Every Wednesday from April 1 to November 18, 2026
3 to 6 p.m.
Free
Every Wednesday Market the market offers free kids activities through the Market Bunch program, with activities related to sustainability, local agriculture, arts & crafts, healthy eating, and more.
Kids Seedling Day
Saturday, April 18, 2026
7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free
Kick off the spring season with Kids Seedling Day! Kids can get excited to start their own gardens with a free seedling donated by CFM farmers. Kids can plant their seedlings to take home, decorate a label, and then write a thank-you card to the farmer that donated it. Kids Seedling Day also features a poetry activity, raffle, live music, and much more.
Strawberry Jamboree
Saturday, May 2, 2026
7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free
The Carrboro Farmers’ Market celebrates all things strawberry with Strawberry Jamboree! Market-goers can pick up strawberry recipes, get information about local you-pick strawberry farms, enjoy samples of strawberry dishes around the market, enter a raffle, enjoy live music, and much more. Visit our many strawberry growers and stock up your freezer and pantry for the year. Many of the prepared foods vendors at the Market also offer strawberry specials.
June in Bloom
Saturday, June 6, 2026
7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free
The Carrboro Farmers’ Market’s June in Bloom celebrates the beauty and bounty of spring flowers in bloom! June in Bloom features make + take art, unique photo opportunities, a raffle, special coloring book prizes for market-goers, vendor specials, live music, and much more.
Tomato Day
Saturday, July 11, 2026
7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free
CFM farmers grow over 70 varieties of tomatoes – like Sun Gold, Cherokee Purple, Brandywine, Big Beef, Black Krim, and much more. The Market celebrates tomato season with samples of freshly-sliced tomato samples, local Guest Chefs, a raffle with over 25 prizes from local Carrboro businesses, and much more. Don’t forget to pick up limited-edition merch, like Tomato Day t-shirts and posters.
Carrboro Cookout
Saturday, August 29, 2026
7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free
On Labor Day Weekend the Carrboro Farmers Market celebrates Carrboro Cookout – a showcase of local meat from local farmers. The farmers raise and sell a diverse range of local NC meats, including chicken, duck, pork, beef, lamb, and bison. Shoppers will be able to pick up a list of all of our meat farmers with the products they offer.
Vendor Halloween Costume Contest
Saturday, October 31, 2026
7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free ($1 per vote)
Join us in celebrating the Halloween season with the annual Vendor Halloween Costume Contest. Vendors, staff, volunteers, and collaborators will all be in costume – we invite you and your family to dress up as well! Stop by the Information Tent to purchase $1 tickets to vote for your favorite vendor costume, and then cast your votes at the jack-o-lanterns at vendor stalls around the market. All proceeds go to our Double Bucks program.
Root Fest
Saturday, November 7, 2026
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free
Join us in celebrating our humble root vegetables in honor of the start of the winter market season. The first Saturday of the market’s winter hours (9am-12pm) is the perfect time to celebrate root vegetables perfect for all of your upcoming Thanksgiving and holiday dishes. Shoppers will be able to enjoy vendor specials that feature root vegetables, an educational display about sweet potatoes (North Carolina’s state vegetable!), samples of recipes that feature root vegetables to inspire your shopping, a raffle with root trivia, and much more.
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