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, 2023: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
April to October, 2023: 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Wednesdays:
April 5 to November 15, 2023: 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.
Market Bunch kids activities
Every Wednesday, from April 5 to November 15, 2023
3 to 6 p.m.
The Carrboro Farmers’ Market offers free weekly kids activities with Market Bunch! Market Bunch provides a weekly opportunity for kids to become familiar with local food systems and gives a space for them to interact with farmers, try seasonal foods, and learn about local agriculture. Every Wednesday during our afternoon market (3-6pm) from April 5th through November 15th, kids of all ages are welcome to come by the gazebo, join the Market Bunch, and take part in a market-related activity. They also can receive $5 market coupons for their participation. Market Bunch Kids Club is FREE and all kids are welcome to participate. Read more about Market Bunch on the CFM website. 2023 Market Bunch activities are made possible by support from Orange County Farm Bureau.
Kids Seedling Day
Saturday April 22, 2023
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Come join the Carrboro Farmers’ Market for Kids Seedling Day on Saturday, April 22nd! Kids can celebrate Earth Day and start their gardens with a free tomato seedling donated by CFM farmers with potting soil and growing tips from the event’s sponsor, Fifth Season Gardening Company in Carrboro. From 8:30am until they run out, the CFM will give away tomato seedlings to kids. Kids can also decorate a label for their seedling, then write a thank-you card to the farmer that donated it. Fifth Season Gardening will also be raffling off a special prize. Join Carrboro’s Poet Laureate and Members of the Poets Council for a special Earth Day poetry activity too!
Strawberry Jamboree
Saturday May 6, 2023
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Join the Carrboro Farmers’ Market for Strawberry Jamboree on Saturday, May 6th! We are celebrating all things strawberry with strawberry recipes, info about local you-pick strawberry farms, and even some surprise special strawberry treats. We’ll also have live music, a raffle, and samples of strawberry dishes prepared by local chefs.
June in Bloom
Saturday June 10, 2023
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
New event this year! The Carrboro Farmers’ Market is celebrating its amazing flower farmers with June in Bloom. Shoppers can enjoy samples of a flower-focused dish from local chefs, a special art activity and display, live music, a raffle, information on local seasonal flowers from our farmers, and more.
Tomato Day
Saturday July 15, 2023
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The Carrboro Farmers’ Market celebrates all things tomato with their biggest event of the year! Shoppers can enjoy freshly-sliced tomato samples, live music, tomato recipes, and a raffle with prizes from local businesses. CFM farmers grow over 50 varieties of tomatoes – like Sun Gold, Cherokee Purple, Brandywine, Big Beef, Black Krim, and much more. Find fresh tomato samples in the Market gazebo and tomato recipe samples around the market as well. Enter the Tomato Day raffle with prizes from local businesses, pick up limited-edition Tomato Day swag, and grab tomato recipes and a list of tomato varieties at the farmers market.
Farmers Market Week at the CFM
Saturday August 12, 2023
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Join the Carrboro Farmers’ Market in celebrating National Farmers Market Week, which runs from August 6th through August 13th! The CFM will round out its celebration of Farmers Market Week with a “Mini-Museum” of Carrboro Farmers’ Market history in the gazebo, with banners highlighting the market’s history and timeline. Answer trivia questions and be entered into a drawing to win a market basket full of goodies from CFM vendors. Shoppers can also enjoy samples of in-season market products, including ripe and sweet fruit grown by CFM farmers. The Visit NC Farms team from the Orange County Visitors Bureau will also be joining the CFM with information on the Visit NC Farms app and goodies for market shoppers. Shoppers can enjoy live music from a local musician, and Carrboro radio station WCOM will be joining for a live broadcast.
Carrboro Cookout
Saturday September 2, 2023
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Visit the Carrboro Farmers’ Market on Labor Day Weekend for Carrboro Cookout, which highlights local meat farmers and their amazing products. Shoppers can enjoy samples of meat products to inspire their Labor Day Weekend grilling – things like chicken wings, garlic brats, Italian sausage, and more, all from CFM farmers. CFM 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.
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