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 3 to November 20, 2024: 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.
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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 3 to November 20, 2024
3 to 6 p.m.
Free
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 3rd through November 20th, kids of all ages are welcome to come by the gazebo, join the Market Bunch, and take part in a market-related activity. Read more about Market Bunch on the CFM website. 2024 Market Bunch activities are made possible by support from Orange County Farm Bureau.
Main Season Hours Opening Day and Birthday Party
Saturday, April 6, 2024
7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free
Celebrate the start of the Saturday Main Season hours, which run through the end of October! The Main Season starts with a birthday party to celebrate 45 seasons. Founded in 1979, the Carrboro Farmers’ Market is “Locally Grown, Nationally Known” and one of the finest producers-only farmers markets in the state. This event will feature a 45th birthday celebration that includes tie-dye of special limited edition merch, a Mini-Museum with the Market’s history, festivities around the Market area, and the debut of this year’s t-shirts.
Kids Seedling Day
Saturday, April 20, 2024
7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free
Come join the Carrboro Farmers’ Market for Kids Seedling Day! 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. 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! Activity times for this event may take place for part of Market hours.
Strawberry Jamboree
Saturday, May 4, 2024
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 our prepared foods vendors at the Market also offer strawberry specials. Activity times for this event may take place for part of Market hours.
June in Bloom
Saturday, June 8, 2024
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, samples of flower-inspired dishes around the market area, live music, and much more. Activity times for this event may take place for part of Market hours.
Tomato Day
Saturday, July 13, 2024
7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free
The Market will be celebrating tomato season with samples of fresh tomatoes, a raffle with over 25 prizes from local Carrboro businesses, limited-edition t-shirts with this year’s unique design, guest chefs, and much more.
Farmers Market Week Celebration
August 4 to 10, 2024
Free
Join the celebration of farmers markets with National Farmers Market Week! The Carrboro Farmers’ Market joins other farmers markets across the country in celebrating the vital role that farmers markets play in our food system – they preserve farmland, stimulate local economies, increase access to nutritious food, support healthy communities, promote sustainability, and more.
On market days during this week shoppers can enjoy the “Mini Museum” of market history in the gazebo, with banners highlighting the market’s history and timeline.
The Saturday celebrations will include a raffle to win a basket full of goodies from market vendors, live music, samples of in-season products (including fruit grown by CFM farmers and a recipe featuring seasonal products), giveaways of all kinds, a live broadcast from Carrboro radio station WCOM, and more. Activity times for this event may take place for part of Market hours.
Carrboro Cookout
Saturday, August 31, 2024
7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free
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 the mrket’s meat farmers with the products they offer. Activity times for this event may take place for part of Market hours.
Vendor Halloween Costume Contest
Saturday, October 26, 2024
7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free
Join us in celebrating the Halloween season with our annual Vendor Halloween Costume Contest. Our 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 Market Bunch kids programming. The last Saturday in October is also the last Saturday of Main Season Hours!
Root Fest
Saturday, November 2, 2024
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free
Celebrate our humble root vegetables in honor of the start of the market’s winter market season. The first Saturday of the market’s winter hours 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. Activity times for this event may take place for part of Market hours.
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