30+ farmers markets in the Triangle, including their schedules

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Read on for information on all the farmers’ markets, organized by location.

Chapel Hill and Carrboro Farmers Markets

Carrboro Farmer’s Market
Carrboro Town Commons, 301 W Main St, Carrboro NC 27510
Saturdays:
Winter Market: November to March: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Spring, Summer and Fall: March 17th to October: Saturdays 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Wednesdays 3 p.m. 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.

Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market
University Place, 201 S Estes Dr, Chapel Hill NC 27514
Winter: Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Spring, Summer Fall: April through November: Tuesdays: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
All farmers and artisans live within 60 miles of Chapel Hill.

 

Durham Farmers Markets

Durham Farmers’ Market
Located in The Pavilion at Durham Central Park, 501 Foster Street, Durham NC 27701
Winter: December – March 27th, 2021: 10 a.m.- 12 p.m., Saturdays
Springs, Summer, Fall: April 3rd, 2021, to November: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturdays
Mid-week market: Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., but currently closed
Thanksgiving market: Tuesday, November 23rd, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (The market is closed the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 27th, 2021.)
Every item you see at the market was produced by the people selling it, and it all comes from no more than 70 miles away.

Durham Roots Farmer’s Market
3541 Rose of Sharon Road, Durham, NC 27712
Open for pre-orders
100% Durham Farmers and Durham’s Watershed Farmers. Go to the Facebook page to see which vendors you can order from each week.

South Durham Farmer’s Market
Greenwood Commons Shopping Center, 5410 NC Highway 55, Durham, NC 27713
Spring, Summer, Fall: April-October: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturdays
Winter: November–March: 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. Saturdays
Special Pre-Thanksgiving Market the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.
Qualified farmers, prepared food artisans, or craftspeople who reside and grow or create their products within a 50-mile radius of the market.

Black Farmers’ Market
930 Franklin Street, Durham
2nd Sunday of month (sometimes varies)
1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Also listed under Raleigh, on 4th Sunday of month
The Black Farmers’ Market gives the public a chance to support Black farmers in the Triangle, and to enjoy the wonderful products that they offer the community. Historically, Black farmers have had to struggle with discriminatory land lending and a lack of access to loans, making it harder for these family farms to survive. Black Farmers’ Market is a way of working together to support each other.

Hillsborough

Eno River Farmer’s Market
Farmers Market Pavilion, 144 East Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278
Spring, Summer, Fall: April-October: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays
Winter: November-March: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays
Original producers within 60 miles of Hillsborough for traditional foods; within NC for specialty items such as peaches and apples. 

Hillsborough Farmer’s Market
430 Waterstone Drive, Chapel Hill, NC (at UNC Health Care Hillsborough Campus)
April-October: 8am-noon Saturdays
November-March 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays
The market is not currently open.
A growers-only market for local, independent, and small-scale farmers, bakers, and crafters.

Slowdown Saturdays at RambleRill Farm
Arthur Minnis Road, Hillsborough, NC
April 17th, and then the 1st Saturday of the month through November.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A group of farmers and artisans will be selling their goods. You’re also welcome to visit with the goats and chickens, walk the woodland trail, and bring a picnic lunch to enjoy.

Pittsboro and Chatham County Farmers Markets

Chatham Mills Farmer’s Market
Chatham Mills, 480 Hillsboro St., Pittsboro, NC 27312
Spring, Summer, Fall: April 3rd to October: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays
Winter: November to January: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The market takes a break in February and March.
Locally produced farm-fresh food and handcrafted goods.

Fearrington Farmer’s Market
East Camden, Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, NC 27312
Standard Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. p.m. Tuesdays
Daylight Savings Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays
Growers-only vegetables, fruits, meats, eggs, flowers, home-canned goods, and baked goods.

Pittsboro Farmer’s Market
287 East Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312
Year Round: Thursdays 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. 
“Producer Only” market; vendors only sell the items they grow or produce within a 50-mile radius.

Raleigh Farmers Markets

State Farmers’ Market
1201 Agriculture St, Raleigh, NC 27603
Year Round
5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday
8 a.m.  to 6 p.m. Sundays
The granddaddy of them all! Produce, plants, and other specialty items produced on NC farms; wholesale market; restaurants and specialty shops galore.

Midtown Farmers Market
The Commons at North Hills, 4150 Main at North Hills Street, Raleigh, NC 27609
Spring, Summer, Fall: April 17th to November 6th, 2021: Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Winter: November to April: Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
Find fruits and vegetables, soaps and bath products, baked goods, meat, eggs, flowers, baked products, and more.

Moore Square Market
Spring, Summer, Fall: May 2 to October 4, 2021, Sundays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Moore Square Market, 226 E. Martin Street, Raleigh
Features over 20 vendors.

Raleigh City Farm Farm Stand
Spring, summer, fall: April 14th to October: Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Raleigh City Farm, 800 N. Blount Street, Raleigh
Raleigh City Farm is a nonprofit urban farm on a previously vacant one-acre lot in Downtown Raleigh. On Wednesdays through October you can purchase items grown right there. 

The Saturday Market at Rebus Works
301 Kinsey Street Site 2, Raleigh, NC
Tuesday and Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday to Saturday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The market brings together farmers, bakers, craftspeople, designers, and more.

Black Farmers Market
4th Sunday of month (sometimes varies)
Southeast Raleigh YMCA, 1436 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh
1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Also listed under Durham, on 2nd Sunday of month
The Black Farmers’ Market gives the public a chance to support Black farmers in the Triangle, and to enjoy the wonderful products that they offer the community. Historically, Black farmers have had to struggle with discriminatory land lending and a lack of access to loans, making it harder for these family farms to survive. Black Farmers’ Market is a way of working together to support each other.

Fuquay-Varina

The Fuquay-Varina Growers Market
121 N. Main Street, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
April 17th to September 4th, 2021

Wake Forest and Rolesville Farmers Markets

Wake Forest Farmer’s Market
235 S Taylor St, Wake Forest, NC 27587
April to October: Saturdays: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
November to March: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Farmers, soap makers, cheesemakers, crafters, bakers and artists practicing their crafts within a 75-mile radius of downtown Wake Forest.

Rolesville Farmers Market
Southtown Circle, Rolesville, NC
Seasonal. Open day is April 17th, 2021. Opening day hours is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and then head to Greenway Beer and Wine — Rolesville from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. for a fun day of food trucks, shopping and music.
Regular hours after that, every Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., April 24th to October 30th, plus November 6th and 20th, 2021.
Vendors vary, but there are usually sweets, soaps, jewelry, produce, eggs and other homemade products. Everything is either homemade, locally grown, designed or produced.

Western Wake County: Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Holly Springs Farmers Markets

Western Wake Farmer’s Market
280 Town Hall Drive, Morrisville, NC 27560
Spring, Summer, Fall: April-November: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays
Winter: December-March: 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays
Fresh seasonal produce, flowers, herbs, baked goods, prepared foods, eggs, cheeses and meats, coffee and more.

Apex Farmers Market
220 N Salem St, Apex NC 27502
Opens in March: Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Night Market: 2nd Thursday of every month 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Local growers and products produced within 150 miles of the market. Order online for pickup at the Saturday market.

Cary Downtown Farmers Market
135 West Chatham Street, Cary, NC 27511
Year round
Winter market: November to March, Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
Traditional Market: April to October, Saturdays 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
All growers live and grow or raise their products within 100 miles of downtown Cary.

Holly Springs Farmers Market
300 W. Ballentine St., Holly Springs
Year round
May through October: Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
November through April: Saturdays 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Offers NC grown and produced vegetables, fruits, sauces, pasta, baked goods, meats, and more.

Phillips Farms Farmers Market
6701 Good Hope Church Road, Cary, NC 27519
Spring and summer: April 3rd to August, Saturdays and Sundays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m
Brand new farmers’ market. There will be 25 local vendors, plus food trucks and a beer vendor.

 

Eastern Wake County: Zebulon/Wendell Farmers Markets

Wendell Farmers Market
Campen Street and Main Street, Wendell, NC 27591
Spring, summer, fall: May 1 to October 2, 2021, Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Features jams, jellies, breads, honey, eggs, fruits and vegetables, pottery, and more.

Zebulon Farm Fresh Market
116 N Arendell Avenue, Zebulon, 27597
Spring, summer, fall:
Every Saturday May through August, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
Third Wednesday of month April through October, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Offers produce, free-range poultry and eggs, pastured pork, honey, baked goods, relishes, pickles, sauces, artwork, and more. Live music.

Clayton Farmers Markets

Clayton Farm and Community Market
348 E Main St, Clayton, NC 27520
Spring, summer, fall: April 3rd to October, 2021, Saturdays, 9 a.m to 1 p.m
Winter: November-March, every other Saturday, 10 a.m to 1 p.m (follow above link for schedule)
Vendors come from within 100 miles of Clayton, and most of the food is produced within 50 miles.

Alamance County Farmers Markets

Authentically Alamance Farmers’ Market
North Park Farmers’ Market
849 Sharpe Road, Burlington
Tuesdays, April through October, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Elon Farmers’ Market
271 N Williamson Avenue, Elon
Thursdays, April through November 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Mebane Farmers’ Market
209 N 3rd Street, Mebane
Saturdays, May through October, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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