Farmers Markets near Apex, NC

Held every Saturday at The Depot in downtown Apex, on North Salem Street. Hours run 8 a.m. to noon from April through October and 9 a.m. to noon through the winter. Local growers and makers fill the stalls, and the market posts each week's vendor lineup on Facebook and Instagram.

Cary

The Waverly Farmers' Market meets at Waverly Place on New Waverly Place in west Cary, a Wake County suburb in the Research Triangle. Triangle-area growers and food vendors sell seasonal produce and local goods at the shopping-center market. Its current schedule isn't confirmed online.

Cary

The Western Wake Farmers Market runs Saturdays year-round in Morrisville in the western Research Triangle, 8am to noon April through November and 9:30 to noon in winter. It takes SNAP/EBT with Double Bucks matching, hosts a CompostNow drop-off, and features live music while local farms and food makers sell. The market has moved from its earlier Cary location.

Holly Springs

The Holly Springs Farmers Market runs every Saturday morning year-round, 8 a.m. to noon, hosted by the town's Parks & Recreation department. Weekly vendor lineups bring farm-fresh produce, pasture-raised meats, free-range eggs, NC coastal seafood, local honey, baked goods, and artisanal foods — even sustainably raised ostrich.

Fuquay-Varina

A downtown market on North Main Street in Fuquay-Varina, a fast-growing town in southern Wake County below Raleigh. Growers from the surrounding Triangle farmland bring produce and homemade goods to sell. Fuquay-Varina formed from two once-separate towns and keeps a walkable historic downtown that anchors weekend foot traffic.

Durham

Vendors within a 50-mile radius — qualified farmers, prepared-food makers, and craftspeople — sell produce, meats, and other goods at this Saturday market on the south side of Durham. Summer hours run 8am to noon from April through October, and winter hours 9am to noon. It draws shoppers from the Research Triangle Park side of the city.

Durham

Parktown Food Hub works across southern Durham to get fresh, nutritious food to local families, running distributions, community events, and volunteer days from a site on Revere Road. It's built on partnerships with neighborhood groups and doubles as a gathering place rather than a single storefront market. Reach them at 984-484-8475 or on Facebook and Instagram.

Raleigh

Raleigh

TPB started in 2008 (when there were almost NO subscription or delivery businesses) out of a garage working with 1 farmer. Since then, The Produce Box has grown to 11,000 members, 50+ corporate and nonprofit partnerships that support more than 40 farmers and 60 artisan food businesses as well as many food-insecure families across North Carolina. And the TPB staff has grown too – from one stay-at-home mom in her garage to more than 150 moms and dads delivering boxes in the neighborhoods they live in.

The Campus Farmers Market runs on the NC State University campus at 2205 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. It brings local farmers and food vendors to students, staff, and neighbors along the Hillsborough Street corridor. University markets like this usually operate one weekday during the growing season. Verify the current schedule before you go.

Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill Farmers' Market runs year-round at University Place, 201 S. Estes Drive, with Saturdays 8am to noon and Tuesdays 3pm to 6pm. Every vendor farms or makes their goods within 60 miles of Chapel Hill, selling fresh produce, value-added farm products, and crafts. Staying open all year sets it apart from most Orange County tailgate markets.

Chapel Hill

The listing pairs the Serenbe name with 201 South Estes Drive in Chapel Hill, which looks like a data mix-up: the Serenbe Farmers Market belongs to the Serenbe community in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia. The Estes Drive address is a longtime Chapel Hill market site near University Place. Treat the two as separate places until the record is corrected.

Chapel Hill

Raleigh

The Midtown Farmers' Market is a vibrant farmers market in the heart of Midtown Raleigh, NC, located at The Commons at North Hills. It connects the community with local, family-farmed foods and nutritious options while providing educational opportunities about sustainable farming practices.

Durham

Durham

Durham

Farmer Foodshare is a Durham-based nonprofit food hub that buys fresh produce from North Carolina growers year-round, then moves it two ways: donated to hunger-relief groups and sold wholesale to local institutions, with revenue routed back to farmers. It works across the Triangle from an office on North Mangum Street. Reach the team at [email protected] or 919-701-2543.

A farmers market held at Carolina Brewery's Pittsboro location, 120 Lowes Drive in Chatham County. The brewery hosts regular events on its large patio, where local vendors bring produce and goods for shoppers. Pittsboro sits in a farm-rich stretch of the central Piedmont. Confirm market days directly with the venue before visiting.

Eno River Farmers Market runs every Saturday year-round at 144 E. Margaret Lane in Hillsborough, 8am to noon from April through November and 9am to noon in winter. Vendors within 60 miles bring farm-fresh vegetables, fruit, cheese, pasture-raised meat and eggs, wood-fired baked goods, and crafts. Live music, master gardeners, and chef demonstrations round out the mornings.

Clayton

The Clayton Farm and Community Market gathers at Horne Square, 348 E. Main Street in downtown Clayton, east of Raleigh in Johnston County. Local farmers and makers sell seasonal produce, meats, baked goods, and crafts. The downtown setting makes it as much a community gathering as a produce stop. Check current market days before visiting.

Erwin Farmers Market operates at 101 13th Street in Erwin, a former mill town in Harnett County along the Cape Fear River. Local growers sell seasonal produce, eggs, and homemade goods to the community. Markets in this part of the coastal plain run through the warm growing season. Check current days and hours before you go.

Wake Forest

The Wake Forest Farmers Market sets up on South White Street in downtown Wake Forest, on the northern edge of Wake County above Raleigh. Growers and makers from around the Triangle sell seasonal produce and local goods there. Exact days and hours aren't confirmed online.

Efland Farmers Market runs at 3106 Highway 70 West in Efland, a rural community in western Orange County between Hillsborough and Mebane. Local farmers sell seasonal produce and homegrown goods along the old highway corridor. Small roadside markets like this operate through the growing months. Confirm the schedule before you go.

Clayton

Held at 14000 Buffalo Road in the Archer Lodge community near Clayton, in Johnston County east of Raleigh. A small-town market serving the Archer Lodge area with local produce and goods in season. Days and contact details aren't confirmed in this listing.

Wendell

The Wendell Farmers' Market runs on Wendell Boulevard in Wendell, a small town on the eastern edge of Wake County beyond Raleigh. Growers from the surrounding rural Triangle bring seasonal produce to the market. Current days and vendors aren't posted online.