Farmers Markets near Bigfork, MT

Wednesday-afternoon farmers' market in Bigfork, set up in the Masonic Temple parking lot on Highway 35 across from Harvest Foods, near the north shore of Flathead Lake. The Bigfork Farmers' Market Cooperative draws growers from Flathead, Lake, and Sanders counties selling produce, raw honey, eggs, meats, cut flowers, and baked goods. It runs May through mid-October, giving valley farmers a midweek outlet alongside the town's separate Monday market.

Friday farmers' market in Polson, on the south shore of Flathead Lake in the Mission Valley. This listing places it at the Masonic Temple parking lot on 4th Avenue East, open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vendors bring lake-country produce, cherries in season, honey, baked goods, and crafts from around Lake County. Polson sits at the foot of the Mission Mountains, and the Friday market is a summer fixture for both residents and Flathead Lake visitors.

Polson

Long-running farmers' market in downtown Polson, billed as the oldest in Lake County, on the south end of Flathead Lake. Vendors set up near the Cove Deli on 3rd Avenue West, with more than 50 sellers across a season: local vegetables and fruit, meats, cheese, eggs, honey, jams, bedding plants, cut flowers, and handmade crafts. Flathead cherries and lake-valley produce are the summer draw. The co-op market runs Fridays through the growing season.

Polson

Kalispell

Saturday market at Flathead Valley Community College's south lot on Grandview Drive in Kalispell, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. across 24 weeks from the first Saturday in May through mid-October. In its 52nd year, it hosts more than 200 vendors selling local vegetables, fruit, meats, eggs, bread, and handmade goods. It anchors the Flathead Valley's farm-market scene, a short drive from Glacier National Park and Flathead Lake.

Columbia Falls

Thursday-evening community market in Columbia Falls, running 5 to 8 p.m. from mid-May through late September at 165 Veteran Drive next to St. Richard's Catholic Church. More than 70 Flathead Valley businesses take part: farmers, ranchers, artists, makers, and food trucks, plus live music and locally brewed beer. It sits minutes from Glacier National Park's west entrance, drawing both residents and summer visitors. The market reads as a weekly gathering as much as a produce stop.