Farmers Markets near Fort Pierce, FL

Fort Pierce

Running every Saturday since 1997, the Fort Pierce Farmers Market sets up at Marina Square along the Indian River in historic downtown Fort Pierce. Hours run 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. October through May and 8 a.m. to noon in summer, rain or shine, with local produce, seafood, cheese, baked goods, and live music. Free parking includes a shuttle service.

Every Wednesday from noon to 6 p.m., vendors set up along the Indian River Lagoon in Historic Downtown Fort Pierce at Marina Square. The market has run since 2012 and stays open year-round, rain or shine, selling fresh produce and local horticultural products alongside live music and food vendors. It sits a short walk from the waterfront, off the Orange Avenue exit from State Road 95.

This is the state-run counterpart to Fort Pierce's downtown Saturday market — one of twelve wholesale farmers markets operated statewide by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, on South U.S. Highway 1. Its produce season peaks in May, serving growers and wholesale buyers along the Treasure Coast rather than weekend shoppers looking for a stroll-through market.

Indian River Farmers Market sets up Saturday mornings, 8 a.m. to noon, spring through fall, at 455 58th Ave SW near the Indian River County Fairgrounds in Vero Beach. Shoppers can expect cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes, lettuce, and garlic alongside citrus, mangoes, berries, and avocados grown in the county, plus farm eggs, pickles, and turmeric from local vendors.

Downtown Vero Green Market sets up on 14th Avenue in Vero Beach, seat of Indian River County and a region known for its citrus groves.

Vero Beach

Set at the corner of Ocean Drive and Dahlia Lane in Vero Beach, a few blocks from the public beach, this market brings local produce and coastal-town vendor stalls to Florida's Treasure Coast.

Set up in front of Stuart City Hall on the waterfront, this Sunday market (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) has run under longtime manager Bobbi Spencer with organic food, local specialties, produce, and crafts. It's a regular weekend stop for downtown Stuart's riverfront district.

Palm City Farms Produce & Market sits at the corner of SW Citrus Boulevard and SW Martin Highway (SR-714) in Palm City, about a mile west of the Florida Turnpike entrance. It's a roadside produce stand and market rather than a seasonal pop-up event, serving Martin County commuters along SR-714. Specific product details weren't confirmable online.

Fellsmere Farmers Market and Mercado sets up on South Orange Street in this small Indian River County farm town, where sugarcane and citrus have long driven the local economy. The market's bilingual "mercado" branding reflects the town's large Hispanic farmworking community.

Fellsmere

A few blocks over on North Broadway Street, the Fellsmere Fresh Farmers' Market is a separate seasonal market serving the same small farm town, home each fall to the Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival.