Farmers Markets near Hillsborough, NC

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.

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.

Chapel Hill

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

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.

The Urban Farmer's Market meets on West Ruffin Street in downtown Mebane, a growing Piedmont town straddling the Alamance-Orange county line between Burlington and Durham. Nearby small farms supply the seasonal produce typical of central North Carolina markets. The current schedule isn't posted online.

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.

Durham

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.

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.

Burlington

This market runs in downtown Burlington at 268 East Front Street, in Alamance County's Piedmont. Vendors from the surrounding area sell seasonal fruits and vegetables along with baked goods and handmade items. Downtown Burlington markets typically operate on weekend mornings through the growing season. Confirm the current schedule before you visit.

Burlington

Held at 2389 Corporation Parkway on Burlington's east side, this Alamance County market gives area farmers a place to sell produce, eggs, and other homegrown goods directly to the public. It sits apart from the downtown market, drawing shoppers from nearby neighborhoods. Hours shift with the season, so check current times before a trip.

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.

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.

Raleigh

Semora

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.

Gibsonville

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.