Farmers Markets near Rockville, MD

Rockville

This Wednesday market ran outside Dawson's Market, the specialty grocer on North Washington Street in downtown Rockville, from May through September — produce, gourmet cheese, baked goods, meat, and seafood pulled partly from the store's own local sourcing. Dawson's Market closed permanently in June 2024 after twelve years, and there's no indication the outdoor market has continued under a different host. Anyone updating this listing should confirm whether it still runs at all.

Rockville

Rockville

Rockville

Milk Lady Markets runs this Saturday market (9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through October) in the lot outside Neighborhood Church of Rockville on Redland Road. Vendors sell farm produce and meats alongside breakfast tacos, croissants, quiches, honey, jams, coffee, and local artwork — more of a full breakfast stop than a bare produce stand. Established in 2018, it runs rain or shine, no weather cancellations.

Rockville

North Potomac

Gaithersburg

Potomac

Potomac's farmers market has run since 2010 and now sets up Thursdays from 2 to 6:30 p.m., May through October, in the parking lot of Potomac United Methodist Church at Falls and South Glen roads. Regular vendors include McCleaf's Orchard, Rocklands Farm, and Frankly Pizza, selling grass-fed meats, seafood, wood-fired pizza, and cut flowers alongside produce and baked goods.

Garrett Park

The Garrett Park Farmer's Market sets up Saturdays in front of Penn Place at 4600 Waverly Avenue in Garrett Park, Maryland — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April through December and 10 to 1 in winter. Shoppers find vegetables, fruit, eggs, poultry, cheeses, jellies, and seasonal plants, anchored by certified organic growers like Chicano Sol Farm.

Gaithersburg's Main Street Farmers Market runs year-round, Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Main Street Pavilion. Vendors sell fresh produce, microgreens, mushrooms, plants and flowers, plus prepared meals and baked goods. The market accepts SNAP/EBT, eWIC, FMNP, and Montgomery Moves More e-Incentive cards, making it one of the few markets in the county running through winter.

Bethesda

Bethesda Central Farm Market is one of the largest farmers markets in the Washington region, hosting over 100 vendors and artisan food producers year-round on the Bethesda Elementary School lot in downtown Bethesda. Open Sundays 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. rain or shine, the market adds table seating, live music, Maryland winery and farm brewery tastings, kids club activities, and chef demos.

Kensington

Montgomery Village

Montgomery Village's farmers market sets up Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Christ the Servant Lutheran Church on Centerway Road. Vendors including Abundant Grace Farm, Canela Bakery, and Holy Crepes sell produce and prepared foods to the surrounding community. The market was built specifically to give this planned community a weekly gathering point, not just a shopping stop.

Silver Spring

Oak Chapel United Ministries runs a food hub at 14500 Layhill Road in Silver Spring, connecting the church's ministry work to fresh food access for the surrounding Montgomery County neighborhood. No independent website or social page was found to confirm current distribution days or hours.

Olney

Bethesda

Montgomery Farm Women's Cooperative Market has operated on Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda since 1932, making it one of the oldest continuously running markets in the region. Indoors, vendors like Mullinix Meats and Bakery St. Michel sell fresh meat, seafood, cheese, and baked goods; outdoors, farmers set up produce and flower stands several days a week. The market predates the Bethesda commercial district that now surrounds it.

The Broad Branch Farmers' Market is a producer-only Saturday market at 5701 Broad Branch Road NW in Chevy Chase DC, open year-round from 9am to 1pm. Only growers and makers sell here, offering fresh produce, cut flowers, plants, meats, cheeses, coffee beans, and baked goods. It takes cash and cards and has indoor space for colder months. Shoppers can also pre-order for pickup through the Foraged app.

Germantown

The Upcounty Hub is a farmers market at 12900 Middlebrook Road in Germantown, serving Montgomery County's upcounty communities north of the I-270 corridor. No independent website or social page was found to confirm current market days or vendor list.

A farm market at 1392 Chain Bridge Road in McLean, in Fairfax County near Washington. The listing doesn't detail what BEC stocks or when it's open. Markets in this area usually carry local produce and prepared goods; the operators could confirm specifics.

Connecticut Ave. & Nebraska Ave.

This Saturday market sets up on Connecticut Avenue NW between Nebraska Avenue and Fessenden Street, in the Forest Hills stretch of upper Northwest DC. Growers and food vendors sell from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the season. It's a short walk from the Van Ness-UDC Metro on the Red Line. Public detail is thin, so check locally for the current vendor lineup and dates.

Silver Spring

FRESHFARM is a nonprofit based in Washington, DC, that works to create a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable food future. For 25 years, we have operated producer-only farmers markets in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Our farmers market network is the third-largest in the country and the largest in the Mid-Atlantic region, providing economic opportunity to a network of 250 Mid-Atlantic farmers and producers and a community space to restore the vital connections in our local food systems.

Fairfax County's McLean market fills the lot at Lewinsville Park on Chain Bridge Road on Friday mornings, roughly May through October, 8 a.m. to noon. Every vendor is producer-only, selling produce, meat, cheese, bread, or flowers grown or made within 125 miles. It is one of the steadier stops on the county's market circuit in McLean.

The Great Falls Farmers Market runs every Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., year-round in the Walker Road parking lot in Great Falls, a semi-rural, affluent corner of Fairfax County near the Potomac. The outdoor market brings together regional growers and food producers each week. Its name nods to the falls of the Potomac at nearby Great Falls Park.

NW

The University of the District of Columbia hosts this market on Connecticut Avenue NW in front of its Van Ness student center, right at the Van Ness-UDC Metro. It runs Saturdays 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. through the growing season, with regional farmers, bakers, and artisan makers. The market ties into the District's Zero Waste composting program and UDC's own urban-agriculture work, with campus and community resources on hand.

McLean

This Smart Markets location set up on Westpark Drive in Tysons, the high-rise office and retail district within McLean in Fairfax County. Part of the Smart Markets network of Northern Virginia producer markets, it gave Tysons workers and nearby residents a place to buy regional produce and farm goods amid one of the region's largest job centers.

Running Sundays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. year-round since 2008, this market lines MacArthur Boulevard at 48th Place NW in the Palisades neighborhood. Small regional farms bring fruit, vegetables, herbs, flowers, meat, and eggs, joined by artisan bread, cheese, charcuterie, pasta, and street food like empanadas and paella. The Palisades Citizens Association runs it, admission is free, and street and CVS-lot parking are nearby.

This Petworth neighborhood market gathers Saturdays from 9am to 1pm near 14th and Kennedy Streets NW, drawing regulars for local produce, eggs, cheese, and fresh-baked goods. Vendors also bring coffee, cut flowers, and crafts, and most take cash and cards, with some accepting SNAP, EBT, WIC, and Senior FMNP. It runs as a seasonal gathering spot for the surrounding blocks.

DC

DC

The Cleveland Park market runs Saturdays from 9am to 1pm on the 3400 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, under the old Uptown Theatre marquee, roughly April through December. Started in 2016 by the neighborhood business association, it joined the FRESHFARM network in 2023 and offers weekly produce, meats, and prepared foods. It accepts SNAP/EBT, WIC, and Senior FMNP, with FreshMatch doubling federal benefit dollars.

Takoma Park

The Marymount Farmers Market runs at Marymount University on North Glebe Road in north Arlington, serving the Ballston-to-Cherrydale corridor of inner Northern Virginia. Campus-hosted markets like this one bring produce, bread, and prepared foods to students and nearby residents on market days during the warmer months, a pocket of local farming in a dense urban county.

This Saturday market runs at 518 Goldsmith Lane in Great Falls, a wooded Fairfax County community near the Potomac in Northern Virginia. Regional farms and food makers sell produce, meat, bread, and eggs to area residents. Like most Northern Virginia markets, it follows the spring-through-fall growing season.

Founded in 2009, this Saturday market runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1819 35th Street NW, between the Glover Park and Burleith neighborhoods. Vendors sell fresh produce, meats, cheeses, flowers, and pastries, and a Kids' Corner offers free weekly activities with occasional live music. Recent listings show conflicting operating status, so confirm the current season before heading over. It sits along the Wisconsin Avenue corridor in upper Northwest DC.

Every producer at this Mount Pleasant market grows or makes what they sell within 125 miles of the city, inside the Chesapeake Bay watershed. It runs Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. year-round on the plaza at 17th and Lamont Streets NW, a ten-minute walk from the Columbia Heights Metro. Expect fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy, bread, flowers, plants, and prepared food from regional farms.

Crossroads Farmers Market has run every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Anne Street and University Boulevard East since 2007 — one of the longest-running markets serving Takoma Park's Langley Park corridor, home to a large immigrant community. Every vendor grows or processes what they sell within 125 miles of Takoma Park. The nonprofit behind it, Crossroads Community Food Network, built the market around a choice-based model meant to make fresh food affordable for low-income shoppers.

Community-run since 2010, the Petworth market gathers growers, bakers, and artisans on 9th Street NW between Taylor and Upshur, just off Georgia Avenue. It runs Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May through November, and matches WIC, Senior FMNP, and SNAP benefits dollar-for-dollar. Vendors range from fresh produce and cheese to desserts and prepared food. The Petworth Metro on the Green Line is a few blocks away.

FRESHFARM is a nonprofit founded in 1997 that runs 24 farmers markets across DC, Maryland, and Virginia, including Dupont Circle, Columbia Heights, and Silver Spring. Beyond the markets it operates food-access and education programs to widen local food in the Mid-Atlantic. The office is on Monroe Street NW in Washington, DC; the Washington state field here reflects a data error.

Held on the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza at 14th and Park Road NW, this FRESHFARM market runs Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. year-round, with a second day on Wednesdays. Regional farmers bring fruits, vegetables, seafood, mushrooms, baked goods, and preserved foods, and prepared-food vendors round out the mix. The plaza sits right at the Columbia Heights Metro. SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP benefits are matched dollar-for-dollar through FreshMatch.

The Columbia Heights Community Marketplace fills Civic Plaza at 14th Street and Park Road NW on Saturdays from 9am to 1pm, year-round. Running since 2010 and now part of FRESHFARM, it brings fresh produce, cheese, bread, and seafood alongside vendors selling empanadas and other prepared food. The market pairs local food with arts, music, and community programming. It accepts SNAP/EBT, WIC, and Senior FMNP, and FreshMatch doubles federal benefits.

The Adams Morgan Farmers Market sets up at 18th Street and Columbia Road NW, where vendors sell certified-organic produce alongside eggs, cheese, meat, honey, grains, herbs, jams, and cut flowers. Shoppers also find fresh coffee, baked goods, and crafts. Most stalls take cash and cards, and some accept SNAP, EBT, WIC, and Senior FMNP. It serves the Adams Morgan neighborhood in northwest DC.

Arlington

A neighborhood farmers market on N. McKinley Road in Arlington's Westover Village, beside the Westover branch library and the small strip of shops along Washington Boulevard. Vendors bring Virginia-grown vegetables, fruit, eggs, meat, bread, and cut flowers within walking distance of the surrounding streets. The market pulls its crowd from the dense residential blocks nearby rather than passing car traffic.

Park Avenue by City Hall hosts the Falls Church Farmers Market, one of the longer-running markets in Northern Virginia and open on Saturdays through much of the year. Producers bring seasonal vegetables, meats, cheeses, baked goods, and plants to this small independent city between Arlington and Fairfax. The market is a fixture of downtown Falls Church and draws steady crowds from the surrounding walkable neighborhoods.

Vienna

Georgetown's weekly farmers market takes over Rose Park at 26th and O Streets NW on Wednesday afternoons, 3 to 7 p.m. Neighborhood growers and bakers set up beside the park's tennis courts and playground, selling seasonal produce, breads, and fresh juice. Ready-to-eat options include wood-fired pizza and tacos. The Friends of Rose Park help run it, and the season stretches from spring into late October.

Rosslyn Farmers Market serves the high-rise Arlington neighborhood across the Potomac from Georgetown, at 1911 North Fort Myer Drive. The dense urban setting draws office workers and residents to shop from regional farms. Vendors bring Northern Virginia and mid-Atlantic produce, bread, and prepared food on market days in season.

The Clarendon Farmers' Market runs at Clarendon Central Park beside the Metro station in Arlington. It operates as a producer-only market, so vendors sell what they grow or make, bringing Virginia and Chesapeake-region produce, meats, cheese, and baked goods to a busy urban village.

FRESHFARM is a nonprofit based in Washington, DC, that works to create a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable food future. For 25 years, we have operated producer-only farmers markets in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Our farmers market network is the third-largest in the country and the largest in the Mid-Atlantic region, providing economic opportunity to a network of 250 Mid-Atlantic farmers and producers and a community space to restore the vital connections in our local food systems.

One of DC's oldest farmers markets, the Dupont Circle FRESHFARM market draws peak-season crowds to some 50 vendors selling certified-organic produce, artisan and farmstead cheeses, handmade dumplings, gluten-free baked goods, locally roasted coffee, and District beers and spirits. Washingtonian magazine credited it with teaching the city to love its vegetables. It runs Sundays 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. beside 20th Street NW between the Circle and Massachusetts Avenue.

FRESHFARM runs this Sunday market in the PNC lot off 20th Street NW near Dupont Circle, and it's the network's flagship, open since 1997. From 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. more than 50 farmers sell fruits and vegetables, pastured meat and eggs, farmstead cheeses, fresh pasta, cut flowers, and District-made spirits. The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times have both ranked it among the country's best markets. SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP checks all earn a dollar-for-dollar FreshMatch.

Arlington

FRESHFARM runs this Wednesday market at Central Place Plaza, 1800 N Lynn Street in Rosslyn, from early May through late October, 2 to 6 p.m. Around seven producers set up each week with conventional and certified-organic produce, pasture-raised meat, breads, fresh flowers, popsicles, ferments, and pickles. FRESHFARM operates a network of producer-only markets across the Washington DC region.

FRESHFARM is a nonprofit based in Washington, DC, that works to create a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable food future. For 25 years, we have operated producer-only farmers markets in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Our farmers market network is the third-largest in the country and the largest in the Mid-Atlantic region, providing economic opportunity to a network of 250 Mid-Atlantic farmers and producers and a community space to restore the vital connections in our local food systems.

Arlington

FRESHFARM is a nonprofit based in Washington, DC, that works to create a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable food future. For 25 years, we have operated producer-only farmers markets in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Our farmers market network is the third-largest in the country and the largest in the Mid-Atlantic region, providing economic opportunity to a network of 250 Mid-Atlantic farmers and producers and a community space to restore the vital connections in our local food systems.

Arlington's Saturday market at 1400 North Courthouse Road, one of the region's long-running producer markets in the Courthouse neighborhood. Vendors bring Virginia produce, meats, eggs, cheese, and flowers, with the market running most of the year. Exact hours aren't listed here.

Damascus

Run out of the Damascus FFA grounds on Ridge Road, this Saturday market (9 a.m. to noon) leans on a rotating lineup of small local sellers — Anam Cara Egg Farm for eggs, Pheasant Hill Farm and Willowponds Hydroponics for produce, and home-based vendors like CC Hsu selling jams, jellies, and baked goods. It's a modest, FFA-organized market rather than a big-production event, built around the same families showing up week to week.

Arlington

A FRESHFARM-run market at Welburn Square, 901 North Taylor Street in Arlington, across from the Ballston Metro. It runs Thursday afternoons year-round, with fruits and vegetables, grass-fed meats, pastured eggs, baked goods, and prepared foods like empanadas and rice bowls. The site doubles as a Market Share CSA pickup and hosts a monthly first-Thursday Mega Market.

In front of the Reeves Center

A producer-only market where every vendor grows or makes what they sell, 14 & U runs Saturdays from 9am to 1pm, May through November, at 14th and U Streets NW by the Reeves Center. Tables carry handmade cheeses, grass-fed meats, eggs, vegetables and fruit, plus pickles, kimchi, kraut, breads, pastries, cider, and ice cream. Cut flowers and plants round it out. It accepts SNAP, WIC, Senior FMNP, and Produce Plus.

This market runs at 131 Church Street NE in the town of Vienna, along the historic downtown strip in Fairfax County's Northern Virginia suburbs. Church Street's older storefronts and the nearby Washington & Old Dominion trail make it a walkable spot. As a close-in NoVA market, it draws regional growers and food vendors through the warm months. Check the current day and season before going.