Farmers Markets near Sanford, NC

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.

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.

A community farmers market in Spring Lake, on Chapel Hill Road in Cumberland County near Fort Liberty. Area growers sell seasonal produce and homemade goods to the surrounding Sandhills community north of Fayetteville.

Siler City

Open Saturdays 9am to 1pm from April through November in Siler City, this Chatham County market sells produce and baked goods from area growers, closing at noon when temperatures top 95 degrees. Siler City sits in a heavily agricultural stretch of the central Piedmont. The market posts current product availability on its Facebook page each week.

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.

Fuquay-Varina

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.

Pinehurst

Producers based within a 50-mile radius of Moore County bring fresh seasonal produce and locally made goods to this market, which runs year-round on Thursday mornings and adds a Saturday market in the warmer months. Local chefs cook complementary food samples during the summer season. The market covers the Sandhills communities around Pinehurst and Southern Pines. Current dates and vendor lists are posted on the market's website.

A farmers market at the Village Green in Pinehurst, in the Sandhills region of Moore County. Growers from the surrounding Sandhills sell seasonal produce and local goods near the historic village center. The area is known for its golf resorts and longleaf pine landscape.

Fayetteville

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.

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.