Farmers Markets near Shelton, WA

Olympia

A neighborhood Saturday market at the West Central Park project, 1919 Harrison Avenue NW in west Olympia. It runs Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., roughly May through September, with local produce, prepared foods, baked goods, flowers, plant starts, and crafts. Food trucks, live music, and kids' activities round out the day.

Tumwater

Running since 2006, this market sets up Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., mid-April through September, in the Parks and Recreation lot at the southwest corner of Capitol Boulevard and Israel Road SW in Tumwater. Shoppers find fruit, vegetables, flowers, plants, baked goods, and prepared foods geared toward lunchtime. It also goes by the Tumwater Town Center Farmers Market.

Belfair

Held Saturdays 9am to 2pm, May through September, on the grounds of Belfair Elementary School in the Hood Canal area of Mason County. Vendors bring local produce, farm-fresh eggs, and seasonal flowers alongside handcrafted goods, art, and prepared foods. Many take SNAP, EBT, WIC, and FMNP vouchers. The market gives the small Belfair community a weekly place to buy from nearby growers near the head of Hood Canal.

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Gig Harbor

Saturdays 10am to 3pm at 5503 Wollochet Drive NW in Gig Harbor, at the former Peninsula Gardens site, which gives the market indoor space. Also known as the Peninsula Marketplace, it offers cut flowers, produce, plants, baked goods, prepared food, and handmade crafts, with master gardeners on hand, a kids' tent, and live entertainment. Admission is free.

Gig Harbor

A neighborhood farmers market in University Place, near 3715 Bridgeport Way West in the Tacoma suburbs. Local vendors sell produce and other goods from the surrounding area, and most take cash and cards, with some accepting SNAP, EBT, and WIC. Check the market's Facebook page for the current season's dates and hours.

Lakewood

The City of Lakewood runs this Tuesday market at Fort Steilacoom Park, 2 to 7pm from early June through early September. Alongside farm produce, it leans into a community-event feel with food trucks, lawn games, and live music, and vendors accept SNAP/EBT. Lakewood sits in Pierce County southwest of Tacoma, and the park setting gives the market more room than its earlier Towne Center location.

Tacoma

Tacoma's only year-round farmers market, the Proctor Farmers Market runs Saturdays 10am to 1pm at North 27th and Proctor in the walkable Proctor District, shifting to the 2nd and 4th Saturdays in the winter months. More than 70 vendors sell farm produce, pastured meats, wild-caught fish, cheese, bread, honey, and eggs, with weekly music and seasonal cooking demos. SNAP Market Match and WIC food-access programs run on site.

Tacoma

Sets up Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., June through September, at the MetroParks STAR Center, 3873 S. 66th Street in Tacoma. Shoppers find local fruit, vegetables, flowers, meats, mushrooms, and bakery goods, while kids use the adjacent playground and spray park. Run by Tacoma Farmers Market, it accepts EBT/SNAP, WIC, and senior vouchers and offers a Fresh Bucks match.

Tacoma

Run by the nonprofit Tacoma Farmers Market, this small neighborhood market operated Tuesday afternoons each summer at 6th and Pine in Tacoma's 6th Avenue Art District. It opened in 2008 with local produce, prepared food, live music, and handmade goods. The organization later announced this location's closure; its Broadway and Proctor markets still run. Check the Tacoma Farmers Market website for current market days and locations.

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