Farmers Markets near Dobson, NC

Dobson

Dobson Farmers' Market meets on the square in downtown Dobson at 114 W. Atkins Street, the Surry County seat in North Carolina's foothills wine country. Nearby growers bring seasonal fruits, vegetables, and homemade goods. The town square setting keeps it close to shops and county offices. Confirm the schedule before you make the trip.

Dobson

Elkin Farmers Market sets up at 226 North Bridge Street in downtown Elkin, a foothills town on the Yadkin River at the edge of North Carolina's wine country. Area growers sell seasonal fruits, vegetables, and homemade goods. Elkin marks the eastern end of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Check current days and hours before visiting.

Pilot Mountain

A rural farmers market on Shacktown Road in Yadkinville, the seat of Yadkin County in the northwest Piedmont. Growers from Yadkin County — part of the Yadkin Valley farm and wine region — bring seasonal produce and local goods.

Galax

The Galax Farmers Market sets up along North Main Street in downtown Galax, the Blue Ridge city known for the Old Fiddlers' Convention and its place on Virginia's Crooked Road music trail. Growers from Grayson and Carroll counties bring mountain-grown produce, eggs, and homemade goods in season. The elevation here keeps summers cooler than the lowlands to the east.

Galax

The Fries Farmers' Market serves the small New River town of Fries in Grayson County, where the New River Trail State Park follows the old railroad grade through the mill village. This corner of far southwest Virginia sits in the Blue Ridge highlands, and local growers bring warm-season produce and homemade goods. Nearby Galax anchors the region's old-time and bluegrass music tradition.

Hillsville

A year-round, state-supported market at 497 Farmers Market Drive in Hillsville, just off I-77 Exit 14 in Carroll County. The retail Direct Sales Building is open seven days a week (closed major holidays) with farm-fresh produce, in-season plants, and local arts and crafts, plus fall pumpkins and mums and spring flowers. A separate wholesale warehouse grades, cools, and ships regional produce to chains like Food City.

Hillsville

Hillsville's farmers market runs at 405 North Main Street, the seat of Carroll County high in the Blue Ridge of southwest Virginia near the Blue Ridge Parkway. The town is widely known for the giant Labor Day flea market and gun show that fills its streets each year. On regular market days, local growers bring highland produce, apples in season, and homemade goods. Confirm the weekly schedule before making the drive.

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Sparta

Runs at 185 East Whitehead Street in Sparta, seat of Alleghany County in North Carolina's Blue Ridge high country near the Virginia line. Growers here work a short, cool mountain season, typically bringing summer produce and mountain-grown goods. Market days and contact details aren't confirmed in this listing.

A community farmers market on Coy Hall Road in King, the largest town in Stokes County. This is the northern Piedmont foothills just above Winston-Salem, an area of small family farms and home gardens where growers sell what's in season. Current days, hours, and vendor details aren't posted online.

Farmington Farmers Market runs at 1723 Farmington Road near Mocksville, in the Farmington community of Davie County. Local growers sell seasonal produce and homemade goods in this rural Piedmont setting between Winston-Salem and the Yadkin River. Small community markets like this operate on set days through the season. Check ahead for current hours.

A market at the L.A. Reynolds Garden Showcase on Styers Ferry Road in Winston-Salem, a long-running independent garden center on the city's west side. Growers and plant sellers set up alongside the nursery with produce and garden goods. The location pairs the market with one of the Triad's larger home and garden centers.

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Wilkesboro

The Wilkesboro Open Air Market sets up on West Main Street in downtown Wilkesboro, the Wilkes County seat in the foothills of northwestern North Carolina. Growers and crafters from the surrounding mountains and foothills sell seasonal produce and handmade goods. Current days and hours aren't confirmed online.