Farmers Markets near Fairfax, VA

This market runs in Old Town Fairfax near Main Street, giving the city center a weekend produce stop. Northern Virginia growers bring vegetables, orchard fruit, and baked goods to the historic downtown through the growing season.

Fairfax

This Sunday market sets up at 10500 Page Avenue in the City of Fairfax, in the Northern Virginia suburbs west of Washington. The Page Avenue location puts it near Fairfax's downtown and government district in the middle of Fairfax County. A Sunday schedule sets it apart from the region's many Saturday markets, giving weekend shoppers another option for local produce and prepared foods. Check the current season and hours before going.

Fairfax

Page Avenue in the City of Fairfax hosts this community market, near Van Dyck Park in the Northern Virginia suburbs west of Washington. Regional farms and food makers bring produce, meats, baked goods, and prepared foods to a dense, commuter-heavy area. Fairfax anchors a busy stretch of Northern Virginia, and the market gives residents a direct line to growers from the Piedmont and Valley farms that supply the region.

Fairfax

A community market on Page Avenue in the City of Fairfax, the historic county-seat city surrounded by Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. Page Avenue runs near Fairfax's older residential streets, and the market gives city residents a neighborhood source for local produce and farm goods in the Washington suburbs.

Fairfax County runs this Wednesday market at the Oak Marr RECenter on Jermantown Road near Oakton and Vienna, 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 of the county. It is a steady midweek stop on the county market circuit.

Oakton

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.

Oakton

A Smart Markets location on Hunter Mill Road in Oakton, a wooded pocket of Fairfax County between Vienna and Reston. The market was one of seven the Smart Markets network ran across Northern Virginia's suburbs, connecting area growers with residents who wanted local produce near home rather than a drive to a larger regional market.

Oakton

The Oakton Farmers Market sets up on Hunter Mill Road in Oakton, just outside Vienna in Fairfax County. It draws Northern Virginia growers and food makers with seasonal produce, bread, and prepared foods on market days during the warmer months. Hunter Mill Road runs through one of the greener, lower-density pockets of an otherwise built-up county.

The Burke Farmers Market is one of the Fairfax County Park Authority's producer-only markets, held on weekend mornings in this Northern Virginia suburb. Producer-only means every vendor grows or makes what they sell, so shoppers find Virginia produce, meats, eggs, and baked goods rather than resold goods.

Vienna

A separate Saturday market in Vienna, this one at 301 Center Street South, south of the town's Church Street core in Fairfax County. Vienna supports more than one market, and the Saturday timing suits weekend shoppers after produce, baked goods, and local vendors. The location sits close to Vienna's community and municipal buildings. Since the town hosts multiple markets, confirm which days this one operates before heading over.

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.

Fairfax

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.

Vienna

Despite the name, this market runs at Wakefield Park, 8100 Braddock Road in Annandale, not the downstate town of Wakefield. The park sits in central Fairfax County, part of the Northern Virginia suburbs. Wakefield Park's trails and rec center draw steady weekend traffic, and the market fits that setting with regional produce and food vendors. Check the current season and market day before going.

Reston

FRESHFARM, the nonprofit that runs producer-only markets across the DC region, operates this Reston market at 11900 Lawyers Road in the southern part of town. Producer-only means the farmers and makers grow or make what they sell. Expect Northern Virginia and mid-Atlantic produce, meat, dairy, and bread in season.

Reston

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.

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.

Reston

This market stood on Wiehle Avenue in Reston, Fairfax County's planned community, near the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station. It operated as part of the Smart Markets network of Northern Virginia producer markets. Reston's dense, walkable neighborhoods gave the market a steady base of shoppers looking for regional fruit, vegetables, and farm products.

Lake Anne Plaza Reston

This Saturday market fills Lake Anne Plaza, the original 1960s village center of Reston with its modernist waterfront architecture. Growers and food vendors from the Northern Virginia region sell produce, meat, bread, and cut flowers beside the plaza through the growing season.

A Fairfax County market at 6621 Columbia Pike in Annandale, inside the Capital Beltway. Northern Virginia county markets typically run one morning a week from spring into fall, with local growers selling produce, eggs, and baked goods. Specific days and hours aren't included in this listing.

Chantilly

A neighborhood farmers market on Centreville Road in Chantilly, part of the Smart Markets network that ran producer markets across Northern Virginia's inner suburbs. Chantilly sits in western Fairfax County near Dulles Airport, one of the region's fastest-growing areas. Shoppers came here for locally grown produce and farm goods without driving into the District.

Springfield

A Smart Markets location at Spring Mall Drive in Springfield, a commercial hub of Fairfax County near the I-95/I-395/I-495 interchange. It was one of seven neighborhood markets the Smart Markets network ran across the D.C. suburbs. The Springfield site put local farmers within reach of commuters and residents in one of the area's densest corridors.

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.

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.

Springfield

A community farmers market in Springfield, Fairfax County, at the Spring Mall Drive site near Springfield Town Center and the I-95 interchange. Springfield anchors a dense stretch of the inner Washington suburbs, and the market gives commuters and residents in this heavily traveled corridor a stop for regional produce and local food.

This listing represents the Fairfax County Park Authority's farmers market program, with the address at Green Spring Gardens off Green Spring Road in the Alexandria area. The county runs a network of producer-only markets across Northern Virginia where vendors must grow or make what they sell. Farms from the Piedmont and Valley bring produce, meats, eggs, and baked goods to suburban neighborhoods through the season.

The Herndon Farmers Market sets up on Lynn Street beside the town's historic train depot and red caboose, along the Washington & Old Dominion Trail in Fairfax County. Regional growers bring produce, meats, breads, and flowers through the season. Herndon's old rail corridor is now one of Northern Virginia's busiest cycling and walking paths.

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.

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.

Woodbridge

Set on Oakwood Drive in the Lake Ridge community of Woodbridge, this market served Prince William County shoppers south of the Occoquan River. It ran under the Smart Markets network, which placed producer markets in residential pockets across Northern Virginia. Lake Ridge is a large planned community, giving nearby families a close spot for local produce.

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.

Alexandria

The ALIVE! West End Food Hub is a free, mini-market-style grocery storefront at 510-F South Van Dorn Street in Alexandria, run by the nonprofit ALIVE!. Neighbors check in for an ALIVE! Food Card, then choose fresh and shelf-stable groceries sized to their household — a family of four typically leaves with meat, produce, eggs, dairy, grains, and bread. Open Tuesday-Thursday 11-6 and Saturday 9-3. Call (703) 837-9300 or email [email protected].

The Kingstowne Farmers Market sets up at Kingstowne Towne Center off Kingstowne Boulevard, serving the planned Kingstowne community in the Franconia area of Fairfax County near Alexandria. Regional producers bring seasonal produce, breads, meats, and prepared foods to shoppers in this dense Northern Virginia suburb south of the Beltway.

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.

Sterling

Cornerstones runs its FREE from Hunger Center to move surplus pantry staples and fresh produce from donors to families across northern Virginia. The Sterling location on Glenn Drive is one of the nonprofit's food-distribution points; Cornerstones itself is headquartered in Reston. Expect grocery staples and seasonal produce rather than a retail farm stand. The organization coordinates pickups and referrals through its main office.

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.

The City of Manassas Farmers Market sets up under the Harris Pavilion in Old Town Manassas, an open-air structure on the historic downtown square by the train depot. It runs on multiple days through the growing season, with regional produce, meats, cheese, and baked goods.

Historic Manassas has run this producer market downtown since 1987, drawing farms, nurseries, bakeries, and specialty food makers to Old Town Manassas. The Saturday market fills a downtown lot from April into November, and it takes SNAP plus Virginia Fresh Match matching dollars. Virginia Living readers named it Best in Northern Virginia in 2023 and 2024.

This is the Thursday edition of the Historic Manassas market, held under the Harris Pavilion on Center Street in Old Town Manassas from April through late October, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The same nonprofit organizes both days, gathering local farms, bakers, and specialty food producers. It accepts SNAP and Virginia Fresh Match matching dollars for shoppers.

Manassas

The Historic Manassas Farmers Market sets up in Old Town Manassas near the Center Street train depot and Harris Pavilion, in the Prince William County city known for the Civil War battles at nearby Bull Run. Regional growers bring seasonal produce, meats, baked goods, and flowers. Old Town's brick streets center on the restored railroad depot.

Not to be confused with the Henrico market of the same name, this West End Farmers Market runs at Ben Brenman Park, 4800 Brenman Park Drive in Alexandria's West End. The park setting inside the City of Alexandria puts it in the close-in Northern Virginia suburbs near I-395. Regional growers bring produce and prepared foods on market days. Check the current season and schedule before visiting.

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.

Green Mills Market sets up at Potomac Mills Circle in Woodbridge, in the parking area of the Potomac Mills outlet mall in Prince William County. Markets in these high-traffic commercial lots bring produce, prepared foods, and vendor goods to suburban shoppers along the Northern Virginia I-95 corridor.

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.

The Cascades Farmers Market sets up at the senior center lot in the Cascades area of Sterling, in eastern Loudoun County. Loudoun holds one of Northern Virginia's most active farm belts, so seasonal markets here draw vegetables, orchard fruit, meats, and baked goods from county growers.

Woodbridge

Long Family Markets is a locally owned and operated farmers market organization offering thoughtfully curated weekly markets in Stafford, Spotsylvania, and Woodbridge, Virginia. All markets are proudly producer-only and feature participating businesses located within 125 miles, supporting fresh food access, small businesses, and meaningful community connections.

The Fairlington market sets up at the Fairlington Community Center on South Stafford Street in south Arlington, near the Alexandria line. Regional farmers bring produce, eggs, baked goods, and flowers to this dense residential corner of Northern Virginia. Fairlington is a historic garden-apartment district from the World War II era, and the market gives it a weekend gathering spot.

The Columbia Pike Farmers Market is one of Arlington's longest-running markets, held on Sunday mornings along Columbia Pike. It operates year-round, with local growers bringing produce, meats, eggs, and baked goods to the Pike's walkable commercial corridor.

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.

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.

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.

Alexandria

This Smart Markets location served the Huntington area along North Kings Highway, just inside Fairfax County near Alexandria's southern edge and the Huntington Metro station. It was one of seven neighborhood markets the Smart Markets network operated around the Washington suburbs, bringing regional farmers and food vendors to a dense, transit-served corner of the region.

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.

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.

The Four Mile Run market runs on Mount Vernon Avenue in the Arlandria area near the Arlington-Alexandria line, along the Four Mile Run stream. It pairs farm vendors with local artisans, bringing produce, baked goods, and handmade work to a diverse, densely populated corner of Northern Virginia. The nearby Del Ray neighborhood gives the market a steady stream of walk-up customers.

This Saturday market runs at Loudoun Station, the mixed-use development beside the Ashburn Metro stop at the end of the Silver Line. Central Station Drive sits in eastern Loudoun County, one of the fastest-growing corners of Northern Virginia. Vendors bring produce and prepared food to the plaza during the warmer months for the surrounding apartment and office crowd.

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.

Alexandria

The ALIVE! Del Ray Food Hub gives Alexandria residents a free grocery storefront at 2601 Mount Vernon Avenue, where shoppers pick their own food, personal-care items, and cleaning and school supplies based on household size. It is one of two Community Food Hubs run by the ALIVE! nonprofit. Doors open Tuesday-Thursday 12-6 and Saturday 9-3, closed federal holidays. Call (703) 837-9300 or email [email protected].