Farmers Markets near Hickory, NC

Hickory

The Downtown Hickory Farmers' Market runs on Union Square at 220 Union Square NW, in the middle of Hickory's downtown in Catawba County. Growers and food vendors from the foothills sell seasonal produce, meats, and prepared foods. The Union Square setting puts it among shops and restaurants. Check current market days before you go.

Hickory

Hildebran

A small-town farmers market on South Center Street in Hildebran, a Burke County town along the I-40 corridor between Morganton and Hickory. Growers from the western North Carolina foothills bring produce to sell. Hildebran grew up around the old rail line and the furniture and textile mills that once ran through this part of the Catawba Valley.

Conover

Conover Farmers' Market runs at 109 First Street East in downtown Conover, in Catawba County's foothills. Growers from the surrounding area sell seasonal fruits and vegetables plus homemade goods. It's one of several small tailgate markets clustered around the Hickory metro. Hours follow the growing season, so check ahead before stopping in.

Claremont

Claremont Tailgate Market sets up in the Claremont City Hall parking lot at 3288 E. Main Street, in Catawba County's Piedmont. Area farmers back in to sell produce, eggs, and homemade goods straight from their vehicles. Small-town tailgate markets like this run on set mornings through the growing season. Confirm the schedule before you go.

Valdese

The Valdese Farmers' Market operates in downtown Valdese, a Burke County foothills town founded by Waldensian settlers in western North Carolina. Nearby mountain and foothill farms supply the market's seasonal produce. Specific days and vendors aren't posted online.

This market meets at Center United Methodist Church, 4945 Sherrills Ford Road in Catawba, near Lake Norman in Catawba County. Church-hosted markets like this give nearby farmers a place to sell seasonal produce and homemade goods close to home. It runs through the growing season. Check current days and hours before stopping by.

Burke Farmers Market sets up at 5936 Rock Falls Road in Morganton, in the Blue Ridge foothills of western North Carolina. Local growers around Burke County bring seasonal produce, eggs, and homemade goods to sell straight to shoppers. Like most foothills tailgate markets, it runs through the warm-weather growing season. Check ahead for current days and hours before you make the drive.

Lincolnton

Lincoln County's farmers market on West Water Street in downtown Lincolnton, the county seat in North Carolina's western Piedmont. Farms across the county, a mix of produce, livestock, and dairy operations, supply the market. Lincolnton lies northwest of Charlotte near the Catawba River and was the site of the Revolutionary War battle at Ramsour's Mill.

A downtown market in Lenoir, the seat of Caldwell County in the western North Carolina foothills, not to be confused with Lenoir County out east. Long a furniture-manufacturing town, Lenoir sits below the Blue Ridge Escarpment, and its market draws produce from the surrounding foothill and mountain farms. Harper Avenue runs through the historic center.

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Morganton

The Troutman Farmers' Market sits on North Avenue in Troutman, a small Iredell County town just south of Statesville near Lake Norman. Growers from the surrounding central Piedmont bring seasonal fruit and vegetables. Days and vendor details aren't posted online.

Statesville

The Evening Farmers' Market is a downtown Statesville market held at Pecan Park on North Center Street, unusual for meeting in the evening rather than the typical Saturday morning. Statesville sits in Iredell County in the central Piedmont, where area growers sell seasonal produce. The full schedule isn't posted online.

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.

Crossroads Regional Farmers' Market operates at 1551 East Broad Street in Statesville, the Iredell County seat where I-40 meets I-77. As a regional market it pulls growers and shoppers from across the surrounding counties for seasonal produce and farm goods. Its central location makes it an easy stop off the interstate. Confirm current days and hours before you go.

One of the Meeting Street Markets, held at Morrison Plantation, a shopping and residential development in Mooresville near Lake Norman. Vendors bring produce, baked goods, and handmade items to sell. Mooresville, known as Race City USA for its cluster of NASCAR race shops, sits in Iredell County at the north end of the Charlotte metro.

The Meeting Street Markets on Williamson Road in Mooresville, the Lake Norman market group's home turf in Iredell County. Vendors offer produce, baked goods, and crafts from farms and kitchens around the region. Williamson Road runs along Mooresville's main commercial stretch near I-77, north of Charlotte.

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