Farmers Markets near Upper Marlboro, MD

Upper Marlboro

Capitol Heights

Bowie Farmers Market takes over the Bowie High School parking lot on Annapolis Road every Sunday from late May through October, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vendors bring locally grown produce, cut flowers, artisan bread, pastries, and meat — a City of Bowie-run market, which is part of why it's stayed consistent year to year.

Set up in the Cedar Grove United Methodist Church lot on Deale-Churchton Road, this market runs Thursdays, 3 to 6 p.m., from July through October. Vendors bring vegetables, cut flowers, fruit, baked goods, jam, meat, herbs, and plants — straightforward farm-stand fare with no middlemen. It takes WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefits, but skip the credit card: cash only, by most accounts.

Unity Health Care

Aya Community Markets operates outside Unity Health Care at 3924 Minnesota Avenue NE in Ward 7, doubling as a farmers market, food hub, and youth-development program. It runs seasonally from May through November with locally sourced produce and goods. Vendors carry a range of products, and some accept SNAP, EBT, WIC, and Senior FMNP. The market ties fresh-food access to community and economic development on the east side of the city.

Gambrills

Anne Arundel County's largest farmers market runs Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon, in the Crofton Library lot on Riedel Road. It's producer-only, with more than 50 vendors selling produce, meats, dairy, breads, flowers, and crafts, plus food trucks on-site. Now past its first decade, the market draws enough of a following that its Facebook page tops 17,000 followers. Arrive early — parking fills fast.

Greenbelt

Stanton and Alabama Avenue SE

This open-air market serves the Stanton Road area of Southeast DC, near Stanton and Alabama Avenue SE. Vendors carry produce, meat, eggs, cheese, honey, jams, flowers, plants, and prepared foods, including some organic growers. It's one of the neighborhood markets bringing fresh food to the blocks east of the Anacostia River. Online detail is limited, so check locally for the current day and season.

The D.C. Open-Air Farmers' Market has anchored the RFK Stadium grounds at Benning Road and Oklahoma Avenue NE for more than 30 years, running Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from early morning into late afternoon. Farm vendors sell fresh produce, meats, and dairy, and a large flea market alongside them offers clothing, records, housewares, and vintage finds. It operates from Parking Lot 6 year-round except on stadium event days.

NE

This open-air farmers and flea market has run in the RFK Stadium lots off Oklahoma Avenue and Benning Road NE for more than 30 years. Local farms and vendors sell fresh produce, meats, dairy, and dry goods, and the flea-market side adds household finds. It typically operates Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, with plenty of free parking on the stadium grounds.

Arcadia's Mobile Market is a farm stand on wheels that Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture launched in 2012 to reach DC neighborhoods short on fresh food, mainly Wards 7 and 8. The truck stops at schools, libraries, and rec centers stocked with local produce, herbs, pastured eggs, grass-fed beef and pork, milk, cheese, bread, and honey. It doubles SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP dollars. The Southern Avenue SE stop is one of several.

Riverdale Park

Route 1 Farmers Market & Bazaar occupies the former B&J Auto Lot on Rhode Island Avenue in Brentwood, inside Prince George's County's Gateway Arts District. The market opens for the season in early June, selling produce, baked goods, flowers, and artisan goods, and accepts SNAP/EBT. Its arts-district location puts it alongside galleries and studios rather than a typical town square.

NE

Run by the DC Squared Markets network, this market appears in the Woodridge neighborhood of Northeast DC near Bladensburg Road, across from the Woodridge Library. Local farmers and food vendors sell on alternating Saturdays through the summer. It's one of several DC Squared stands bringing produce and prepared foods to Ward 5. Specifics online are sparse, so confirm the current schedule before you go.

Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier's Farmers Market operates seasonally at One Municipal Place, giving small regional farmers and food producers direct access to Prince George's County shoppers. The lineup runs typical for the area — fresh produce, baked goods, and handmade crafts — with health and wellness programming alongside the food stalls. Confirm current weekly hours directly, since seasonal schedules shift year to year.

This Ward 8 market runs on the THEARC campus at 1901 Mississippi Avenue SE, where FRESHFARM took over operations in 2024. The farm stand sells local produce, meat, baked goods, plants, and more on Saturdays through summer and fall. It's one of the few markets serving far Southeast DC, and it matches SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP benefits dollar-for-dollar. THEARC itself is a town-hall education, arts, and recreation campus.

Crownsville

Wildberry Farm + Brewery in Crownsville, Maryland is a land-raised, hand-crafted farm brewery building out its on-site pavilion and grounds, having completed its first brew as it transitions from the former Wildberry shop.

SE

The community-run Ward 8 Farmers Market sets up at the Barns at St. Elizabeth's East, on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. from June into the fall. Alongside seasonal vegetables, cooks serve jollof rice, fish patties, burgers, and Maryland blue crabs. The nonprofit matches Produce Plus, SNAP, and FMNP benefits, part of its push for healthy eating in Congress Heights.

College Park

Downtown College Park's market has run since 2010, set up indoors on Knox Road every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. across the spring-through-fall season. It draws a mix of residents, University of Maryland students, and visitors looking for locally sourced produce and prepared foods, with vendors taking a mix of cash and card. It runs alongside the newer Hollywood Farmers Market a few blocks north, giving College Park two Saturday options.

North Beach

Hyattsville's farmers market is marking its 25th season at 3505 Hamilton Street, with stalls selling fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, baked goods, and bodycare products alongside nutrition education and chef demonstrations. The market accepts SNAP, WIC, and EBT, and runs a matching-dollar program that adds $10 for shoppers who complete an on-site market tour.

The H Street NE market runs Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. year-round, currently at 800 13th Street NE. FRESHFARM stocks it with conventional and certified-organic produce, grass-fed meats, pastured eggs, fermented pickles and krauts, sweet and savory baked goods, locally roasted coffee, flatbreads, and cut flowers. It's an easy walk from the H Street streetcar line. SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP benefits earn a dollar-for-dollar FreshMatch.

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.

Odenton

Piney Orchard Farmers Market has run outside the Piney Orchard Community Center on Stream Valley Drive for more than two decades, one of the longer-standing markets in Anne Arundel County. Wednesday hours run 2 to 6 p.m. from late spring through October, with vendors selling local produce, baked goods, honey, and specialty foods. The wooded community-center setting gives it a quieter feel than the county's bigger markets.

Eastern Market has anchored Capitol Hill since 1873, and its South Hall still houses butchers, fishmongers, bakers, cheese sellers, and produce stands Tuesday through Sunday. On weekends the outdoor Farmers Line fills with growers hauling produce straight from farms in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia, alongside more than 100 arts-and-crafts vendors. Find it at 225 Seventh Street SE. Saturday and Sunday run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a smaller Tuesday market.

Fort Washington

Freedom Farmers' Market sets up on Livingston Road in Fort Washington, Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon, spring through fall. Regular vendors include H & H Farm and Miller Farms for produce, Calamity Carol's Bakery for baked goods, Wilholts Roasted Nuts, and Victoria Leigh Jewelry for handmade accessories — a mix of food and craft stalls rather than a pure produce market. It's built a loyal following in Prince George's County over the years.

College Park

Saturday mornings on H Street NE bring out FRESHFARM growers with grass-fed meats, pastured eggs, certified-organic vegetables, fermented krauts, and fresh flatbreads and sandwiches. The market runs year-round and serves the H Street corridor's Atlas District, reachable by the DC streetcar. Baked goods, roasted coffee, and cut flowers fill out the stalls. Federal nutrition benefits (SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP) are matched dollar-for-dollar through the FreshMatch program.

College Park

A group of North College Park residents started this market in 2013 to bring fresh food to their side of town, and it's grown into a Saturday fixture — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., through late November — in the Hollywood Shopping Center lot next to MOM's Organic Market. Live music runs alongside the produce and handmade goods stalls, and SNAP and WIC shoppers get matching-dollar incentives on top of their benefits.

Dreaming Out Loud is a DC food-justice nonprofit that farms in Wards 7 and 8 and runs farmers markets, a CSA, and food-access programs across the city. Members get customizable produce boxes, and the group trains food entrepreneurs through its DREAM accelerator. It also runs catering and helped develop the Marion Barry Avenue Market. Despite the state field, this organization is based in Washington, DC.

The USDA Farmers Market at Beltsville sets up in Parking Lot B of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center on Sunnyside Avenue. Vendors including Harris Orchard, Melwood Horticulture, and Westmoreland Produce sell fresh fruit, vegetables, and plants to USDA employees and the surrounding community. Its location inside a federal research campus makes it one of the more unusual farmers market settings in the state.

Union Market packs around 20 food stalls into a 47,000-square-foot hall at 1309 5th Street NE, open daily 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Several vendors, including TaKorean, Red Apron Butcher, Rappahannock Oysters, and Buffalo & Bergen, started as DC food trucks before setting up permanent counters. The building revives the 1931 Union Terminal Market and reopened in 2012. Shared tables let you graze across tacos, bagels, oysters, and ice cream in one visit.

Join the NoMa BID at the NoMa Farmers Market from April – October on Thursdays from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m., located on Third Street NE, where you’ll find fresh produce, quality meats, and artisanal goods. Grab ready-to-eat meals and treats while enjoying live music and outdoor seating. Conveniently located near the NoMa-Gallaudet Metro and Union Market, it’s perfect for evening commuters and locals alike!

Part of the DC Squared Markets network, this stand serves the Edgewood neighborhood in Northeast DC near 680 Rhode Island Avenue. Vendors bring naturally grown produce plus eggs, cheese, baked goods, honey, jams, flowers, and prepared foods. It typically runs on alternating Saturdays through the summer season, close to the Rhode Island Avenue Metro. Confirm the current schedule locally, since dates shift year to year.

NE

The NoMa market began at Alethia Tanner Park, named for a formerly enslaved woman who bought her freedom selling produce, and outgrew it, moving to Third Street NE between M and N. It runs Thursday evenings, roughly 4 to 8 p.m., from late April into October. Farm-fresh produce and local groceries fill the stalls near the Metropolitan Branch Trail. The NoMa BID organizes it.

The Brookland Farmers Market runs Tuesday afternoons from about 4 to 7pm at 10th and Otis Streets NE, next to the Brookland Metro station, from late spring into October. Growers from Pennsylvania and Virginia bring fruit, vegetables, and flowers, and it doubles as a CSA pickup point. A related Saturday FRESHFARM market operates a few blocks away on Monroe Street. The markets match SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP spending dollar for dollar.

Beltsville

FRESHFARM launched this Brookland market in 2014, and it sits on the Arts Walk beside 27 local artist studios, next to the Brookland-CUA Metro at 716 Monroe Street NE. Farmers and food producers within 200 miles bring produce, artisan goods, and prepared meals, and the market adds live music and yoga on some mornings. It serves Ward 5 as a neighborhood gathering point. SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP benefits earn a FreshMatch.

SW

FRESHFARM has operated a market at the Department of Health and Human Services headquarters, 200 Independence Avenue SW, since its 2010 opening. Geared to federal workers and the surrounding Southwest offices, it sells local produce and farm goods on weekdays during the season. As at every FRESHFARM site, SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP benefits are accepted and matched through FreshMatch. Federal Center SW Metro is close by.

The Rose Park Farmers Market brings vendors like Bread Furst, Potomac Roasting Company, and Quaker Valley Orchards to 26th and O Streets NW each Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. Shoppers grab produce, baked goods, and fresh juice, then stay for tacos from Alejandro's or pizza from El Jefe. Set in Georgetown's Rose Park along Rock Creek, the market runs spring through fall with the Friends of Rose Park.

FRESHFARM's Mount Vernon Triangle market sets up Saturdays from 9am to 1pm at Milian Park, corner of 5th and I Streets NW in downtown DC. Vendors bring regional produce, orchard fruit, grass-fed meats, pastured eggs, baked goods, cider, coffee, and prepared food, with bistro tables for eating on site. Like all FRESHFARM markets, it accepts SNAP/EBT, WIC, and Senior FMNP, and FreshMatch doubles federal benefit dollars spent there.

Mount Vernon Triangle

FRESHFARM's Mount Vernon Triangle market sets up Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 5th and I Streets NW, serving the residential blocks north of downtown. Vendors bring vegetables, meats, breads and baked goods, flowers, breakfast sandwiches, coffee, and fresh fruit. The Mount Vernon Triangle CID helps host it. SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP benefits are matched dollar-for-dollar through FreshMatch.

Annapolis

This market sets up on the Anne Arundel Medical Center campus in Annapolis, at Riva Road and Harry S. Truman Parkway, giving hospital staff, patients, and neighbors a produce stand without leaving the medical campus. It runs on weekends during the season, with local vendors rotating through — a hospital system building healthy-food access directly into its own parking lot.

FRESHFARM's Penn Quarter market fills 8th Street NW between D and E, right in front of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, every Thursday 3 to 7 p.m. from April through November. Vendors sell organic produce, grass-fed meats, pastured eggs, farmstead sheep cheeses, crab cakes, empanadas, fresh pasta, cut flowers, and local beer and spirits. It's steps from the Gallery Place and Archives Metro stops. FreshMatch doubles SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP dollars.

This small Annapolis market sets up in the front parking lot of Clock Tower Place on Forest Drive, running Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m. through the summer. It's a low-key stop for produce and handcrafted goods from regional vendors — shoppers often grab what they need here, then walk over to Tastings Gourmet nearby for bread, cheese, and wine. No indoor stalls, no frills, just a parking-lot market locals fold into their Friday routine.

Set in the Park at CityCenter downtown, this FRESHFARM market gathers 18 vendors every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., May through October. It leans toward lunch: wood-fired pizza and falafel wraps share space with local produce, artisan meats, cheeses, and handmade soaps. The location puts it among downtown DC's luxury retail blocks at 10th and I Streets NW. FreshMatch matches SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP spending.

FRESHFARM's CityCenterDC market is a Tuesday lunchtime market at the Park at CityCenter, 1098 New York Avenue NW, running 11am to 2pm from May into late October. Farmers and producers based within 200 miles bring seasonal produce, and prepared-food vendors like DMV Empanadas, Timber Pizza, and Taco Loco feed the downtown lunch crowd. It opened in June 2014 in the middle of the CityCenter development.

Ronal Regan Building and International Trade Center

Capital Harvest on the Plaza takes over Woodrow Wilson Plaza at the Ronald Reagan Building, 13th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, on Wednesdays from 10am to 2pm, spring through fall. Local farmers and food producers sell seasonal produce and artisan goods, and the lunchtime crowd eats on the plaza while chefs run demos and samplings. Metro riders reach it via Federal Triangle or Metro Center, and the Reagan Building garage has parking.

City Hall Alexandria

A Saturday-morning market on Market Square at 301 King Street, in front of Alexandria City Hall in Old Town. Running since 1753, it counts among the oldest continuously operating farmers markets in the United States. Growers and makers bring produce, cut flowers, baked goods, meats, and crafts to the brick plaza year-round, early morning through midday.

This Saturday market at Market Square, 301 King Street, has run continuously on the same site since 1753, making it the country's oldest farmers market held at one location. George Washington sent produce here from Mount Vernon. More than 70 vendors turn out at peak season with produce, meat, cheese, flowers, and baked goods, 7 a.m. to noon year-round, rain or shine.

Crossroads Farmers Market has run every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Anne Street and University Boulevard East since 2007 — one of the longest-running markets serving Takoma Park's Langley Park corridor, home to a large immigrant community. Every vendor grows or processes what they sell within 125 miles of Takoma Park. The nonprofit behind it, Crossroads Community Food Network, built the market around a choice-based model meant to make fresh food affordable for low-income shoppers.

Two blocks from the White House at 810 Vermont Avenue NW, this FRESHFARM market runs Thursdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., April through November. It's built for the downtown lunch crowd, with wood-fired pizza, falafel, po'boys, dumplings, tacos, burgers, and cold-pressed juice sold beside local produce, grass-fed beef, pastured eggs, honey, and baked goods. McPherson Square Metro is a short walk. SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP benefits are matched through FreshMatch.

In front of the Reeves Center

A producer-only market where every vendor grows or makes what they sell, 14 & U runs Saturdays from 9am to 1pm, May through November, at 14th and U Streets NW by the Reeves Center. Tables carry handmade cheeses, grass-fed meats, eggs, vegetables and fruit, plus pickles, kimchi, kraut, breads, pastries, cider, and ice cream. Cut flowers and plants round it out. It accepts SNAP, WIC, Senior FMNP, and Produce Plus.