Pull out your calendars and mark the dates when you can go and see our Boston area farmers market friends at their outdoor spots. These dates are for the 2017 spring-to-fall season. This will now be a permanent resource page on this topic so bookmark it and come back when you need the information and we'll update it as we have new information.
First, The News!
With the Boston Public Market (100 Hanover Street) established as a permanent, indoor, year-round stop for shoppers to support local food growers and producers, the Boston Public Market Association will not be running a seasonal farmers market along the Greenway adjacent to their indoor location this year. They will focus on supporting the vendors at the BPM and their Dewey Square farmers market location.
Again this year there will be a second day for the South End/SoWa Farmers Market on Harrison Avenue. You can shop for local food at this popular venue on both Saturdays and Sundays. Neighbors have expressed concerns about the popularity of this market and the second day of the market was in question for a short time.
As shoppers we can help with this situation by being considerate of the market neighbors. If you can walk to the market, please do so. The Silver Line runs nearby Harrison Avenue so the MBTA should be your second choice. If you do come by car, be aware that traffic and parking are difficult not only for you, but also for the folks who live there. This same is true of any farmers market you visit.
May Markets
Boston Public Market: Open daily, year-round
South End/SoWa Open Market: April 29th (Saturdays & Sundays)
Egleston Jamaica Plain: May 6th (Saturdays)
Jamaica Plain (677 Centre Street): May 7th (Saturdays)
Copley Square: May 12th (Tuesdays & Fridays)
Union Square, Somerville: May 13th (Saturdays)
Central Square, Cambridge: May 15th (Mondays)
South Station/Dewey Square: May 16th (Tuesdays & Thursdays)
Davis Square, Somerville: May 17th (Wednesdays)
Cambridge Center (Kendall MBTA): May 17th (Wednesdays)
June Markets
Brookline/Coolidge Corner: June 1st (Thursdays)
Roslindale: June 3rd (Saturdays)
Harvard University Farmers Market, Cambridge: June 6th (Tuesdays) (no market 7/4, 8/22 & 29, 10/24)
Oak Square, Brighton: June 7th (Wednesdays)
Dorchester/Ashmont/Peabody Square: June 23rd (Fridays)
Allston/Harvard Farmers Market: June (Fridays) (Not confirmed)
Allston Village, 500 Cambridge St: June (Saturdays) (Not confirmed)
Cambridgeport: June (Saturdays) (Not confirmed)
Boston Medical Center Shapiro Lobby, 840 Harrison Avenue: June (Thursdays)
Mission Hill/Roxbury, Brigham Circle: Mid-June (Thursdays)
July Markets
Charlestown: Thompson Square at Main & Austin Street: July (Wednesdays)
East Boston/Central Square 209 Summer Street: July (Wednesdays)
If you have confirmed dates for your favorite farmers market, please tell us in a comment or send us an email and we'll add it as an update to this post.
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