Sponsored by Olympia Farmers Market
About the sponsor: Olympia Farmers Market is one of the only vendor-operated farmers markets in Washington. Their mission is to support small-scale local agriculture and provide a vibrant gathering place with direct access to fresh food.
The Olympia Farmers Market highlights the best that Thurston, Mason, Lewis, and Grays Harbor counties have to offer. Vendors producing farm goods, artisanal treats, and handcrafted art flock to the Capitol city each week with something fresh. Open year round, the Market is there to help you find unique flavors that represent Washington State.
Discover the Olympia Farmers Market
All 120+ vendor businesses hail from the four-county boundary, and booths are often operated by the business owner, meaning you’ll connect with the individual who created the items on display.
Eight Onsite Restaurants
At the height of the season, eight restaurants provide daily breakfast and brunch options. In between shopping, grab a bite and enjoy lunch in the Market’s garden or at the picnic pavilion. Daily live music provides entertainment and a showcase of local artists from the surrounding Olympia area.
Food options abound. Try menu items that feature ingredients sourced from other Market vendors. For example: customizable grain bowls from Mother’s Roots Kitchen are packed with veggies from local farms. Additionally, Madeline’s Bavarian Wurst, the longest running restaurant at the Market, uses cinnamon bread from Wagner’s Bakery and Johnson Berry Farm jam to create their “Full Monte” sandwich.
Iconic Washington-Grown Fruit
Savor the season: Whether you’re preserving flats of berries or pickling cucumbers, home canners will want to visit the Market to stock up on seasonal goods from Western to Eastern Washington. Eastern Washington is represented with seasonal displays of fruit. Farmers from the other side of the Cascades grow produce that is not widely available on the western side of the state. A sampling of this produce is sold at the Market to compliment local offerings.
In spring, expect asparagus, Walla Walla onions, and sweet cherries. Summer brings melons, peppers, peaches, and stone fruit. In the fall, crisp apples, pears, cranberries, and grapes create excitement for comforting cold-season meals. You will be pleased to discover the diversity of fresh fruit that Washington has to offer.
Farms Provide More than Vegetables
During your visit, find countless ingredients to craft your locally sourced meal. Fresh fruit and vegetables, cheese, pasture-raised meat, oysters, jams, and microgreens can all be purchased from local farm vendors. With 45+ farms vending at the Market throughout the year, you’re sure to find something fresh. A trip to the bakery is always worth your while—some of Olympia’s most iconic bakeries have booths at the Market. Treat yourself with bread, pastries, pies, and cheesecakes. And don’t forget to explore the abundance of fresh flowers.
Take a Self-Led Sampling Tour
Timeless flavors: capture quality seasonal produce for enjoying later or gifting to a friend. Overwhelmed by options? Sample mead and cider, sipping vinegars, sauerkraut, hot sauce, jam, and dill pickles to find your favorite flavor. Multiple vendors offer samples before you buy, plus shelf-stable items that will be safe to carry with you while traveling.
Awestruck by Highly Skilled Crafters
In addition to a wide variety of flavors, local artists display their unique creations at the Market each week. Artists at the Market craft handmade and original pieces with high-quality materials. No reselling is allowed, meaning all goods are truly local and created with care by the vendors offering them. A diverse range of potters, woodworkers, jewelers, glass artists, painters, and more make up the 40+ artists who vend at the Market each year.
Meet Them at the Market
The Market is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. year-round. From April to October, the Market is open Thursday through Sunday for its high season. Don’t miss weekly Senior discounts, shopper raffles, cooking demonstrations, and kid-friendly activities. Interactive and educational events are scheduled every Thursday, with larger festivities on weekends throughout the year. For the complete entertainment line-up and to find out which vendors will be at the Market this week, visit olympiafarmersmarket.com.
Off-season travelers can still attend the Market from November through March. Shop Saturdays and Sundays during the Holiday Market from November to December. In January, the Market remains open on Saturdays only through the end of March. Expect fresh seasonal produce, daily live music, and a diverse selection of vendors selling year-round.