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Farmers Market PhotoCity of Alexandria Farmers' Markets

Old Town Farmers' Market

Market Square, 301 King Street.
Saturdays, 5 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. year round.
Free parking in the Market Square garage during the hours of the Farmers' Market

People who come to Alexandria on Saturday mornings find themselves in a busy plaza where local farmers and artists have been selling their products since 1753. Old Town Alexandria's Market Square is thought to be one of the nation's oldest continually operating farmer's markets, serving as a primary way Alexandria residents have typically obtained their meat, dairy, fish, fruits and vegetables.

George Washington sent his produce from Mount Vernon to be sold at the Farmer's Market. Today, the market offers Alexandrians a way to reconnect to the past, while participating in an ongoing local and national tradition. According to an 1876 edition of the Alexandria Gazette, some things have not change because "to sell it here you've got to grow it or make it at home."

For more information on the Old Town Farmer's Market, call 703.746.3200.


Del Ray Farmers' Market

Corner of East Oxford & Mount Vernon Avenues
Saturdays, 8 a.m. - Noon, through the first Saturday in December


Upper King Street Fresh Farmers' Market

King Street Gardens Park, 1806 King Street
Every Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., through October 29


West End Farmers' Market

Ben Brenman Park, 4800 Brenman Park Drive
Sundays, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. through November 22, 2009

110 N. Royal St., Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.746.4770
Fax: 703.519-3332
E-mail

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.