The Ultimate Guide to Pittsburgh Farmers Markets: 2017

Farmers market season is just around the corner!  Luckily for us, the rural area of Western Pennsylvania provides so many farms, orchards, and producers. You can find a farmers market in the greater Pittsburgh area any day of the week!

Saturdays

Lawrenceville Farmers Market
Every Saturday, June 3 – October 28
Hours: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Arsenal Park, between 39th and 40th Streets, and between Butler and Penn Streets.
Find fresh produce, local chocolate, green juices, cheese, popsicles, olive oil, and more for sale from a rotating list of vendors.

Bloomfield Saturday Market
Every Saturday, May 20 – November 4
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: 5050 Liberty Avenue.
The Bloomfield Saturday Market features fresh fruit, vegetable, and locally-made goods, plus an event calendar loaded with special dates, follow their Facebook for updates on programming.

Swissvale Farmers Market
Every Saturday, May 13 – October 28
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: 7301 Schoyer Avenue, Swissvale.
At the Swissvale Farmers Market, you’ll find locally-grown produce, baked goods, prepared foods, plus a variety of hand-made crafts and gift items. Vendors this year include Enrico Biscotti, Pitaland, Peppers N’at, Cherish Creamery, Larry Musser Farms, and Triangle Grill.

Monroeville Lions Farmers Market
Every Saturday, starting May 13
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Monroeville Community Park, 2399 Tilbrook Road.
Vendors selling local produce, baked goods, meats and preserves include Pitaland, Paul’s Apple Orchard, McElhinny’s Farm, and Harvest Valley Farm.

Sewickley Farmers Market
Every Saturday through November 21
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: St. James Parking Lot, 200 Walnut St., Sewickley, PA.
Merchants will sell meat, locally-grown fresh vegetables, local honey, organic farms products, pierogies, pasta and more.

Mt. Lebanon Uptown Farmers Market
May 13 – November
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Located in the Uptown Business District on Washington Road in Mt. Lebanon.
The Mt. Lebanon Uptown Farmers Market features local produce, breads, meats, cheeses, arts and crafts. Vendors include A519 Chocolate, Najat’s Cuisine, Kern Farms, Simmons Farm, Mediterra Bakehouse, Goodlife Juices, Quiroz Farm, The Happy Vegan and The Greek Kitchen.R

Beaver County Farmers Market:
Every Saturday from May through December
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location Beaver Courthouse Parking Lot, 4th & Market Streets.
Features fruits and vegetables, baked goods, meat, honey, fresh-cut flowers and bedding plants.

Elizabeth Handmade/Homegrown Market
The second Saturday of each month, starting Saturday, June 10 – October 14
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Located on Water Street.
Features fresh produce, local food, artisan crafts and live music.

Shadyside Farmers Market
Every Saturday, starting June 3 through September 30
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Liberty School lot (corner of Ellsworth and Ivy Streets).
The Shadyside Farmers Market will feature fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, chicken, beef, pork, fish, hummus, honey and flowers.

Sundays

CitiParks Squirrel Hill
June – November
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Beacon/Bartlett parking lot.
Features farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese and baked goods.

Mondays

CitiParks East Liberty:
May – November
Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Station Street & N. Euclid Ave. parking lot.
Features farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese and baked goods.

Zelienople-Harmony Farmers Market
Every Monday, starting June 6 through September
Hours: 3:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Zelienople Community Park.
Fresh fruits, vegetables, and a rotating list of guest vendors.

Beaver Falls
Every Monday starting May 11
Hours: 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Municipal parking lot, corner of 8th Ave. & 12th St.
Features fruits and vegetables, baked goods, meat, honey, fresh-cut flowers and bedding plants

Tuesdays

CitiParks South Side
May – November
Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: 18th Street & Carson Street parking lot.
Features farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese and baked goods.

New Brighton Farmers Market
Every Tuesday, starting May 2
Hours: 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Location: 5th Avenue & 12th Street, New Brighton, PA.
The market, located in the parking lot next to the Family Dollar, features fresh fruit, vegetables, plants, baked goods, and prepared foods.

Chippewa
Every Tuesday from May – November
Hours: 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Shenango & Darlington Rds.
Features fruits and vegetables, baked goods, meat, honey, fresh-cut flowers and bedding plants.

Bethel Park Farmers Market
Every Tuesday from May 2 – September 26
Hours: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Oxford Drive parking lots.
Previous vendors have included The Spring House, Pitaland, Dillner Family Farm, Rowdy BBQ, 6 Mile Cider, Paddy Wagon Bakery, Biber Family Farm and more.

Wednesdays

CitiParks Carrick Dairy District:
June – November
Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: 1529 Brownsville Rd.
Features farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese and baked goods.

Farmers at Phipps
Every Wednesday starting June 7
Hours: 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Location: One Schenley Park.
Phipps Conservatory hosts a weekly farmers market every Wednesday, offering exclusively organic or certified naturally-grown fruits, vegetables and more.

Mt. Lebanon Lions Farmers Market
Every Wednesday starting June 7
Hours: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church, 975 Washington Road.
Find local produce, fresh-baked breads and other food products. Previous vendors have included Wood Street Bread, Matthews Family Farm, Nellie’s Middle Eastern Foods, Cinco de Mayo salsa, Gosia’s Pierogies, Herbold Farm, Dilner Family Farm, and Pisarcik Greenhouse.

Peter’s Township Farmers Market
Every Wednesday, May 24 – November 27
Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: St. David’s Episcopal Church, 905 E. McMurray Rd., Venetia, PA.
Vendors will include City Fresh Pasta, Avant Gardens, Freedom Farms, GOODLife Juices, Hello Hummus, Little City Coffee, The Olive Tap, Parma Sausage Products, The Pie Place, plus prepared foods.

Ross Twp. Farmers Market
Every Wednesday, starting May 17
Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church parking lot, 920 Perry Hwy.
Vendors will include Mazur’s Greenhouse & Farm, Yvonne’s Handmade Pasta, The Olive Tap, Pampered Chef, The Flame BBQ, Yoder’s Amish Bakedgoods, Fire & Nice, Paws Down, Sam’s Gyros, Alex’s Snack Shack and Jan Can Can. For the first 3 weks of the market (May 17, 24 & 31) the market will include crafters.

Aliquippa/ New Sheffield
Every Wednesday starting May 3
Hours: 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Location: First United Methodist Church, 2816 Brodhead Road
Features fruits and vegetables, baked goods, meat, honey, fresh-cut flowers and bedding plants.

Fox Chapel Farmers Market
Every Wednesday from June through October
Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Shady Side Academy, 423 Fox Chapel Road.
The Fox Chapel Farmers Market at Shady Side Academy features locally sourced, seasonal produce, food and specialty items, including cheese, honey, eggs, grass-fed meats and desserts.

Thursdays

Market Square Downtown Farmers Market
Every Thursday, May 11- October 26
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Market Square
Over 30 weekly vendors sell fresh fruit, vegetables, organic milk and cheese, honey, breads, cakes, fresh-pressed juices, and other homemade food products are available for sale in Market Square every Thursday. The market also includes free afternoon concerts from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and special events, including Christmas in July, Irish Day, Navy Week, and the year-end Halloween bash.

CitiParks Beechview
June  – October
Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Broadway Ave. & Beechview Ave. parking lot.
Features farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese and baked goods.

Green Tree Farmers Market
Every Thursday from May – October
Hours: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: 905 Greentree Road.
The Green Tree Farmers Market features a stellar lineup of vendors, with local produce, plus jams, jellies, pies, olive oil, small-batch hummus, grass-fed beef and meats, flowers, plants, homemade fudge, kettle corn, fresh bread, and baked goods.

Washington Main Street Farmers Market
Every Thursday, starting May 11
Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: 139 S. Main Street, Washington, PA.
The market offers fresh, locally-grown produce, including organic options, meat, eggs, dairy products, breads, pastas, salsas, and other prepared foods. Live music is also scheduled for more weeks. Vendors include BadAzz BBQ, Bread Spreads by Susan, Headacres Farm, Oh…Queso Dip, Tim Wu Shaved Ice, and more!

Wilkinsburg Open Market
Every Thursday, June 18 – November 19
Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., with an opening celebration June 18
Location: South Avenue Methodist Church parking lot, 733 South Avenue.
Farmers, crafters, artisans and prepared food vendors will be selling products, with vendors including McElhinny Farms, the Farmers Association, Salud and Berlin Street Food.To enhance this year’s market even more, works by local artists will be seen in the business district, dubbing the event “Wilkinsburg Thursday Open Market and Art in the Park.”

Ambridge
Every Thursday from May through November
Hours: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Route 65 (Ohio River Blvd.) & 8th Street.
Features fruits and vegetables, baked goods, meat, honey, fresh-cut flowers and bedding plants.

Fridays

CitiParks Mellon Square
Every Friday, May – November
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Smithfield Street & Sixth Avenue.
Features farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese and baked goods.

CitiParks North Side
Every Friday, May – November
Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: East Park, East Ohio Street & Cedar Avenue.
Features farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese and baked goods.

The Original Farmers Market
Open every Friday in May, and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from June through November
Hours: Starting at 5:30 p.m.
Location: 151 Park Road, McDonald, PA.
Vendors include Dawson Orchards, Wood Street Bread, Simmons Farm and Janoskis.

Forest Hills Farmers Market
Every Friday, starting June – October
Hours: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Forest Hills Presbyterian Church parking lot, 1840 Ardmore Blvd., Forest Hills, PA.
Managed by the Late Bloomers Garden Club, the Forest Hills Farmers Market features home grown produce, baked goods, and unique products for sale.

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