When Do Farmers Markets Open in District of Columbia?

From 39 season statements in public registers and market websites · Data as of October 16, 2026

• Opening and closing months
• First markets to open in spring
• Markets open into November and December
• Winter-season markets
• Year-round markets
• Every District of Columbia market with a published season
• Where these dates come from

Opening and closing months in District of Columbia

May and April account for 72% of season openings in District of Columbia. Of the 37 main seasons (spring to autumn), 1 closes by the end of September and 30 stay open into November or December. In December 13 dated seasons are still running, and 1 in January, not counting year-round markets.

"Dated seasons running" counts the seasons that include at least part of the month; add the 11 year-round markets for every month. A month-only season ("May through October") counts for the whole of both months.

First markets to open in spring in District of Columbia

The earliest main-season openings on file from March on, by stated opening date. Where the source gives only a month, the month is shown.

• Eastern Market Washington
  March – December · Sat, Sun (DC Health, Farmers Market Locations, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-13)
• Chevy Chase Farmers Market Washington
  April – December · Sat (DC Health, Farmers Market Locations, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-13)
• Cleveland Park Farmers Market Washington
  April – December · Sat (DC Health, Farmers Market Locations, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-13)
• Farmers Market SW Washington
  April – November · Sat (DC Health, Farmers Market Locations, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-13)
• FRESHFARM Anacostia Community Museum Washington
  April – November · Sat (DC Health, Farmers Market Locations, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-13)
• FRESHFARM By the White House Washington
  April – November · Thu (DC Health, Farmers Market Locations, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-13)
• FRESHFARM Union Market District Washington
  April – November · Sun (DC Health, Farmers Market Locations, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-13)
• FRESHFARM Uptown Washington
  April – November · Sat (DC Health, Farmers Market Locations, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-13)

Every District of Columbia market with a published season (39)

Sorted by opening date, with winter seasons last. The days are the market days the same source gives. Seasons shift by a few days from year to year, so check the market's own site before a first visit.

Where these dates come from

Each season above is read from the text a source publishes: public registers and the markets' own websites. We take the dates as written ("May 16 – October 10", "June through October") and do not estimate missing ones; a register older than 2023, or website text we could not tie to the current season, is left out. A register's dates describe the season of the year it was published, which the source line gives.

• DC Health, Farmers Market Locations (opendata.dc.gov), 2026: 38
• Market websites: 1

More on how listings are built is in the methodology. If a date here is wrong or out of date, send a correction.

Related

• Farmers markets in District of Columbia
• District of Columbia farmers markets open today
• Farmers market season across the United States
• Winter and indoor farmers markets