When Do Farmers Markets Open in Florida?

From 29 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 Florida market with a published season
• Where these dates come from

Opening and closing months in Florida

October and September account for 48% of season openings in Florida. Of the 10 main seasons (spring to autumn), 4 close by the end of September and 3 stay open into November or December. In December 17 dated seasons are still running, and 19 in January, not counting year-round markets.

"Dated seasons running" counts the seasons that include at least part of the month; add the 32 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 Florida

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.

• Far Reach Ranch Upick Farm Tavares
  March – May · Sun (market website, read 2026-10-13)
• Parkesdale Farm Market Plant City
  April – November · Daily (market website, read 2026-10-13)
• Short Stop Roadside Stand Gainesville
  April – October · Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Farmers Market layer, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-13)
• Southside Farmers Market Tallahassee
  April – May · Thu (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Farmers Market layer, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-13)
• Triple J Roadside Stand High Springs
  May – Oct 10 · Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Farmers Market layer, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-13)
• Brooks Farm Market Baker
  June – July · Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Farmers Market layer, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-13)
• Wendt Famers Market Milton
  June – August · Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Farmers Market layer, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-13)
• The Showcase of Citrus Clermont
  Sep 17 – Oct 31 · Daily (market website, read 2026-10-13)

Every Florida market with a published season (29)

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.

• Market websites: 22
• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Farmers Market layer (ArcGIS), 2026: 6
• market website: 1

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 If a date here is wrong or out of date, send a correction.

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