When Do Farmers Markets Open in Washington?

From 106 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
• Year-round markets
• Every Washington market with a published season
• Where these dates come from

Opening and closing months in Washington

May and June account for 81% of season openings in Washington. Of the 106 main seasons (spring to autumn), 40 close by the end of September and 9 stay open into November or December. In December 3 dated seasons are still running, not counting year-round markets.

"Dated seasons running" counts the seasons that include at least part of the month; add the 25 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 Washington

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.

• Country Farms Edmonds Edmonds
  March – November · Wed (market website, read 2026-10-13)
• Chelan Evening Farmers Market Chelan
  Mar 29 – Dec 13 · Sat (Washington State Department of Health, Farmers Markets, 2025, retrieved 2026-10-13)
• Lake Hills Farm Fresh Produce Bellevue
  April – June · Daily (market website, read 2026-10-13)
• Sunshine Farmers Market Lynnwood
  April – May · Daily (market website, read 2026-10-13)
• Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center Carnation
  Apr 3 – Oct 24 · Sat, Sun (market website, read 2026-10-13)
• Northeast Washington Farmers Market Colville
  Apr 5 – Dec 20 · Sat (Washington State Department of Health, Farmers Markets, 2025, retrieved 2026-10-13)
• Olympia Farmers Market Olympia
  Apr 12 – Nov 1 · Sat (Washington State Department of Health, Farmers Markets, 2025, retrieved 2026-10-13)
• South Perry Farmers Market Spokane
  Apr 12 – Oct 18 · Sat (Washington State Department of Health, Farmers Markets, 2025, retrieved 2026-10-13)

Every Washington market with a published season (106)

Sorted by opening date. 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.

• Washington State Department of Health, Farmers Markets (ArcGIS; DOH July 2025 list), 2025: 82
• Market websites: 22
• City of Seattle, Farmers Market (data.seattle.gov), 2026: 2

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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