HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Harrisonburg Farmers Market is kicking off the Spring Season and is now open every Tuesday and Saturday from 8am to 1pm through Thanksgiving.

With over 50 vendors under the Turner Pavilion in Downtown Harrisonburg, the Market is bursting with fresh produce, artisan goods, live music, and family-friendly experiences for the entire community.

Spring’s bounty is already making a colorful appearance at the Market: expect to see tulips, spring flowers, morel mushrooms, dandelion greens, spring onions, with asparagus, cress, stinging nettle, strawberries and rhubarb arriving soon.

This season also welcomes new vendors to the Market mix:
● MySell Nutritionals, LLC – Halal honeycomb and crystalized honey, enriched bee pollen, beeswax, propolis tincture, and cosmetic aromatherapy salves
● Hummingbird Creative has a new name, Little Wing Leather! – artisan leather bags, accessories, textiles, and jewelry
● Cashel Steel Works – handcrafted knives for chefs and home cooks (Tuesdays & Saturdays)
● Earth, Wind, and Flower Farm – 4th generation flower farmers (Tuesday-only)
● Season’s Bounty Farm, known for spring flowers and fresh produce, is now offering lamb on Tuesdays
● Brightnook – handmade purses, aprons, and notecards
● Frozen Harvest – veteran-owned business, freeze-dried fruits, sweets, and treats (Tuesdays & Saturdays)
● FLOCS (For the Love of Chicken Salad) is back with 6 rotating flavors of chicken salad, available by the tub or sandwich (Tuesdays & Saturdays)
● Byron T Glass – a 2024 Tuesday vendor, Byron will now offer his handmade vintage-style glassware on Saturdays

Returning this season are the Central Shenandoah Valley Master Gardeners with their free, interactive kid’s station, Curiosity Corner, held twice a month April–September. April’s theme is “April Showers,” featuring a water conservation exhibit on April 19, and May’s theme, “May Flowers,” will include displays on plants for wet areas and birds.

Live music fills the pavilion every Saturday, including Community Jam sessions and Drum Circles on alternating months where market-goers can join in the fun.

Keep an eye out for cooking demonstrations by local chefs and JMU culinary nutrition students, and mark your calendars for beloved annual events:
● Sunset Markets – third Thursdays, June–September
● Tomato Fest – August 2
● Harvest Fest – November 1

“We’re grateful to create a community of farmers and artisans who care deeply about what they grow and make. As a producer-only market, everything is handmade or homegrown by our vendors. We are open rain or shine, all year round. In certain and uncertain times you can depend on the Harrisonburg Farmers Market. Keep your dollars local and come visit us!” – Halee Jones, Market Manager.

Check out www.harrisonburgfarmersmarket.com and the Market’s Facebook and Instagram pages for more information.