Farmer's Market in Southwest Florida
- JujuG gurgelj23@gmail.com
- Mar 28, 2024
- 6 min read
Updated: Apr 4, 2024
Discover Southwest Florida's diverse farmer's markets from Naples to Sarasota. Fresh produce, artisanal crafts, and local culture await.
Welcome to the ultimate guide to exploring the vibrant farmer's markets scattered across the charming cities of Southwest Florida.
From the Gulf Coast gems of Naples and Cape Coral to the quaint towns of Fort Myers and Sanibel, each market offers a unique glimpse into the region's rich agricultural heritage and local culture.
Join us as we embark on a culinary journey through the sun-drenched streets, discovering the freshest produce, delectable treats, and handcrafted treasures that make each market a must-visit destination for residents and travelers alike.
Farmer's Market in Southwest Florida by city
Fort Myers Buckinghams Farms
Location: 12931 Orange River Blvd in Buckingham
Days and hours of operation: Tuesdays through Saturdays year round.
Website: buckinghamfarmsonline.com
East Fork Creek
Location: 901 Hendry Creek Dr in south Fort Myers
Days and hours of operation: CLOSED RIGHT NOW DUE TO HURRICANE DAMAGE Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Website: eastforkcreek.com
Lakes Park Farmers Market
Location: 7330 Gladiolus Dr, Fort Myers, FL
Days and hours of operation: seasonal, from October through April, from 9am – 1pm.
Website: BuyLocalLee.com
Alliance for the Arts Night Market
Location: 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL
Days and hours of operation: Every 2nd Wednesday from 5pm to 8pm
Website: Alliance GreenMarket Facebook
Southern Fresh Farms
Location: 8500 Penzance Blvd., south Fort Myers
Days and hours of operation: Tuesday to Thursday 9am - 3pm Friday and Saturday 9am - 9pm Sunday 9am - 4pm CLOSED Monday
Website: southernfresh.farm
Sanibel Outlets Farmers Market
Location: 20350 Summerlin Road, Fort Myers, FL, United States, Florida
Days and hours of operation: Fridays 10 a.m.-2 p.m
Alva
31 Produce
Location: 18672 State Road 31, Alva
Days and hours of operation: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Sundays year-round
Website: 31produce.com
Rooster's on Route 80
Location: 15500 Palm Beach Blvd., Alva
Days and hours of operation: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m
Website: roostersonroute80.com
Downtown Fort Myers
River District Farmers Market
Location: Centennial Park
Days and hours of operation: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays to Thursdays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday
Cape Coral
Downtown Cape Farmers Market
Open 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at Club Square at the corner of SE 47th Terrace and SE 10th Place in south Cape Coral; capecoralfarmersmarket.com for more.
Surfside Sunshine Market
Open 1-6 p.m. Tuesdays at The Shops at Surfside, 2354 Surfside Blvd., Cape Coral. Visit capecoralfarmersmarket.com for more.
Tropicaya Fresh Produce
Farm stand is open 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays year-round at 3220 SW Pine Island Road, Cape Coral. Visit facebook.com/tropicaya or call 239-282-0741.
Cape Coral Farmers Market at Cape Harbour
Open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays May to September at 5789 Cape Harbour Drive, Cape Coral. Visit capecoralfarmersmarket.com for more.
The Mid-Cape Sunshine Farmer’s Market
Location: 125 SW 3rd Place., Cape Coral, FL 33991 at The Mercola Market & Cafe
Days and hours of operation: year long, Tuesdays between 10am-4pm
Website: capecoralfarmersmarket.com
The Mid-Cape Farmer’s Market
Location: 125 SW 3rd Place., Cape Coral, FL 33991
Days and hours of operation: October through April, every Sunday between 10am-2pm.
Website: capecoralfarmersmarket.com
Estero
Coconut Point Farmers Market
Open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays through April 29 (closed Thanksgiving) in the area in front of Panera. Parking is free throughout the shopping center. Visit facebook.com/coconutpointfarmersmarket for vendors and more.
Miromar Outlets Farmers Market
Location: 10801 Corkscrew Road Estero, FL 33928
Days and hours of operation: year-round, Saturdays 9am to 1pm
Website: 41markets.com
Koreshan Park Farmers Market
Location: 3800 Corkscrew Rd, Estero, FL 33928
Days and hours of operation:
Website: Koreshan Park Farmer’s Market
Bonita Springs
Farmer Mike's U-Pick
Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays to Sundays year-round at 26031 Morton Ave., Bonita Springs with an onsite market and cafe, as well as U-pick produce and flowers. Call 239-498-4576 or click farmermikesupick.com for more.
Bonita Shores Club Farmers Market
Open 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays through June in the parking lot of the Bonita Shores Club, 315 West Ave., Bonita Springs, featuring local produce from Inyoni Organic Farm in Naples.
Bonita Springs Farmers Market
Open 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays through April 24 at The Promenade at Bonita Bay, 26795 S. Bay Drive, Bonita Springs. Free parking throughout the plaza. More at facebook.com/bonitaspringsfarmersmarketpromenade.
Organic Garden Market at Shangri-La Springs
Location: 27750 Old 41 Rd, Bonita Springs, FL 34135
Days and hours of operation: Thursdays from 10am to 20m
Website: ShangriLaSprings.com
Fort Myers Beach
Beach Baptist Farmers Market
Open 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays through April 30 at 130 Connecticut St., Fort Myers Beach. Free parking, dog friendly. Visit 41markets.com for more.
Santini Farmers Market
Open Tuesdays and Thursdays 8 a.m.-1 p.m. through April 27 at 7205 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers Beach. Free parking, dog friendly. Visit 41markets.com for more.
Boca Grande
Boca Grande Farmers Market
Open Dec. 18 to April 9; Fridays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (closed Christmas Day, open that week Dec. 23). Find it at Ball Field on Wheeler Road, 305 Wheeler Road, Boca Grande. Find more at facebook.com/bgfarmandfishmarket.
Captiva & Sanibel Islands
Captiva Island Farmers Market
Open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays Nov. 24 to April 27 at the entrance to South Seas Island Resort, 5400 Plantation Road, Captiva. Parking available in the adjacent plazas. Visit facebook.com/captivaislandfarmersmarket for more.
Sanibel Island Farmers Market
Open 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays through May 30 at Sanibel City Hall, 800 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. The venue does not allow dogs on property. Parking is located in the lots at Sanibel City Hall, Sanibel Library, BIG Arts and Schoolhouse Theater. Visit facebook.com/sanibelfarmersmarket for more.
Pine Island
Pine Island Tropicals Fruit Market
Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays at 12870 Stringfellow Road, Bokeelia. Call 239-283-4874 or visit pineislandtropicals.com for more.
Naples
Vanderbilt Farmer’s Market
Location: 2355 Vanderbilt Beach Rd Naples, FL 34109
Days and hours of operation: year-round, Saturdays 8am-12pm in summer and 8am to 1pm in fall.
Website: VanderbiltFarmersMarket.com
Third Street South Market
Location: from mid-November through April, it is found on Third Street South between Broad Avenue South and 13th Avenue South. From May to November, the Market is located in the Neapolitan parking lot, situated between Third Street South and Gordon Drive.
Days and hours of operation: open year round on Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m
Website: Third Street South Farmer’s Market
Pine Ridge Road Farmers Market
Location: 3370 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, FL 34105
Days and hours of operation: year-round, Sundays, 9am to 1pm
Website: NaplesMarketplace.net
Saint Paul’s Farmers Market
Location: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 3901 Davis Blvd., East Naples
Days and hours of operation: open seasonally on Saturdays mid November to mid April form 8am to noon.
Website: stpaulsnaples.org
Rookery Bay Farmer’s Market
Location: 300 Tower Road, Naples, FL
Days and hours of operation: Saturdays 8am to 1pm
Website: 41Markets.com
Golden Gate Community Farmers Market
Open year-round, Saturdays 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at 4701 Golden Gate Parkway, Golden Gate; Sundays 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at 11725 Collier Blvd., Golden Gate. Visit farmermarket2.com for more.
Inyoni Organic Farm
This 6-acre all-organic farm offers online ordering with Saturday pickup on the farm. Learn more at facebook.com/inyoniorganicfarm.
Marco Island
Marco Island Farmers Market
Location: Veterans Community Park, 901 Park Ave. Marco Island, FL 34145
Days and hours of operation: December trough May, Wednesdays 7:30am to 1pm
Website: CityofMarcoIsland.com
Ave Maria
Ave Maria Farmers Market
Opening Nov. 7 to May 1, Saturdays 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Ave Maria Town Center. Call 239-352-3903 or click avemaria.com for more.
Immokalee
Immokalee State Farmers Market
Open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily year-round at 424 New Market Road E., Immokalee. For more, call 239-658-3505 or visit fdacs.gov.
Arcadia
Oak Street Market
Location: Historic Downtown Arcadia.
Days and hours of operation: 2nd Saturday in October through May from 9 am to 3 pm.
Website: https://www.arcadiamainstreet.com/oak-street-market-1
Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda Farmer's Market
Location: downtown Punta Gorda on the corner of Olympia and Taylor in front of the Old Historic Court House
Days and hours of operation: Every Saturday from 8 am to 12 Noon.
Website: https://www.puntagordachamber.com/punta-gorda-farmers-market/
Punta Gorda History Park Market
Location: 3200 Matecumbe Key Road, Punta Gorda, FL, 33955
Days and hours of operation: Every Friday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Burnt Store Marina Farmers Market
Location: 501 Shreve St.Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Days and hours of operation: Every Sunday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/BurntStoreMarinaFarmersMarket/
Englewood
Dearborn Street Market
Location: 355 West Dearborn StreetEnglewood, FL 34223
Days and hours of operation: Every Thursday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Website: https://englewoodfarmersmarket.org/
Sarasota
Sarasota's Farmers Market
Location: N Lemon Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236
Days and hours of operation: Every Saturday from 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Website: https://sarasotafarmersmarket.org/
Central Sarasota Farmers Market
Location: 4454 Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL
Days and hours of operation: Every Saturday from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM from October through June.
Newton Farmers Market
Location: 2523 Cocoanut Ave,Sarasota, FL 34234
Days and hours of operation: 10 am to 5 pmEvery Saturday1st and 3rd Friday
Website: https://www.newtownnation.com/newtown-farmers-market/
Phillipi Farmhouse Market
Location: 5500 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34231
Days and hours of operation: Every Wednesday 8am to 1pm October through April
Website: https://farmhousemarket.org/
North Port
North Port Farmers Market
Location: Main Street in the Cow Harbor parking lot along the harbor.
Days and hours of operation: Every Saturday, 08:00 AM - 12:30 PM
As our guide to the farmer's markets of Southwest Florida draws to a close, we hope you've been inspired to embark on your own adventure through the bustling streets and vibrant stalls of these local treasures.
Whether you find yourself savoring the sweetness of freshly picked citrus in Punta Gorda, browsing the eclectic artisanal offerings in Sarasota, or soaking in the laid-back coastal charm of Naples, each market promises a unique and memorable experience.
So, grab your reusable bags, lace up your walking shoes, and immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, and flavors of Southwest Florida's vibrant farmer's markets. With each visit, you'll not only support local growers and artisans but also discover the true heart and soul of this enchanting region.
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