Portland Farmers Markets: Best Picks and a Day-by-Day Schedule

The city’s flagship market fills the South Park Blocks on Portland State’s campus with as many as 100 farmer and food-producer stalls, under a canopy of giant elms. On a summer Saturday it draws up to 9,000 shoppers. It’s the only Portland market open every Saturday of the year, which makes it the anchor of the winter market week.

When

Saturdays, year-round. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. November through March; 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. from April. Closed the Saturday after Christmas.

Good for

A big weekly shop, visitors staying downtown, and keeping a market habit through winter.

Know before you go

The center of campus is car-free. The market takes cards, SNAP, Oregon Farm Direct and Double Up Food Bucks, which matches up to $20 in SNAP.

More than 75 local vendors line NE Hancock Street between 44th and 45th, a block south of Sandy, selling produce, hot food and pantry staples. A volunteer board of neighbors, vendors and local professionals runs it, with live music, community booths and a kids’ program called Hollywood Sprouts. It keeps a weekly schedule into mid-December, longer than most neighborhood markets.

When

Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., April through mid-December. The second and fourth Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., January through March.

Good for

Northeast Saturday mornings, breakfast from the hot-food stalls, and arriving by MAX.

Know before you go

Dogs are welcome from 10 a.m. Double Up Food Bucks doubles SNAP dollars. The Red, Blue and Green MAX lines stop nearby.

Southwest Portland’s year-round Sunday market gathers more than 50 farmers and food artisans from Oregon and Southwest Washington: produce, meat, cheese, honey, baked goods, prepared food, native plants and cut flowers. In October 2026 it shifted to the south end of its parking lot, in front of Rieke Elementary, while Ida B. Wells High School is rebuilt next door. The market expects to stay there for at least three years.

When

Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Weekly from the first Sunday in April through the Sunday before Thanksgiving, then twice a month December through March.

Good for

Southwest neighbors, a year-round Sunday routine, and plant shopping in spring.

Know before you go

The main entrance is now on SW Vermont Street. The info booth takes EBT, debit and credit, with a $2 fee on non-EBT transactions. There’s bike parking, and several bus lines stop nearby.

Held every Wednesday at People’s Food Co-op on SE 21st Avenue, a short walk from the Division and Clinton strips, this market has run since 1994 and calls itself the longest-running year-round market in Portland. Its standards lean strict: produce grown without chemical fertilizers, insecticides or pesticides, and food made with organic, local, ethically sourced ingredients. Expect live music, cooking demos and community tables alongside the farm stands.

When

Wednesdays, year-round. 2 to 6 p.m. in winter; check the co-op’s site for summer hours.

Good for

A midweek shop, organic-first cooks, and pairing the market with a co-op grocery run.

Know before you go

Double Up Food Bucks gives EBT shoppers up to $20 a week extra for produce. EBT, debit and credit are handled at the info booth.

About 30 regional farmers and food makers set up in the lot beside King Elementary, between NE Alberta and Prescott streets, a few blocks from the Alberta Arts District. Since 2009 it’s been the kind of market where people eat breakfast or lunch, not just shop, and King Park’s playground next door makes it an easy family Sunday.

When

Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May through late November.

Good for

Families, a lazy Sunday brunch-and-groceries loop, and Alberta neighbors.

Know before you go

Free street and bike parking. You can leave bulky purchases at the vendor’s booth and come back for them. SNAP, Double Up Food Bucks and Farm Direct are accepted.

Founded in 2006 to bring fresh, culturally relevant produce to the neighborhood’s diverse community, Lents is smaller and slower than the downtown markets, with around a dozen vendors in the ZED parking lot. Local musicians play every Sunday from 1 to 3, and kids who join the weekly food activity at the info booth get $4 to spend with farmers.

When

Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., June through late November.

Good for

Outer Southeast neighbors, kids learning to shop for produce, and an unhurried Sunday.

Know before you go

It’s near the Lents/SE Foster MAX stop, with free street and bike parking. A restroom is outside the ZED building. Vendors change week to week; the market’s site lists who’s coming.

Across from the Portland Art Museum on the South Park Blocks, this Wednesday market has fed downtown workers since 1998, with farm stands and lunch under the trees. It’s a midweek counterpart to PSU’s Saturday crowd, smaller and built around the lunch hour. After its regular season ends in late October, it returns once for an annual Harvest Market just before Thanksgiving.

When

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., through late October, plus the pre-Thanksgiving Harvest Market.

Good for

Lunch breaks, museum days, and picking up holiday sides.

Know before you go

A Portland Loo is nearby on SW Park Avenue, and the info booth will hold bulky purchases.

North Portland’s after-work market sets up at N Denver Avenue and McClellan Street in the middle of Kenton, with a music stage going from 4 to 7 every week and food activities for kids through the season. Light rail and several bus stops are a block or two away, so it’s an easy stop on the way home.

When

Wednesdays, 3 to 7 p.m., June through September.

Good for

Weeknight dinner shopping, North Portland neighbors, and summer evenings with music.

Know before you go

Leashed, friendly pets are welcome if kept away from food. The market takes SNAP, WIC and Farm Direct vouchers, and offers a veggie check so you can shop hands-free.

Montavilla’s market opened in July 2007 with 17 vendors and has grown into a year-round Sunday stop on a gravel lot at SE 76th and Stark, right on the neighborhood’s main strip. It’s community-run, with an EBT match, a Kids POP Club and a community booth for local groups.

When

Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Every Sunday from May into December; every other Sunday January through April.

Good for

East-side Sundays, a coffee-and-produce walk along Stark, and kids with their own market budget.

Know before you go

Winter dates alternate, so check the site before a cold-weather visit.

A small Saturday market set up on the street at SE Claybourne and Milwaukie Avenue, just north of the Wells Fargo, and staffed every week with help from neighborhood volunteers. It’s the easy add-on to a Saturday in Sellwood-Moreland, and the vendor list on its site shows who’s selling.

When

Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., mid-May through late October.

Good for

Southeast Saturday errands and a smaller, quieter market.

Know before you go

Customer parking is in the Wells Fargo lot.

Running since 1990 beside Esther Short Park, Vancouver’s market is the big one on the Washington side; with its satellite and holiday markets, it supports more than 270 small businesses. It’s open weekends from spring through fall and keeps a Saturday market through winter. From June through September, a second market runs Thursdays at the Columbia Tech Center in East Vancouver, and the Holiday Market brings 120-plus artisans to the Vancouver Convention Center over Thanksgiving weekend.

When

Downtown: Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., April through October; Saturdays only, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., November through March. East Vancouver: Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., June through September.

Good for

Clark County shoppers, a riverfront Sunday, and holiday gift shopping.

Know before you go

The downtown market is at 8th and Esther streets. The East Vancouver market has free parking at 825 SE Tech Center Drive and live music.

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