Batavia Farmers Market

Batavia MainStreet organizes the Batavia Farmers Market as part of its broader downtown programming, placing the market inside a district that also hosts retail, dining, and seasonal events throughout the year. In season, the market runs on Saturday mornings on N River Street and adds select Wednesday evenings on the South Riverwalk Plaza, giving it two distinct downtown settings between May and October. That placement makes the market feel tied to the rest of Batavia’s day-to-day downtown life rather than set apart from it. The listed address is 28 S. Waters St., close to the riverwalk area where the Wednesday market is held.

Why it matters locally

Batavia MainStreet is a downtown nonprofit organizer, and the market sits inside a larger effort to bring people into Downtown Batavia while supporting local business activity. The Batavia Boardwalk Shops Incubator Program is explicitly designed to attract small businesses, create more retail shopping, and bring people downtown, and vendors in those shops are noted as benefiting from traffic from the Batavia Farmers’ Market.

That connection matters because the market is not operating in isolation. It is part of a downtown pattern that includes shops, restaurants, bars, artists, craftsmen, and a steady calendar of events under the Batavia MainStreet umbrella. MainStreet also relies on volunteers for event operations and downtown projects, which shows how much local participation supports the district around the market season.

What you'll find there

The downtown business mix tied to this market leans beyond produce alone, with flowers, drinks, prepared food, records, handmade goods, consignment, and specialty wellness businesses all represented in Batavia’s market-area ecosystem. That gives the market a browse-and-shop shape that fits its River Street and Riverwalk settings.

• -Find bouquets, local delivery, floral workshops, gifts, and home décor at Farmdog Flowers.
• -Pour a bottle-focused stop into your visit at Geneva Winery, which centers its business on sharing wine with friends.
• -Pick up beer from Sturdy Shelter Brewing, a downtown brewery also used as a venue for workshops and gatherings.
• -Order freshly prepared Mexican food from Pepe's Mexican Restaurant.
• -Try traditional and family-created Mexican recipes at El Taco Grande.
• -Browse music across genres at Kiss the Sky, an independent record store.
• -Shop handcrafted items at Light & Pine Collective.
• -Look through women’s consignment at Paula's Couture Consignment in downtown Batavia.
• -Explore products and services tied to different healing modalities at Healing Arts Metaphysical Center.
• -See pottery, macrame gifts, and décor from Pottery & Macrame Gifts & Decor Shop.

Downtown Batavia’s event calendar can extend a market visit into the rest of the day. Nearby programming includes Bluegrass Sunday at Sidecar Supper Club & Beer Garden, workshops at Sturdy Shelter Brewing and Rosewood Farm & Market, and larger seasonal events such as BatFest at the Peg Bond Center and Holiday Lantern Walk downtown.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the clearest visit-planning rule to know before you head over. The market season runs in two formats: Saturday mornings from 8am to noon on N River Street from May through October, plus select Wednesday evenings from 5pm to 8pm on the South Riverwalk Plaza.

The posted address is 28 S. Waters St., and the Wednesday setup is specifically tied to the South Riverwalk Plaza, so your exact destination can shift with the day you choose. Restrooms are not listed among visitor amenities. Parking notes focus on vendor operations, with sellers required to unload and then move vehicles to designated vendor parking areas.