Great Falls Original Farmer's Market

Downtown Great Falls sets the frame for the Great Falls Original Farmer's Market, a Saturday market that runs from June through September in the city center. The market gathers along South Park Drive at 2 South Park Drive, placing it in the same downtown area tied to the market's long-running public presence. Its footprint today sits within a stretch of Great Falls that connects the market with familiar civic spaces nearby, including the Civic Center and the parks that shaped its earlier layout. That downtown setting gives the market a clearly urban, walkable feel rather than a roadside stop.

Why it matters locally

Margaret Park, Whittier Park, Park Drive, and the Downtowner Lot all appear in the market's own history, showing how the Great Falls Original Farmer's Market expanded across several adjoining downtown spaces as it grew. The unofficial Great Falls Farmers' Market first set up by the Civic Center, then started in Margaret Park on the north side before expanding into Whittier Park on the south side, onto Park Drive, and across the street into the Downtowner Lot. That sequence roots this market in a specific downtown Great Falls geography rather than a single isolated lot. A former market manager, Mike Winters, is also named in the market's history, recalling his years managing the market from 1993 to 2000.

What you'll find there

The clearest picture here is scale and participation rather than a published vendor roster. The market presents itself as a place for Saturday selling downtown, with active vendor application materials and a stated claim of 100 vendors in season.

• -Great Falls Original Farmer's Market lists vendor participation through its application process for Saturday market days.
• -The market states a 100-vendor claim for its seasonal Saturday setup in Downtown Great Falls.

The recurring event is the Saturday market itself, scheduled every week from the first Saturday of June through the last Saturday of September.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the clearest policy detail to factor into a Saturday visit. The market runs only on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. during its June-through-September season, so timing matters if you are planning around a short weekly window. The site places the market in Downtown Great Falls at 2 South Park Drive, with plenty of parking in the area. There are no restrooms listed in the market's visit details. Payment methods are marked as clearly communicated by the market, though no specific forms of payment are named here. For direct coordination, the market lists manager Mike Winters, the phone number (406) 761-3881, and the email gffmmanager@gmail.com.