The Olde Ghent Farmers Market

The Olde Ghent Farmers Market was created by the Ghent Business Association to highlight local farmers and vendors and to showcase local products for Ghent, Norfolk, and nearby residents. That local emphasis comes through in a lineup that ranges from Riverbound Farms and Twisted Willow Farm to L’s Sourdough, Vee's Italian Bakery, and Neptune's Fury Coffee. The market also builds each date around more than shopping alone, with live music at every market and a featured food truck at every market during its April-to-September run.

Why it matters locally

The Ghent Business Association launched the market in 2020 and frames it around local farmers, local vendors, and local products for Ghent, Norfolk, and nearby residents. That mission is tied to a specific neighborhood setting at Blair Middle School, which the market describes as within easy walking distance of surrounding neighborhoods. The market’s recurring schedule from April through September, on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month, gives the area a regular place to shop that is rooted in that local footprint. Even the event programming stays close to that pattern, with live music and a featured food truck at every market date rather than only at one-off celebrations.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix leans broad rather than narrow, with farms, baked goods, drinks, prepared foods, seafood, pantry items, and a large craft bench all appearing in the roster. Guest vendors are part of that shape too, so the lineup can include both regular sellers and rotating names on market dates.

• -Find produce from Cromwell’s Produce.
• -Pick up farm goods from Riverbound Farms.
• -Browse offerings from Twisted Willow Farm.
• -Shop Tidal Rhythm Organic Farm/ Endureth Farms.
• -Look for mushrooms from Tidewater Mushroom.
• -Bring home sourdough from L’s Sourdough.
• -Add baked goods from Gypsy Bakehouse.
• -Choose pastries from Sweet Peaz Bakehouse.
• -Stop for Vee's Italian Bakery.
• -Sip coffee from Neptune's Fury Coffee.
• -Pour tea from Brown Leaf Tea Bar.
• -Grab juice from Holy Cold Pressed Juice.
• -Try kombucha from Sage Mermaid Kombuchery.
• -Stock up on jams from IKustomize Jams.
• -Season dinner with Mad Seasoning.
• -Add heat from Pungo Pepper Company.
• -Take home granola from Pac granola.
• -Sample popcorn from Mr. Woody's Gourmet Popcorn.
• -Shop seafood from Shore Coastal Seafood.
• -Browse cheese from Life is Gouda and The Creamery.
• -Find honey and apothecary goods from Stone Horse Apiary & Apothecary.
• -Pick up soap from Flutterby Soap.
• -Browse fiber work from Blackberry fiber art and Fidgety Stitchety.

Every market includes live music and a featured food truck, and the grand opening adds Luva Bowls plus live music from Matt Holloman.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the clearest visit detail to factor into your plans before heading over. The market runs on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month from April through September, so timing matters more here than at a weekly market. It is hosted at Blair Middle School, a location the market describes as within easy walking distance of surrounding neighborhoods. Restrooms are not available. If you are going for the fuller experience, each market date also includes live music and a featured food truck.