Saratoga Farmers' Market - Outdoor Market (May-October)

Some Saratoga Farmers' Market vendors offer Community Supported Agriculture shares, giving shoppers a way to buy into a farm's season in advance rather than shop week to week. That long-view approach fits this outdoor market at High Rock Park, where the schedule runs on both Saturdays and Wednesdays from May through October and gives Saratoga Springs two recurring chances each week to shop the market in season. For a visitor, that means this is not just a quick produce stop at one weekly window, but a market with enough rhythm to support regular shopping across the growing season.

Why it matters locally

High Rock Park anchors the outdoor season in Saratoga Springs, with market days set for both Wednesday and Saturday at the same park address. The market's own materials point to a long operating history, describing it as the longest-running market in the region and noting local trust dating to 1978. That local role also shows up in the way the market connects shopping to food access: it partners with SNAP, FreshConnect, FMNP for WIC participants and seniors, CDPHP programs, and Comfort Food Community produce prescription vouchers. Some vendors are also identified through USDA Organic and Certified Naturally Grown frameworks, adding another layer of transparency to how food is produced and sold here.

What you'll find there

The vendor roster at High Rock Park stretches well beyond a single produce lane, with farms, fisheries, bakeries, prepared food makers, beverage producers, and household or personal-use vendors all appearing in the mix. The result is a market where a shopping bag can plausibly hold vegetables, bread, cheese, seafood, flowers, maple products, and lunch from the same stop.

• -Browse Burger MarketGarden for market-grown produce.
• -Pick up vegetables from Gomez Veggie Ville.
• -Look for fruit from Saratoga Apple.
• -Add berries from Scotch Ridge Berry Farm.
• -Find mushrooms from The Mushroom Shop LLC.
• -Take home bread from Hoffman Bread.
• -Choose baked goods from Bakery Suzanne.
• -Grab gluten-free baking from Katie Bakes GF.
• -Stock up on cheese from Argyle Cheese Farmer.
• -Bring home honey from Ballston Lake Apiaries.
• -Pour maple products from Wild Hogs Sugar Shack at Maple Milk Farm.
• -Shop flowers from Balet Flowers & Design, LLC.
• -Seek out seafood from Coleman's Catch.
• -Add meat from Grazin’ Acres Farm.
• -Order tacos from La Capital Tacos.
• -Sip coffee from Nally Coffee.
• -Sample spirits from Albany Distilling Company.
• -Browse knife and blade service from Mister Edge Sharpening LLC.

Market events also add programmed activity to some shopping days. A Wednesday "Market in Motion" event includes live performance, live cooking, and children's activities. Other listed programs at the Saratoga market include a kids planting activity with the Saratoga Springs Public Library Mobile Unit and a free yoga class with instructor Himanee Gupta.

Know before you go

Parking is more varied here than at many park-based markets: you can use street parking along High Rock Avenue, a free lot beyond the North Lawn, or a garage on High Rock Park Avenue that is free for the first hour and then $2 for each additional hour beyond the South Lawn. Restroom access is straightforward, with a public wheelchair-accessible restroom at High Rock Park to the left of the market information booth. Dogs are welcome, which can matter if you're planning a longer stop. If accessibility is part of your route planning, the restroom location is specifically identified near the market information shed rather than left vague.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at the market, with EBT card exchange handled at the market information tent. The market also references FreshConnect coupons, FMNP for WIC participants and seniors, CDPHP programs, and Comfort Food Community produce prescription vouchers. On Saturdays, an ATM is located under the North Pavilion.