Hillsboro Farmers' Markets - Downtown Hillsboro

Hillsboro Farmers' Markets - Downtown Hillsboro traces its history to 1982, giving this Saturday market a long-running place in the city’s seasonal rhythm. Set in the heart of Hillsboro on Main Street between 1st and 3rd, it is an open-air market focused on connecting shoppers with local farmers and artisans selling fresh, seasonal produce and products. The market also builds in reasons to linger, with food to grab on site, featured musicians, and interactive programs alongside the shopping.

Why it matters locally

A tradition since 1982, the Downtown Hillsboro Saturday Market explicitly ties itself to Hillsboro’s agricultural history and to present-day local business support. Its stated emphasis starts with farmers: the market system reserves 60% of market space for farmers, including nurseries, flower growers, and meat producers. That policy makes the farm presence more than incidental and helps explain why produce and agricultural vendors are treated as the priority category.

The market’s local role also extends beyond shopping. Its programs are framed around making local, healthy food accessible, and its calendar includes recurring extras such as Market Sprouts, music, and What’s Cooking?. In Downtown Hillsboro, that means the market functions as a weekly link between farms, prepared-food makers, family activities, and civic life.

What you'll find there

The strongest throughline here is farm-first shopping shaped by the market’s own vendor mix rules. Hillsboro Farmers' Markets reserves most of its space for agricultural sellers, then rounds out the lineup with food makers who produce their goods in Oregon or Washington.

• -Find farmers and agricultural products, with market space reserved for farmers as well as nurseries, flower growers, and meat producers.
• -Shop bakery and processed food products made by vendors creating their own goods in licensed kitchens.
• -Catch family-oriented programming including Market Sprouts, live music, and What’s Cooking? on the event calendar.

The downtown market also advertises featured musicians and interactive programs as part of the regular Saturday experience. Main Street between 1st and 3rd is where this market’s identity comes into focus: a seasonal open-air Saturday market in the center of Hillsboro that has been part of the city since 1982. Rather than framing itself only as a shopping stop, it presents the day as something broader — families can shop, grab a bite to eat, hear featured musicians, and take part in interactive programs during the same visit. That layering shows up again in the calendar language, which calls out Market Sprouts, music, and What’s Cooking? as recognizable parts of the market’s programming. The result is a market day shaped as much by staying awhile on downtown blocks as by crossing produce off a list.

Know before you go

No dogs is one of the clearest planning details for this market, so pet owners will need to leave them at home. The downtown market runs on Saturdays from 9am to 1pm during its seasonal stretch from late April through the end of October. You’ll find it on Main Street between 1st Street and 3rd Street in Downtown Hillsboro. If you drive, a nearby review notes free paved parking close to the market area. The market is also designed as an open-air street market with food, music, and interactive programming in the mix, so it works well for a longer morning rather than a quick in-and-out stop.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP shoppers can use Oregon Trail benefits at Hillsboro Farmers' Markets, and the market also references WIC/FDNP vouchers in its currency materials. Credit and debit shoppers can buy $5 red tokens at the information booth, with a $2 fee on transactions under $100 and a 3% charge on larger transactions.