Charleston Farmers Market

Founded in 1989 with the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, the Charleston Farmers Market brings a long-running producer market to Marion Square at 329 Meeting Street in downtown Charleston. The market runs in Marion Square, a setting that places farmers, prepared food vendors, and craft makers in one of the city’s central public spaces. Its vendor roster spans farms, nurseries, sea salt, mushrooms, baked goods, fresh pasta, pickles, candles, pottery, photography, and sweetgrass products, giving the market a distinctly broad Charleston mix.

Why it matters locally

Marion Square has anchored this market’s public presence, and the market is produced by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs in cooperation with the City of Charleston Parks Department and the Special Events Committee. That civic structure matters because the market is not only a farm stand lineup; it is organized as a recurring city market with separate groups for farmers and growers, food and beverage vendors, and artisans and crafters. Its history also runs deep in the square itself: after Marion Square was revitalized, the market returned there in 2005, linking today’s shopping trip to a longer downtown Charleston pattern.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix is unusually wide, with farm growers, pantry makers, ready-to-eat food businesses, and craft sellers all listed side by side at Marion Square. Names on the roster point to a market where produce shopping can easily share space with a bakery stop or a browse through handmade goods.

• -Find farm vendors including Altman Farm & Mill.
• -Shop produce and plant growers such as B & E Farm and Nursery.
• -Pick up mushrooms from Super Mushroom Brothers.
• -Look for fruit from Shuler Peach Company.
• -Browse additional farm names including Joseph Fields Farm, Earl Freeman Farm, Oliver Freeman Farm, Gruber Family Farm, R & R Acres, Simmons Farm, and Tiverton Farms.
• -Add pantry staples from Carolina Sea Salt.
• -Bring home pickles from Best Pickles in Charleston.
• -Taste kombucha from Fizza Kombucha.
• -Pick up fresh pasta from Rio Bertolini’s Fresh Pasta.
• -Stop for baked goods from Daddy’s Girls Bakery, Hey Crow Bakery, Moonrise Loaf Bakery, Southern Sisters Baking Co., or Sweet Mae’s.
• -Order prepared food from Birdie’s Famous Sausages, Charleston Crepe Company, Big Egg Charleston, Holy Smoke, or Roti Rolls.
• -Browse sweetgrass work from Barbara’s Sweetgrass Products.
• -See hats from Carolina Millinery.
• -Pick up soap from The Charleston Soap Chef.
• -View pottery from River Road Pottery.
• -Browse photography from Mike Nocher Photography or Notable Photos.
• -Look for candles from SheSells Candles.
• -Shop jewelry from Zola Jewelry.

The calendar also adds special-market dates, including an Annual Thanksgiving Market & Pumpkin Smash on November 22, 2026, plus additional Holiday Market dates on Saturdays and Sundays in December.

Know before you go

No dogs is the clearest planning note for this market, so visitors arriving at Marion Square should leave pets at home. The main seasonal run listed for Charleston is Saturdays from April 4 through November 21, 2026, with the market located at 329 Meeting Street in Marion Square. A market manager is named as Harrison Chapman, which is useful if you need an on-site point of contact connected with market operations. The same market materials also list additional market activity on Wednesdays and special Sunday dates later in the year, so the square hosts more than the core Saturday pattern.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at the Charleston Farmers Market, an important detail if you plan to use food assistance benefits while shopping in Marion Square. The market’s visitor details indicate that payment methods are clearly communicated, which can make it easier to sort out purchases across farm, food, and artisan booths.