Capital City Farmers Market

Capital City Farmers Market pairs a Saturday shopping run in Pierre with a small but notably varied vendor mix, including Ash Tree North, whose blanket sales support annual donations to St. Jude. The market sets up in the Public Parking Lot at Sioux Avenue and Coteau Street, one block east of downtown Pierre, giving it a central, easy-to-find location for weekend stops. Saturday listings also point to a 2026 soft opening on May 16, a grand opening on May 30, and a special November market later in the year, all running 9am to noon.

Why it matters locally

The market connects Pierre shoppers with producers and makers whose offerings are tied to South Dakota farm and home production, from Hanisch Farms’ vegetables, fruit, and federally inspected meats to Todd Ranch’s beef, pork, honey, and farm-fresh eggs. That local emphasis also extends beyond food: Destined Bound Books brings handmade, handbound books, while Ash Tree North offers crochet, needlework, painting, and beading work made by its named makers.

The market also reflects a structured local operation. It lists a board for 2024–2026, including Tiffany Karr as president and Nancy Todd as vice president, and it provides a vendor application contact for Tiffany at the market email address. Vendor guidance also points sellers to South Dakota rules for baked goods, canned goods, and egg sales, including candling license requirements through the State of SD.

What you'll find there

This market leans into a mix of farm staples, breads, prepared foods, and handmade goods rather than a produce-only setup. Week-to-week event notes repeatedly mention meats, vegetables, honey, salsa, sourdough items, and hot tamales, which matches the current vendor roster closely.

• -Shop Hanisch Farms for vegetables, fruit, and federally inspected all-natural beef, pork, lamb, and poultry.
• -Pick up dog, cat, and horse treats plus homemade organic paw and nose balm from Dakota Paws.
• -Browse Destined Bound Books for handmade, handbound blank books and poetry books.
• -Find botanical, all-natural handmade skincare from JusMulungi Cosmetics.
• -Order tamales from Light of the World Church – Tamales.
• -See crochet, needlework, artwork, painting, and beading from Ash Tree North.
• -Look for freeze-dried items, salsa, and honey at Bee Bounty Plus.
• -Stock up on retail beef, custom-cut beef, custom-cut pork, South Dakota honey, and farm-fresh eggs from Todd Ranch.
• -Grab sourdough loaves and mini loaves from Simply Sourdough.
• -Choose small-batch baked goods, including gourmet and artisan cookies plus sourdough bagels and rolls, from A Bushel and a Peck Goods.
• -Add artisan bread, scones, pretzel bites, cookies, English muffins, and bagels from Kristi’s Sourdough & Sweets.
• -Find beef, pork, honey, and eggs through Nancy’s Nest / Todd Ranch, a sixth-generation family farming and ranch operation.

Market dates also expand beyond the regular Saturday run. Listings include a holiday market described as the final market of the 2024 season, a 2025 holiday/winter meat bundle market in the same parking lot, and a special November market scheduled for November 21, 2026.

Know before you go

No dogs is one of the clearest visitor rules here, so that may shape who joins your Saturday stop. The market is held in the Public Parking Lot at the corner of Sioux Avenue and Coteau Street, one block east of downtown Pierre, with parking called out directly in that same lot.

For 2026, the market materials list a soft opening on May 16, a grand opening on May 30, and a special November market on November 21, all under the Saturday market schedule. There are no restrooms listed in the visitor details, so this is more of a focused shop-and-go stop than a place planned around extended onsite amenities.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Capital City Farmers Market, a useful detail for planning grocery purchases here. The market also flags payment information as clear in its visitor details, which helps when you are deciding how to split purchases across produce, meats, breads, and prepared foods.