Broadway Farmers Market

Broadway Farmers Market ties its downtown Tacoma Thursday market to a wide local network that includes WSU Extension, one of the community partners named alongside public-health, food-access, and civic organizations. The market runs on Broadway between 9th and 11th streets in Downtown Tacoma, giving weekday shoppers a central stop at 902 Broadway rather than a peripheral lot or weekend-only venue. Its own invitation is practical and midday-focused: come for lunch and shop for dinner, with payment options that include EBT/SNAP, WIC, Senior Nutrition Vouchers, SNAP Market Match, and Apple a Day tokens.

Why it matters locally

WSU Extension appears in the market’s partner roster alongside WSDA, the Washington State Farmers Market Association, Pierce Conservation District, and Multicare Center for Healthy Living, placing Broadway Farmers Market inside a web of agriculture, nutrition, and public-service relationships. That network extends to Tacoma Housing Authority, Emergency Food Network, Bonney Lake Food Bank, and Sound Outreach, which points to a market that is connected to food-access work as well as retail exchange. The market also names the City of Tacoma, Port of Tacoma, and Pierce County Aging and Disability Resources among its partners, grounding it in Tacoma’s civic landscape instead of operating as a stand-alone event.

What you'll find there

Broadway’s own materials emphasize programs, services, and a vendor map more than individual seller profiles, so the strongest documented picture here is a market built to support local farms, food access, community booths, and small business incubation. Payment and nutrition programs are also a visible part of the on-site mix, not an afterthought.

• -Find local farm support represented through the market’s listed programs and services.
• -See food-access programs integrated into the market’s offerings.
• -Browse community booths included in the market’s program lineup.
• -Encounter small business incubation as a named part of the market structure.

Weekly Thursday fresh-market hours run from April 2 through September 24, with no market on April 23.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the clearest rule likely to change how some shoppers plan a visit. The market is set on Broadway between 9th and 11th streets in Downtown Tacoma, so arriving with a parking plan helps. The market directs drivers to the Tacoma Dome Park and Ride at 25th Street and D Street, with Tacoma Link identified as the connecting route into downtown. Two nearby garages are also named: the Rhodes Center garage entrance at 11th and Market streets, and the Pierce Transit garage entrance on Commerce between 11th and 9th streets. The market notes that 18 Pierce Transit routes serve Broadway.

Payments & SNAP

Broadway Farmers Market accepts credit, debit, EBT/SNAP, WIC, Senior Nutrition Vouchers, SNAP Market Match, and Apple a Day tokens. Wooden tokens do not expire, a useful detail for repeat shoppers using the market’s token system. That range of payment options makes the market’s food-access programs visible at the point of purchase, not separate from shopping.