It’s farmers market season again.
. Operated by Central Farm Markets , Half Street has something of a festival vibe, with events like kids’ activities, chef demos, and live music weekly.A new Thursday farmers market set up shop for the first time in Alethia Tanner Park last week. The new gig in NoMa is operated by Diverse Markets Management, which runs Penn Quarter’s annual Downtown Holiday Market and the Flea Market at Eastern Market. This past Thursday’s lineup included 14 vendors.
Every Thursday from 3 to 7 PM until early September at Alethia Tanner Park, 227 Harry Thomas Way, NE.Dupont FreshFarm’s Thursday market Dupont Circle’s farmers market is pretty much always a hopping spot on Sunday mornings, and now it’s outgrowing the once-a-week schedule. FreshFarm, the nonprofit that runs the market along with 27 others in the region, just added a Thursday afternoon market that launched last week. It won’t be nearly the same scale as the mammoth Sunday market , but the lineup of 10 to 15 vendors will include a variety of locally grown food choices.