CitiParks 2024 Farmers Market
Times and Dates Announced
PITTSBURGH, PA – Get ready to satisfy your appetite for farm fresh fruits and veggies and all those wonderful goodies that make visiting Farmers Markets an experience you want to relive every week. The City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Parks & Recreation (CitiParks) brings four Farmers Markets that will be brimming with farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese and baked goods, flowers, small gifts and hot prepared foods to go.
“We are really excited for this year’s Markets. We continue to invest in the City’s Farmers Markets to not only influence the growth of small, local and sustainably focused businesses, but to make the 2024 Farmers Markets experience something that all Pittsburghers will look forward to,” said Kathryn Vargas, CitiParks Director. “With new options to secure vending spaces, updated Market layouts, and an investment into bringing more live fun to the Markets, 2024 is shaping up to be our best year yet!”
The Squirrel Hill Market opens two weeks early, with a special market on Sunday, May 12th to celebrate Mother’s Day. We will also be offering a Beer Garden at the Northside Market on the first Friday of every month, that will include musical entertainment. Special programming and theme weeks with community partners and more will be featured at the Markets beginning in June. Anyone interested in staying up to date on everything Farmers Markets should check out the monthly on-line newsletter for details.
The 2024 Market Locations/Schedule is as follows:
Sundays 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Squirrel Hill
(May 12 – Nov. 24) Beacon/Bartlett parking lot
Mondays 3 – 7 p.m. East End
(June 17 – Nov. 25) Liberty Green Park, Larimer Ave.
Wednesdays 3 – 7 p.m. Carrick
(June 19 – Nov. 20) Carrick Dairy District, 1529 Brownsville Rd.
Fridays 3 – 7 p.m. North Side
(May 24 – Nov. 22) Allegheny Commons Park, East Ohio & Cedar
All 4 CitiParks Farmers Markets accept food stamps (SNAP), credit and debit cards as part of Just Harvest’s Fresh Access program. SNAP shoppers can get fresh, nutritious and local-grown food, including produce, meat, dairy, bread and baked goods, produce plants, seeds and honey. (Hot prepared food items, alcohol and non-food items are not eligible for SNAP purchases.) Food Bucks give Fresh Access food stamp shoppers extra money to spend on fruits and veggies. For every $5 spent in food stamps, receive an extra $2 to spend on produce. For more information, visit justharvest.org/fresh-access.
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