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17th Street Farmers Market
- Hours:
Thu 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Fri 5 pm - 9 pm
Sat 9 pm - 4 pm
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for 17th Street Farmers Market
6 reviews in English
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Review from Miriam W.
7/8/2007 1 photo
I went a bit too early to properly survey the produce at the 17th Street Farmers' Market, but not too early to miss buying some wonderful baked goods from Simply Delicious including several slices of really great pound cake.
There's free parking in the 18th and Grace Street lot during Thursday, Saturday and Sunday market hoursListed in: A weekend in Richmond, VA
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Review from Erin C.
Richmond, VA
9/27/2011
Look, I don't want to say the market is dead but....is the market dead? I used to spend every weekend canvasing here for the Sierra club when I was in college and it was a vibrant, bustling market then. Lots of veggies, some market sellers, performers. It was cool!
A few years ago some performer friends told me that they'd stopped attending the market due to the small size of the booths, the high cost of getting a booth and the difficulty parking a stage/farm van in those tiny alleys alongside the market. Then I went down to the market on a Friday and found it closed. There were folks selling arts and crafts on Saturday but if I wanted to get veggies I'd have to come down on a Thursday. Wait, I'm going to get off work and either take the bus or try to drive down to Shockoe Bottom on a work day just to get some carrots? To me, at least, that was the end. Who can do that? I can't. It's just logistics.
I'd like to still go out there, but I don't really need arts and crafts on a Saturday morning.Listed in: Farmers Markets in Richmond
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Review from S. C.
Vienna, VA
10/2/2011
Passed by on a Saturday and went on a Sunday. Nothing really worth writing about. The City is desolate.
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Review from Kim S.
Richmond, VA
12/3/2008
This is a wonderful place to go for fresh fruits and veggies. I hear that Thursday is the day to go, but I unfortunately have not made it other than on the weekends because of my work schedule. The vendors are super friendly and will tell you their life stories if you let them. It's a good stop during a stroll down the cobblestone streets. The River walk is nearby as are many restraunts, shops and taverns. The old train station is also in the area as well as the Poe museum.
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Review from Ginger W.
Richmond, VA
5/17/2010 1 photo
Since I live in Church Hill, I hit the market every weekend. Wish there were more actual farmers there, but I have found a lot of cool vintage treasures at the vendor's booths. Lots of booths with old glass, old dishes, old prints and photographs, and a couple with small pieces of furniture. One has light switch plate covers with old postcard images on them of cool places in Richmond like the Jefferson Hotel and other iconic street scenes and buildings. If you drive, park for free in the lot above the market as the streets are jammed on the weekend.
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Review from Sean C.
Richmond, VA
5/20/2010 3 photos
The 17th Street Farmers Market is the oldest continuously used Farmer's Market in the United States....pretty impressive heh? This is the kind of place that you can take your friends, out of town guests, and even your dog to. It is surrounded by great restaurants so making a day of it is easy. The vendors rotate but I can recall everything from jewelery, to soap, to art, and of course great produce, baked goods and the like. There is a list of events on the web site that I would encourage anyone to visit. There is an honor pay lot right behind the market.
