Some products sold here have traveled a bit farther than your average farmers market find. A Virginia fisherman sells salmon, halibut, and other fish he catches in Alaska, while the olives are picked from a Baltimore company’s family farm in Greece. Fall flavors are on full display with the drink and food selections, including apple cider doughnuts and switchel, a beverage made with apple cider vinegar and maple syrup. Head to the market on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. 

Families will enjoy this decade-old farmers market, which offers face painting, coloring, and other kids activities in the Hardy Middle School parking lot. Find free-range eggs and goat milk along with locally made apple butter and apple cider on Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

The pickles, kimchi, sauerkraut, and kombucha earn rave reviews, as do the crab cakes, flatbreads, and Greek phyllo pastries at this market near George Washington University. Cucumbers, green beans, carrots, and winter squash are some of the produce visitors will find. Stop here on Wednesdays from 3 to 7 p.m.

Live music, book sales, and a bike clinic animate this Mt. Pleasant market, open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Farmers, bakers, and pickle makers from the mid-Atlantic sell everything from baby greens to grass-fed beef, kimchi, mint, and basil. 

Handmade pasta, plant-based sausages, microgreens, and Eastern Shore mushrooms make this market a favorite among vegetarians. The market hosts 20 farmers and food producers Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the colorful Civic Plaza. 

Meat and dairy lovers will enjoy this farmers market, which sells pasture-raised meat, poultry, and eggs, as well as goat, cow, and sheep’s milk cheeses and yogurts. Beets, kale, and kohlrabi are among the featured produce. After food shopping, pick up some beeswax candles, soaps, and lotions and sip some apple and hard cider, or Maryland-produced wine and beer. It’s open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Buy arugula, Swiss chard, and other seasonal vegetables from a farm in the Appalachian foothills in Pennsylvania. Grab some jollof rice and fish patties, hot dogs and burgers, or Maryland blue crabs for lunch at this farmers market located at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School. It’s open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

A flea market, food hall, and arts and crafts fair rolled into one, this 136-year-old market is one of the city’s largest and oldest. The Capitol Hill attraction is the place to go for the ripest tomatoes, fresh flowers, seafood, meat, and cheeses. Afterwards, grab a crepe or some shrimp and grits. On weekends, visitors can pick up pottery, jewelry, or bath products in the outdoor market. Eastern Market is open Tuesday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Small businesses in the DMV sell their premium ice cream, organic sourdough bread, fine teas, and fair-trade coffee at this Brookland market, a stop on the local Arts Walk. Visitors can also pick up some onions, spinach, grapes, and other fresh produce from Maryland and Virginia farms. Check the calendar to find yoga, live music, and other events during market hours, Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.