45+ farmers’ markets in Eastern Ontario and West Quebec

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If your idea of the perfect summer outing is a morning spent sniffing strawberries, sampling gluten-free cookies and chatting up farmers about the best ways to cook beets, you’re probably pretty familiar with your local farmers’ market. But if you’d like to shake up your weekly routine a bit, here are more than 45 farmers’ markets to check out within an easy drive of Ottawa (some are inside the city itself). But be forewarned: You may acquire some new tastes that will require regular road trips to satisfy!

• Almonte: On the Ottawa Valley Recreational Trail next to the public library, Saturdays, Victoria Day weekend to Thanksgiving weekend, 8:30am to 12:30pm.
• Aylmer: Parc Commemoratif, Broad and Main streets, Sundays, June 2 to September 29, 9am to 2pm.
• Belleville: Market Square, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, year round, 8am to 5pm.
• Bristol: MacLellan Park, Norway Bay Beach, Saturdays, May 25 until August 31, 10am to 2pm.
• Brockville: Market Street West, Saturdays, May 4 to December, 8am to 1pm.
• Carleton Place: Market Square, corner of Beckwith Street and Lake Avenue, Saturdays, mid-May to mid-October, 8:30am to 12:30pm.
• Carp: Carp Fairgrounds, Saturdays, May 4 until late October, 8am to 1pm.
• Chelsea: Meredith Centre, 23, chemin Cecil, Thursdays, June 6 to mid-October, 4pm to 7pm.
• Cobden: Cobden Fairgrounds, Saturdays, late May until October, 8am to noon.
• Cornwall (Cornwall Kinsmen Farmers’ Market): St. Lawrence College, 2 St. Lawrence Drive, Sundays, May 26 to October, 10am to 2pm.
• Cumberland: RJ Kennedy Arena, 1115 Dunning Road, Saturdays, June 8 to October 12, 9am to 1pm.
• Deep River: Town Hall parking lot, every second Saturday from June 1 to October 5, 10am to 12:30pm.
• Eganville: Legion Memorial Field, 8 Foran Street, Fridays, June 7 to Thanksgiving weekend, 2pm to 5pm.
• Gananoque: Town Hall Park, Thursdays, early June to Thanksgiving, 4pm to 7pm.
• Hull (Marché du Plateau): Parc Central, 205, rue de Bruxelles, Saturdays, June 8 to late September, 9am to 1pm.
• Hull (Marché Vieux-Hull): Théâtre de l’Ile, 1 rue Wellington, Thursdays, June 6 to October 3, 9:30am to 1:30pm.
• Kemptville: 200 Sanders Street (at Rideau and Oxford Streets), Sundays, May 12 to late October, noon to 4pm.
• Kanata: 745 Kanata Avenue, Saturdays, May 4 to October 26, 9am to 3pm.
• Killaloe: Winter market: Killaloe Lions Hall, 18 Lake Street, the first Saturday of the month, December to May, 10am to 2pm; summer market: Killaloe Lions Field, 1 Lions Lane, every Saturday, July to Thanksgiving weekend, 9am to 1pm. (summer details to be confirmed)
• Kingston (Kingston Public Market): Springer Market Square, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, April through November, 8:30am to 4pm.
• Kingston (Memorial Centre Farmers’ Market): 303 York Street, Sundays, year round, 9am to 2pm (May to December), 10am to 2pm (January to April).

• Long Sault: Long Sault Plaza, Fridays, June 7 to October, 2pm to 5pm.
• Manotick: Carriage Shed parking lot (across the street from Watson’s Mill, 5525 Dickinson Street), Saturdays, June 1 to October 12, 9am to 2pm.
• Maxville: 4 Main Street, Fridays, May 17 to October 11, 2pm to 6pm.
• Metcalfe: Metcalfe Fairgrounds, 2821 Eighth Line Road, Saturdays, May 11 to October 19, 9am to 1pm.
• Navan: Navan Fairgrounds, 1279 Colonial Road, Sundays (May 5, June 23, July 28, August 25, September 22, October 20 and November 10), 10am to 3pm.
• North Gower: 2397 Roger Stevens Drive, Saturdays, May 18 to October 12, 8:30am to 1pm.
• Orleans (Ray Friel): Ray Friel Recreation Complex, 1585 Tenth Line, Thursdays, May 23 to October 21, 11am to 4pm.
• Ottawa (Alta Vista Market): St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church, 2345 Alta Vista Drive, Saturdays, June 1 to October 12, 9am to 1pm.
• Ottawa (Barrhaven Farmers’ Market): Nepean Woods Park and Ride, corner of Strandherd and Crestway drives, Sundays, May 26 to October 27, 10am to 2pm.
• Ottawa (Barrhaven Farmers’ Market): The Log Farm, 670 Cedarview Road, Saturdays, May 18 to October 12, 9am to 2pm.
• Ottawa (Beechwood Market): New Edinburgh Park, 203 Stanley Avenue, Saturdays, June 1 to October 26, 9am to 1pm.
• Ottawa (ByWard Market): York and George streets, daily, outdoors from May 10 to October, plus holidays; indoors year round, 9am to 5pm.
• Ottawa (Elgin Street Market): Boushey Square, 211A Waverley Street, Sundays, June 16 to October 13, 9am to 1pm.
• Ottawa (Main Farmers’ Market): Grande Allée Park, 185 Main Street, Saturdays, May 11 (tentative, pending construction) to October 26, 9am to 2pm.
• Ottawa (Organic Farmers’ Market): 3191 Riverside Drive (Riverside United Church), Saturdays, 50 weeks a year, 10am to noon.

• Ottawa (Ottawa Farmers’ Market): Lansdowne Park, 1015 Bank Street, Sundays, year round, 9am to 3pm. Indoor market runs from January 7 to April 28, 2024. Outdoor market runs this year from May 5 to October 27, then it moves back indoors until spring (except for the Christmas market).
• Ottawa (Ottawa Farm Fresh Organics Market): 2811 Ramsayville Road, spring hours Thursdays, 1pm to 7pm, Fridays and Saturdays, 11am to 5pm.
• Ottawa (Parkdale Public Market): Parkdale Avenue between Wellington and Armstrong streets), daily, May 11 to October, 9am to 5pm. In addition, you can buy usually Christmas trees and wreaths from late November until just before Christmas.
• Ottawa (Westboro): Byron Linear Park, Saturdays, May 18 to October 26, 9am to 3pm.
• Pembroke: Corner of Lake and Victoria Streets, Wednesdays and Saturdays, May 18 to early October, 9am to noon.
• Perth Farmers’ Market: Crystal Palace, Saturdays, May 11 to October 12 (plus a Christmas market in November), 8am to 1pm.
• Quyon/Luskville: Dates and locations vary; check the market’s Facebook page for details.
• Sharbot Lake: Oso Park (Sharbot Lake Beach), Saturdays, June 29 to September 28, 9am to noon.
• Stittsville: The Log Cabin in Village Square Park, 6154 Abbott Street East, Sundays, May 12 to October 13, 9am to 1pm.
• Vankleek Hill: Ecole St-Gregoire, 50 Home Avenue, Saturdays, year round, 9:30am to 12:30pm.
• Wakefield: Centre Wakefield La Pêche, 38 chemin de la Vallée de Wakefield, Saturdays, May to October (to be confirmed).
• Westport: 38 Concession Street, Saturdays, May to September (to be confirmed).

I’ve done my best to make the information here as correct as possible, but do check each market’s website for the most up-to-date information before jumping in the car or on your bike.

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