August 15th 2020 Farmers Market

Visit the Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market Saturday, August 15th at 19th and Buddy Holly Ave from 9:00AM to 1:00PM for a taste of downtown Lubbock, and the finest in local produce, meat, baked goods and arts. We are a kid friendly, dog friendly, family event in the heart of the Depot District.

August 8th Market Review

Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market had its eleventh market in the 2020 season this past Saturday, August 8th with lots of fresh local produce to buy, and food trucks offering amazing food and beverages. The weather was hot as is normal for August in West Texas. There was an occasional breeze and the temperatures ranged from the high 70s to around 90 during market hours. We are letting shoppers start buying items after 8:30 while some vendors are still setting up to take advantage of the early morning cooler temperatures. There were around 35 vendors at this market with new vendors making their first appearance and old ones coming back.

Because of the current COVID-19 conditions, LDFM has set up sanitizing stations, given guidelines to navigate the market at safe distances, all vendors now wear masks and we encourage our guests and vendors to stay home if they feel they may have symptoms. We are excited for the 2020 LDFM season, as are the vendors! We have many vendors returning, as well as many new ones. Some of our vendors have expanded what they are offering as well.

As we are getting deeper into the growing season more and more produce is coming in. Our vendors have squashes, melons, onions, tomatoes, okra, root veggies, Spinach, Spring Mix, Arugula, Baby Kale, Dill, Parsley, Rosemary, Mint, Rainbow Mix, Radish Shoots, Micro Cilantro, Sunflower Shoots, Fava Bean Shoots, Pea Shoots, Green Onions, Green Garlic, Fresh Shallots, Garlic Scapes, Radishes, Mushrooms and more. There are even some frozen and fresh shelled black-eyed peas appearing at the market. Tomatoes and fresh okra are really coming into their peak season as more of our vendors are now bringing a wide variety of fresh tomatoes and other popular vegetables to the market! There are also more cantalopes and melons at the market. The further into the season we get, the more variety of fresh produce the vendors will have! More sweets are available as well like macaroons and fried pies and we had three new bakers with a great variety of baked goods at this market!

LDFM loves arts & crafts, and we have some great vendors who do as well. We had several popular jewelry and creative art vendors at Saturday’s market. There are plenty of Jewelry, T-Shirts, and creative arts vendors each Saturday.

The Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market provides a family friendly environment and offers a safe, exciting atmosphere in downtown Lubbock. We are also very dog friendly for our well-behaved, leashed four-legged visitors. Many of our vendors provide dog bowls to keep your fur babies well hydrated. Saturday’s dog of the day was Clyde. Congratulations to Clyde (pictured below). He was our Tornado Industrial/Arts ‘Dog of the Day! The DOTD is selected at random every Saturday during the Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market! We even had a “Cat of the Day” this market. Happy the Cat made an appearance at the August the 8th market!

Visit the Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market Saturday, August 15th at 19th and Buddy Holly Ave from 9:00AM to 1:00PM for a taste of downtown Lubbock, and the finest in local produce, meat, baked goods and arts. We are a kid friendly, dog friendly, family event in the heart of the Depot District. The market will be held every Saturday morning through October 17th. We hope to see you this season!