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Farmers Market in Gainesville
Gainesville has two real farmers markets with fixed homes: the downtown Gainesville market on the square, Friday afternoons in season at Main and Spring streets, and the Hall County Farmers Market, the county's long-running market at the Fairgrounds on East Crescent Drive, Tuesday afternoons and Saturday mornings.
Both run seasonally, and the county market has anchored the area for more than forty years. Schedules shift between the summer months and the off-season, so the current season's dates come from the markets themselves, not from this page.
The markets
The downtown market and the county market
Gainesville Farmers Market, on the square
Main & Spring streets · Friday afternoons, in season
The downtown market at the Main and Spring corner, the guide's verified pattern is Friday afternoons through the summer season, with produce, local vendors, and the walk-up trade of the square around it.
Hall County Farmers Market
289 E Crescent Dr · Tuesdays and Saturdays, in season
The county market, running for more than forty years at the Hall County Fairgrounds. The verified pattern is Tuesday afternoons and Saturday mornings, reopening each spring with produce, plants, and local vendors.
The Saturday answer
When the weekday schedule does not work
The Hall County Farmers Market is the Saturday answer, running Saturday mornings in season at the Fairgrounds on East Crescent Drive. The downtown market covers the Friday afternoon and early-evening slot on the square. Between the two, a Gainesville week gets two market chances without leaving the county.
The practical note
What to know for market day
- Park once and walk: the downtown market sits on the square, where the shops and the coffee bars are a step away.
- Bring cash as well as a card; the small farm stalls still run on cash more often than the big stores.
- Check the current season's schedule with each market before planning a trip, because the cadence changes between summer and off-season.
- The fairgrounds market pairs with a county errand; the square market pairs with a downtown morning.
An editorial guide, not a listings site. Updated September 13, 2026. Real-estate guidance on this page is provided by Rob Dietrich, REALTOR® with eXp Realty, LLC.