Williamsburg vs Yorktown Farmers Market

While staying at Thousand Trails Williamsburg we really enjoyed checking out the local Farmers Markets. We would gladly visit either market again during our next stay in the area. There were a few notable differences which will impact which we choose to attend on any given weekend.

The Williamsburg Farmers Market is a “producer-only farmers market” which means that vendors must meet certain requirements to sell their produce and goods there. Everything you find there is from local farms or made from locally sourced ingredients. Each vendor had a sign on their booth showing the location of their farm and how many miles their goods traveled to get to the market! The POP club welcomed our boys to participate in a scavenger hunt and taste test as well as provided $3 market bucks to make a purchase of their choosing (they both chose peaches and thoroughly enjoyed them).

We were able to park for free near the market, different lots have different time allowances ranging from 30 minutes to 2 hours before payment is required, check on the farmers market website for current information. We will definitely go to this market again to purchase fresh local produce and have the boys participate in the POP club.

The Yorktown Market Days is a farmer and artisan market that requires their sellers to participate in the production of the products they sell. All produce is required to be grown in Virginia. The morning that we attended there were only two vendors selling produce, most others were selling packaged goods or artisan products.

We enjoyed breakfast burritos from the Coastal Thirst food truck and bought fresh eggs from two different vendors. It was lovely hearing the live music while shopping and enjoying our breakfast. With no time limit on our free parking spot we could have easily enjoyed a whole day at the beach and fishing pier.

The Williamsburg market was more crowded but had lots of farm booths and the kids POP club (Power of Produce). The Yorktown market was less crowded and had live music but not many farm booths.