the richfield farmers market: a 2026 guide.
if you only learn one twin cities farmers market, make it this one. the richfield farmers market runs saturday mornings at veterans memorial park — 50+ local food and art vendors, free live music, all-ages yoga on the grass, and (full disclosure) the market we call home. our very first market day ever happened here, and it sold out. we've been loading the van almost every saturday since. here's the local's guide.
the basics
when: saturdays, may 2 through october 31, 2026. hours are 7am–noon may through august, then 8am–noon in september and october (the market sleeps in an hour once the mornings turn cold — set your alarm accordingly).
where: veterans memorial park, 6335 portland ave, richfield — big open park, easy free parking, ten minutes south of downtown minneapolis.
cost: free, family-friendly, dog-spotting excellent.
what a good saturday here looks like
come early if you're serious — the first hour gets the best produce picks and the shortest lines. the market posts 50+ vendors on a given saturday, so give yourself a full lap before you commit to anything.
at 8:45am there's free all-ages yoga on the grass, which is either your warm-up or your entertainment, depending on the kind of morning you're having. live music runs most weeks, and the whole park has that specific saturday-morning hum — strollers, coffee cups, someone's dad asking detailed questions about honey.
our recommended order of operations: produce first (it goes), breakfast second (that's us — more below), flowers last so they don't wilt in the cart.
the practical stuff
snap/ebt: accepted, and matched with market bucks — one of the reasons this market feels like the whole neighborhood's market and not a boutique.
seasons change the market: june is berries and greens, august is sweet corn and tomatoes at their loudest, and september–october turns it into apples, squash, and sweaters. it's genuinely a different market month to month, which is the argument for making it a habit.
the hours shift: worth repeating — 7am starts through august, 8am starts september onward.
our booth (the protein bakery tent)
tandoco is a richfield regular — you'll find us there most saturdays, frosting swole rolls (22g of protein per cinnamon roll) at the booth, alongside cinnie minnies (5g apiece, dangerously poppable), built brownies, and the cinnie cup (11g, eaten with a spoon, fights encouraged).
we say this with love and some embarrassment: we sell out a lot. it's happened on back-to-back market days. the fix is the same one we tell everyone at the booth: pre-order on the menu by thursday 11:59pm and your box is waiting at the market with your name on it — no racing the 9am crowd. the live booth schedule (plus any surprise pop-ups) lives on our events page.
make a weekend of it
richfield is the saturday anchor; if you want a sunday bookend, the linden hills farmers market runs sunday mornings at 43rd and upton, and our booth is there every sunday from 10 to noon. and if you want the whole map, we sorted the best farmers markets in minneapolis by day of the week.
FAQ
what are the richfield farmers market hours in 2026?
saturdays from may 2 through october 31, 2026 — 7am to noon in may through august, and 8am to noon in september and october, at veterans memorial park, 6335 portland ave, richfield.
does the richfield farmers market take snap or ebt?
yes — snap/ebt is accepted and matched with market bucks, stretching food dollars further at the market.
is there anything at the market besides produce?
plenty — the market lists 50+ local food and art vendors, free live music most weeks, and free all-ages yoga at 8:45am. tandoco's protein bakery booth is there most saturdays with swole rolls, cinnie minnies, built brownies, and cinnie cups.
when should you arrive at the richfield farmers market?
the first hour has the best produce selection and shortest lines. through august that means 7–8am; in september and october the market opens at 8am.
can you pre-order tandoco for market pickup?
yes — order at tandoco.com/store by thursday 11:59pm and pick up at the booth on market day, guaranteed even if the trays sell out. the booth schedule is at tandoco.com/events.