Durango Farmers Market Holiday Market

This holiday season, focus on shopping local and supporting your community at the Durango Farmers Market Holiday Market! Discover unique, handcrafted gifts, fresh local produce, and festive treats while celebrating the spirit of the season. By choosing to shop local, you’re not only finding one-of-a-kind treasures but also helping to sustain small businesses and strengthen our local economy.

This year, we’re proud to partner with several local nonprofit organizations to make this event even more meaningful:

• La Plata County Humane Society (LPCHS): Stop by their Holiday Photo Booth to snap festive pictures with adorable adoptable puppies! With a costume rack for extra fun, this is a perfect way to add some holiday cheer while supporting LPCHS.

• San Juan Mountain Association: Purchase a beautiful Christmas Tree for Conservation and contribute to the preservation of our natural resources.

• Manna: Join our donation drive to support Manna’s essential services, helping provide coats, blankets, food, and more to those in need this winter. As a thank-you, donors will receive $5 in Market Bucks to spend with any of our vendors, supporting both Manna’s mission and local businesses.

Items Needed for Manna:

• Coats

• Gloves

• Beanies

• Hot Hands

• Blankets

• Sleeping Bags

• Canned goods and non-perishable food items

• Market food donations are welcome!

• Amazon Wish List: Shop here.

Enjoy holiday music, an array of seasonal goods from local artisans and farmers, and the warm sense of community that makes Durango special. Let’s come together to celebrate and give back this holiday season!

🗓️ Date: December 14, 2024
📍 Location: La Plata County Fairgrounds

We look forward to seeing you there! 🎄✨

Our only market in November! Be sure to come down and get all your ingredients for those special harvest celebration meals! Many of our regular season vendors will be there, plus we will be adding in some new vendors for this special market!

Squash, onions, goat cheese, microgreens, eggs, meats, special seasonal products!

Get a jump on your holiday shopping as well with our local artisans and their high-quality hand-crafted items made from our own corner of the world!

Celebrate the final market of our regular season with a fun-filled Halloween event for the whole family! Kids can trick or treat at the vendor booths, enjoy live music by local favorite Maria Joy, and experience thrilling theatrical performances from clowns, acrobats, and more.

Food & Drink
Savor the flavors of fall with delicious, locally sourced food and drinks from our market vendors. Enjoy hot beverages, fresh baked goods, savory treats, and much more while you shop and celebrate the season.

Pumpkin Carving Contest
Get creative and carve your pumpkin right at the market! The contest begins at 9:00 AM, and pumpkins must be submitted to the judges by 12:00 PM. All pumpkins must be carved on-site to be eligible for judging. Winners will be announced at 12:30 PM.
Pumpkin Contest Rules:

All pumpkins must be carved on-site at the market.
Open to all ages.
One entry per person.
Judging will be based on creativity, originality, and craftsmanship.
The top 3 winners will receive Market Bucks to spend at the market:
1st Place - $100 Market Bucks
2nd Place - $50 Market Bucks
3rd Place - $25 Market Bucks

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/CP1mNZq5LxeyjLmj6

Kids Crafts at Our Kids Booth
Stop by the Kids Booth for fun, seasonal craft activities that will keep your little ghouls and goblins entertained throughout the event.

We Proudly Accept SNAP, Double Up, WIC, and Fresh to Flourish
At the Durango Farmers Market, we make fresh, local food accessible to everyone. Don’t forget to utilize these programs for your market purchases!

Don't miss out on this special final market of the season! Come in costume, trick or treat, and celebrate with your community.

The Apple Days Festival celebrates our region’s abundance of apples while also helping to feed the community, reduce food waste, and ultimately save the bears. This fun-filled festival features an apple press where all who want to can jump in and make fresh apple cider. There will be several family-friendly activities, local vendor booths, and of course, an apple pie-eating contest!