Birmingham farmers markets

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Updated each season. Days and hours come from each market’s own page, linked below; confirm before you go, especially in bad weather.

Birmingham has a big Saturday market, a weekday market downtown and a wholesale market open every day. Pepper Place on 2nd Avenue South runs every Saturday morning into mid-December, and the Birmingham Central Market at the transit center on Morris Avenue sells produce three afternoons a week. Both accept SNAP and add matching dollars.

Market contacts

• Pepper Place Farmers Market: 2829 2nd Ave. S. (pepperplacemarket.com)
• Birmingham Central Market: 1801 Morris Ave., run with MAX Transit (market page)
• Selling at a market: the city’s Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits issues farmers market permits, 205-254-2211 (permits page)

At a glance

Pepper Place Saturday Market

The market’s website lists the 2026 Saturday market from Jan. 31 to Dec. 12, every Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon, rain or shine, with products that are Alabama grown, raised or made. That leaves eight Saturdays after this one: Oct. 24 and 31, Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28, and Dec. 5 and 12. The market says its Mini Market reopens in April 2027.

Pepper Place is a nonprofit that began in the summer of 2000 to help Alabama farming families, the market says. It posts a weekly vendor list and newsletter, chef demonstrations in the Market Kitchen and live music on its site.

SNAP: the market is SNAP certified and matches benefits with Double Up Food Bucks, according to its SNAP page.

Birmingham Central Market

The Birmingham Central Market is a partnership of BJCTA/MAX Transit, the City of Birmingham and the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, selling seasonal produce from local farmers: vegetables, fruit, honey, jellies, eggs and more, according to MAX Transit.

• Where: 1801 Morris Ave., near MAX Transit’s Central Station at 1700 Morris Ave.
• When: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m.; it closes at 3:30 p.m. in bad weather.
• Payment: cash and EBT SNAP. For every $20 spent with SNAP, shoppers get $20 in Double Up Bucks vouchers for future purchases at the market.

Alabama Farmers Market

The Alabama Farmers Market, 344 Finley Ave. W., is a wholesale and retail market open to the public seven days a week, 365 days a year, with gates open from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. depending on the season, according to the market. It has a large indoor and outdoor produce market and traces its roots to 1921, when Jefferson County produce growers formed the Jefferson County Truck Growers Association. Office: 205-251-8737.

Selling at a market

Vendors need the market’s own approval; Pepper Place takes applications on its site. The City of Birmingham lists a separate Farmer’s Market Permit among the applications handled by the Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits, Room 210 of City Hall.

What this means for you

• Shop Pepper Place before its last Saturday of the year, Dec. 12.
• Use the Central Market for weekday produce near downtown.
• Bring your EBT card to both; each adds matching dollars.

Related: things to do this month, parks and trails and getting around.

Frequently asked questions

When is the Pepper Place farmers market open?

Saturdays from 7 a.m. to noon, rain or shine, from Jan. 31 to Dec. 12, 2026, at 2829 2nd Ave. S., according to the market.

Does Pepper Place accept SNAP?

Yes. The market says it is SNAP certified and matches SNAP dollars with Double Up Food Bucks.

Is there a weekday farmers market in Birmingham?

Yes. The Birmingham Central Market at 1801 Morris Ave. is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., closing at 3:30 p.m. in bad weather.

How does Double Up Bucks work at the Birmingham Central Market?

MAX Transit says that for every $20 a shopper spends with EBT SNAP, the market gives $20 in vouchers for future purchases there.