Aiken Farmers Market

The Aiken County Farmers Market is the oldest county farmers’ market in continuous service in the same location in S.C. Vendors sell fresh produce, baked goods, meat, and honey along with handmade crafts. Goods are displayed on tables built by farmers and their families of Aiken County over 70 years ago. The Market, even now, is a place where conversation and recipes are shared with friends, old and new. Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday 7:30 – 11:30 a.m. (All Year) Product availability is seasonal. What’s in Season in SC By 1951 both venues were struggling to stay open. The family farmer was unable to compete with large commercial cotton growers. So the markets decided to combine forces. The Farmers’ Grange with county chain gang labor erected the current structure located in the parkway. By 1954 the farmers and their families built the 45 tables, which are still used today selling homegr...