More than 125 farmers' markets operate statewide. Most begin this month or early in July and stay open through October. Below are the markets closest to Boston; the complete list is at www.state.ma.us/dfa/massgrown/farmers_markets.htm and www.massfarmersmarkets.org.
ARLINGTON CENTER
Parking lot at Mystic and Chestnut streets;
Wednesday, 1-6:30 p.m.
BELMONT CENTER
Parking lot off Cross Street and Channing Road;
Thursday, 2-6:30 p.m.
BOSTON
Boston Public Market at Dewey Square
Dewey Square, across from South Station;
Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday , 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Charlestown
Main and Austin streets, Thompson Square;
Wednesday, 2-7 p.m.
City Hall Plaza
Monday and Wednesday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Copley Square
Along St. James Avenue;
Tuesday and Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
East Boston
Constitution Beach;
Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Fields Corner
Parking lot at Capitol Supermarket, Park Street;
Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon
Franklin Park Community
Franklin Park Road, next to zoo's main entrance;
Sunday, 1-4 p.m. (beginning August)
Jamaica Plain
Parking lot at
Tuesday, noon-5 p.m., and Saturday, noon-3 p.m.
Mission Hill
Brigham Circle at Huntington Avenue and Tremont Street;
Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Roslindale
Adams Park at Cummins Highway and Washington Street;
Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Roxbury/Dudley Town Common
Dudley Street and Blue Hill Avenue;
Tuesday and Thursday, 3-7 p.m.
South Boston
Parking lot on West Broadway;
Monday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
South End
Parking lot at Harrison Avenue and Waltham Street;
Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
BROOKLINE
Coolidge Corner, Centre Street west parking lot, off Beacon Street;
Thursday, 1:30 p.m.-dusk.
CAMBRIDGE
Cambridgeport
Morse School parking lot, Magazine Street and Memorial Drive;
Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Central Square
Parking lot No. 5, Bishop Allen Drive and Norfolk Street;
Monday, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Charles Square
Charles Hotel courtyard, Harvard Square;
Friday, noon-6 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Harvard University
Oxford and Kirkland streets (near Sanders Theater);
Tuesday, 12:30-6 p.m.
CHELSEA
In front of police station, Chelsea Square;
Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
FRAMINGHAM
Framingham Village Green
Edgell Road;
Thursday, 12:30-5:30 p.m.
St. Tarcisius Church
Waverley Street (Route 135)
Wednesday, 3-6 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon.
LEXINGTON
Corner of Massachusetts and Fletcher avenues;
Tuesday , 2-6:30 p.m.
LYNN
Exchange and Washington streets, downtown;
Thursday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
MARBLEHEAD
Veterans Middle School, on Vine Street;
Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon.
MELROSE
City Hall parking lot off Main Street;
Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
MILTON
Wharf Street Park, Adams Street, Milton Village;
Thursday, 1-6 p.m.
NATICK
Natick Common, downtown;
Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
NEWTON
Cold Spring Park
1200 Beacon St.;
Tuesday, 1:30-6 p.m.
American Legion Post 440
295 California St.;
Friday , 1:30-6 p.m.
QUINCY
John Hancock lot, Quincy Center;
Friday, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
SAUGUS/CLIFTONDALE
Cliftondale Square (Jackson Street);
Tuesday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
SOMERVILLE
Davis Square
Parking lot at Day and Herbert streets;
Wednesday, noon-6 p.m.
Union Square
Union Square Plaza at intersection of Bow Street, Somerville Avenue, and Washington Street;
Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
WALTHAM
Sovereign Bank parking lot at Main and Moody streets;
Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
WAYLAND
Russell's Garden Center, 397 Boston Post Road (Route 20);
Wednesday, noon-5 p.m.
Source: Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources and Federation of Massachusetts Farmers' Markets.![]()