The Mankato Farmers’ Market is the region’s premiere destination for farm-fresh, handmade and local products! We take great pride in the fact that our market requires all producers and makers to be located within a 40 mile radius of Mankato. Not only that, but we also require that our vendors only sell products that they grow, raise or create themselves. When you shop at the Mankato Farmers Market you truly are buying and supporting local!

About our market

  • We’re open 11 months out of the year!

  • Regular Season (May - October)

    • Saturdays, 8:00am-12:00pm

    • Tuesdays & Thursdays (starting in June), 3:00-5:30pm

    • Located outside in the Best Buy parking lot in Mankato

  • Winter Season (November - March)

    • 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 9:00am-12:00pm

    • Located inside Bomgaars Supply in Mankato

  • All of the Mankato Farmers’ Market vendors are local growers or artisans who live and farm or create within 40 miles of Mankato, MN

  • SNAP/EBT/FMNP are accepted at our market

  • Credit cards are accepted at the market trailer in exchange for market tokens

    • However, many individual vendors accept credit cards at their stand

  • No pets are allowed in the market vending areas (except service animals), per state law

  • We are a smoke-free event

  • There is plenty of free parking stalls within a one-block radius of the Best Buy parking lot

  • The markets open hours are strictly enforced, meaning no early sales! This allows customers a fair and equal opportunity to shop high demand or rare items and also allows all vendors a fair and equal chance to set up their market stand.

  • Need a creative gift idea? How about a Mankato Farmers’ Market gift certificate or tote bag!

Why shop at our market?

Shopping at and supporting the Mankato Farmers’ Market helps keep your dollars within our local community. Our vendors and artisans are required to be located within a 40 mile radius of Mankato and to grow, raise or create their products themselves. The Mankato Farmers’ Market has been in business since the early 1980’s, making it one of the region’s oldest farmers markets.

Other reasons to shop at our market include:

  • Access to the freshest farm products available

  • Access to heirloom varieties and products not found in grocery stores

  • We accept EBT/SNAP/FMNP

  • Building a sense of community

  • Supporting new entrepreneurs

  • Reducing the environmental footprint of the foods you buy

  • Meeting new people

  • Learning about new foods and new ways to prepare them

  • Buying one of a kind gifts and decor

  • Access to natural personal care items

  • Meeting your farmers and learning where your food comes from

  • Food security

  • And so much more!

Fun for the whole family

Check out our Kids’ Tent near the market trailer!

Every Saturday, we have some great things available for the kids. This may include games, art projects or educational opportunities and are always free of charge. 

SNAP/EBT/FMNP Guidelines

The Mankato Farmers’ Market will have EBT tokens available on-site at the Mankato Farmers’ Market from 3:00-5:30pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays and 8:00am-12:00pm on Saturdays for customers with EBT cards.

EBT shoppers will be able to purchase $1 tokens from the clerk in the Market Trailer using their EBT card. These tokens can be used to purchase any SNAP eligible food items at the Mankato Farmers’ Market area only. You’ll also be given Farmers Market Nutrition Program matching “bucks”.

NO change or cash refunds will be given for EBT purchases.

What can I buy with my EBT tokens?

  • Vegetables, fruit, dairy products, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, bread, cereals, jam, syrup, honey, rice, grains and dried beans, pickles and packaged pastries. Cold wrapped and packaged edible items. Also, seeds or plants that produce food can be sold (i.e. tomato or basil plants).

  • You will NOT be able to purchase: flowers, shrubs, fresh cut flowers, decorative plants, fall ornamentals, pumpkins, non-edible plants, non-food items, hot or cold immediately consumable foods, pet food, soaps, paper products, crafts, clothing items, fountain drinks hot or cold (including coffee & tea).

  • Vendors can not exchange tokens for U.S. currency.

Market Bucks

Triple your SNAP/EBT at your participating farmers markets with Market Bucks!

Everyone should have access to fresh, healthy, local food. Market Bucks help SNAP customers stretch their dollars at the farmers market making healthy food more affordable.

Market Bucks match SNAP/EBT spending dollar-for-dollar (up to $10) at participating farmers markets across Minnesota. There are 4 easy steps to using SNAP/EBT at our market:

  1. Go to the market trailer at the Mankato Farmers’ Market

  2. Swipe your EBT card for the amount you want to spend and we’ll match your purchase dollar-for-dollar (up to $10)

  3. Get $10* in free Market Bucks and $10* in free Produce Market Bucks

  4. Shop up to $30 of SNAP-eligible food and produce at the market!

*Up to $10 per market visit. You do not have to spend the full $10 each time.

Learn more here!