Cedar Farmers Market

06/05/2026

🌞 Sunday, June 7 at Cedar Farmers Market 🌞

Every weekend brings fresh crops, new seasonal offerings, and the excitement of discovering what has arrived for the first time this year. As spring gives way to summer, the market continues to grow with an incredible selection of local food, artists, makers, and community connections. 💚

🎶 Live Music: Laura Kelsey
With her powerhouse voice and dynamic stage presence, Vancouver Island musician Laura Kelsey has played hundreds of events, toured with Canadian rocker Matthew Good, and opened for acclaimed artists including Jeff Martin (The Tea Party) and Terra Lightfoot. Enjoy a crowd-pleasing mix of classic rock, country, pop favourites, and original songs from her latest album, *Hunting Season*.

🌱 This week at the market:

🥬 Local veggies, fruit, plants & flowers
🍞 Baked goods, artisan & sourdough breads, sweets & treats
🧀 Cheese, meat & seafood
🎨 Local artists, potters, jewellers, fibre arts & skilled makers
☕ Hot coffee, beverages & prepared foods
🌶 Pantry goods, preserves, sauces & specialty foods
🔪 Knife sharpening & community booths
🍔 Food trucks and cold treats
🎨 Free Kids Art Hub
🎪 Covered tent seating — relax, eat, and enjoy the music

📍 Woodbank School – 1984 Woobank Rd
🕙 Market open 10am–2pm (9:30am for seniors & sensory needs)
🐕 Dogs welcome on a short leash
🚌 Route #8 VIU to Cedar
🚗 Onsite Parking via Morland at Storey Rd
🚴 Access via Hemer Park trails to Morland Rd

💚 The Cedar Farmers Market operates with gratitude on the traditional and legal territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.

05/31/2026

05/31/2026

🌞 Sunday, May 31 at Cedar Farmers Market 🌞

A beautiful sunny market day is ahead! Join us for another wonderful Sunday filled with local food, talented artists, skilled makers, community connections, and live music in the heart of Cedar. 💚

🎶 Live Music: Threewheeler
Featuring Auto Jansz and Jennifer Louise Taylor, Threewheeler brings uplifting acoustic roots music with rich harmonies, ragtime and blues influences, and plenty of laughter along the way. Their warm stage presence and joyful performances make them a perfect fit for a sunny day at the market.

🌱 This week at the market:
🥬 Local veggies, plants & flowers
🍞 Baked goods, artisan breads, sweets & treats
🧀 Cheese, meat & seafood
🎨 Local artists, potters, jewellers, fibre arts & skilled makers
☕ Hot coffee, beverages & prepared foods
🌶 Pantry goods, preserves & specialty foods
🔪 Knife sharpening & community booths
🍔 Food trucks and cold treats
🎨 Free Kids Art Hub
🎪 Covered tent seating

🌿 Community booths this week:
• RDN Parks and Recreation
• Seaside Neighbourhood Welcome
• Nanaimo Chinatown Association
• Vancouver Island Master Gardeners Association
• Cooperators – Odimega Financial Group Ltd., proud sponsor of the Cedar Farmers Market

🔪 Service Provider:
KNIF – Knife Sharpening Nanaimo will be on site to help bring new life to your kitchen knives, pocket knives, scissors, axes, chisels, and more.

🎨 Kids Art Tent
Across from the market entrance! Kids can doodle their hearts out at our butcher-paper-covered art tables while parents relax and enjoy the market.

📍 Woodbank School – 1984 Woobank Rd
🕙 Market open 10am–2pm (9:30am for seniors & sensory needs)
🐕 Dogs welcome on a short leash
🚌 Route #8 VIU to Cedar
🚗 Onsite Parking via Morland at Storey Rd
🚴 Access via Hemer Park trails to Morland Rd

💚 The Cedar Farmers Market operates with gratitude on the traditional and legal territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.

05/25/2026

Live Music @ Cedar FM 2026

05/24/2026

A beautiful day at the Cedar Farmers Market and we’re here until 2 pm at Woodbank School ☀️

Come enjoy fresh vegetables, fruit, baked goods, local meat, handmade products, flowers, live music, food trucks, and a wonderful community atmosphere in Cedar.

Andy McCormack is back for the 2026 season with a great mix of vintage favourites and Canadian classics 🎶

See you at the market!

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05/22/2026

🌞 Sunday, May 24 at Cedar Farmers Market 🌞

Another beautiful market Sunday is ahead, and we’re excited to welcome back a familiar favourite to the Cedar stage…

🎶 Live Music: Andy McCormack
Andy returns for the 2026 season with his wonderful mix of vintage hits and Canadian classics — the perfect soundtrack for a relaxed Sunday at the market.

Come spend the day exploring an incredible lineup of farmers, food producers, artists, makers, and community organizations in the heart of Cedar. 💚

🌱 This week at the market:

🥬 Local veggies, plants & flowers
🍞 Baked goods, artisan & sourdough breads, sweets & treats
🧀 Cheese, meat & seafood
🎨 Local artists, potters, jewellers, fibre arts & skilled makers
☕ Hot coffee, beverages & prepared foods
🌶 Pantry goods, preserves, sauces & specialty foods
🔪 Knife sharpening & community booths
🍔 Food trucks and cold treats
🎨 Free Kids Art Hub
🎪 Covered tent seating — relax, eat, and enjoy the music

🌿 Community booths this week:
• Nanaimo Chinatown Association — learn about the newly formed organization working to preserve and share the history of Nanaimo’s once-thriving Chinatown community.
• Vancouver Island Master Gardeners Association — bring your gardening questions! From composting and soil health to pruning and pest management, they’re a wealth of local growing knowledge.
• Cooperators – Odimega Financial Group Ltd. — proud 2026 sponsor of the Cedar Farmers Market, offering personalized insurance and financial services rooted in co-operative values.

🔪 Service Provider Spotlight:
• KNIF – Making Nanaimo Sharper — hand sharpening using Japanese whetstones for kitchen knives, pocket knives, scissors, axes, chisels, chainsaws, and more.

🎨 Kids Art Tent
Located across from the market entrance! Kids can doodle their hearts out at our butcher-paper-covered art tables while parents relax and enjoy the market.

📍 Woodbank School – 1984 Woobank Rd
🕙 Market open 10am–2pm (9:30am for seniors & sensory needs)
🐕 Dogs welcome on a short leash
🚌 Route #8 VIU to Cedar
🚗 Onsite Parking via Morland at Storey Rd
🚴 Access via Hemer Park trails to Morland Rd

💚 The Cedar Farmers Market operates with gratitude on the traditional and legal territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.

05/17/2026

☀️ Beautiful sunny market day at Cedar Farmers Market! 😁

We’re open until 2pm today with local farmers, fresh food, artists, makers, hot coffee, food trucks, live music, and so much more. Come spend your Sunday with us! 💚

📍 Woodbank School – 1984 Woobank Rd
🕙 Market open 10am–2pm (9:30am for seniors & sensory needs)
🐕 Dogs welcome on a short leash
🚌 Route #8 VIU to Cedar
🚗 Onsite Parking via Morland at Storey Rd
🚴 Access via Hemer Park trails to Morland Rd

05/16/2026

What a way to start the season — thank you to everyone who came out to support our grand reopening last weekend! Our 30th anniversary opening market was absolutely gobsmacking, and we’re so excited to keep the momentum going this Sunday. 💚

Join us for another wonderful market day filled with local food, talented artists, skilled makers, community connection, and live music in the heart of Cedar.

🎶 Live Music: Woodstick
This talented West Coast duo brings together the incredible musical careers of Dazy Daye and Jeanette McGonigle for a performance full of rich harmonies, fiddle, folk, classics, and crowd favourites. Between them, they have over 1000 songs in their repertoire — and a lifetime of musical experience you won’t want to miss!

🌱 This week at the market:
🥬 Local veggies, plants & flowers
🍞 Baked goods, artisan & sourdough breads, sweets & treats
🧀 Cheese, meat & seafood
🎨 Local artists, potters, jewellers, fibre arts & skilled makers
☕ Hot coffee, beverages & prepared foods
🌶 Pantry goods, preserves, sauces & specialty foods
🔪 Knife sharpening & community booths
🍔 Food trucks and cold treats
🎨 Free Kids Art Hub
🎪 Covered tent seating — relax, eat, and enjoy the music

🌿 Community booths this week:
• Master Gardeners — bring your gardening questions! From soil health and composting to pruning and pest management, they’re a wealth of local growing knowledge.
• Regional District of Nanaimo Solid Waste Services — learn more about waste reduction, recycling, composting, and sustainable living initiatives in our region.

📍 Woodbank School – 1984 Woobank Rd
🕙 Market open 10am–2pm (9:30am for seniors & sensory needs)
🐕 Dogs welcome on a short leash
🚌 Route #8 VIU to Cedar
🚗 Parking via Morland at Storey Rd
🚴 Access via Hemer Park trails to Morland Rd

💚 The Cedar Farmers Market operates with gratitude on the traditional and legal territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.

02/02/2026

Our vendor and musician applications for 2026 are now live 🥰

https://cedarfm.mymarket.org/forms/signup

We open on Mother's Day - May 10th, 2026.