West Side Farmers Market at Cool Spring Park

05/28/2026

🌱✨ The West Side Farmers Market at Cool Spring Park is BACK for summer 2026, and we're kicking things off in style!

Opening Day is Tuesday, June 10th, and the entire month of June is packed with celebration. Here's what's coming, in addition to all your regular favorite farmers market vendors:

🌺 JUNE 10TH - OPENING DAY + CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION
🎶 Live music
💃🏾 Caribbean vendors and dancers
🎨 Free face painting
🎪 Carnival games and prizes
🛍️ Resource and craft vendors (applications still being accepted!)
🍽️ Caribbean and other food vendors

✊🏾 JUNE 17TH - JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
✊🏾 Celebrate with the Delaware Juneteenth Association - DEJA
👑 Meet Miss Juneteenth
🥁 Live drum performance
🛍️ Resource and craft vendors (applications still being accepted!)
🍽️ Soul food and other food vendors
🌿 Plus, get a sneak preview of vendors who will be featured at the new Afro-rooted community farmers market, the Westside Urban Farmers Market by Messiahs Market, opening Juneteenth proper!

🏳️‍🌈 JUNE 24TH - PRIDE MONTH CELEBRATION + COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR
🤝 Pop-up community resource fair hosted by Delaware Guidance Services and the Delaware Children's Department - DSCYF
💳 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program sign up ($50 card free for income-eligible seniors) hosted by the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA)
🎶 Live music
🛍️ Pride and craft vendors (applications are still being accepted!)
🎨 Free arts and crafts
🎁 Food and resource giveaways
🍽️ Multiple food vendors

We'll see you every Wednesday at Cool Spring Park starting June 10th! For more info or to express interest in vending at the market, visit www.westsidegrows.org/farmersmarket.

05/26/2026

We are proud to have all local entrepreneurs at our Market, including some from the Wilmington Kitchen Collective!

Check out our entrepreneurs at the following farmers markets, held throughout the summer! 🧑‍🌾

🌱 The Brandywine Park Farmers Market

🌱 Glasgow Park Farmers Market

🌱 New Castle Saturday Market

🌱 The Middletown Farmers Market

🌱 Downtown Farmers Market at Rodney Square

🌱 West Side Farmers Market at Cool Spring Park

🌱 Newark Natural Foods

See you there!

04/29/2026

While you wait patiently for our June 10th opening day (and if you need more local fruits and veggies when we're not open), we hope you'll give some of our sister farmers markets a visit! In Wilmington, you can check out:

🍠 The Brandywine Park Farmers Market: Saturdays May 2nd (this week!)-October 9am-12pm
🥕 Downtown Farmers Market at Rodney Square: Wednesdays May 6th-October 28th 10am-2pm
🥬 The Westside Urban Farmers Market at Messiahs Market Wholistic Center: Every other Friday June 19th-October 4-7pm

Here's a list of all known farmers markets in Delaware this year. See link below ⬇️

📸 Benjamin Chambers/Delaware News Journal

04/27/2026

UPDATE: The position has been filled.

🌱 Join the West Side Farmers Market at Cool Spring Park team! West Side Grows Together is hiring a Market Manager for the 2026 West Side Farmers Market Season.

The West Side Farmers Market at Cool Spring Park is looking for a community-driven, organized, and passionate Market Manager to lead our 2026 season. This is a part-time seasonal position, $22-25/hour based on experience, up to 15 hours/week from June through November.

As Market Manager, you'll coordinate vendors, plan events, support community engagement, and help ensure our neighbors have access to fresh, local food right here on Wilmington's West Side.

We're looking for someone from our community who is:
✅ A strong communicator and relationship builder
✅ Comfortable working with diverse communities
✅ Self-directed and ready to take initiative
✅ Knowledgeable about local food, marketing, or community organizing
✅ Bonus points if you're bilingual in Spanish!

Ready to be a part of something rooted in community? View the full job listing and application instructions at westsidegrows.org/farmersmarket. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so don't wait!

04/20/2026

😎 The weather’s warming up and so is West Side Farmers Market at Cool Spring Park!

Get your reusable bags ready because are so excited to announce our NEW opening day date: June 10th!

Join us weekly on Wednesdays at Cool Spring Park in Wilmington, DE. The market is located at the lower level of the park under the trees 🌳 near the old fountain from 3:30-6:30pm from June 10th-October 28th.

We are accepting vendor applications on a rolling basis throughout the season. Find more details or submit your interest in vending at westsidegrows.org/farmersmarket.

See you on June 10th! Email April for more info at [email protected].

03/12/2026

The 2026 season is coming! We recently attended the Delaware Farmers Market Manager Summit hosted by the Delaware Department of Agriculture, connecting with fellow market managers and getting up to speed on all things farmers markets. From SNAP and nutrition programs to social media strategy, we are ready to bring you another great season at Cool Spring Park. Stay tuned for updates on our opening date, vendors, and more. Fresh food is on the way! 🥬🌽🍅

12/08/2025

Support a local farm this holiday season by checking out poinsettia sales from Bright Spot Farm!

Their poinsettias are special for so many reasons:

🌿All sales directly support programming centered around Youth Employment and Empowerment (head to their website at brightspotfarms.org for more info!)

🌿They have classic and specialty colors available in a multitude of sizes

🌿They make excellent gifts for all types of friends, loved ones, and colleagues

🌿They are a great way to decorate for the holidays and enjoy the beauty of live flowers in the winter

Head to or brightspotfarms.org for more information on pick-up and delivery orders!

11/24/2025

Starting this weekend, and every weekend through Christmas, shop with our friends at Wilmington Alliance, Launcher, and Huxley and Hiro, to cross everyone off your list, featuring all local small businesses and artisans, some of which you may have met at our market and other events over the years!

We're excited to present "Made in Delaware: Holiday Pop-ups," alongside Huxley and Hiro and Launcher! 🎁🎄

These festive markets will include unique gifts, handmade crafts, and food and products by Wilmington Kitchen Collective entrepreneurs, such as Euphia's Life and Forever Freeze Co.

Join us Saturdays and Sundays from 10 AM to 4 PM--plus Black Friday and the Art Loop!--starting after Thanksgiving through Christmas. Tag a friend who might like to join! ⤵️

11/21/2025

Blue Rock Coffee Roasters has holiday gifts for every budget!!☕️🫘🎁🩵

Check out their Blue Rock Variety Pack to sample the best of the best, and receive a bonus coaster, perfect for the coffee lover in your life.

Visit bluerockcoffeeroaster.com to check out their coffee subscriptions, other gift ideas, and place your orders!

11/20/2025

Holiday Cookies in a Jar have arrived at Messiahs Market!

Give the gift of homemade joy this season with our beautifully layered Cookies in a Jar 🎁

Each jar comes packed with all the dry ingredients you need to bake a batch of love — just add a few simple ingredients and pop them in the oven!

✨ Flavors include:
🍪 Classic Chocolate Chip
🍫 Double Chocolate Peppermint
🍯 Old-Fashioned Gingerbread
🍊 Oatmeal Cranberry Delight

💚 Available for:
🚗 Local delivery (free for orders over $50)
📦 Shipping
🏪 Store pickup at Messiah’s Market – 1512 W 4th Street, Wilmington, DE

Perfect for corporate gift giving ;)

Shop now and share a little sweetness this season!
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11/19/2025

Dewy’s Organic Backyard Produce, one of our new farmers this year, is serving up special order authentic Jamaican rum cakes that are rich, flavorful, and baked with love for the holidays. Vegan options and two sizes are available. Perfect for gifting… or keeping for yourself. 😉

Order by phone at (302) 353-2246 or email at [email protected].