The 2026 farmers market list from the Howard County Economic Development Authority names seven markets, and they cover five days of the week. Savage and Miller Branch Library run on Wednesdays, Merriweather District on Thursdays, Fulton on Fridays and Saturdays, Clarksville Commons and Old Ellicott City on Saturdays, and Oakland Mills on Sundays.
After Saturday, Nov. 21, none of those seven is scheduled to open again this year. The Saturday market keeps going, though. It moves into a greenhouse on Sheppard Lane, and the rest of the weekend fills in with farm stops and holiday markets, almost all of them west of Columbia.
The Week Shrinks From the Middle Out
The markets don't close together. The midweek ones close first, then Sunday, and the Saturday markets in the southern and western parts of the county go last.
| Market | Day | Location | Final 2026 date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merriweather District | Thursdays | Merriweather Row Plaza, 10480 Little Patuxent Pkwy | Sept. 3 |
| Old Ellicott City | Saturdays | Tiber Park, across from the B&O Railroad Museum | Oct. 24 |
| Savage | Wednesdays | Washington and Foundry streets | Oct. 28 |
| Ellicott City | Wednesdays | Miller Branch Library, Frederick Road | Oct. 28 |
| Oakland Mills Village Center | Sundays | 5851 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia | Nov. 1 |
| Clarksville Commons | Saturdays | 12230 Clarksville Pike | Nov. 7 regular season, Nov. 14 extended |
| Fulton | Fridays and Saturdays | 11788 Scaggsville Rd. | Nov. 21 |
The order matters for your week. The Wednesday markets in Savage and at Miller Branch Library have their last dates on Oct. 28, and Oakland Mills has its final Sunday on Nov. 1. After that, what's left in November is Saturday morning, plus one Friday option, both on the side of the county reached by Clarksville Pike and Scaggsville Road.
Clarksville Ends Its Season Twice
Clarksville Commons is the market with the most dates left, and they come in layers. Its 2026 market rules list a regular season of Saturdays from May 2 through Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. An optional extended week adds Nov. 14, and two special markets come after that: a Thanksgiving Market on Nov. 21 and a Holiday Market on Dec. 12.
The county list and Visit Howard County both give the end date as Nov. 14, without separating the regular season from the extension. The extension is optional, so Nov. 7 is the last Saturday you can count on, and Nov. 14 is a bonus week if it runs. The Clarksville Commons vendor rules page has the full set of dates.
Fulton outlasts it. The Fulton Farmers' Market at 11788 Scaggsville Rd. runs Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Nov. 21. It's the only market on the county list that runs two days a week, and it's the last one to close. If Friday works better for you, Fulton is the last weekday market option of the year.
The Handoff Happens in a Greenhouse on Nov. 14
On the same Saturday Clarksville runs its optional extra week, Mary's Land Farm opens its Winter Indoor Farmers Market. The farm is at 4979 Sheppard Lane in Ellicott City. It holds the market inside its greenhouse every Saturday from Nov. 14 through March 13, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
That one opening date is why the season doesn't really end. For two Saturdays, Nov. 14 and Nov. 21, an outdoor market and the indoor one overlap. After that, the greenhouse is the only weekly farmers market on the calendar, and it runs about four months. The Mary's Land Farm events calendar lists it week by week.
The outdoor market has a set end date and the greenhouse has a set start date, so the switch doesn't leave a gap. You don't have a Saturday without a market unless you choose one.
Between Market Days, the Farms Keep Their Own Hours
A few farms fill in around the markets, each on its own seasonal schedule.
- Clark's Elioak Farm says its 2026 petting farm and pumpkin patch run through Sunday, Nov. 8. Its Castle Store at 10500 Clarksville Pike lists hours of Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the farm says it plans to keep offering produce year-round. That makes it the one stop on Clarksville Pike with weekday hours after the markets close. Clark's Elioak Farm posts its store details online.
- Larriland Farm's 2026 fall field-ticket schedule runs through Nov. 1, which closes out pick-your-own for the year.
- TLV Tree Farm, at 15155 Triadelphia Mill Road in Glenelg, opens its 2026 Christmas tree season Nov. 21 and 22, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and opens again Nov. 27. The farm lists cut-your-own trees up to 8 feet tall in the field, fresh-cut Fraser firs brought in from North Carolina, Santa on weekends, and a warming hut selling homemade snacks, hot dogs and warm drinks. The full variety list is on TLV's Christmas tree page.
TLV opens the same weekend Fulton closes. Starting Nov. 21, a Saturday out to the farms can include a tree as well as produce.
Nov. 21 Is the Busiest Saturday of the Changeover
Five separate schedules land on Saturday, Nov. 21:
- Fulton Farmers' Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., its last day of the year.
- Clarksville Commons Thanksgiving Market, at the usual market location on Clarksville Pike.
- Mary's Land Farm Winter Indoor Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in its second week.
- TLV Tree Farm, opening day of tree season, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Penn Oaks Winery Holiday Market, noon to 5 p.m., free admission, with local craft vendors. The winery is at 14607 Riggs Meadow Drive in Cooksville.
The times fit together. The food markets run in the morning, and Penn Oaks doesn't open until noon. If you go to Fulton or Clarksville at 9 or 10, then Mary's Land before 1, you still have the afternoon for Cooksville or Glenelg. It's the last Saturday this year when you can shop at an outdoor market, an indoor market and a farm on the same day. The winery's event calendar has the vendor details.
December Runs on Holiday Markets, and They Sell Different Things
After Thanksgiving, the weekend calendar fills with markets again, but most of them are a different kind of market. The December events listed by Visit Howard County focus on gifts and handmade goods, not weekly groceries.
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 4–6 | Merriweather District Holiday Market, with Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday hours | Merriweather District, Columbia |
| Dec. 6 and 13 | Handmade Holiday & Gift Market | Turf Valley Resort |
| Dec. 12 | Holiday Market | Clarksville Commons, 12230 Clarksville Pike |
| Dec. 12 | Holiday Market, noon to 5 p.m., free admission | Penn Oaks Winery, Cooksville |
Visit Howard County describes the Merriweather District Holiday Market as vendors and treats, not a continuation of the Thursday farmers market that ran there through Sept. 3. Columbia gets its December weekend market, but it's a gift market. Through the winter, the weekly produce market stays on Sheppard Lane.
Saturday, Dec. 12 brings the morning-and-afternoon schedule back. Clarksville Commons holds its Holiday Market at the regular market location, Mary's Land Farm's greenhouse market runs 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Penn Oaks opens its second Holiday Market at noon.
Two Saturdays, Mapped
A November Saturday, Nov. 14
- Clarksville Commons, 9 a.m., for its optional extended market.
- Mary's Land Farm on Sheppard Lane, before 1 p.m., for the winter market's opening day.
- Clark's Elioak Farm's Castle Store on Clarksville Pike for anything you missed, open until 5 p.m.
A December Saturday, Dec. 12
- Clarksville Commons Holiday Market in the morning.
- Mary's Land Farm's greenhouse market before 1 p.m.
- Penn Oaks Winery in Cooksville for its Holiday Market, noon to 5 p.m.
- TLV Tree Farm in Glenelg, if the tree isn't up yet.
Every stop on both Saturdays is on Clarksville Pike or west of it. The Mary's Land greenhouse market keeps that Saturday route going through March 13.
Your Saturday stops are part of what makes a part of Howard County feel like home, and they're worth weighing if you're comparing neighborhoods for a move-up or first purchase. If you'd like to talk through how a neighborhood fits your week, The DMV Dream Team is glad to help. Schedule a free consultation with Melissa.
