The Mount Vernon Farmers Market
Every first and third Saturday morning, Little Creek Park in Mount Vernon fills with local vendors, fresh produce, and the kind of genuine community market that tells you a town still gathers around the things that matter.
Fifteen minutes west of the property, Mount Vernon maintains one of the most genuinely local farmers markets in Northeast Texas. The Mount Vernon Farmers Market runs on the first and third Saturday mornings of each month from May through September, setting up at Little Creek Park with local growers, bakers, and producers selling directly to the community. It’s not a large event—it doesn’t need to be. It’s the right size for a town that knows its vendors by name.
How it works
The market runs from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays, May through September, at Little Creek Park in Mount Vernon. Vendors set up under the park’s trees and pavilion areas, selling farm-fresh produce, baked goods, meats, preserves, honey, and handcrafted items. The format is straightforward: local producers selling what they grew, made, or baked, directly to the people who live here.
There’s no admission fee, no corporate sponsors dominating the signage, and no need for a marketing budget. The market runs because the vendors show up and the community supports them. That’s the whole business model, and it works because both sides understand the deal.
Past markets
These markets have already taken place. They’re included here so you can see the rhythm of the season.
Season Opener
The 2026 season opened with the first Saturday morning market at Little Creek Park, bringing local growers and bakers to the park as the spring season got underway.
Spring Market
The second market of the season featured spring greens, herbs, and the first local strawberries of the year.
Early Summer Market
Vendors returned with early-summer produce and baked goods as the market settled into its bi-weekly rhythm through the warm months.
Summer Market
The final pre-July market brought peak early-summer produce and steady Saturday morning foot traffic to Little Creek Park.
Upcoming markets
The first Saturday of July lands on Independence Day. The market may observe the holiday—check the Mount Vernon Farmers Market Facebook page for confirmation before heading out.
Mid-July market with peak summer produce: tomatoes, peppers, squash, and the kind of abundance that makes a Saturday morning market worth the drive.
The August season opens with late-summer produce and the market in full swing.
Mid-August market as the summer harvest continues and fall crops begin to appear.
The final market of August, bridging summer abundance and the transition toward fall.
Early-September market with the first hints of fall produce and cooler morning air.
The final market of the 2026 season. The last Saturday morning market before the season closes for the year.
The drive from the property
Mount Vernon sits fifteen minutes west of County Road 1070 via US-80, the same drive that takes you to the Alamo Mission Museum and the downtown shops. Little Creek Park is easy to find in town, with parking available at and around the park. For anyone on the property, the Saturday morning drive is short enough to make the market a spontaneous stop—walk the vendors, grab something fresh, and head back with the kind of morning that feels like it had a purpose.
The Mount Vernon Farmers Market is part of what makes this part of Franklin County feel genuinely local. It’s not a curated experience or a tourism draw. It’s a market that runs because the community supports it, the vendors show up, and Saturday morning is the right time to gather. For anyone evaluating the property or the broader area, that kind of consistent, community-driven event tells you something a listing can’t: the people who live here participate in the life of the town, and the town returns the favor.
Plan a visit
Walk the land, then walk the market in Mount Vernon.
See the 8 acres on a Saturday morning, then drive fifteen minutes west to the Mount Vernon market for local produce and community.
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