Sweet, sweet summertime. Shop local this season during your OBX vacation at one of the many open-air markets organized from June to September. You can discover handmade trinkets, art pieces with coastal flair, ingredients for a tasty dish, a new favorite plant, and many other creations that will be sure to make you reminisce about your favorite vacay spot. With local farmers, craftspeople, artists, and other small businesses from the community all in one space, you’re guaranteed to find something you can’t live without. Check out our 2023 market guide to find one near you! Dates and times are subject to change.
First Flight Farmer's Market
Aviation Park, Kill Devil Hills
Tuesdays (except July 4) through August 15 from 10am-2pm
First Sundays Makers Market
Swells’a Brewing, Kill Devil Hills
The first Sunday of every month from 4-7pm
Dowdy Park Farmer’s Market
Dowdy Park, Nags Head
Thursdays through August 17 from 9am-1pm (extra free parking available at Nags Head Elementary)
Soundside Market
Soundside Event Site, Nags Head
Every other Wednesday beginning June 21 through August 16 from 10am-2pm
Secotan Market
Wanchese, Roanoke Island
Saturdays from 8am-12pm
Manteo Downtown Market
George Washington Creef Park on the Manteo Waterfront
Saturdays through September 16 from 9am-1pm
Tri Villages Market
Camp Hatteras Campground on the soundside, Waves
Wednesdays from 9am-1pm
Avon Farmer’s Market
Near Avon Post Office on Highway 12
Tuesdays through September 12 from 9am-1pm
Old Trent Market
Frisco Woods Campground, Frisco
Thursdays from 9am-2pm