Join us every Saturday from 9AM to 2PM on Old Main Street for the downtown Bradenton Farmers' Market. Enjoy the quaint, tree-lined street market offering:
• fresh food and produce • plants • live music • arts & crafts • jewelry • demonstrations and events
Bring the kids. Bring the dog. Bring your appetite. Have a cup of coffee and breakfast from a market vendor or one of the many restaurants offering outdoor dining.
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Events at the Market
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Every Third Saturday "Mainly Art"
9:00am - 2pm: Every third Saturday of the month, the Bradenton Farmers' Market almost doubles as the Art, Crafts, Gift, and Art Supply vendors join the ranks. Mainly Art intersects the Farmers' Market at Old Main Street and 4th Avenue.
February 11"Chef at the Market"
10:00- 1pm: Gaetano "Guy" Cannata brings the taste of Siracusa, which has an Italian-French influence, to the Bradenton Farmers' Market. Cannata is the chef at the Ortygia Restaurant in Bradenton's Village of the Arts and serves "the food of the Monzu," Sicily's former aristocracy -- dishes like Pasta con Sugo, a generations-old family pasta in tomato sauce, and Farsumagru (stuffed sirloin).
February 18 "Mainly Art" & Musician Howie Banfield
9:00am - 2pm:Howie Banfield will play a variety of standard and folk music. Come enjoy a beautiful day on Old Main Street and enjoy all of the Farmers' Market regular vendors as well as all of the Arts and Crafts vendors that join for the Mainly Art week.
March 10 "Chef at the Market"
10:00- 1pm: Tim Schoonmaker, director of food and nutrition and Jason Kupferman, executive chef, at Manatee Memorial Hospital are going to do a presentation on how to make a healthy, satisfying, and tasty pasta dish. Schoonmaker and Kupferman have implemented a stir fry bar, a Latin cuisine day and added new seafood, fried chicken, fried catfish, tostada, fajita and other dishes at Manatee Memorial Hospital.
March 17 "Mainly Art" & the band Myakka River Bluegrass
9:00am - 2pm: Myakka River Bluegrass is joining us at Mainly Art this month. Each of the four seasoned musicians can play various instruments and have unique three part harmonies throughout their music. Mainly Art is every third Saturday of the month and almost doubles the Farmers' Markets variety options.
April 21 "Mainly Art" & Scott Blum Rhythm Workshop
9:00am - 2pm: Drummer and percussionist Scott Blum is going to teach a rhythm workshop this week at the Mainly Art Farmers' Market. Blum plays the acoustic drums, electronic roland V drums, bongos, congas, timbales, ethnic drums and various other percussion instruments. While Blum is playing, check out 4th Ave. where dozens of local artists and craftspeople will set up booths with unique and interesting items.
April 21 "Mainly Art" & Mike Sales
9:00am - 2pm: Mike Salesis an Anna Maria Island-based, independent recording artist who draws country, reggae, standards, oldies, pop and rock influences, creating his eclectic, “beachified” style. He will be playing during the Mainly Art event at the Bradenton Farmer's Market. Stop by to listen to some great tunes and see interesting and original art and craft work.
