We’ve Refreshed!

Three days each week, more than 60 incredible Standholders from in and around beautiful Lancaster County bring to Lancaster Central Market fresh, local food and goods to share with the surrounding community.

It is our hope, as the Central Market Trust, that this new web space will help further cultivate a culture of appreciation for Market, its Standholders, and the community in the heart of which it has stood since 1730. At its core, Market is simply a farmers’ market. But it has grown to become an awesome symbol for sustainability, great food, and community, and we are proud to be its good steward.

Tune in as the Trust moves into 2018 with big plans for a new, historically sound slate roof, the beginning stages of a new strategic plan, and a change of hands in Trust leadership. We will share here, celebrate here, and keep you up to date on all of the goings-on here at Market.

Again, welcome. We can’t wait to meet you at Market!

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Setting the Table for Harvest Breakfast 2022

Setting the Table for Harvest Breakfast 2022

Mark Your Calendars! We've started the countdown to the most delicious day of the year! One of the Market's most popular annual traditions takes place on the first Saturday in October. Join the Lancaster Central Market for the 24th Annual Harvest Breakfast on...

Celebrate Summer Recipe

Celebrate Summer Recipe

  Celebrate the Season All Summer Long! Conner Smith can be found at the Fox & Wolf Stand #39 at Market. He fills his stand to the brim each week with USDA-certified organic produce, eggs, and farm flowers from a generational farm in Pine Grove started by his...

Bruce and Market

Bruce and Market

When Bruce Martin first came to know Lancaster Central Market in the 1980’s he was reminded of home, “my 90+-year-old landlady would grab her market basket and walk to the Central Market returning with produce similar to what I remember growing in our family garden as...

Miesse Candies and Market

Miesse Candies and Market

Since November 2011 Miesse Candies has been a staple of the Central Market Family. However, the history of the chocolate business and Market intertwine throughout Miesse’s 145-year history boasting multiple downtown locations, sometimes at the same time. “Miesse...

Holidays at Market

Holidays at Market

Back to Normal! The past two years have changed everything. Our holidays and gatherings were not the same. We hope this year you can safely gather with your friends and family. It’s a nice return to normal. At Market, it brings us joy that we can host you again....

Crowded Kitchen and Market

Crowded Kitchen and Market

“Opening here with a really loyal community... the local shopping community, I’m so glad.” In 2015, Drew Moore left his career and sold his home to follow his culinary dreams to New York City. After five years in the industry, Moore knew food was his passion but he...

Soulcialize and Market

Soulcialize and Market

When Corey Woods took over Rafiki’s African Deli in early 2020 he had big plans for the stand.  What he could not predict was the coronavirus pandemic and how it would shape his business over the next several months. “It started off...I would say it was average but...

Lancaster Central Market Mask Policy

Lancaster Central Market Mask Policy

Dear Lancaster Community, During these unprecedented times, the Central Market Trust has remained committed to maintaining the core functions of Lancaster Central Market: serving as a fresh food source for the Lancaster community. As we have entered the green phase in...