The streets of historic Fernandina Beach will be busy Saturday with three markets in Fernandina this week. You have the Market Place farmers market on North Seventh Street, and the Fernandina Beach Arts Market at 508 Centre Street on Saturday, August 23, 2025, AND the Wednesday Mid-Week Fernandina Beach Market Place farmers’ market is open on August 27th.
Look for over 70 vendors to set up their tents for locals and visitors alike just on Saturday. Summer at the farmers market tells the tale of each exhibitor’s incredible story. Rose returns with An Unbelievable Egg Rolls. Made from her grandmother’s recipe, whether you call them an appetizer, a snack, or a finger food, these crispy delights have created a following with authentic Vietnamese flavors that are folded into every bite. The Cream Bee Ice Cream cart is a tasty temptation to children and grownups alike. They have strawberry and mango sorbet push pops, and chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches crafted with homemade cookies and either strawberry or chocolate chip ice cream. Bring your own wet napkins! The heat of a Florida August will have this summertime indulgence dripping from your chin and your elbows. Everyone knows a Fernandina summer day is easiest when paired with something cold in hand, and Salty Girl Cocktails is back Saturday with her refreshing craft cocktail and mocktail mixers. There will be boiled peanuts, fresh baked breads, wild-caught shrimp, chicken, pork, hot sauces, flavored pecans, live plants, tea mixes, honey and more! Music drifts through the Market Place like a breeze off the ocean and this week, singer-songwriter Jenn Burns will bring her soulful voice and guitar to the farmers market on North Seventh Street.
Just steps away, at its new location, 508 Centre Street, is another of the three markets in Fernandina this week. The Fernandina Beach Arts Market transforms this empty lot into an outdoor art and gift gallery. Open on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month, you will find vendors like Grey Sheep Graphics who delights young readers with whimsical children’s books. Little Marsh Island Glass Company is preparing for the upcoming holiday season with a clearance sale on fused glass, coastal decor, dinnerware, and more. Popular local artist, Bougie B’s Design, invites you to their amazing charm bar, where jewelry becomes as personal as the memory tied to it. With booths full of leather, wood working, apparel, jewelry, pottery, paintings and more, every booth holds a treasure waiting for discovery.
Fernandina’s market tradition doesn’t end on Saturday. Every Wednesday, the Market Place extends its welcome to the new Mid-Week Market. For those who shop with intention or those who simply enjoy trying something new, this is the third of the three markets in Fernandina this week. With the recent temporary closures of two Amelia Island grocers, this is a chance to replenish the week with pasture-raised meats from WD Cattle and Osborne Ranch, loaves and pastries from Doris and Eris Bakery, and savory global dishes from African Love Kitchen. Wild-caught shrimp will be available, cookies, jams, jellies, nut butters, goat milk, olives, prepared dinners, meal kits, and more are readily available in the Island Walk Shopping Center, on Sadler Road near Bealls department store, while the Publix Super Market is being remodeled.
Together, these markets hold close a tradition you will find in Nassau County communities. A community that values the relationships made when neighbors connect to create something truly special. Whether you come for egg rolls, ice cream, shrimp, or simply the joy of walking beneath Spanish moss drapes oak trees of old Florida. The Market Place family of markets invite you to come savor what makes Fernandina Beach so rare: a small town with a big heart, celebrated every Saturday and now, every Wednesday, too. Yep, that gives you three markets in Fernandina this week.