Farmers Market to hold pre-Fourth event
There will be a Pre-Fourth of July celebration at the Aiken County Farmers Market on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m.
The event will be held in conjunction with Thursday Nights at the Farmers Market, the City’s new experiment which has the market open extra hours on Thursday evenings. The new Thursday schedule began on May 28.
The additional day was introduced in an effort to draw shoppers who would not typically visit the Farmers Market, according to City officials.
Coleen Reed, a member of Farmers Market Committee, said the Pre-Fourth of July celebration will include music, as well as free cake and ice cream. Reed also noted that it is currently peak season for corn, cantaloupe, watermelon and tomatoes and said farmers will have the fruits and vegetables at the market.
The Farmers Market will be open on the Fourth of July for its regular hours.
The Aiken Farmers Market is one of the oldest farmers’ markets in the state. It is also listed on the Aiken Historic Register.
The market is located on Williamsburg Street, between Park and Richland avenues. It is open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. until noon or until the farmers sell out.
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