MARION TAILGATE MARKET
About Marion Tailgate Market
MTM is a community driven Farmer's Market with an array of local producers selling seasonal fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats, bakery goods, artisan foods, honey, flowers, plants, herbs, wellness items & select crafts
Live Music and Kid's Activities every week
Saturdays 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
May-October
67 W. Henderson St. in Downtown Marion with Free Parking
Just 1 block from Main St. restaurants and shops
Rain or Shine Event held under a covered municipal pavilion
Debit/Credit accepted
EBT accepted & doubled
Stay up to date at www.facebook.com/MarionTailgateMarket
Check out the 2nd Annual Fungi Fest at MTM on Saturday September 6, 2025
MTM is a program of McDowell Local Food Advisory Council (LFAC)
Marion Tailgate Market participates in the WNC Double SNAP Network.
CONTACT
Physical Address
67 West Henderson Street
Marion NC
(McDowell County)
Mailing Address
NC
(McDowell County)
Phone (828) 378-4848
Email Us
PRODUCTS OFFERED
Artisan Foods
baked goods, bread, corn meal, dried fruits, grits, honey, hot sauce, jam, preserves, pesto, pet food, pickles, salad dressing, salsa, teas
Dairy & Eggs
duck eggs, eggs, quail eggs
Flowers
dried flowers, edible flowers, fresh flowers
Fruits & Berries
apples, asian pears, black raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupes, cherries, elderberries, figs, grapes, melons, muscadines, peaches, pears, persimmons, raspberries, strawberries, watermelons
Grains
grain corn
Herbs
dried herbs, fresh herbs
Meat, Fish & Fowl
beef, chicken, other fish, pork, trout
Nuts & Seeds
chestnuts
Specialty Products
artisan crafts, beeswax, candles, Christmas wreaths, decorative, floral wreaths, felt, gourds, hand spun yarn, hemp, landscape plants, medicinal herbs, ornamental corn, plant starts, plants, salves, seeds, soap
Sprouts
sprouts
Vegetables
arugula, asian greens, asparagus, beets, broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, collards, cucumber, edamame, eggplant, green beans, green onions, hot peppers, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, microgreens, mushrooms, mustard greens, okra, onions, parsnips, peas, pole beans, potatoes, pumpkins, radish, ramps, rhubarb, rutabagas, salad greens, salad mix, spinach, summer squash, sun chokes, sweet corn, sweet peppers, sweet potato, swiss chard, tomatillos, tomatoes, turmeric, turnips, watercress, winter squash
PAYMENT METHOD
Credit/Debit
EBT/SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
Senior FMNP (Farmers Market Nutrition Program)
SNAP Incentives
TAILGATE MARKET HOURS
Intersection of West Henderson Street and Logan Street in historic downtown Marion, half block from Main Street. Located under a municipal open-air shelter with fans and bathrooms. (Behind Killough's Music building). Surrounded by free parking.
Our market season is from May 4, 2024 to October 26, 2024.
Store Hours
- Sat. 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
