Manassas Park Farmers Market comes back at City Center

If you’re like most people in Northern Virginia, you welcome Spring in all its glory with child-like exhilaration after being held hostage for months by the buzzkill of winter.

With all that inside time probably spent binge watching your Netflix queue and figuring out how to get a drone to deliver Chipotle during a snowstorm, we here at the Manassas Park Economic Development Office would like to offer some liberation.

With Spring in full swing, we are introducing our Farm Fresh Fridays farmer’s market beginning on April 29th from 3-7 p.m. in the City Hall parking lot, a location that is sure to be hopping due to its proximity to the VRE, the City Center residential development, and busy Manassas Drive.

Local farms, food vendors and food trucks, crafters and others will be showcasing fresh veggies, meats, eggs, breads, desserts, handcrafted soaps, dips, sauces, delicious food and more. Kids activities will include live animals on site, FREE face painting and a bounce house that is certain to burn off some of that youthful energy and wipe them out before bedtime.

The Manassas Park Economic Development Office is seeking to fill a void left by previous farmer’s markets in the City. According to City officials, previous markets were greatly enjoyed by residents and visitors to Manassas Park and that interest has fueled the push to resurrect a family friendly event and create a buzz in the City Center area.

Future plans involve growing the market’s vendor offering and adding more activities, so if you are a farmer, crafter, artist, performer of any type, or own a business you feel might fit within the vibe of our market, please contact Economic Development Manager Ryan Gandy at 703-930-5709 or by email at [email protected] for more information. It starts in the Park and we want you involved!

Vendors:

CASA CIS – Providing FREE lemonade and information about CASA services

Felicity’s Handcrafted Soaps – Handmade all purpose and specialty soaps, scrubs, bubble bars and body butters as well as a line of pet grooming products

Great Harvest Bread Company – breads, scones, muffins, cookies, pies, bars, local honey, baking mixes and more

Guapo’s Food Truck

Happy Family Ranch – all natural, non-GMO raised pork and beef products in different cuts and a line of sausages in multiple flavors, as well as ham, bacon, uncured ham and nitrate-free bacon.

Keep Prince William Beautiful – Non-profit organization providing information about volunteer opportunities and events, as well as educational outreach games

Kiss My Aura Soaps – handmade soaps, body scrubs, skin salves, lotions, bath fizzles/salts, and lip balm

Landovel Farm – fresh chicken eggs and sorbet containing fruit, sugar, and water

Liberty Farms of Virginia – Farm fresh duck, turkey, and chicken eggs; Nail and string art

Manassas Park Parks and Recreation Department

Pazzo Peppers – hot sauces, spicy candy, dried peppers, pepper jelly and more

Second Rising Bakery – homemade fresh bread containing wholesome natural ingredients

Three Peas in a Pod Cupcakery – cupcakes, cakes, cake pops and cookies made from scratch

VA Mushroom Farm – Fresh oyster mushrooms in assorted colors and varieties; mushroom grow logs/kits; mushroom compost – end of season product