5 Flea & Street Markets in New Brunswick That You Shouldn't Miss

Recognized as one of Canada’s top 10 community markets, the Fredericton Boyce Farmers Market is the City’s traditional Saturday morning (6am-1pm) gathering spot downtown for fresh and healthy foods, craft, creativity and conversation. With more than 250 indoor and outdoor local suppliers from along the St. John River Heritage Corridor and across the Province, The Market (as it’s known here) is the place to discover seasonal products like fiddleheads and blueberries , ultra-fresh produce, including organics, meats & seafood, cakes & confections, breads, cheeses & homemade jams, fresh-squeezed juices & New Brunswick wines, artisan chocolates, specialty coffees & beans. Ethnic delicacies, from Chinese buns to Lebanese stuffed grape leaves and the City’s famous samosas, are also a big part of The Market tradition. A vibrant space with one-of-a-kind gifts, colourful and quirky, finds include pottery, jewellery, paintings, textiles and lawn sculptures. Breakfast is served up on site.

Open year-round, Monday to Saturday, the Saint John City Market offers a unique shopping experience for locals and visitors alike. Nowhere else in Saint John can you experience a traditional "farmers market" while shopping for such a wide selection of goods and services, ranging from dulse to hand-made local crafts, and enjoy a delicious meal from one of the numerous restaurants, featuring local and international foods. The market is alive with the sounds of busy clerks and shoppers, the aroma of fresh food, and colorful displays of produce, meats and seafood. Browse for Maritime crafts, imported items, and items hand-crafted by the City Market's own resident artists.

The market has been serving the community for over 45 years. There is a selection of Farm, in season produce, dry beans, maple products, honey, pickles, jams, jellies & meat (lamb, beef, pork, chicken, turkey). Several local artisans & crafters have some wonderful art, hand crafted jewelry, knits, crochet items, sewn items, wood crafts, tole painted items, leather crafts, folk art, etc. Friday the kitchen is open and there is a BBQ as well as many other vendors on site for breads & sweet treats. Through the week there is usually only one vendor there looking after everyone's booth. We work together to keep the market open 6 days a week.