Fredericton Boyce Farmers Market — Attraction in Fredericton

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 Saint. 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, jewelry, paintings, textiles and lawn sculptures. Breakfast is served up on site, either inside from the restaurant or outside in either of our Food Alley where it’s falafel sandwiches and buffalo burgers galore. The Food Alley can be found by entering at the Brunswick Street...

Was staying at Hilton Gardens, market is pleasant unhurried 10 min walk. Arrived about 11:30, it closes at 1:00. An indoor venue with a large exterior area, fair amount of parking. Usual collection of hot food vendors outside, eclectic mix inside. Only 1 place selling local fish, several local farms selling eggs, meat, sausage etc. Lots of craft tables. A couple of seating areas for you to rest your feet and have a snack. 2 or 3 vendors of orange juice based smoothie style drinks (might be same vendor with multiple stalls) 1 large area for fresh produce. Noticed some very nice leeks and bags of freshly picked beans. 1 large stall selling cheeses of the world, 1 small stall selling local made cheese. A knife sharpening stall, coffee and lots of bakeries. Prices are in line with artisan products, which is to say higher than a Walmart, but not out of line for a market. If I was a local I'd certainly be checking out the fresh produce and meat on a regular basis. As a tourist there were some interesting items but I'm a bit old for souvenirs and brick a brac. I did see a couple of art ideas I'd like to give...

I love this market. It really is the quintessential farmer's market. It's grown slightly over the years and remains the best place in town to get local goods each weekend.

They have a new restaurant serving breakfast now for the first time in I don't know how many years. I believe Chef Rick got his own spot. This new one, Ready To Eat, was very different. Less comfort food diner style and more of gourmand style. This definitely caters to either the upscale older person or the younger hipster crowd as the prices are a bit higher due to the focus on quality, local and unique combinations of ingredients. The flavours on the Breakfast Burger were vibrant and unexpected. The char on the burger patty paired nicely with the very sweet bacon jam. The only thing I would say is that I would have liked to see a few more smaller options for breakfast as I'm not usually the type to eat a lot in the morning. That said, the market has plenty of grab and go snacks and baked goods along with about a half a dozen...