Farmers Market at Imperial — Attraction in Sugar Land

Sugar Land’s Imperial Farmers Market is just as much a part of the city as any bureaucratic operation that sustains the pursuit of happiness in Southwest Houston.

The area’s long history of local commerce (150+ years) continues because of this market, despite almost shutting down and the sorting out of relocation.

Currently meeting at the parking lot of the Imperial Park Recreation Center, I’d be aware of their website for up-to-date dates & times if you REALLY need local honey are just assume they’re open until 2 (*ahem, definitely not talking from experience…)

Highlight: Fort Bend Coffee Roasters consistently brought their java A-game, which energized the crowds and in my opinion brought the market to a broader age market.

Downfall: Having been moved from the original, old sugar mill location on Imperial Sugar Company’s (ISC) land was unfortunate. It would be great to see a more permanent location back on the other side of the tracks (literally).

Some vendors are so desperate for sales that customers avoid their booth entirely, attempting to avoid the several awkward, "okay, thanks! bye now" while walking backwards.

Fact: Dogs are welcome, especially cute ones. Although a spontaneous ugly dog contest would amazing.

History: Accredited by The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce, the market is in its 7th year operating (2018).

Tip: Street parking is available along Matlage Way, but be careful of crossing pedestrians. There’s no...

A friend told us about this farmers market. We enjoyed shopping and scored some amazing tasty pork tamales, The lady offered us a whole tamale as a sample, we asked for mild instead of spicy, my wife likes tamales and I didn't want to eat them by myself, the mild was so good we bought a couple dozen. There was about 24 different vendors so it wasn't the biggest one we've been to, but it was fun, if you run across Granny's tamales....buy some, great meat to masa ration. Everything from clothes to microgreens. I deducted a star 'cause there was no coffee....drinks or whole beans. We will give them another try when we're...

It's the only true farmers market around here so I recommend coming if you have a chance. Also sometimes there is a cool food truck so look out for that. Though that said while there are usually some vegetables there it's usually only one to two stands max. Local good like baked goods, sweets, salsa, Italian ice, and many others. The selection rotates but some things are consistently there. The times listed are fairly strict so make sure you arrive well before one if you...