Holiday Cooperstown Farmers’ Market Dec. 17, 3 pm to 7 pm
The Cooperstown Farmers’ Market will hold a special Holiday Market with 24 local farmers, artisans, crafters, and food producers on Tuesday, December 17, from 3 pm to 7 pm. The event will feature free mulled cider, a make-and-take craft for kids, a gift-wrapping station, and live music with Fast Friends. The Farmers’ Market, which operates year-round on Saturdays, is located in Pioneer Alley at 101 Main Street in Cooperstown. In addition, a number of Cooperstown businesses will be open until 7 pm, with luminaries to light the way for shoppers.
"We are glad to offer a special evening Farmers’ Market as the holidays approach and give the community another opportunity to support local farmers and makers,” said Alex Webster, Market Manager at Otsego 2000, which sponsors the Farmers’ Market.
The Holiday Cooperstown Farmers' Market will feature: Agliata Farms, Arabeth Farm, Gaia's Breath Farm, Middlefield Orchards, Mill Hollow Maple, Mountain View Dairy, Rock Hill Farm, Straight from the Hive, ARK Floral, Leatherstocking Exotics, Chatty Wren Coffee Roasters, Pail Shop Vineyards, Uncommon Kin Cidery, Crystals Customs, Mimikis, Tech Tamer Woodworks, Terracotta Republic, Wildwood Woodturning, Elk Creek Farm, Traveling Herb Farmer, and Laura's Chocolates.
The Holiday Market will feature seasonal produce, meats, poultry, baked goods, cheese, jams and jellies, honey, coffee, maple syrup, chocolate, hard cider, wine, prepared foods, and more. Specialty items include art, plants, CBD products, herbal remedies, skincare, pottery, blown glass, woodworks, yarn, toys, and home goods. Market gift certificates also will be on sale.
Kids can make and take a seasonal craft with Miss Jen. The Cooperstown Lions Club will wrap gifts for a donation to support the Lions Club SNAP Match program at the Market. Through this match, and the Double Up Food Bucks program, a $20 EBT spend results in $60 worth of local food. So far in 2024, food access initiatives at the Market have resulted in more than $18,000 in fresh local food for families.
Along with the Farmers’ Market, customers are encouraged to shop at Cooperstown retailers, many of which are staying open until 7 pm. The Cooperstown Art Association’s Holiday Show & Sale will be open from 11 am to 7 pm with Prosecco (21+) and chocolate treats. Anyone who attends the sale will be entered to win a CAA Family Membership for the 2025 season. Willis Monie Books is offering 20 percent off sales. Other stores with extended hours until 7 pm on December 17 include: J. Gorman Fine Jewelry, Rudy’s Liquors, Tin Bin Alley, The Local Bird, Cooperstown Beverage Exchange, Charlie & Cooper, L.J’s Sassy Boutique, Zinn Brilliant/Rigby Handcraft, Mohican Flowers, Bridgette and Main, Stagecoach Coffee, and Kate’s Upstate. In addition, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in their cottage in Pioneer Park to receive visitors from 3 pm to 5 pm.
“Along with the wonderful Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, we want to showcase the great array of shopping that can be done right here in the Village,” said Ellen Pope, executive director of Otsego 2000. “We are lucky to have a vibrant downtown with established and new shops to explore.” She noted that people may want to plan for a dinner out after shopping.
The Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, founded by Otsego 2000, supports local growers, producers, and artisans and offers a direct connection between producer and consumer. The Farmers’ Market is open year-round on Saturdays. In December, Saturday hours are 9 am to 2 pm. Beginning in January, the Market will be open Saturdays, 10 am to 2 pm.
Otsego 2000 is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1981 to ensure the Otsego Lake region remains a masterpiece of nature by protecting and supporting its environmental, scenic, cultural, historic, and agricultural resources and its economic well-being. Otsego 2000 accomplishes its mission through programs like the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Otsego Outdoors, Glimmerglass Film Days, historic preservation initiatives, and environmental stewardship.