READY FOR OUTDOORS

Troy Waterfront Farmers Market moving to Riverfront Park April 3

TROY, N.Y. » The Troy Waterfront Farmers Market (TWFM) will hold its first outdoor market of the season Saturday, April 3. The market will return to Riverfront Park, the same location as last fall.

“We’re starting our twenty-second outdoor season a month earlier than usual this year,” Steve Ridler said in a news release.

“Although it will not be the festivallike street bazaar of pre-COVID days, Riverfront Park offers a pleasant and safe location in the heart of downtown Troy,” Ridler explained.

As the season advances, more than 80 vendors will participate in the outdoor market held at Troy’s Riverfront Park along the Hudson River.

Free parking will be available on city streets and in the nearby Uncle Sam Parking Garage. Pedestrians can enter and exit the market from Front Street as well as from the Riverfront Plaza Staircase on River Street (with the prominent “TROY.NY” mural).

Market hours will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Masks are required to be worn in the market area. Customers may request a mask if they do not have one. All safety protocols from last season apply and can be found at https://www.troymarket.org/ the-market-2021

Cash is encouraged as not all vendors accept credit cards. SNAP/EBT are accepted.

Two ATMs are available ta the market. Dogs are not allowed, except service animals.

“The Troy Waterfront Farmers Market is closely watching COVID trends and continually reviewing guidance. Even with vaccines increasing, it is not time to let our guard down and for the safety of vendors, staff, customers, and the wider community we still need to maintain our safety protocols in the market,” Ridler added.

For more information about the market’s mural program, visit: https://www. troymarket.org/murals

The popular online market will be closed next week as we get ready for the first outdoor market and will reopen on April 2 for pickup on April 11. For information about the online market, visit TroyMarket.org

For updates and to sign up to the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market email newsletter, visit: https://www.troymarket.org

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NICHOLAS BUONANNO - MEDIANEWS GROUP FILE A view of how the vendors set up for the Troy Waterfront Farmers’ Market in Riverfront Park a few years ago.

PHOTO PROVIDED Market staff preparing layout for next week’s outdoor market in Troy’s Riverfront Park.