Halloween spirit to fill Historic Lewes Farmers Market Oct. 26

The Historic Lewes Farmers Market will celebrate Halloween from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Lewes Elementary School parking lot, 820 Savannah Road, Lewes.

Farmers and volunteers will be decked out in ghoulish attire, and customers are also welcome to come in costume. Prizes will be given to vendors for best costumes and best-decorated tent, and to customers for best costumes. There will be Halloween stickers and party favors for kids, and much more.

Along with ghosts, goblins and scarecrows, patrons will find fresh local lima beans, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, butternut squash, potatoes, collard greens, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, winter squashes, sweet potatoes, lettuces, pears, apples, cider, oysters, live crabs, hand-picked crab meat, crab soup, seasonal soups, honey, jams, mushrooms, chicken, beef, pork, turkey, lamb, fresh-laid eggs, locally roasted coffee and coffee drinks, kombucha, fresh-baked breads, cakes, cookies, pies, and pastries – including vegan and gluten-free selections – made with fruit from market vendors, flower bouquets, wreaths and more.

Customers can also preorder their fresh, free-range Thanksgiving turkeys from Mahon River Farm.

The HLFM is producer-only, so customers are able to buy directly from the farmers who grew the produce.

Patrons should note that dogs and other pets (except for service animals) are no longer permitted inside the market area, in order to ensure the safety of customers, vendors and volunteers.

Parking is limited, so customers should walk or bike to the venue if they are able. HLFM organizers ask customers to drive and park carefully, watching for children, walkers and bikers. Street parking is no longer allowed along much of Sussex Drive. Walkers and bikers will enter off Savannah Road. Limited parking is available in the school's bus loop parking lot off Sussex Drive. Customers may also use the Fred Thomas Middle School parking lot, Beebe Healthcare’s outside parking, and the spaces at George H.P. Smith Park, a short walk away on the new path to Lewes Elementary.

The market processes payments from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, and Women, Infants and Children Program benefits, and continues to match SNAP up to $20 per market, per customer. Customers may go to the SNAP tent to process SNAP/EBT.

The HLFM continues its food pantry purchase program. Market customers who want to help feed the local community may purchase local produce, meats, milk and other food from market vendors to donate to this program every Saturday. At the end of the market, the produce and other foods are gathered and given to local food pantries.

Go to historiclewesfarmersmarket.org to see parking and vendor information, including whether they take preorders, along with maps. Customers will pick up preorders at the vendor tent in the market.

The HLFM thanks The Lee Ann Wilkinson Group, 2024 HLFM Market Champion, for its continued support.