Shop and Stroll the Urban Village Market

Saturday morning in Arlington’s Courthouse neighborhood combines two complementary reasons to leave the house: the Arlington Farmers Market and the Urban Village Market, which together transform the Courthouse parking lot into one of the county’s most satisfying weekend outings. The Farmers Market — one of the oldest and largest in the region, operating continuously since 1979 — brings together roughly 40 vendors offering everything from farmstead goat cheese and pastured bison to handmade empanadas, kimchi, Lebanese specialties, and fresh seasonal produce. The FRESHFARM-managed market accepts SNAP/EBT and participates in the FreshMatch dollar-for-dollar matching program to ensure access for all income levels.

The Urban Village Market runs alongside, filling the adjacent space with an open-air collection of antique and artisan vendors selling china, silver, jewelry, books, vintage clothing, linens, lamps, chandeliers, artwork, and furniture — the kind of rotating cast of finds that rewards repeat visits. Together the two markets run from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays year-round, rain or shine, just steps from the Courthouse Metro station. It’s he kind of morning that starts with a cup of coffee and a pastry from a market vendor and ends with a jar of local honey, a bouquet of tulips, and something unusual you weren’t expecting.