A producer-only Saturday market by the marina, June through October, with bigger mega-markets at the end of each summer month and a weekend-only bakery around the corner.
On Saturday mornings from June to the end of October, the Port Washington farmers market takes over Main Street downtown, a block from the marina, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The 2026 season runs June 13 to October 31.
It is a producer-only market, meaning vendors grow, raise, make or create what they sell, and it won the 2025 Tour Ozaukee Community Choice Award for best farmers market in Ozaukee County.
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Here is when and where it runs, what the bigger end-of-month markets add, what to eat nearby before and after, and where to buy local food once the season ends.
When the market runs
The market runs every Saturday from mid-June through the last Saturday of October, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
In 2025 the season had a Saturday off in July, per the Ozaukee Press, so check the market's calendar before a summer visit.
What you will find at the stalls
Because the market is producer-only, what is on the tables depends on what local growers and makers have that week.
Visit Port Washington's rules allow three kinds of vendor: people who grow or raise their own food, people who make their own food, and people who create locally made products. The market's listing describes seasonal fruit and vegetables, organic foods and artisan crafts, which makes it as good for a gift as for groceries.
Where it sets up
The market fills East Main Street between Franklin and Wisconsin streets, in the historic downtown overlooking the marina.
That block is the heart of downtown: Dockside, Fork & Tap and the marina boardwalk are all on or just off it.
Mega-markets at the end of the month
On the last Saturday of June, July and August, the market grows into a mega-market that stretches west along Main Street, the Ozaukee Press reported in 2025.
Those Saturdays add food trucks, live music, activities and more vendors. The market also recruits musicians and family activities through the season, per Visit Port Washington, so there is often something playing on a regular Saturday too.
Who runs it
In 2025 the market was sponsored by Port Main Street Inc., the downtown nonprofit.
Vendors apply through the market, and Visit Port Washington says the 2027 application is expected in January; questions go to portfarmersmarket@gmail.com.
Breakfast before, lunch after
Saturday is a day when both the market and the town's weekend bakery are open, so plan the morning around the two.
For a sit-down breakfast, Dockside on the marina and the coffee bars on Franklin Street and Grand Avenue are a short walk from the stalls, and the full morning lineup is in breakfast and coffee spots in Port Washington.
On South Wisconsin Street, a deli inside an antiques shop makes sandwiches to take down to the lakefront.
Local food after the season
When the Saturday stalls pack up for winter, two downtown shops on North Franklin Street keep local food on sale.
DreamPort Harvest Market at 223 North Franklin sells locally grown and made products year-round, including organic produce, pastured eggs, maple syrup and a gluten-free bakery section, per Visit Port Washington and its listing.
A block south, Bernie's Fine Meats is a vintage butcher shop selling house-made liverwurst, bologna, breakfast sausage and bacon.
Both shops are stops on a downtown shopping walk that also takes in a bookhouse, galleries and vintage.
Make a Saturday of it
The market sits at the start of the town's harbor walks, so it pairs well with the lakefront.
From Main Street it is about a quarter mile to the 1860 Light Station, and the half-mile breakwater starts at the marina, both part of a Saturday in Port Washington.
In July, the market and Fish Days on the lakefront compete for the same downtown, so check the calendar before you drive in.
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Published October 5, 2026
