Ross Bridge Farmers Market runs Fridays 4 to 8 p.m. at 2101 Grand Ave.; its next markets are Oct. 30 and Dec. 11. Pepper Place takes SNAP on Saturdays.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Updated each year. Facts on this page come from the Ross Bridge Farmers Market, Pepper Place Market and the Alabama Farmers Market Authority.

Hoover’s own farmers market is the Ross Bridge Farmers Market, a Friday evening market in the Ross Bridge neighborhood. Most of its 2026 season is over, with two markets left: the Barkit Market on Friday, Oct. 30, and the Holiday Market on Friday, Dec. 11, both from 4 to 8 p.m. For a weekly Saturday market, Hoover shoppers head to Pepper Place in Birmingham, about 10 miles north.

Contacts

Ross Bridge Farmers Market
Where 2101 Grand Ave., Ross Bridge, Hoover
When Selected Fridays, 4 to 8 p.m.
2026 season May 8 (Strawberry Day) to Dec. 11 (Holiday Market)
Next Friday, Oct. 30: Barkit Market

The market’s 2026 schedule mixes regular markets with themed nights. Spring and summer brought Strawberry Day (May 8), Flower Day (May 22), Peach Day (June 12), Berry Day (June 19), Luau Night (July 10) and a Back 2 School Bash (July 31).

Barkit Market, Friday, Oct. 30, 4 to 8 p.m.: vendors including Hamm Farms, Pudding Amore and C&J Farms; food trucks Gumbo to Geaux, Eugene’s, Dixie Dogs, Uncle G’s Pizza, Heavenly Donut, Sweet Claire’s Caboose and The Bubbly Bean; live music, free face painting for children and a pet parade and costume contest. The market says more details will come on its social media.

Holiday Market, Friday, Dec. 11, 4 to 8 p.m.: vendors including Hamm Farms, Pudding Amore and C&J Farms, with live Christmas music, free face painting, snow machines and Olaf.

Vendors apply through the market’s vendor page.

Pepper Place Saturday Market, Birmingham

The largest market near Hoover is the Pepper Place Saturday Market, 2829 2nd Ave. S., in Birmingham. According to the market:

  • Season: Saturdays from Jan. 31 to Dec. 12, 2026, 7 a.m. to noon, rain or shine.
  • What it sells: food grown, raised and made in Alabama.
  • SNAP: the market is SNAP certified and offers Double Up Bucks, which add to what SNAP shoppers can buy.
  • Thanksgiving week: the market is open Saturday, Nov. 28, with vendors in the big parking lot only.
  • Winter: the winter market opens Jan. 31, with all vendors in the big parking lot; the Mini Market returns in April 2027.
  • Dogs: the market calls itself a pop-up with no indoor space for pets in an emergency, and this month it asks shoppers to leave dogs at home.

SNAP and senior benefits

Of the two markets on this page, Pepper Place says it accepts SNAP. Ross Bridge does not say on its website whether vendors take SNAP; ask at the market. Older Alabamians can apply for the state’s Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program; applications for 2027 benefits open in January 2027, according to the Farmers Market Authority.

Finding more markets and U-pick farms

The Alabama Farmers Market Authority keeps an interactive map of farmers markets, farm stands and U-pick farms by county; search Jefferson and Shelby counties for stands near Hoover. For pumpkin patches and fall farm days, see our fall festivals and pumpkin patches page.

If you run a market in Hoover and want it listed, send us the details through our contact page.

What this means for you

  • Ross Bridge has two Friday markets left this year: Oct. 30 and Dec. 11.
  • Pepper Place runs every Saturday morning to Dec. 12 and takes SNAP.
  • Seniors can apply for 2027 farmers market benefits in January.

Related: things to do this month and parks and trails.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a farmers market in Hoover?

Yes. The Ross Bridge Farmers Market is a Friday evening market, 4 to 8 p.m., at 2101 Grand Ave. in Ross Bridge. Its remaining 2026 markets are the Barkit Market on Oct. 30 and the Holiday Market on Dec. 11.

When is the Ross Bridge Farmers Market?

On selected Fridays from spring through December, 4 to 8 p.m. The 2026 season began May 8 with Strawberry Day; the market lists every date on its website.

Which farmers market near Hoover takes SNAP?

The Pepper Place Saturday market in Birmingham is SNAP certified and offers Double Up Bucks, according to the market. It runs Saturdays from 7 a.m. to noon through Dec. 12 at 2829 2nd Ave. S.

What is the Barkit Market at Ross Bridge?

The Ross Bridge Farmers Market’s Oct. 30 market, 4 to 8 p.m., with vendors, food trucks, live music, free face painting and a pet parade and costume contest.