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Love the Market
as much as we do?

The Market is so much more than a place for farmers and merchants to sell their goods. It’s a cultural hub—the beating heart of our community. A place where people from all walks of life come together to work, eat, create, play, and experience life.

And it’s up to all of us to keep it that way.

We’re the Friends of the Rochester Public Market, a bunch of Market-loving volunteers with the sole mission of helping the market be all it can be—for everyone.

help provide access
to healthy food

The Friends of the Market welcome donations to support their work on behalf of the Market. All donations directly support programs such as the Market SNAP Token program - so that everyone in our community has access to fresh local foods. Plus free educational Market tours, and Taste of the Market nutrition education.

The Friends is a 501(c)3 Charitable Organization, Donations are tax deductible and you will receive an acknowledgment of your donation.  

 
 

Take a piece of the Rochester Public Market home 

Visit us at the Friends Table inside the
enclosed Shed B at the market!

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Support the Fountain Project with a Custom-Engraved Brick

An iconic piece of City of Rochester Public Market history is back after ninety years--and you can have a visible commemorative presence along with it.

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Latest News

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Artist Row returns for 2023
Artist Row returns for 2023

The Friends of the Public Market announce that the 16th Annual Artist Row Public Market Art Fair, a juried art show and celebration of art and community, will be held on Sunday, September 19, 2021, 10 am - 4 pm at the Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union Street. Admission and parking are free.

Friends of the Rochester Public Market offer reusable bag discount
Friends of the Rochester Public Market offer reusable bag discount

The Friends of the Rochester Public Market are offering a 50 percent discount on reusable blue bags sold at the Rochester Public Market in March to help shoppers and vendors adjust to New York’s plastic bag ban.

'Market Token Program' thriving at Rochester's Public Market
'Market Token Program' thriving at Rochester's Public Market

Although the "Market Token Program" isn't new to the Rochester Public Market, its popularity in the last two years has exploded. According to the USDA, it's the top performing program of its kind in the U.S., exchanging nearly $1 million in public assistance benefits last year.