How to Apply for the Penticton Farmers' Market
2025 Season

NEW Applicants

The Penticton Farmers’ Market traditionally has over 100 returning vendors (members and casual) so your application may be marked pending for a while.

RETURNING Vendors

  • Please make sure any certificates/maps/photos that you previously uploaded are still correct and up to date.

  • Please check that your list of approved products is still correct and up to date.

ALL Vendors

The application process has been updated, so please read through everything below to make sure you are fully aware of the rules and requirements of Penticton Farmers’ Market.

  • All vendors wishing to participate must make, bake or grow everything they plan to sell at the market. No exceptions. (CLICK HERE FOR DEFINITION OF MAKE, BAKE, GROW)

  • Applicants with storefronts (except those who sell at farm gate, home or tasting rooms) are not permitted.

  • We accept applicants from Osoyoos to Peachland and the Similkameen Valley. Exceptions may be made for unique food products (such as meat, dairy, vegan) that are not produced by vendors within our catchment area.

  • Crafters/Liquor vendors from outside our catchment area are not accepted.

Background

The Penticton Farmers’ Market Society was founded in 1991 and is an independent non-profit society registered under the BC Society Act (society number S-0027913). Our mission is to provide a venue for small-scale farmers to sell their produce directly to customers. Vendor Members and some Crafters who have attended consistently for a large portion of each season have reserved spaces along the 100 block of Main Street.

Applying

If you are applying for the first time, your application is forwarded to the board of directors for consideration. If approved, you will be invited to participate in the market as a casual vendor. 

Casual vendors are able to select individual Saturdays or a block (10 Saturdays, 20 Saturdays, or the full outdoor season of 28 or 29 Saturdays). Availability of the chosen dates cannot be guaranteed. When member vendors are not present at the market, casual vendors will be rotated into their stalls. The market manager aims to give casual vendors as much notice as possible, but occasionally changes will be made on market day.

If you are a farmer vendor you may apply for membership in the society after attending at least one full season of the market.

Here are a few more things you need to know:

  • We do not supply tables, tents, or weights.

  • Vendors are responsible for ensuring they have the required permits, insurance and MarketSafe or FoodSafe certification (if applicable). Check out http://foodsafe.ca/index.html for additional information.

  • Administration fees, stall fees, and electricity fees are payable once you are invoiced – (please do not pay ahead of time).

Local Non-Profit Organizations can apply to be at the market. Read section 8 of the Penticton Farmers’ Market Rules & Regulations for details.

Buskers/musicians: please refer to our FAQs for more information.

ALL MEMBERS, RETURNING CASUAL VENDORS & NEW APPLICANTS

  1. Before submitting an application or renewal, please read through the Penticton Farmers’ Market Vendor Handbook and the Penticton Farmers’ Market Rules & Regulations.

  2. Read over the application form in its entirety BEFORE filling it out.

  3. Ensure that you have all your required paperwork ready to upload as PDF or JPG documents. These may include: farm maps, organic certification, Interior Health product approval letter, MarketSafe or FoodSafe certificate, insurance forms, and photographs.

  4. Once you begin filling out the application, the data cannot be saved and returned to later. You must complete the form all at once.

  5. Incomplete applications (with missing documents or information) will not be processed.

  6. If you would like to print a copy of your application before you submit it, do so by selecting “Print” in your browser under “File.” If your application is approved, you will also receive an email copy of your application.

Finally, the Penticton Farmers’ Market operates only on the 100 block of Main Street & Link Road (south side of Gyro Park) on Saturdays from 8:30am – 1pm April through October. The Downtown Penticton Business Improvement Association traditionally operates the Community Market in the 200 block of Main Street, Backstreet Blvd and along Front Street. Please note that the two markets are independent and are governed by separate organizations.

If you have further questions, please email pentictonfarmersmarket@gmail.com
Thank you!