Jonesborough Locally Grown’s
Market & Mingle
Saturday, April 25th, 2026
10 am - 2 pm on Main Street, Downtown Jonesborough
We’ll update with more details as they are finalized! Last update: 3/24/26
Come kick off the 2026 farmers market season with
a street-fair-meets-farmers-market event!
We’ll feature vendors from both Jonesborough Farmers Market and Boone Street Market, food, music, demos, and a silent auction benefiting the farmers market and store!
We’d like this to be a town-wide event and are encouraging Main Street merchants and eateries to join in. The event is free, and paid tastings using locally-produced products may be available. We are aiming to build excitement and increase exposure to the local food community. Meet your farmers, eat some good food, and have fun! If you’d like to volunteer to help out at this event, let us know here.
One of Jonesborough Locally Grown’s goals as a 501(c)3 non-profit is making sure our vendors take home as much revenue as possible. As such, we charge a very small vendor fee and garner grants to help with marketing. Vendor fees and grants don’t cover all the costs (especially staff time), so fundraising and exposure events like these are very important for us to keep offering market spaces for small farmers and food businesses.
SCHEDULED VENDORS:
Special Guests, Demonstrations, and Activities:
Farm-to-Table Tasting with Chef James Allen of The Blackthorn Club
Music by: Jenny and the Weazels
andThe Jonesborough Novelty Band
A Different Chick Farm & Orchard
Blessed Creek Farm
Cocoa Bean & Butter Chocolate Co.
Doe River Fungi
Fair Winds Farm
Farmhouse Gallery & Gardens
Farmhouse Ironworks
Fox & Ivy Designs
Green Pasture Farm
Hoodley Creek Farm
Huckleberry Moon Farm
In Harmony Farms
Mountain Laurel Farmstead
Over Mountain Coffee Roasters
Rosey Apiaries
Salsa Novo
Sentelle’s Homemade Sausage
Serenity Now Homestead
Slow Food Tri-Cities
Sticky Paws Bakery
Southern Comfort Embroidery
Uncle Joe’s Balms
PARKING
As with any event in Downtown Jonesborough, parking will be limited. Please refer to the Town of Jonesborough’s online parking map for available lots.
SILENT AUCTION
All proceeds will benefit Jonesborough Farmers Market and Boone Street Market and our mission to connect farmers, food, and the community to grow a vibrant local food system.
Fundraising events like this help us cover administrative costs like credit card processing fees; incentive program management costs to better serve everyone, especially low-income folks; marketing costs to get the word out about the markets and vendors; and more - while keeping vendor fees low and returning as much revenue as possible to our farmers and small businesses.
The Silent Auction will be located at the Storytelling Center.
Visit the registration table to receive your bidder number and more information!
Bidding is open from 10 am to 1 pm. If you are still in the area, please come back at 1:30 pm as we’ll announce the winning bidders on-site. You’ll have the opportunity to pay in full with cash, check, or credit/debit card and take your items home day-of!
If you’re unable to return at 1:30 pm, we’ll contact you on or before Monday, April 27th, to arrange a pickup time.
Two youth aprons donated by The Singing Apron
Patchwork adult apron donated by The Singing Apron
Mug and gift certificate for one yoga class donated by Downtown Yoga Center
1.5' x 1.5' Barn Quilt donated by Barn Quilts by Karen
Two quilted bags donated by Tabitha Dotson
8" x 10" Photograph with handmade frame donated by Fox & Ivy Designs
Jackson Theatre bundle - 2 passes to a movie of your choice, popcorn tin, theatre candy, magnet, postcard, and sticker - donated by the Jackson Theatre
Ornamental pit fired vase donated by Shy Valley Farm
Handcrafted necklace made with freshwater pearls, natural gemstones, sterling & 18k gold fill donated by French at Heart
Handcrafted earrings made with freshwater pearls, natural gemstones, sterling & 18k gold fill donated by French at Heart
Handwoven basket and two bags of dog treats donated by Sticky Paws Bakery and Simply Baskets
Handwoven basket and two bags of dog treats donated by Sticky Paws Bakery and Simply Baskets
Mamaw's Backwoods BBQ and Cowpocalypse Steak & Chop Coffee Rubs donated by Huckleberry Moon Farm
E.A.T. All-purpose Seasoning donated by Huckleberry Moon Farm
Herb chopper donated by Bent Tree Spring Farm; picture is example only - one chopper was donated for the auction
Home-canned goods (peaches, spiced apples, and applesauce, apple chips, and a 1-year Jonesborough Locally Grown membership donated by GEO Farms
5 packs of lamb jerky and insulated tote donated by Hoodley Creek
Two t-bone steaks, cut to 1.25" thick, donated by Fairwinds Farm
Birthday Party at Pop's Retro Arcade donated by The Lollipop Shop
$25 Gift card donated by The Black Olive Jonesborough
Two passes to the National Storytelling Festival on Saturday, October 4th, 2025 donated by the International Storytelling Center
Pork bundle donated by Sentelle's Homemade Sausage
Assortment of bestselling chocolates donated by Cocoa Bean & Butter Chocolate co.
10 pounds of grass-fed ground beef donated by Green Pasture Farm
One night stay donated by the Historic Eureka Inn & Event Center

