When it runs, where to park, what you'll find, and how to tell it apart from the other markets with Lake Nona in the name.

Vendor tents at the Lake Nona Farmers Market at Laureate Park Village Center

By David Myers, Broker Associate · NonaOrlandoProperties.com · Last updated September 2026

The Lake Nona Farmers Market is a free evening market at Laureate Park Village Center, 13615 Sachs Ave. It is held on the first and third Wednesday of each month, normally from 5 to 8 PM. Lake Nona runs it with Orlando Local Makers, and recent markets have advertised more than 30 local vendors. Parking is free and next to the market. It is an evening market, not a weekend or morning one.

The Lake Nona Farmers Market is an after-work market: two Wednesday evenings a month, in the village center at the middle of Laureate Park, with produce, local makers and food in one small square.

An earlier version of this post called it bi-monthly and described a sunny morning stroll. Neither fit. It runs twice a month, in the evening, and there are a couple of other markets carrying the Lake Nona name that are easy to confuse with it. Here is how it actually works.

What is the Lake Nona Farmers Market?

The Lake Nona Farmers Market is a free, twice-monthly evening market of local farmers, food vendors and makers at Laureate Park Village Center.

Lake Nona runs it in collaboration with Orlando Local Makers, which curates the vendor list for each market. It sits in Laureate Park Village Center, the commercial core of the Laureate Park neighborhood.

Lake Nona Farmers Market at a glance
When First and third Wednesday of each month
Hours Normally 5 to 8 PM
Where Laureate Park Village Center, 13615 Sachs Ave, Orlando, FL 32827
Cost Free to attend
Vendors 30+ local vendors advertised; list changes each market
Parking Free, next to the market

When is the Lake Nona Farmers Market?

The Lake Nona Farmers Market is held on the first and third Wednesday of each month, normally from 5 to 8 PM.

That is twice a month, not bi-monthly, and it is an evening market. Listings for 2026 markets show 5 to 8 PM; some 2025 listings ran until 9 PM, so check the calendar if you plan to arrive late.

Because it only runs on two Wednesdays a month, it is easy to show up on the wrong one. Count Wednesdays from the start of the month: the first and the third.

Where is the Lake Nona Farmers Market, and where do you park?

The market is at Laureate Park Village Center, 13615 Sachs Ave, and parking is free next to the venue.

The village center is also home to Canvas Restaurant & Market, an aquatic center, a fitness center and the Dockside event venue, so dinner and the market fit in one stop. There is no electricity for vendors at the site, which is part of why the market keeps a simple tent-and-table format.

What can you buy at the Lake Nona Farmers Market?

Expect local produce, prepared food and handmade goods from more than 30 vendors, with the lineup changing from market to market.

Orlando Local Makers curates each market individually, and each vendor gets a single 10-by-10-foot space. That keeps the market compact and means no two Wednesdays are identical. If you are coming for a specific vendor, check with them before you go.

Which Lake Nona market is this?

This is the Wednesday-evening market at Laureate Park Village Center; other markets carry the Lake Nona name but run on different days in different places.

A popular travel-review listing titled "Lake Nona Farmers Market" shows Friday-morning hours and supports Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge. That is a different market, not this one. The Sunday Lakeside Market at Nona Adventure Park is no longer running. And Art After Dark, the Friday and Saturday night makers market at Lake Nona Town Center, is a handmade-goods market rather than a farmers market.

If a listing shows a weekend or morning time for the Lake Nona Farmers Market, it is either out of date or describing another market.

Pros, Cons and Our Take

Pros

  • Free, with free parking right next to the market.
  • Evening hours work after the workday.
  • Compact and walkable, with dinner options in the same village center.
  • Vendors are selected for each market, so the mix stays local.

Cons

  • Only two Wednesdays a month, so it is easy to miss.
  • Small compared with large weekend markets elsewhere in Orlando.
  • The vendor list changes each market, so a favorite may not be there.
  • Outdoors, so summer evenings are hot and storms can cut a market short.

Our Take

The Lake Nona Farmers Market is a good habit for anyone living near Laureate Park and a reasonable stop for everyone else in Lake Nona: small, free, local and timed for after work. Put the first and third Wednesdays on your calendar, arrive early for the best produce, and eat at the village center afterward.

What the Neighbors Know

For Laureate Park residents, this is the neighborhood market in the plain sense: it sets up in the middle of the neighborhood's own village center. For the rest of Lake Nona, it is one of a handful of regular weeknight reasons to go out locally.

For the full calendar, see our Lake Nona events guide.

Official Sources

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Frequently Asked Questions

When is the Lake Nona Farmers Market?

The Lake Nona Farmers Market is held on the first and third Wednesday of each month, normally from 5 to 8 PM.

Where is the Lake Nona Farmers Market?

It is held at Laureate Park Village Center, 13615 Sachs Ave, Orlando, FL 32827.

Is the Lake Nona Farmers Market free?

Yes. The market is free to attend, and parking next to the venue is free.

Is the Lake Nona Farmers Market on weekends?

No. It is an evening market held on the first and third Wednesday of each month.

Who runs the Lake Nona Farmers Market?

Lake Nona runs it in collaboration with Orlando Local Makers, which curates the vendors for each market.