Burlington Ontario Farmers Market Food Guide

The Burlington Ontario farmers market scene rests on three markets: the Burlington Centre Lions Farmers' Market, which has run for generations in a shopping centre parking lot, the Centro Farmers' Market behind Brant Street downtown, and the Aldershot Farmers' Market on Waterdown Road. This guide says what each is known for and how to plan a morning of local food.

All three are seasonal, outdoors and run by their own organizers, and the sources do not agree on days and hours, so we state none. Check each market's own page before you set out. The descriptions below come from a 2025 LookLocal guide, Tourism Burlington listings and a local news report, and every name was cross-checked on more than one source.

What is the Burlington Centre Lions Farmers Market?

The Burlington Centre Lions Farmers Market is one of the three. LookLocal's 2025 guide places it in the Burlington Centre parking lot at 777 Guelph Line and describes a long tradition, with crisp apples, artisanal cheese and free-range eggs among the things people go for. The Burlington Lions Club runs it, and the stall rent supports the club's community work.

This is the market for a big shop. Come with bags, a cooler for cheese and meat, small bills or a card for stalls that prefer one, and some patience at the busiest stalls. It is outside, so dress for the weather and expect fewer stalls late in the season.

Where is the Centro Farmers Market Burlington?

The Centro Farmers Market Burlington is behind 437 Brant Street, in the Centro Garden parking lot off John Street, close to the downtown restaurants. LookLocal calls it a popular, food-focused market and lists fruit and vegetables, meats, hot sauces, small-batch ice cream, artisanal pasta and flowers. It is a Sunday market, according to Tourism Burlington and LookLocal.

Its downtown spot makes it an easy one to pair with a coffee or a brunch on Brant Street. The Brant Street restaurant guide covers the rooms within a short walk.

What about the Aldershot Farmers Market?

The Aldershot Farmers Market is at 1016 Waterdown Road, in the west end of the city. LookLocal describes fresh produce, baked goods and crafts, and Tourism Burlington lists it as a market of local farmers and artisans. Its season and day have shifted in past listings, so confirm both before you go. It is the smallest of the three, which makes it a calmer choice if crowds put you off.

Which Burlington Ontario farmers market should you choose?

Match the market to the morning and the company you keep. A family with small children may prefer the open space of a parking-lot market, while two friends planning brunch may prefer Centro's downtown setting. For the widest choice and a full shopping trip, go to the Lions market. For a slow Sunday with ice cream and a coffee nearby, choose Centro. For a quiet look at produce and baking in Aldershot, go there. If you only have time for one visit, ask what you plan to cook: the Lions market is better for staples, and Centro suits a table of prepared and specialty foods.

What is worth buying for local food Burlington shoppers?

Local food Burlington shoppers talk about apples, cheese, eggs, meat, pasta, hot sauces and small-batch ice cream, because those are the items the sources name. Beyond that, buy in season and ask the grower how to use what you are holding. Tell any stallholder about allergies before you buy a prepared item, since nothing on a stall sign replaces a conversation with the person who made it.

Go early for the best choice and late for the calmest aisles, and carry a reusable bag for each kind of food so produce does not crush the baking. A flask of coffee helps on a cool morning, and a small cooler in the car keeps cheese and meat safe on the drive home. Ask the stallholder how long an item keeps and how to store it.

For a waterfront lunch afterwards, the Spencer Smith Park guide names three rooms near the lake.

How can you keep track of what you buy?

When a market stall impresses you, rate it: only the place and the stars are needed, and you can rate each dish too, such as a pastry you ate on the spot. Tag it Market Stall or Farm Producer so people looking for those tags have something to go on.

Keep what you love together. Make a list called Burlington markets, add a short note on why each stall belongs, and share the invite link with a friend so they can add theirs, even if they are not on Mosey yet. Follow friends and the Friends' picks layer under Explore the map shows what they rated and saved. The ratings and lists pages explain both tools.

What else should you know?

Burlington is one of several lakeside food towns in the province. The Ontario guide to every town puts it beside the rest, and the Canadian food guides cover the country.

On your next market morning, open the Mosey app, rate the stall you would walk back to and add it to a list for the friend you plan to bring.