Who this guide fits

1. It fits anyone buying food at a market in or around Austin, Texas, on a given day: produce, eggs, meat, bread, flowers or plants. Each market ends with its days, hours, place, rules and the day it was checked.
2. By day: Saturday (section 1), Sunday (section 2), weekdays (section 3), and every market on one page (section 11).
3. By part of town: downtown at Republic Square, south Austin at Sunset Valley, Barton Creek Square, Great Hills Trail at Jollyville Road, and Canoga Avenue in east Austin (section 1); Mueller, Springdale Road, West 46th Street and The Domain (section 2); Boggy Creek Farm, two miles east of downtown, Steiner Ranch, and the Fresh for Less stops on South Congress Avenue, Montopolis Drive, Camino La Costa and at Hornsby Bend (section 3).
4. By town: north of Austin (section 4), west (section 5), and east and south (section 6). Each says which towns on the list had no market found.
5. Paying with SNAP (federal food benefits) or WIC (the federal nutrition program for women, infants and children): section 7.
6. Buying from the grower: section 8.
7. Planning around a crop: section 9.
8. Bringing a dog, or a service animal: section 10.
9. It isn't the guide for selling at a market (vendor permits and applications), grocery stores, or craft fairs and flea markets, which come up only where one might be mistaken for a farmers market.

Saturday markets in Austin

On Saturdays, Austin's three farmers markets all run 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: downtown at Republic Square, in south Austin at Sunset Valley, and at Barton Creek Square.

The Sustainable Food Center (SFC), a nonprofit, runs two of them, year-round, "rain or shine, except during severe weather." Both are producer-only: every vendor sells only what they grow, raise, make or harvest themselves, and the farm products are grown in Texas. SFC Farmers' Market Downtown, at Republic Square, 422 Guadalupe St., has met since 2003 and lists 40 vendors a week. SFC Farmers' Market at Sunset Valley, at the Toney Burger Center, 3200 Jones Rd., has met since 2010 and lists 35. Both take SNAP, the federal food benefits paid on Texas's Lone Star Card, with Double Up Food Bucks Texas, SFC's program that matches SNAP spending with extra money for fruits and vegetables. Both take WIC, the federal nutrition program for women, infants and children, too (section 7). SFC says each has live music and activities every week.

Parking downtown costs nothing from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in State of Texas Garage N, 300 San Antonio St., if you follow SFC's steps: scan the QR code inside the garage, register your license plate but don't pay, and get the parking code at SFC's yellow info booth at the market. SFC can't refund a payment, so visit the booth before you finish. At Sunset Valley, the Toney Burger Center's lot costs nothing. Both SFC markets close when a Saturday falls on 24, 25 or 26 December.

The Barton Creek Farmers Market meets on the back (northeast) side of the Barton Creek Square mall parking lot, 2901 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., rain or shine, and closes only when market day falls on Christmas Day. It isn't wholly producer-only: "Over 90% of our vendors sell what they grow or produce," and any reselling needs the market director's approval. Look for fruit, vegetables, nuts, plants, flowers, herbs, cheese, meat, eggs, milk, prepared foods and handmade crafts, with live music. From MoPac, take the Barton Skyway exit, go south on the access road and turn right on Tamarron Boulevard. Barton Creek posts nothing on SNAP or on how shoppers pay.

Two more Saturday stops. Green Gate Farms, a certified organic farm, sells vegetables, eggs, flowers and honey from its farm stand, where a farm sells mostly its own harvest, in the historic Bergstrom Barn, 8254 Canoga Ave., from 9 a.m. to noon. The Arboretum Food and Artisan Market, at Great Hills Trail and Jollyville Road off Highway 183, is a food-and-crafts market listed by an events company, Penny V Productions: more than 50 vendors of fresh foods, local meats, produce ("except winter", its page says), baked goods, pickles, spices, jewelry, apparel, home goods and art, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the hours its page labels "Summer Hours". It posts no rule that sellers grew or made what they sell.

If you pay with SNAP or WIC, or want every seller to have grown or made what they sell, go to one of SFC's two markets. Barton Creek posts no SNAP details, and the Arboretum market is for food and crafts, with no rule on who made them.

The details (checked on 13 Oct 2026):

1. SFC Farmers' Market Downtown: Republic Square, 422 Guadalupe St., Austin 78701. Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., year-round; 40 vendors a week. Garage parking at no charge from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the info booth's code: State of Texas Garage N, 300 San Antonio St. Restrooms and transit: SFC doesn't say.
2. SFC Farmers' Market at Sunset Valley: Toney Burger Center, 3200 Jones Rd., Austin 78745 (SFC's vendor manual gives "3200 Jones Street, Sunset Valley"). Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., year-round; 35 vendors a week. Restrooms and transit: not stated.
3. SFC, both markets: run by the Sustainable Food Center, a tax-exempt nonprofit. SNAP, Double Up Food Bucks Texas, monthly WIC benefits and seasonal WIC vouchers. Closed when a Saturday falls on 24, 25 or 26 December; other holiday closures are up to the market manager, and a market can close in extreme weather. Sellers: "All agricultural production must take place within the state of Texas," with preference for products grown within 150 miles of downtown Austin. Vendors may not bring pets.
4. Barton Creek Farmers Market: 2901 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin 78746. Phone: 512-280-1976. Who runs it and its vendor count: not stated. Reselling needs the market director's approval; at least 75% (usually 100%) of farm products are grown in Texas; food vendors use no artificial colors, flavorings or fragrances. Besides music, the market lists "kids entertainment, specialty events, festivals". Payment, SNAP and restrooms: not posted. A vendor rule keeps vendors' cars beyond the lot's west entry, so shoppers get the closest spaces.
5. Green Gate Farms farm stand: 8254 Canoga Ave., Austin 78724; in its words, "a certified organic, community-based farm." Payment, pets, parking and seasonal changes: not posted.
6. Arboretum Food and Artisan Market: Penny V Productions' home page places it in the Juliet Kitchen parking lot, 10000 Research Blvd., Austin 78759. No hours are posted outside its "Summer Hours". The company also lists the Triangle market (section 2), Bee Cave's Sunday market (section 5) and Cedar Park Market Days, a craft and food market. Producer rule, payment, pets, parking and music: not posted.
7. Checked on 13 Oct 2026.

Sunday markets in Austin

On Sundays, three of Austin's four markets run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and only the Texas Farmers' Market at Mueller says every seller grew or made what they sell, or that it takes SNAP food benefits.

The Texas Farmers' Market at Mueller meets at the Branch Park Pavilion, 2006 Philomena St., year-round and rain or shine, as it has since June 2021. It lists "120+ vendors, about 40% of which are agricultural producers", the highest count any farmers market in this guide posts. It is producer-only, meaning every vendor grew or made what they sell: "All vendors sell only what they grow or produce," and the market's team inspects the farms and ranches that sell there. It takes SNAP, the federal food benefits on Texas's Lone Star Card, year-round, and WIC, the federal nutrition program for women, infants and children, from April to October, both at its Food Access Booth. It adds Double Up Food Bucks Texas, a match of up to $30 for fruits and vegetables (section 7). Kids' activities run on the second Sunday of the month.

The market says it "can get a bit crowded" and suggests coming early or in the last hour. On parking: "There are three paid garages as well as street parking (free on Sundays)." The market doesn't validate, "but most businesses on Aldrich Street do." Restrooms are inside the pavilion, and the market says both of its sites are wheelchair accessible. Closures go on the market's Instagram.

The Lone Star Farmers Market meets at Springdale General, 1023 Springdale Rd., every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It describes itself as a "LOCALLY sourced curated foodie & artisan experience", with local produce, meats, prepared food and artisan goods. It posts no rule on who grew or made what's sold, and nothing on payment or pets. Its home and markets pages agree on the place and hours, while its About page lists an older north Austin site, so go by the home page.

The Triangle Food and Artisan Market sets up in Triangle Commons Pocket Park, 722 W. 46th St., at 45th and Guadalupe, every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., year-round, rain or shine, with live music from noon. It's a food-and-crafts market listed by an events company, Penny V Productions: more than 35 vendors of fresh foods, coffee, matcha, baked goods, pickles, spices, jewelry, apparel, home goods and art. Its list names no produce, and it posts no rule on who made what's sold.

The Domain Farmers Market is listed by its operator, Farm to Fork Farmers Market, which also runs the Lakeline market in Cedar Park (section 4). It sets up on the lawn by the iPic theater and Dillard's at The Domain, 3213 1/2 Amy Donovan Plaza, from noon to 4 p.m., year-round, rain or shine, with a parking garage at the market that costs nothing, its page says. The operator's page ties it to Sundays, while Visit Austin lists it on Saturdays at the same hours, so check the operator's page before you go. Farm to Fork's rules, which cover all three of its markets, say "Resale is generally prohibited." It posts nothing on SNAP or pets.

For produce from the people who grew it, or for SNAP, go to Mueller: the other three post neither. Bee Cave's Sunday market, also 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is in section 5.

The details (checked on 13 Oct 2026):

1. Texas Farmers' Market at Mueller: Branch Park Pavilion, 2006 Philomena St., Austin 78723. Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., year-round. Run under F2M Texas, a nonprofit. SNAP year-round, WIC from April to October, and Double Up up to $30 "every market day", through the Food Access Booth (section 7).
2. Mueller, getting there: the market's parking map names three garages: Texas Mutual, Simond and McBee. Restrooms: three inside the pavilion, and a park restroom in Elizabeth Branch Park near Philomena and Ruiz. The pavilion "was designed to meet ADA and Texas Accessibility Standards" (ADA is the Americans with Disabilities Act).
3. Mueller, extras: live music only on special occasions; composting on hold (compost drop-off is at the Cedar Park market only). The home page carries a "Fresh at the Market" list that the market says is updated every Friday by noon.
4. Lone Star Farmers Market at Springdale General: 1023 Springdale Rd., Austin 78721. Its About page also mentions live music and activities for children. Booths: its own pages give both 40+ and 50+. Who runs it, where it sets up, its start date, payment, pets and producer rule: not posted. Its vendor rules tell vendors to assume the market is on, "rain or shine, unless you receive notice from the organizers that it has been canceled."
5. Lone Star, conflicting pages: its About page lists an older pair of sites, one in north Austin on Sundays and Steiner Ranch from 4 to 7 p.m., and other lists online give a Saturday market. Its home and markets pages, which agree with each other, give neither.
6. Triangle Food and Artisan Market: 722 W. 46th St., Austin 78751. Producer rule, payment, pets and parking: not posted.
7. Domain Farmers Market: 3213 1/2 Amy Donovan Plaza, Austin 78758, on the lawn by the iPic theater and by Dillard's. Run by Farm to Fork Farmers Market (section 4). Its page prints "SUNDAY", "12PM - 4 PM" and "YEAR-ROUND" below another market's section, and its menu ties Sunday to the Domain; Visit Austin lists "Saturdays, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. (year-round)". Payment, SNAP and pets: not posted.
8. Checked on 13 Oct 2026.

Weekday markets and farm stands in Austin

On weekdays, Austin has a farm stand open Wednesday to Saturday mornings, a market two Thursday evenings a month, and low-price mobile produce stops; nothing in this guide opens on a Monday.

Boggy Creek Farm's stand, 3414 Lyons Road, opens Wednesday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., year-round. A farm stand is a farm's own stand, open on set days, that sells mostly its own harvest, and this one sits on a five-acre urban farm two miles east of downtown, on an 1841 homestead. It sells vegetables, fruit, eggs and flowers grown on the farm, "Harvested just steps from where they are sold", and when local conditions are hard, Texas farm partners help keep it stocked. Local breads, coffee, oils, preserves, meats and dairy fill out the stand. The farm says "Availability can change by the hour", so call ahead if you want something in particular. Groups of up to 10 can take a self-guided tour of the farm on the same mornings "at no cost"; guided tours are $10 a person, the farm's home page says. The farm doesn't post how it takes payment.

The Lone Star Farmers Market meets at Steiner Ranch, 2900 N. Quinlan Park Rd., on the first and third Thursday of each month, 5 to 8 p.m. Whether it runs year-round isn't posted.

Farmshare Austin's Fresh for Less Mobile Markets aren't farmers markets. A mobile market is a stand that comes to set places on set days, and in Farmshare's words, these "sell Texas-grown produce, eggs, honey as well as grocery goods - all at reduced prices." Anyone can shop. In Austin they stop on Wednesday afternoons on South Congress Avenue, on Thursdays on Montopolis Drive and Camino La Costa, and on the third Friday afternoon of the month at Hornsby Bend; there's a Tuesday afternoon stop in Del Valle too. The details list each stop. Farmshare's customer service line is 512-553-6620; check its schedule before you go.

If you can only shop on a weekday, Boggy Creek's stand opens Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings, as well as Saturdays. Fresh for Less fits anyone after low-price Texas produce, though it isn't a farmers market. Nothing opens on a Monday, and no Friday farmers market in Austin was confirmed, though a Fresh for Less stop comes to Hornsby Bend on the third Friday.

The details (checked on 13 Oct 2026):

1. Boggy Creek Farm stand: 3414 Lyons Road, Austin 78702. "We're open year-round, but what you'll find at the farm changes with the seasons." Gift cards at the stand. Payment and pets: not posted. August: some lists give Wednesdays and Saturdays only, but the farm's own pages show no change.
2. Lone Star Farmers Market at Steiner Ranch: 2900 N. Quinlan Park Rd., Austin 78732. Its About page says 4 to 7 p.m.; the home and markets pages say 5 to 8. Season, where it sets up, payment, pets and producer rule: not posted.
3. Fresh for Less stops (Farmshare Austin), on the schedule checked:
   1. Wednesdays, 4 to 6 p.m.: Sierra Vista Apartments, 4320 S. Congress Ave., Austin 78745.
   2. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon: Southeast Health & Wellness Center, 2901 Montopolis Dr., Austin 78741.
   3. Thursdays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.: People's Community Clinic, 1101 Camino La Costa, Austin 78752.
   4. Tuesdays, 4 to 6 p.m.: Del Valle Health and Wellness Center, 7050 Elroy Rd., Del Valle 78617.
   5. Third Friday of the month, 3 to 5 p.m.: Hornsby Bend Health and Wellness Center, 3700 Gilbert Rd., Austin 78725.

   The page prints each day and time just above its place without tying them together, so check the schedule before you go.

4. Fresh for Less, paying and contact: the page shows what it accepts as logos, with no written list. Customer service: 512-553-6620, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Wednesday and Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Farmshare's stops can change; check its schedule the week you go. Farmshare's own farm "is not open to the public except for special events."
5. Checked on 13 Oct 2026.

North of Austin: Cedar Park, Georgetown, Round Rock, Hutto and Taylor

North of Austin, Cedar Park has two Saturday farmers markets, both 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the one at Lakeline Mall isn't the Texas Farmers' Market, which moved to the Bell District in May 2024.

The Texas Farmers' Market at Bell meets at 200 South Bell Boulevard, in Cedar Park's Bell District, every Saturday, year-round, rain or shine. Like its Sunday market at Mueller (section 2), it is producer-only, meaning every seller grew or made what they sell: it lists "90+ vendors, about 40% of which are agricultural producers", with farm producers from within 150 miles. It's the one market north of Austin in this guide that says it takes SNAP, the federal food benefits on Texas's Lone Star Card, with the Double Up Food Bucks Texas match for fruits and vegetables, and WIC, the federal nutrition program for women, infants and children, from April to October (section 7). Live music plays every Saturday, kids' activities run on the second Saturday of the month, and shoppers can drop off compost.

The Lakeline Farmers Market, run by Farm to Fork Farmers Market, meets in the Lakeline Mall parking lot, 11200 Lakeline Mall Drive, every Saturday, year-round, rain or shine. It meets where the earlier market met, in its words "the same cherished location you've loved for years." It doesn't call itself producer-only, but its rules say "Resale is generally prohibited." and that everything must be "made, grown, or prepared within 150 miles unless granted an exemption." Look for produce, artisan foods, meat and handmade goods. Parking costs nothing, the market says, and its phone is 512-846-3349. No Sunday market was found in Cedar Park; for Sundays, see sections 2 and 5.

In Georgetown, Texas, the WilCo Farmers Market meets on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to noon at 2 Texas Ave. in Sun City. It's run by a nonprofit, the Georgetown Farmers Market Association, and it says it "is open to all". Its list of 36 vendors runs from baked goods and prepared foods to produce, plants, eggs, honey, seafood and mushrooms. The City's visitor site also lists the Wolf Ranch Farmers Market, Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Wolf Ranch Shopping Center parking lot, 1015 W. University Ave.; the market's own page is on Facebook.

Round Rock's Trailside Market, run by the City's Parks and Recreation department, sets up along the Memorial Park Trail in Memorial Park, 600 N. Lee St., on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon in season, with "farmers, artisans and local vendors", in the City's words. It doesn't call itself a farmers market, and its dates change by season, so check the City's page. Whether a separate Round Rock Farmers Market runs couldn't be confirmed.

In Hutto, newspaper calendar listings give the Hutto Farmers Market on Wednesdays, 3 to 7 p.m., at 350 Ed Schmidt Blvd. In Taylor, the same calendars give the Heritage Square Farmers Market on Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 400 N. Main St., with no charge to enter.

No market was found in Jarrell, and none could be confirmed either way in Leander, Pflugerville or Liberty Hill. For Leander, the nearest market found is Lakeline, in Cedar Park. For SNAP anywhere north of Austin, go to the Bell District market; the other northern markets post nothing on it.

The details (checked on 13 Oct 2026):

1. Texas Farmers' Market at Bell: 200 South Bell Boulevard, Cedar Park 78613, at The Bell District, since 25 May 2024 (it moved from Lakeline). Farm producers "from within 150 miles of the market". Double Up up to $30 every market day. Compost drop-off at this market only. Restrooms: portable toilets at the south end. Parking: the market's Bell page has a map of parking areas, with no written details. Wheelchair accessible. Closures: on the market's Instagram.
2. Lakeline Farmers Market: 11200 Lakeline Mall Drive, Cedar Park 78613. Run by Farm to Fork Farmers Market; whether it's a company or a nonprofit isn't stated. Where in the lot: its site names two different spots, in front of Macy's, and across from D-BAT by Dillard's. Its rules (effective 11 Nov 2025) also bar mass-produced goods unless approved and live animal sales, and say "Nursery-only vendors must grow what they sell." Cottage food producers, who sell food made in home kitchens (section 8), are among its vendors. Payment and pets: not posted.
3. WilCo Farmers Market, Georgetown: 2 Texas Ave., Sun City. Its site's description says "Open year round". 36 vendors on its list, one marked "coming soon"; baked goods and desserts are the largest group. Its Thursday market "is closed indefinitely until further notice". Payment, pets and seller rules: not posted. Email: wilcofarmersmarket@gmail.com.
4. Wolf Ranch Farmers Market (Visit Georgetown's listing; the market posts on Facebook only): who runs it, its rules, payment and pets: not found.
5. Sunshine Market, Georgetown (Visit Georgetown's listing): "a small market featuring breads, jams, and other locally made goods", every Saturday and the third Sunday of the month, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 1101 S. IH 35 (Interstate 35). Its name doesn't say farmers market, and its only online home is a Facebook page. Georgetown's 2nd Saturday Market Days, on the downtown square, is a retail and food market, not a farmers market.
6. Trailside Market, Round Rock: it runs on Saturdays in season, and the City posts each season's dates on its Parks Special Events page. Seller rules, payment, pets and vendor count: not posted.
7. Round Rock Farmers Market: couldn't be confirmed. The City's, Downtown Round Rock's and the chamber's pages, and three Community Impact event roundups from 2026, don't mention it.
8. Hutto and Taylor (Taylor Press calendar listings of 20 Aug and 1 Oct 2026): who runs each market, its season, rules, payment and pets: not found. A 2024 visitor-site listing called Taylor's market "Farmers Market on Main", "Every Saturday 10am – 2pm", at the Heritage Square Pavilion; whether it was renamed isn't known.
9. Jarrell: no market found. Leander, Pflugerville and Liberty Hill: couldn't be confirmed either way, and no local news page found mentions a market.
10. Checked on 13 Oct 2026.

West of Austin: Bee Cave, Dripping Springs and Fredericksburg

West of Austin, Bee Cave's Sunday market is the one weekly farmers market confirmed: Dripping Springs' needs a call first, and Fredericksburg's runs on Thursdays in summer and fall.

The Bee Cave Farmers Market meets in the central plaza of the Hill Country Galleria every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. It's run by Penny V Productions, the events company that also lists two Austin markets in this guide (sections 1 and 2), but unlike those two, it posts rules for growers. Fruit and vegetables must be "grown on the producer's land", by a producer living within 150 miles; meat and dairy must come from animals "born and raised on the producer's land"; foods made from farm products, such as jams and sauces, must come from a commercial kitchen within 150 miles of Bee Cave; and for artisans, "All products must be made by the local artist." It doesn't call itself producer-only, the rule that every seller grew or made what they sell. Look for produce, meats, cheeses, breads, baked goods, plants, flowers and specialty foods, with live music and a small group of artisans. It posts nothing on payment or pets. The Lone Star Farmers Market, which older lists place at the Galleria, lists no Bee Cave market of its own.

No market was found in Lakeway, West Lake Hills or Rollingwood. For Lakeway, the nearest found is Bee Cave's, and Lone Star's Thursday evenings at Steiner Ranch are in section 3.

In Dripping Springs, the City's own pages list a Wednesday farmers market, which one calls a Texas Department of Agriculture certified farmers' market, but the two pages are out of date and disagree. A 2024 page gives summer hours of 9 a.m. to noon at Dripping Springs Ranch Park, 1042 Event Center Dr., while Founders Park was under construction; an older page gives 3 to 6 p.m. at a spot called the Triangle, at Highway 290 and Ranch Road 12. Call the City at 512-750-5942 before you go.

In Spicewood, Lago Vista and Jonestown, no market was found, though one may exist. The address lagovistafarmersmarket.com isn't a market's site: it carries general articles about farmers markets.

Fredericksburg is a longer day trip. Its visitor bureau says the Fredericksburg Farmers Market "takes place each Thursday in the summer and fall", at Marktplatz and the Pioneer Museum, with fresh-picked local produce and chef demonstrations; its hours couldn't be confirmed. Peach season "runs from mid-May through mid-August", with roadside peach stands concentrated "along Highway 290 between Fredericksburg and Stonewall and along Highway 87 South", and "Many roadside peach stands offer pecans during the fall and holiday season." The Hill Country Fruit Council's list of growers, "Fredericksburg-Stonewall Peaches", is at the Fredericksburg Visitor Information Center, 302 E. Austin St., 830-997-6523.

West of Austin on a Sunday, Bee Cave's market is the confirmed one; on a Wednesday, call Dripping Springs first; and Fredericksburg fits a summer or fall day trip, with its hours checked before you drive.

The details (checked on 13 Oct 2026):

1. Bee Cave Farmers Market: Hill Country Galleria, 12700 Hill Country Blvd., Bee Cave 78738 (Penny V Productions gives 13420 Galleria Circle, in the same center). Months, holiday closures and a cancellation rule: not posted.
2. Bee Cave, sellers: "Commercial Kitchen must be within 150 miles of Bee Cave."; "Artist or seller must live within 150 miles of Bee Cave."; "All products must be made by the local artist."; no multi-level-marketing products; nonprofits may take part at no charge. Payment, pets and vendor count: not posted. The Galleria's December holiday market is a separate market, not a farmers market.
3. Lakeway, West Lake Hills and Rollingwood: no market found on the city pages, calendars and local news sections checked.
4. Dripping Springs: the 2024 page reads "STARTING JUNE 12, 2024: SUMMER HOURS" and "9 a.m. to 12 p.m."; the older page has 2021 content. Producers sell farm and value-added goods, with local services and handmade crafts "as provided in the market's rules", which aren't posted. Payment, pets and vendor count: not posted. drippingspringstx.org shows an unrelated site; don't link it. Not a farmers market: the Hill Country Harvest Market, a yearly gift market at Dripping Springs Ranch Park.
5. Spicewood, Lago Vista and Jonestown: no market found on the city and news pages checked.
6. Fredericksburg (Visit Fredericksburg's listing): the Pioneer Museum is at 325 W. Main St. The market's hours, who runs it, its months, rules, payment and pets: not confirmed. The bureau names no single peach stand.
7. Checked on 13 Oct 2026.

East and south of Austin: Elgin, Lockhart, San Marcos and New Braunfels

East and south of Austin, Elgin's Thursday-evening market and New Braunfels' Saturday market are the two that post their own rules; Lockhart's and San Marcos's Saturday markets are known from a local paper and a visitor bureau.

The Elgin Farmers' Market meets every Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m., year-round, at Veterans' Memorial Park, 109 Depot St., in downtown Elgin, run by a volunteer board. "Every vendor grows, raises, or makes what they sell," it says. It keeps "a 51% to 49% producer to craft/value add ratio" among its members, and it "strictly prohibits resale." Its 2025 rules let the board approve a few related or local goods, as long as grown and handmade products make up at least 70% of what each seller offers. Look for produce, pasture-raised meats, handmade foods, flowers, honey, soaps, baked goods and other artisan goods. It takes SNAP, the federal food benefits on Texas's Lone Star Card: at the market information tent, decide how much to spend and swipe your card for tokens. The tokens don't expire, and unused ones can go back on the card. SNAP covers any food for the household except ready-to-eat hot foods, plus seeds and food-producing plants. Its 2025 market rules, written for its vendors, say "Only service animals are allowed in the food area." and "ALL other animals must be on a leash and 15 ft. away from food areas." The market doesn't mention a match for SNAP spending, or WIC, the federal nutrition program for women, infants and children.

The New Braunfels Farmers Market meets every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., year-round, rain or shine, at 186 S. Castell Ave., next to Krause's Cafe & Biergarten in the historic downtown; "Holiday schedule may vary." Its vendors sell what they "plant, grow, cultivate, produce, invent and create within 150 miles" of New Braunfels, with exceptions for products that can't be produced locally. Its vendor list has 64 entries (the home page says "70+"): 25 farmers, growers and ranchers, 16 pantry vendors, 15 selling prepared drinks and food, and 8 with crafts, home and personal care, or pet care. It welcomes shoppers' dogs: "Families and well-behaved dogs are always welcome." It posts nothing on payment or SNAP.

In Lockhart, the Lockhart Post-Register's calendar gives the Farmers & Artisans Market of Lockhart every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., on Main and Market streets by the Caldwell County Courthouse on the square. Who runs it and its rules weren't found.

In San Marcos, Texas, the visitor bureau, which says it doesn't host the markets it lists, gives the San Marcos Farmers Market every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the downtown square at the Hays County Historic Courthouse, 111 E. San Antonio St. The market's old website address is for sale, so check the bureau's listing or call the bureau at 512-393-5930. The bureau also lists the "Free Range Farmers Market", which it describes as "A traveling Hill Country Farmers Market", on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with no location posted.

No farmers market was found in Kyle, Buda, Bastrop, Manor, Manchaca, Del Valle or Wimberley. Kyle's Market Days, run by the City, is a food, drink and craft market, and Wimberley Market Day, run by the Lions Club, is a general outdoor market; neither calls itself a farmers market. In Del Valle, Farmshare Austin's Fresh for Less mobile market, a low-price produce stop that comes on set days, stops on Tuesday afternoons (section 3). Whether the Bastrop Producers Market or a Wimberley farmers market runs couldn't be confirmed.

For SNAP on a weekday, Elgin's Thursday market is the one east of Austin that says it takes it; for a Saturday trip with a dog, New Braunfels is the one that says dogs are welcome, and at Elgin, keep a dog leashed and 15 feet from the food.

The details (checked on 13 Oct 2026):

1. Elgin Farmers' Market: 109 Depot St., Elgin 78621; "a year-round, producer-focused market." Run by a volunteer board of seven, some of them vendors. Weather and holiday changes: none posted. Producers are vendors who "grow or raise some or all of the products they sell"; vendors come from Elgin, Bastrop County and the greater Austin area. 12 vendors on the first page of its list.
2. Elgin, SNAP: "We welcome SNAP EBT customers" (EBT, Electronic Benefits Transfer, is the debit-style card SNAP is paid on). "Market tokens do not expire.", and unused tokens can be refunded to the card at the tent. A match, WIC, cash and cards: not mentioned. Animals: its 2025 Rules and Regulations allow only service animals in the food area, keep all other animals on a leash and 15 feet from food areas, and tell vendors to keep to that rule. Weekly music and events are on its Facebook page.
3. New Braunfels Farmers Market: 186 S. Castell Ave. No vehicles in the market from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Phone: 830-629-2223 (office Tuesday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Who runs it: not stated. Farmers and ranchers sell what they produce "on the farm they own and operate", and network-marketing distributors are turned away. Goods: fruit and vegetables, flowers, breads and baked goods, pasture-raised meats, dairy and cheeses, local wines, eggs, prepared foods and pet products. Its 8 smaller vendor entries: 4 crafts, 2 home and personal care, 2 pet care.
4. Lockhart (the Lockhart Post-Register's calendar, 8 Oct 2026): who runs the market, its season, rules, payment and pets: not found.
5. San Marcos (Visit San Marcos's listings): the market sells "fresh, homegrown and homemade products"; contact smtx.farmersmkt@gmail.com, or the bureau, 512-393-5930. The old address sanmarcosfarmersmarket.com forwards to a domain-for-sale page. Season, rules, payment and pets: not found. The "Free Range Farmers Market" has no location posted.
6. Not farmers markets: Kyle's Market Days, the City's food, drink and craft market, held a few times a year (the City posts the dates on its Community Events page); Wimberley Market Day, the Wimberley Lions Club's general outdoor market, on first Saturdays from March to December, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 601 Farm to Market Road 2325, with 490 booths; seven art, flea and vendor markets in San Marcos; and Bastrop's Friday Art Market Entertainment Days.
7. No farmers market found: Kyle, Buda, Bastrop, Manor, Manchaca, Del Valle and Wimberley, on the city, visitor, chamber and newspaper pages checked. Couldn't be confirmed either way: the Bastrop Producers Market, a Wimberley farmers market and a Manchaca market.
8. Checked on 13 Oct 2026.

Paying with SNAP, Double Up Food Bucks Texas and WIC

Five markets in this guide say they take SNAP food benefits, and four of them match them dollar for dollar, up to $30, for fruits and vegetables: start at the market's information booth.

SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is the federal food benefit once called food stamps. Texas pays it on the Lone Star Card, an EBT card (Electronic Benefits Transfer: a debit-style card for benefits). The five markets that say they take it are the Sustainable Food Center's (SFC's) two Saturday markets, downtown and at Sunset Valley (section 1); the Texas Farmers' Market's two, at Bell in Cedar Park on Saturdays (section 4) and at Mueller on Sundays (section 2); and the Elgin Farmers' Market on Thursdays (section 6). At each, you start at the market's information booth, where your card gets you market money to spend at the stalls: tokens in Elgin, and orange SNAP bucks at the Texas Farmers' Market. The other markets in this guide post nothing on SNAP, which doesn't mean they don't take it, so ask.

Double Up Food Bucks Texas is SFC's matching program. At the two SFC markets and the two Texas Farmers' Market markets, it adds a dollar for each SNAP dollar you spend, to buy fruits and vegetables, and "If you have an active SNAP card, you can start using Double Up Texas with no sign-up required." The limit is $30, but the sources word it three ways: "up to $30 per day" on SFC's program page, "up to $30 weekly" on SFC's market page, and "every market day" at the Texas Farmers' Market. If you shop at more than one market in a week, ask at the booth which applies. SFC's help desk for the program is 512-730-1807. Elgin's market doesn't mention a match.

At a market, SNAP buys any food for the household, plus seeds and plants that grow food, so vegetable starts count. It doesn't buy hot food, so a hot plate from a food booth is out.

WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, works two ways at the markets. Monthly WIC benefits can be used at SFC's markets year-round, and SFC's WIC page says they can be tripled there. Seasonal vouchers, from the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, buy fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables and herbs. SFC says the vouchers come as $30 worth, issued from April to September and expiring in October, and that they can be doubled at Central Texas markets. The Texas Farmers' Market takes WIC from April to October: bring your WIC shopping list to its Food Access Booth, and it adds $30 in Double Up bucks. Texas's Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, for people 60 and older, doesn't run in Austin: the state says it "is only available in the Wichita Falls, and San Antonio service areas."

To pay any other way: none of the market pages checked for this guide says whether vendors take cards, so carry some cash.

This section fits anyone with a Lone Star Card or a WIC card; if you pay by cash or card, only the last paragraph applies.

The details (checked on 13 Oct 2026):

1. Where SNAP is taken, on the markets' own pages: SFC Downtown and SFC Sunset Valley ("Both markets accept Double Up Food Bucks Texas, Lone Star SNAP, monthly WIC benefits, and seasonal WIC Vouchers."); the Texas Farmers' Market at Bell and at Mueller ("SNAP is accepted year-round, and WIC is accepted April-October."); the Elgin Farmers' Market (SNAP; no match or WIC mentioned). The other markets in this guide post nothing on SNAP. Double Up's site shows its locations only on an interactive map, so check it for markets in the program that this guide doesn't name.
2. How it works: at SFC's markets, visit the info booth, then "Buy SNAP-eligible items or get market dollars with your SNAP card". At the Texas Farmers' Market, the Food Access Booth gives orange SNAP bucks, and Double Up comes as yellow Double Up Food Bucks for fresh fruits and vegetables. In Elgin, tokens come from the information tent.
3. The match: it "doubles your SNAP benefits $1 for $1", with no sign-up; the cap as above. Double Up's two sites give "over 50" and "over 100" participating locations.
4. What SNAP buys (federal): "Any food for the household" and "Seeds and plants, which produce food for the household to eat."; not "Foods that are hot at the point of sale.", tobacco, alcohol, or things you can't eat or drink. Texas: "People also can buy garden seeds with SNAP benefits."
5. WIC at SFC's markets: monthly benefits can be tripled, "up to $30 per day" in one line of SFC's WIC page. Doubled vouchers mean "each family receives $60 to spend", but the same page also says "Each recipient on your benefits is eligible for one $30 booklet.", which reads per person, so ask SFC which applies.
6. WIC at the Texas Farmers' Market: staff hand out the WIC vouchers to use at participating farmers' booths, plus $30 in yellow Double Up bucks.
7. The state's voucher program: run by the Texas Department of Agriculture; it "is not a statewide program", and the vouchers buy "fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and culinary herbs from farmers' markets". The department's 2026 map of local agencies lists SFC for Austin.
8. Cards and cash: no market page checked says whether vendors take cards. The Texas Farmers' Market's guide to its market money mentions 5-dollar market bucks and says it gives no cash back; how to buy market bucks isn't stated. Farmshare's Fresh for Less page shows its payment methods only as logos.
9. Checked on 13 Oct 2026.

Producer-only, explained, and the home-kitchen label

A Texas farmers market needs only a majority of its vendors to be farmers or food producers, so "producer-only", where every seller grew or made what they sell, is each market's own rule, and four markets in this guide say they follow it.

In the state's definition, a farmers market is "A designated location used for a recurring event at which a majority of the vendors are farmers or other food producers who sell food directly to consumers." A producer-only market goes further: every vendor sells only what they themselves grow, raise, make or harvest, with no reselling of goods bought elsewhere. The markets put it in their own words:

1. The Sustainable Food Center's (SFC's) two markets (section 1): "SFC Farmers' Markets are producer-only markets." Vendors "may only sell products that they grow, raise, make, or harvest themselves", and unapproved resale "can be grounds for immediate expulsion from the market."
2. The Texas Farmers' Market's two (sections 2 and 4): "All vendors sell only what they grow or produce." Its team inspects its farmers and ranchers "to make sure they are growing what they are selling". About 40% of its vendors are farmers, ranchers or other agricultural producers; under the rule, the rest make what they sell.
3. Barton Creek (section 1): "Over 90% of our vendors sell what they grow or produce." Reselling needs the market director's approval.
4. Elgin (section 6): "Every vendor grows, raises, or makes what they sell." and "The market strictly prohibits resale."; its 2025 rules let the board approve related goods, with grown and handmade products at least 70% of each seller's goods.
5. New Braunfels (section 6): what vendors "plant, grow, cultivate, produce, invent and create within 150 miles", with exceptions for products that can't be produced locally.
6. Lakeline (section 4): "Resale is generally prohibited."
7. Bee Cave (section 5): produce "grown on the producer's land"; meat and dairy from animals "born and raised on the producer's land"; artisans' goods "made by the local artist"; all within 150 miles of Bee Cave.
8. No rule posted: Lone Star, the Triangle and the Arboretum (sections 1 to 3), and the markets known only from calendars or visitor bureaus (sections 4 to 6).
9. Farm stands sell what the farm stocks, which isn't always its own harvest. Boggy Creek grows its vegetables, fruit, eggs and flowers, adds Texas partner farms' produce when local conditions are hard, and sells local breads, coffee, meats and dairy (section 3). Green Gate's page lists vegetables, eggs, flowers and honey without saying where each was grown (section 1).

At any stall, you can ask where and how something was grown.

Food made in a home kitchen carries its own label. Under Texas's cottage food law, home kitchens may sell almost any food without a health permit or inspection; health departments had to apply the law's 2025 changes from 1 September 2025. Each label must carry this sentence: "THIS PRODUCT WAS PRODUCED IN A PRIVATE RESIDENCE THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENTAL LICENSING OR INSPECTION." It must also give the home business's name, its address or a state registration number, the food's common name, and any major allergen, such as eggs, tree nuts, soy, peanuts, milk, wheat or sesame. A seller who sells for a home kitchen must post the same sentence on a sign. Home kitchens can't sell meat or poultry, seafood, ice and frozen treats such as ice cream, shaved ice and popsicles, low-acid canned goods, products with CBD or THC (from cannabis), or raw milk. Foods that must be kept cold also carry the date they were made, and safe-handling instructions on the label or the receipt.

If buying from the grower matters to you, the four producer-only markets are the ones whose rules say every seller grew, raised or made what they sell. Elgin's says the same on its home page, though its rules let the board approve a few related goods. At farm stands and at the other markets, ask the seller.

The details (checked on 13 Oct 2026):

1. The state's definition: Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, section 229.702, as quoted by the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Farmers Market Coalition's working definition of producer-only, from 2010: "a market at which vendors are only permitted to sell items which they have themselves produced."
2. Certification: the City of Austin says "Vendors may only operate at certified markets with a valid permit.", and its 2022 question-and-answer sheet says "Farmers markets are certified through the Texas Department of Agriculture." What certification requires: not posted.
3. SFC's rules (policy manual, updated October 2025): "All agricultural production must take place within the state of Texas," with "preference given to products cultivated within 150 miles of Downtown Austin."; permits and certifications are filed before products are sold.
4. The Texas Farmers' Market's rules (revised 21 May 2024): "All items sold at market must be grown/prepared by the vendor within 150 miles of the market"; re-selling, defined as "Buying and reselling any item without additional ingredients or modifications to the existing product.", is prohibited; "Only owners or agents (family member, employee) may sell at market."; and "Refusal of inspection will result in termination of selling privileges."
5. Barton Creek's rules (revised March 2026): "A minimum of 75% (usually 100%) of all agricultural products sold through the farmers market are grown in TX."; "We are required to have at least two or more farmers selling their own produce."
6. Elgin's rules: "Producers are vendors who grow or raise some or all of the products they sell."; the 51 to 49 ratio of producers to craft and value-added vendors; no distance limit.
7. Cottage food: the changes from Senate Bill 541 (2025) apply from 1 September 2025; the yearly sales cap is $150,000; foods that must be kept cold need a state registration. Labels also carry a batch number on pickled or fermented vegetables and plant-based acidified canned goods, and refrigerated foods carry "SAFE HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS: To prevent illness from bacteria, keep this food refrigerated or frozen until the food is prepared for consumption." Products made before the 2025 changes may carry older wording. A cottage food vendor is a person who has "a contractual relationship with" a home business and sells for it, at "a farmers' market, a farm stand," and other places.
8. Samples: the state's page says home businesses "may provide samples at any location"; the City of Austin's undated page says "no open samples". The two disagree.
9. Checked on 13 Oct 2026.

What's in season, month by month

What's at the stalls follows the season, and the Texas Farmers' Market's own month-by-month list shows it: greens and roots in winter, peaches from May to August, melons through the summer, pecans from October to December.

The Texas Farmers' Market publishes a list of what's in season each month for its two markets, linked from its home page as what's in season "each month in Central Texas". It's the market's own list, not a state or university one. A selection from it:

1. January to March: arugula, beets, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, kale, leeks, spinach, sweet potatoes, turnips, and acorn, butternut and spaghetti squash. Cucumbers, strawberries and tomatoes are marked "Hot House", meaning greenhouse-grown.
2. April: snow and sugar snap peas, new potatoes, strawberries, broccoli, beets, garlic scapes, green and purple beans, and tomatoes.
3. May: peaches, strawberries, summer squash, beans, beets, tomatoes, tomatillos and edible flowers.
4. June: blackberries, peaches, plums, melons, watermelon, sweet corn, okra, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes and sunflowers.
5. July: peaches; cantaloupe, honeydew, Korean melons and watermelon; sweet corn, okra, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes and lemongrass.
6. August: figs, prickly pear, peaches, melons, okra, eggplant, peppers and tomatoes.
7. September: pears, prickly pear, melons, okra, sweet potatoes, moringa, and butternut, delicata and acorn squash.
8. October: pecans, persimmons, pumpkins, pears, black-eyed peas, sweet potatoes, kale and collard greens.
9. November: pecans, persimmons, pumpkins, pears, broccoli, cabbage, spinach and sweet potatoes.
10. December: pecans, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, kale, leeks, spinach and sweet potatoes.

Tomatoes appear on every month's list, marked "Hot House" from January to March. Farm stands follow the season too: Boggy Creek says "what you'll find at the farm changes with the seasons". So does the Arboretum market, which lists produce "except winter". West of Austin, Fredericksburg's peach season "runs from mid-May through mid-August" (section 5).

This fits planning a trip around a crop. It doesn't promise that any one stall has it, so check the week's list before you go: the Texas Farmers' Market's "Fresh at the Market" list is updated every Friday by noon, the market says.

The details (checked on 13 Oct 2026):

1. Whose list: the Texas Farmers' Market's "WHAT'S IN SEASON?" page, for its markets at Mueller and Bell, with an interactive tool and a drop-down for each month (one heading covers January to March). No page date.
2. The state's list: the Texas Department of Agriculture's Seasonality Wheel has a Central Texas region and 36 items, with its months shown only in an interactive wheel. The Sustainable Food Center's pages have no seasonal list.
3. From the list, by crop: peaches from May to August; pecans from October to December; persimmons in October and November; figs in August; blackberries and plums in June; strawberries from January (greenhouse-grown) to June.
4. Weekly: the Texas Farmers' Market's home page carries a "Fresh at the Market" list that it says is updated every Friday by noon.
5. Fredericksburg (Visit Fredericksburg): "The peach season runs from mid-May through mid-August."; in the fall, "Many roadside peach stands offer pecans during the fall and holiday season."
6. Checked on 13 Oct 2026.

Dogs at the markets

Two markets in this guide post a rule that covers shoppers' dogs, New Braunfels and Elgin, so ask the others before you bring yours; service animals are a separate matter, set by federal law.

New Braunfels welcomes them: "Families and well-behaved dogs are always welcome." Elgin's market rules, written for its vendors, say "Only service animals are allowed in the food area." and "ALL other animals must be on a leash and 15 ft. away from food areas." No other market in this guide posts a rule for shoppers' dogs, either way. The Sustainable Food Center and Barton Creek tell vendors not to bring pets, but that rule is for vendors. This guide found no Texas or City of Austin rule that bans dogs from an outdoor market as a whole, but rules on animals near food may apply at the food booths: Elgin's market cites a state health rule to keep animals other than service animals away from food. So ask the market before you bring a dog. The state's food rules (2021 edition) let a food business allow dogs in an outdoor dining area only under conditions, such as a posted sign, a leash, and no dogs on the seats or tables; that rule is written for dining areas, not a market's open walkways.

Service animals are different. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, "Service animals are defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities," and "Establishments that sell or prepare food must generally allow service animals in public areas" "even if state or local health codes prohibit animals on the premises." A handler can be asked to remove the dog if "the dog is out of control and the handler does not take effective action to control it" or if "the dog is not housebroken." Staff may ask two questions: whether the dog is a service animal required because of a disability, and what work or task it has been trained to perform. They can't ask about the person's disability or require medical documentation. "Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA." The Sustainable Food Center's vendor manual says "Service animals are allowed at the market.", and the Texas Farmers' Market's rules say "Service animals are welcome in any case."

This fits anyone thinking of bringing a dog: check the market's page or call first. For a service animal, the federal rule above applies.

The details (checked on 13 Oct 2026):

1. Posted dog rules: New Braunfels ("Families and well-behaved dogs are always welcome."); Elgin's 2025 Rules and Regulations ("Only service animals are allowed in the food area." "ALL other animals must be on a leash and 15 ft. away from food areas."). Every other market in this guide: none posted. Wimberley Market Day, which isn't a farmers market, said in a 2020 post that leashed dogs are welcome.
2. Vendor rules: the Sustainable Food Center, "Vendors are not allowed to bring pets or live animals to the market for any reason."; Barton Creek, "Vendors may not bring pets to the market."; the Texas Farmers' Market, "Vendors may bring pets to the market if their permit allows."
3. State and City rules: no rule found that bans shoppers' dogs from an outdoor farmers market as a whole. The Texas Food Establishment Rules (2021 edition), section 228.172: dogs may be allowed in a food business's outdoor dining area if a sign says so, the dog comes in from outside and stays outside, it's on a leash and under control, it stays off seats, tables and counters, and no food is prepared there; service animals are exempt. Elgin's market rules cite a state public health rule, Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, section 229.167. Two more rules could apply near food booths: the federal Food Code's section on animals, which the state's rules adopt, and the City of Austin's ordinance on dogs in outdoor dining areas (Ordinance No. 20151008-011, City Code section 10-3-124).
4. Service animals (federal): they must be "harnessed, leashed, or tethered" unless the handler's disability prevents it; "The ADA does not require service animals to wear a vest, ID tag, or specific harness."; businesses "may not require documentation, such as proof that the animal has been certified"; "Service animals must be allowed to accompany their handlers to and through self-service food lines."; if a dog is removed, "staff must offer the person with the disability the opportunity to obtain goods or services without the animal's presence."
5. Checked on 13 Oct 2026.

At a glance: every market by day

"Producer-only" means every seller grew, raised or made what they sell. SFC is the Sustainable Food Center. SNAP is federal food benefits, on Texas's Lone Star Card; Double Up is Double Up Food Bucks Texas, a match for fruits and vegetables; WIC is the federal nutrition program for women, infants and children. Fresh for Less is a low-price mobile produce stop, not a farmers market, and its page shows the payments it takes as logos. Markets marked "(listing)" are known only from a newspaper calendar or a visitor bureau.

Before you go

• Check the day. SFC's markets close when a Saturday falls on 24, 25 or 26 December; Barton Creek closes only when market day is Christmas Day; the Texas Farmers' Market posts closures on its Instagram; and New Braunfels says "Holiday schedule may vary." Round Rock's Trailside Market and Fredericksburg's market run only in season. Nothing in this guide opens on a Monday.
• Bring. A Lone Star Card or WIC card for the markets that take them (start at the information booth), and some cash: no market page checked says whether vendors take cards. For the downtown garage, your license plate number.
• Park. Downtown, get the garage code at SFC's yellow info booth before you pay anything. At Mueller, street parking costs nothing on Sundays.
• Dogs. New Braunfels posts a welcome, and Elgin's rules keep dogs leashed and 15 feet from food areas; ask the others first.
• Read the label. A label with the sentence that begins "THIS PRODUCT WAS PRODUCED IN A PRIVATE RESIDENCE" means the food was made in a home kitchen.