Vendor Application

Regular Season Market (June-October)

Applications for the 2025 Farmers’ Market season will open in early 2025.

We are completing a trial run of a vendor management system, Convention Force. This software will streamline the application, payment, and communications processes to save us all time! We will be able to publish better vendor descriptions, product photos, and even vendor maps to our website. Vendors will also be able to see their booth locations ahead of time in the portal.

To start your application, create a no-cost account at https://portal.conventionforce.com/index.cfm?aid=871. The portal will walk you through the application steps (<10 minutes to complete). Even if you applied in 2024, you will need to update your application on the Convention Force website to be considered for the 2025 season. If you need help with your application, please email us.

The Melrose Farmers’ Market aims to include a balanced variety of food growers, producers, artisans, non­profit organizations, local businesses, and educators that align with our mission. All vendors wishing to sell at the Melrose Farmers Market 2025 Season must submit an online application along with other required documents, which include proof of liability insurance and a Board of Health Certificate (select farmers’ market) for prepared food/beverage items, and workman’s comp form (even if you do not provide to your employees). We strive to maintain a ratio of 80:20 of food to non­food items. All vendors must read and agree to our Market Rules.

In addition to our farms and food vendors, each week we offer limited spaces for vendors offering 1 Personal Care Products (such as soap, salves, etc.), 1 Crafter or Artisan, 1 Local For-profit business, and 1 Non-profit (free of charge). We also invite local musicians to play at the market.

Once your application is confirmed and you are admitted to the market, you can pay via credit card online or make a check out to Melrose Farmers’ Market and mail it to Melrose Farmers’ Market, c/o Melrose Chamber of Commerce, One West Foster St., Melrose, MA 02176.

Harvest/Holiday Markets

More information will come later in the year about these markets.

Harvest Market

The 2024 Harvest Market will be held at Bowden Park from 11am-3pm in mid-November.

Holiday Market

The Holiday Market will be held indoors at Melrose Memorial Hall from 11am-3pm in mid-December.