The Market at Pepper Place is ready for its 2023 season. The outdoor market opens on Saturday, January 28.

Thirty vendors will set up on Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to noon in the Dr. Pepper Parking lot between 28th and 29th street, offering a selection of Alabama-grown produce, meat, dairy, honey, baked goods, and ready-to-eat foods.

This is the first time the market has opened outdoors this early in the season. Starting on March 4, the market will return to its traditional time of 7 a.m. to noon. This smaller version of the outdoor Market at Pepper Place will operate in the Dr. Pepper parking lot through early April, with more vendors joining weekly as flowers, strawberries, asparagus, and other spring produce begin their harvest seasons.

On April 15, the market will double in size and expand to 29th street.

Planning to head to the Market at Pepper Place this year? Here’s what to know:

LIST OF VENDORS

An up-to-date list of each week’s vendors is available at pepperplacemarket.com. The market’s event list shows a rundown of vendors, dates, and times for each Saturday market.

SNAP and EBT

The Market at Pepper Place accepts SNAP/EBT with Double Up Food Bucks matching incentives. Information and tokens are available at the market’s information tent.

LOCAL SHOPS AT PEPPER PLACE

Visitors to the market will find other shops and eateries open at Pepper Place every Saturday morning. The Red Cat will be open at 7 a.m. The Lumbar will open for breakfast at 10 a.m. Shoppers can also buy food, flowers, and cooking essentials at Farmstand and The Son of a Butcher; gifts and decor at Design Supply, Ferguson, Richard Tubb Interiors and Yellowhammer Creative; browse for books and gifts at The Little Professor Bookshop and Left-Hand Soap; get hairstyling at The Collective; shop for clothes at Billy Reid; and sweet treats from Jeni’s Ice Creams.