TAILGATE MARKET

SALUDA TAILGATE MARKET

Fridays, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

(June – October 2021)

West Main Street Public Parking Lot
For the past 10 years, the Saluda Tailgate Market has opened on the first Friday of May, and while the market got off to a late start in 2021 (June opening) the community is thrilled the market has returned. Starting in 2021, Polk County Ag Economic Development will manage the operations of the Saluda Tailgate Market.

“The Saluda market has been managed the past decade by amazing volunteers and we are so grateful for the community they have built and the hard work and effort they put in to making it a success. We are sad to see those volunteers finally ‘retire’ but grateful we can step in and continue to build on what they created.”

The Saluda Tailgate Market re-launched on Friday, June 4th from 4:30-6:30 in its regular location in downtown Saluda. The market will run every Friday through October.

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The Saluda Tailgate market features growers from both Polk and Henderson counties. It is an agriculture-only market meeting every Friday from May through October, 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the city’s West Main Parking lot. Local producers are connected with consumers to keep food dollars in the community and support regional fresh food and family farms, thereby protecting the flourishing of beautiful ridges, fertile fields and clean watersheds. Cash, credit/debit, and EBT cards are all accepted with a Polk County Community Foundation grant often doubling EBT value.

The market has been a spring to fall Saluda tradition since 2010, with neighbors gathering to meet growers and purchase a complete and balanced array of meat, fish, poultry, eggs and cheese, seasonal vegetables and fruit, baked and preserved goods, flowers, herbs, and plants for the home gardener.