The May-long weekend kicks off the busy tourist season in Sylvan Lake. It also marks the beginning of the Sylvan Lake Farmer’s Market.
May 18 saw the parking lot at Lakeshore Park, the new home of the farmer’s market, packed his vendors from across Central Alberta, locals taking in the sights and food trucks.
The market is a popular place for locals and visitors to buy fresh produce and locally made food and crafts.
The Sylvan Lake Farmer’s Market provides everything from spring rolls, jam and bison jerky to beautiful handmade wood furniture, jewellery and soaps.
Depending on the weekend and the weather, the market averages between 60 - 70 vendors per week between July and August.
Eighty per cent of the vendors are required to have products they’ve grown or made themselves and only 20 per cent can be commercial vendors like multi-level marketing companies, based requirements from the Provincial Government.
The Sylvan Lake Farmer’s Market runs every Friday during the summer season from 4-7 p.m.
