Peachtree Road Farmers Market Opens for 7th Season

As thousands descend on Atlanta, including Buckhead, for this weekend's NCAA Final Four tournament, about 3,000 people will flock to opening day of the Peachtree Road Farmers Market on Saturday.

This year marks the seventh season of the popular Buckhead farmers market, which kicks off Saturday at 8:30 a.m. with the opening bell ringing and market blessing. Market visitors are encouraged to bring their own bells and noisemakers and join the celebration.

Chef Linton Hopkins of Restaurant Eugene will offer a free chef demo at 10 a.m. Hopkins helped found the Peachtree Road Farmers Market and last year was named by the prestigious James Beard Foundation as the Southeast's best chef.

Market shoppers will get a couple other treats while they shop.

Alex Gordon will perform live music all morning long, and 500 shoppers will receive a free canvas market bag designed by the market's Reusable Bag Design Contest winner.

The winner of the Reusable Bag Design Contest sponsored by COUNTRY Financial® will be announced at 9:30 am. The three young finalists, all high school students, will receive their scholarship checks and find out who the big winner is as we unveil the 2013 bag design. The first place winner receives a $1,000 scholarship and the two runners-up will each receive a $500 scholarship.

The market is located at the Cathedral of St. Philip at 2744 Peachtree Road.

The spring and summer season of the market runs from April through September on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon.