6 farmers markets in the Myrtle Beach area to feed your local shopping cravings this spring

Eleanor Nash
Updated ·2 min read

If you want to enjoy South Carolina’s spring bounties, check out a farmers market. With the warmer weather, area farmers markets are opening up to visitors looking to stock up on fresh produce, try ready-made food and buy from local artists.

With a Benjamin’s coffee in hand, Adam Houmiel perused the 37 vendors at the tree-shaded Surfside Beach Farmers Market Tuesday morning.

Visiting from upstate New York with his wife and daughter, Houmiel described the farmers market as “nice, peaceful, a lot of energy. We just got here so I’m excited to see what they have.”

Terri Danielson of Myrtle Beach looks at artwork by Lori “Red” Varallo at the weekly Surfside Beach Farmers Market. Visitors enjoy fresh produce and local art at Myrtle Beach-area farmers markets this spring. April 11, 2023.
Terri Danielson of Myrtle Beach looks at artwork by Lori “Red” Varallo at the weekly Surfside Beach Farmers Market. Visitors enjoy fresh produce and local art at Myrtle Beach-area farmers markets this spring. April 11, 2023.

For the last five years, artist Lori “Red” Varallo has sold her pottery at the Surfside Beach Farmers Market. The Longs resident said “it feels so good” to be back at the market this spring.

“You get the people here buying high-quality fruits and vegetables and we’re like an added, with the artwork,” Varallo said.”

Here are six farmers markets in the Myrtle Beach area, run by the non-profit Waccamaw Market Cooperative.

  • Surfside Beach

  • Market Common

  • North Myrtle Beach

  • Conway

  • Murrells Inlet

  • Pawleys Island