Join us for a spooky and fun-filled day at the Madison Street Farmers Market! Dress up in your best Halloween costume and enter our costume contest at 11:00 AM. We've got face painting, crafts, bats, and lots of fun activities for the whole family. Don't miss out on this magical event!
Why You Should Attend
Family Fun
Trick or treating is always a hit with kids, and our event offers even more fun activities families can enjoy together.
Support Local Farmers
The Madison Street Farmers Market supports local farmers, so you can feel good about where your food is coming from.
Halloween Spirit
Get into the Halloween spirit with other families in the community. It's a great way to meet new people and make new memories.
Costume Contest
Don't forget to dress up in your best Halloween costume for our costume contest at 11:00 AM. In front of the Market Bank Table! The event is open to all ages, so don't be afraid to get creative! Twenty-four awards will be given out!
Categories include:
Scariest
Best Group
Funniest
Most Original
Best Couple
Overall Best
Weekly events would not be possible without our sponsors! Thank you to our sponsor Sutton Bank for allowing the market to happen weekly. We would also like to thank our Harvest sponsor Cuadra Pediatric Dentistry; our Crop Sponsor Madison Street Tavern, David Stover Allstate and Nicole Miller State Farm; and our Sprout Sponsors: Ag Credit, Seneca County Farm Bureau, Mercy Health, and the Seneca County Master Gardeners.
Activities Include:
Face Painting - Transform into your favorite Halloween character with our face painting station. By Ace of Face!
Crafts - Get creative with our arts and crafts station and make your own Halloween decorations.
Bat Week Celebration - At the Farmers Market this weekend for the Bat Week Celebration The Seneca County Ohio State Ag and Natural Resources Educator, Pressley Buurma, will have life size bat wings people can try on and get their picture taken in, people can make bat masks and bat hats, we have activity books and coloring sheets and I will have giveaways.
Fun - Enjoy the Halloween atmosphere while exploring the Farmers Market and picking up some fresh produce.
Halloween Food Favorites
Candy Apples - Stop by Barb and Dick’s to grab a Candy Apple! A classic Halloween treat, candy apples are a crunchy and sweet snack that's perfect for the season.
Pumpkin Soup - This warm and savory soup is made with fresh pumpkin and spices, and is the perfect meal to warm you up on a chilly fall evening. Items for soup can be found from Riehm Produce Farms, Countryside Acres, Clayhill Organic, and Barb and Dick’s Produce. Bella Cuisine will also have bread to go along with the soup!
Baked Goods - Get your Halloween Goodies from Baked by Bells with freeze dried Halloween candies and cookies. Bella Cuisine will also have fall favorite goodies!
Smells of Fall - Stop by Hope’s Landing for all your fall scents!
Protein - Nagle Family Cattle will be offering a deal to buy 5lbs of patties/bulk get the 6th free. Yesteryear Farms will have grass fed lamb and pork. Good News Grass and Cattle will also offer beef!
This week vendors include: Baked by Bells, Bella Cuisine, Clay Hill Organic, Countryside Acres, FELC, Good News Grass and Cattle, Hope’s Landing, Nagle Family Cattle, Put your Name on it 2014, Roseleaf Flowers, Sacred Soil Farms, Whiskey Creek Wood Working, and Yesteryear Farms!
Thank you for supporting us this past year and we look forward to seeing you next season!
About Seneca County Common Ground
Created in 2019, Seneca County Common Ground (SCCG) is a new organization whose mission is to strengthen Seneca County's local food system through collaboration to improve the overall health and growth of our community, and a vision of a vibrant, accessible, and sustainable local food system in Seneca County that supports the health of residents, businesses, and institutions. The board of the organization includes Reverend Aaron Gerlach of Old Trinity Episcopal Church, local business owner and chair of the Downtown Retailers Committee Dave Spridgeon, local business leader Dale Depew, TSEP Development Coordinator Adam Gillmor, Director of Franciscan Earth Literacy Center Mimi Lange Johnston and local food vendors Kristy Buskirk of Clay Hill Farms and John Riehm of Riehm Produce Farm, owner of JAM’s Monthly Market, Jami Fadley, and Ryan Poignon, of the Poignon Project. SCCG oversees the operations of the Tiffin Seneca Farmers Market and supports other local food initiatives including the Tiffin Community Kitchen Project. Find out more at sccommonground.org or find Seneca County Common Ground on Facebook.
About the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
SNAP provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of needy families so they can purchase healthy food and move towards self-sufficiency. Read more at https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program.