Kings Mountain Farmers’ Market opens April 25 with special grand event

Staff reports | Kings Mountain Hometown Farmers’ Market

Kings Mountain – The Kings Mountain Hometown Farmers' Market will kick off the 2026 market season on Saturday, April 25 with a special Grand Opening event. The market will operate at 313 S. Battleground Avenue from 8 am until 12 noon every Saturday morning through September 26.

The Grand Opening on April 25 will include an Earth Day celebration that will provide attractions and activities for market shoppers of all ages. In addition to shopping with farmers’ market vendors for a variety of local food and handcrafted products, market shoppers will enjoy:

● Live music

● 4th annual ribbon cutting

● Painted butterfly release at 10 am

● Giveaways including free tomato plants, Japanese maple seedlings, seed packets, and

pollinator-themed take homes for kids

● Educational programs & displays on honeybees and other pollinators

● Hands-on craft activity for kids - “Grass Head Buddies”

● Free $2 token for POP Club kids to shop the market for fresh fruits and vegetables

● Announcement of the winners of the kid's coloring contest sponsored by Mauney

Memorial Library, Albemarle Corporation, and Cleveland County Farm Bureau

● Launch of the Extension Master Gardener plastic film recycling challenge that will

continue all season

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Albemarle Corporation is the Kings Mountain Farmers’ Market’s 2026 Season Presenting

Sponsor.

The Kings Mountain Hometown Farmers’ Market is an extension of the Foothills Farmers’

Market, operating in downtown Kings Mountain. We provide easy access to food produced in

Cleveland County and the surrounding 50 miles, and are proud to showcase the family-owned farms and small businesses in our region. Our vendors produce fresh fruits and vegetables, meat products, baked goods, honey, herbs and other specialty food items. You will also find ornamental and edible plants, along with handmade arts and crafts.

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The Kings Mountain Hometown Farmers’ Market is an extension of the Foothills Farmers’

Market, operating in downtown Kings Mountain.