COMMUNITY EVENTS
& FAMILY FUN
family fun every Saturday
OCTOBER 2026 MARKET EVENTS
Follow us for the most up-to-date information
Oct 3
10a-12p
Music at the Market with
Warren Campbell
10a-11a
Community Yoga with
Michelle Lee Landon
POP Club Fun
Let's Create Hedgehogs
Oct 10
9a-12p
Public Safety Day!
Explore a Police Car & Fire Truck
10a-12p
Music at the Market with
10a-12p
MarketMeals Cooking Demo
with I Kale Life
10a-11a
Community Yoga with
Debbie Sullivan
POP Club Fun
Let's Create a Nature Journal
Oct 17
10a-12p
Music at the Market with
10a-12p
MarketMeals Cooking Demo
with I Kale Life
10a-11a
Community Yoga with
Michelle Lee Landon
POP Club Fun
Let's create a scarecrow!
Oct 24
9a-1p
Plant Native Festival!
located in the adjacent field
Music at the Market with
10a-11a
Community Yoga with
Lily
POP Club Fun
Let's decorate a pumpkin!
Join Keep Henrico Beautiful and us on Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., for a celebration of native plants, the ecosystems they support, and local organizations working hard to protect our environment. You will find native plant vendors, educational booths, kid activities, free plant vouchers, and more!
FREE TREE GIVEAWAY:
Pick up one of the following trees while supplies last, thanks to a grant provided by the Virginia Department of Forestry:
Canadian serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)
Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus)
Northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Sweet bay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)
The Plant Native Festival will be located in the field adjacent to the DPFM with easy, accessible parking nearby.
Come celebrate native plants and discover how you can grow a little more nature right at home!
Join us for our last market day and FREE community Fall Festival on
October 31 from 9 AM–12 PM!
Bring the whole family for a morning full of fall fun, local foods, and
plenty of Halloween spirit!
Shop local farmers & vendors
Teeny Tiny Farm Petting Farm
Pumpkin Patch
Hay Rides
Face Painting
Balloon Twisting
Live Music
Free Treats & Popcorn
…and much more!
Come shop local, enjoy the market, make some memories, and celebrate the end of the season with our amazing community.
Costumes are not required but encouraged!
Share this event and invite your friends & neighbors!
JOIN DPFM'S POP CLUB
Look for the POP Club tent at the market Saturdays June - October, 9a-noon! POP Club provides a fun opportunity for children to engage in our local food system through fun crafts, conversations directly with farmers, educational games and demonstrations, exposure to new fruits and vegetables and learn about the importance of buying local produce.
Join the Two Bite Club! Take two bites of the fruit or veggie of the week & receive $2 in POP Bucks to spend on produce at the market! The Two Bite Club is a great way to expose a child to new produce as well as engage with the farmers who grow it!
Become a Two-Bite ALL STAR! Visit the POP Club to take two bites of the fruit or veggie of the week for 5 weeks and earn an additional $5.00 in POP Bucks! That's a chance to earn $20 more dollars for fresh fruits and veggies throughout the season!
Stop by for fresh foods and family fun throughout the market season June through October!
RVA MUSIC
WE SUPPORT LOCAL MUSICIANS.
In addition to supporting local farmers, food & community, we also support local musicians and local music. If you are a musician who would like to play at the DPFM during the 2024 season, email us for more information.
NONPROFIT OF THE WEEK AT THE MARKET
DPFM is pleased to highlight weekly a local non-profit community organization in the space adjacent to the information table at the entrance to the market. If you are interested in sharing your message at the market, email us with your request - we begin scheduling featured non-profits in February.
Keep in mind that these featured non-profits are limited to those that have a direct connection to our Varina and greater Henrico community, expand upon our mission or highlight the conservation or healthy living focus of DPFM.
From time-to-time, other non-profit groups and similar organizations may request space to participate on market day. Just as the non-profit invited to participate as the weekly featured non-profit, these groups will be limited to those with a local connection to our community. These groups will be considered and accompanied strictly on a space-available basis at the discretion of the DPFM.
Did you know that you can ride your bike directly to the market? Not only is it fun, it is a great way to stay active. Check out the Virginia Capital Trail - learn more about this amazing community asset and how you can get involved.
Dorey Park is the largest park in Henrico and a great community resource! Located on 400 acres, it features numerous ball fields, playgrounds, picnic shelters, a dog park, a fishing pond, walking trails, a disc golf course & much more!