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Winter Farmers Markets in Berks County: Who's Open and When

Which Berks County farmers markets stay open in winter and on which days: the three indoor markets Thursday to Saturday, Leesport on Wednesdays, Renninger's Fridays and Saturdays, the two one-day markets that go quiet, and the farm stores and butcher shops with winter hours.

Berks Connect Blog|Published November 9, 2026
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If you're wondering where the local food goes once the roadside stands pack up, the answer is indoors. Three indoor markets, each a building with independent stands under one roof, run Thursday through Saturday all year: Fairgrounds, Shillington and the PA Dutch market in Wyomissing, with Leesport every Wednesday and Renninger's in Kutztown on Fridays and Saturdays. The directory's farm stands and markets in Berks County page lists every stand and market with hours and contact info, though it doesn't say who's open in winter.

The markets and stores on this page are the ones whose own pages post their winter days, in no particular order; nothing's ranked and nobody paid for a place. The farm stores and butcher shops stay open through the winter, some on shorter hours, while most roadside stands and the summer markets close until spring. Weaver's posts its hours on its own site, and Shady Mountain's page carries only its summer hours. The hours are as each posted them as of early November 2026, and holiday weeks and winter storms change them, so call before a long drive.

Here's the winter at a glance.

Market or farm store Where Winter days and hours, as posted Holiday notes
Fairgrounds Farmers Market Muhlenberg Township Thursday and Friday 8 to 7, Saturday 8 to 4, year-round Its page lists no holiday changes, so call before a holiday week
Shillington Farmers Market Shillington Thursday and Friday 7 to 7, Saturday 7 to 4, year-round Christmas week: December 22 and 23, 7 to 7, plus a third day at 7 to 4 that its site lists without a date, so call for which day. New Year's week: December 30 and 31, 7 to 7, and Saturday, January 2, 7 to 4
PA Dutch Farmers Market of Wyomissing Wyomissing Thursday and Friday 9 to 6, Saturday 8 to 4; breakfast from 7:30 Its page lists no holiday changes, so call before a holiday week
Leesport Farmers Market Bern Township Wednesdays year-round: flea market from 7, farmers market from 8, livestock auction at 1; market hours 8 to 6 Its page says nothing about Wednesday, December 23 or December 30, so call before those two. A Christmas craft show runs November 28 and 29, 9 to 3, and its last Sunday market of the year, December 6, is a toy show
Renninger's Antique and Farmers' Market Kutztown Fridays 10 to 6, Saturdays 8 to 4 Open Wednesday, November 25, 9 to 3; Christmas Eve 9 to 2; closed Christmas Day
West Reading Farmers Market West Reading Sundays 10 to 1 on Penn Avenue; the next posted market is November 8, and the winter dates weren't posted as of early November, so check its site Last winter: every other Sunday, 10 to noon, in the shopping-center lot at 525 Penn Avenue, December 7 through April 26
Antietam Valley Farmers and Artists Market Mount Penn The Mondays on its posted schedule, 5 to 7 p.m., indoors at the Rec building at 905 Byram Street The last posted dates are November 23, December 7 and December 21; nothing is posted for January
Weaver's Orchard farm market Morgantown Open year-round; call for the day's hours Apples and cider through the winter; lettuce and pea shoots most of it
Brecknock Orchard farm market Mohnton November to March: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 to 6; Wednesday and Saturday 9 to 5; closed Sunday Greenery and wreaths in December
Dietrich's Meats and Country Store Krumsville Monday to Friday 7 to 6, Saturday 8 to 5, Sunday 9 to 4; cash only Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve 7 to 4; closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day
Shady Mountain Market Fleetwood Monday to Friday 7 to 6 and Saturday 7 to 5, posted as its summer hours with no winter set; closed Sunday; call before a winter trip Closed December 25 through January 1, back January 2; hot soup on Fridays, January to April
Andre Farms Oley Monday to Friday 9 to 6, Saturday 9 to 5, Sunday 9 to 1 Closed on the major holidays

Hours are as each market posted them in early November 2026; a market whose page doesn't say what it does on a holiday week gets a phone call before you drive.

Fairgrounds Farmers Market, Thursday to Saturday in Muhlenberg Township.

The Fairgrounds market at 2934 North 5th Street Highway is open year-round: Thursday and Friday 8 to 7, Saturday 8 to 4. Its stands cover meats, poultry and eggs, produce, seafood, deli food, candy and flowers. Call before a holiday week.

Shillington Farmers Market, Thursday to Saturday with holiday hours posted.

Shillington's market at 10 South Summit Avenue is open year-round, Thursday and Friday 7 to 7 and Saturday 7 to 4. Christmas week it's open December 22 and 23 from 7 to 7, plus a third day at 7 to 4 that its site lists without a date, so call for which day. New Year's week it's open December 30 and 31 from 7 to 7 and January 2 from 7 to 4. Inside are a butcher, a poultry and seafood counter, a bread stand, a deli-salad stand and prepared food from a Thai kitchen, a Caribbean food truck and a sushi and Korean counter.

PA Dutch Farmers Market of Wyomissing, Thursday to Saturday in a climate-controlled building.

The PA Dutch market at 845 Woodland Road runs Thursday and Friday 9 to 6 and Saturday 8 to 4; its page says it opens at 7:30 for breakfast (coffee, donuts and breakfast pretzel wraps) and doesn't say which days. It's a clean, climate-controlled building with a butcher, a poultry stand, a produce stand, a bakery, a deli and prepared food from Fisher's BBQ and a soft-pretzel counter. Those are the standing hours, posted with no winter change, so holiday weeks get a call.

Leesport Farmers Market, every Wednesday all year.

Leesport's Wednesday market runs all year, 8 to 6, at 312 Gernants Church Road; the flea market opens at 7 and the livestock auction starts at 1. Call before the Wednesdays of Christmas week and New Year's week, December 23 and 30.

Renninger's Antique and Farmers' Market, Fridays and Saturdays in Kutztown.

Renninger's at 740 Noble Street runs its farmers market Fridays 10 to 6 and Saturdays 8 to 4, with the antique and flea markets alongside on Saturdays. It opens Wednesday, November 25, from 9 to 3 for Thanksgiving orders and last-minute supplies. On Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2026, it's open 9 to 2; it's closed Christmas Day. Whether it opens on New Year's Day, a Friday and a normal market day, isn't posted.

West Reading Farmers Market, Sunday mornings with winter dates still to come.

The Sunday market on Penn Avenue at South 6th Avenue runs 10 to 1, and the next posted market is Sunday, November 8; it takes SNAP and the farmers market nutrition program checks (the senior and WIC checks). Its winter dates weren't posted as of early November; the market's own site and newsletter carry them once set, so check the site before a Sunday drive. Last winter's pattern was every other Sunday from December 7 through April 26, 10 to noon, in the shopping center lot at 525 Penn Avenue.

Antietam Valley Farmers and Artists Market, Mondays in Mount Penn through December 21.

Antietam Valley's market runs on the Mondays it posts, 5 to 7 p.m., inside the Rec building at 905 Byram Street. The last dates posted are December 7 and 21, with nothing posted for January.

Weaver's Orchard, the farm market in Morgantown open all year.

Weaver's farm store at 40 Fruit Lane is open all year. All winter you'll see at least fifteen varieties of its own apples and freshly pressed cider, with butterhead lettuce and pea shoots most of the winter. Call for the day's hours.

Brecknock Orchard, winter hours six days a week in Mohnton.

Brecknock's winter hours at 390 Orchard Road run November through March: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 to 6, Wednesday and Saturday 9 to 5, closed Sunday. December brings fresh-cut greens made into wreaths, hanging baskets and centerpieces, and the freezer holds sweet corn, strawberries, raspberries, cherries and blueberries all year.

Dietrich's Meats and Country Store, seven days a week in Krumsville.

Dietrich's at 660 Old US 22 is open Monday to Friday 7 to 6, Saturday 8 to 5 and Sunday 9 to 4, with fresh and smoked meats and Pennsylvania Dutch foods; it also runs a stand at Renninger's. It's closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, and open 7 to 4 on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Bring cash: no cards at checkout, but there's an ATM in the store.

Shady Mountain Market, open in Fleetwood except December 25 to January 1.

Shady Mountain at 219 Dryville Road is closed Sunday. Its page posts Monday to Friday 7 to 6 and Saturday 7 to 5 as its summer hours and no winter set, so call before a winter trip. It closes December 25 through January 1 and is back January 2. The cold-month draw is hot soup on Fridays, January through April, alongside the bakery, sourdough pretzels, frozen entrees, deli subs and produce.

Andre Farms, the country market and butcher counter in Oley, seven days a week.

Andre Farms in Oley is open Monday to Friday 9 to 6, Saturday 9 to 5 and Sunday 9 to 1, and closed on all major holidays. Its store, Andre's Country Market, has a butcher counter with fresh and smoked meats, scrapple and bacon, plus a full line of groceries, deli salads, dairy, frozen foods and fresh produce.

More winter stops to look at.

These keep winter hours too, or run into the start of winter.

  • Kutztown Produce Auction Inc: a wholesale auction, so expect large, wholesale-sized lots; Tuesday Christmas sales of trees, garland and wreaths run November 17 through December 15, and Saturday hay auctions run at 9 all year.
  • RDG Fresh Market: a produce stand inside 145 North 6th Street in Reading, open every Tuesday 11 to 2, takes SNAP; call to confirm.
  • Katydid Hill: Sinking Spring, Thursday to Saturday 10 to 4.
  • Patriot Farms, LLC: 130 Mountain Road, Lenhartsville, self-serve, dawn to dusk 365 days a year.
  • Goose Lane Farm: Sinking Spring, Thursday and Friday 10 to 6, Saturday 9 to 3.
  • Echo Hill Country Store: Fleetwood, Monday to Wednesday 6:30 to 5, Thursday and Friday 6:30 to 6, Saturday 6:30 to 4, closed Sunday.
  • The Market at Boyer's Junction: Fleetwood, Monday to Friday 6:30 to 7, Saturday 8 to 4, Sunday 8 to 2.
  • Wanamakers General Store: Kempton, deli counter Monday to Friday 8 to 3:30 November through April, Saturday 8 to 5:45, Sunday 9 to 3.
  • Blue Spruce Market: Womelsdorf, Monday to Friday 8:30 to 5, Saturday 8:30 to 4, closed Sunday; it closed December 31 to January 12 last winter, so call before a January trip.
  • Covered Bridge Farmstand: Oley, daily 10 to 6, with wood-fired bread on Fridays through December.
  • Shanesville Fruit Farm: the roadside market in Boyertown, open daily through December 13, 2026.
  • B & H Organic Produce: weekly preorders of organic produce through November, then plants back in April of 2027.

Closed until spring.

Most roadside stands close with the frost and reopen in spring, and the summer markets with them.

For the month-by-month calendar, read what's in season at Berks County farm stands, which has a winter section.

Frequently asked questions.

Which Berks County farmers market is open on a Saturday in winter?

All three indoor markets and Renninger's. Fairgrounds runs 8 to 4, Shillington 7 to 4, the PA Dutch market 8 to 4, and Renninger's 8 to 4 with its antique and flea markets alongside, so Saturday gives you the widest choice of the week.

Which market is open on a Wednesday or a weekday evening?

Wednesday is Leesport, 8 to 6 all year, with the flea market from 7. For an evening, Fairgrounds and Shillington run until 7 on Thursdays and Fridays, and Antietam Valley's Monday market runs 5 to 7 p.m., with its last posted dates December 7 and 21; other weekdays the choices are the farm stores and butcher shops, most of them open until 5 or 6.

Do the markets close for Christmas and New Year's?

The ones that post holiday hours take the day itself off and open around it: Shillington posts both weeks, including January 2 from 7 to 4; Renninger's opens Christmas Eve 9 to 2 and closes Christmas Day; Dietrich's closes both holidays and runs 7 to 4 on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve; Shady Mountain closes December 25 through January 1. Leesport's Wednesdays fall on December 23 and 30, so call before either.

Where can I find every farm stand and market in Berks County?

The year-round list by kind is in our post on farm markets in Berks County, and the directory's farm stands and markets in Berks County page has every stand and market with hours and contact info, so start there and call the one you've picked. The senior and WIC farmers market checks are a June-to-November program, so they don't carry into winter.

Sources

See the 26 places in this guide on the map