No food trucks, no music, no art. Sonoma’s Tuesday Night Market gets back to basics — fruit and vegetables only — when it returns May 5.
To comply with state and county prohibitions against mass gatherings, the market will be temporarily replaced with a weekly Farmer and Agricultural –Only version beginning on May 5. The hours are new from 3:00-6:00 p.m., as is the location: Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall parking lot, at 126 First Street West.
“When it is safe to do so, we will bring back the fun elements that people love,” Mayor Logan Harvey said. “But for now, we want to offer this two-fold essential service: giving the agricultural community a way to sell their products now that many of their other sales outlets are reduced and providing the community another food source.”
The modified Tuesday Market is designed to safeguard the public health. “Part of my job has always been to ensure compliance with health and safety standards,” said Market Manager Christopher Welch. “But this season, we’ll be taking it to a whole new level.”
The City will try this new market model for 60 days, then will re-evaluate it based on the community support.
“We know that farmers markets are an important means of getting fresh healthy food into the hands of our citizens and a way to support our local agricultural economy,” said City Manager Cathy Capriola.
The weekly Friday market, held in the lot adjacent to Arnold Field and the Depot Museum, will continue unchanged.
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