Market Central does not manage the market, so if you have questions about space availability or fees, please contact the Market Managers for all related inquiries.

     Market Central will continue running the SNAP/Debit program this year -- stop by our booth in the center of the market, next to the manager's tent, and meet Kyle, who will show you how it works.

     Run out of cash or forget to bring some? Swipe your debit card at our table, and withdraw money in any increment of $5.  These tokens are valid throughout the market, change will be given, and they never expire.  There is a $1 per swipe service fee for this.  

     For SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formally Food Stamps) users, a swipe of your EBT card will give you tokens worth $1 each to spend on qualifying food purchases at the market.  Thanks to Wholesome Wave's Double Voucher Coupon program, we will match every SNAP dollar with another dollar, up to $10.  That's right: we double the amount you can spend at the market!  No change can be given for SNAP tokens, and there is no swipe fee to users.

   Need to get caught up on what's been happening with the search for a permanent home for city market? Read on!  In July 2011 a task force appointed by City Council recommended that the City Market remain in its current location.  The city then hired Market Ventures, an urban-planning consultant specializing in public markets, to conduct a feasibility study of creating a "market district" in Charlottesville.

   This spring Market Ventures unveiled their analysis and pitched two options for the City Market - transform the current location into a more friendly location for the City Market, with canopies, water, electricity, and a park area, or move the market to a piece of land behind the railroad tracks near Garrett and First Streets.  If you missed the public presentation, you can view the slides here.