Johns Island · Saturdays
The Sea Island Farmers Market
Johns Island’s Saturday market, on the Charleston Collegiate School campus. When it runs, where to find it, and how its vendors kept it going.
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Saturdays, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, year-round, at 2024 Academy Road on Johns Island, the Charleston Collegiate School campus. The market’s own website doesn’t post its hours; that time comes from Lowcountry Local First’s 2026 market guide and a Sept 19, 2026 event listing. It has closed for rain before, so check seaislandfarmersmarket.com before you go.
- When
- Saturdays, 9:30 am–1:30 pm, year-round. The market's own site doesn't post hours; this time is from Lowcountry Local First's 2026 guide and a Sept 19, 2026 event listing.[2,3]
- Where
- Charleston Collegiate School campus, 2024 Academy Rd, Johns Island, SC 29455. Directions
- Weather
- The market's homepage has carried a notice closing it for rain, so check the site before you go.[1]
- Official site
- seaislandfarmersmarket.com: the market’s news, its newsletter and the Be A Vendor page.
Academy Drive or Academy Road?
Where it is
The market's own site writes the address as 2024 Academy Drive; Lowcountry Local First writes Academy Rd, and the U.S. Census Bureau's street file matches either spelling to 2024 Academy Rd. Both name the Charleston Collegiate School campus.[1,2,4]
The other pins are nearby farms and stands; each number matches the farm map, and each pin opens that farm’s card.
2018 to now
From the Johns Island Farmers Market to the Sea Island Farmers Market
May 2018
The Johns Island Farmers Market, run by co-founders Frasier Block and Blue Laughters, moved to year-round Saturdays, 9:30–1:30, on the Charleston Collegiate campus, with a “Truth & Transparency” standard for its vendors.[5,6]
End of 2019
The founders closed the market.[6]
Feb 1, 2020
The vendors reopened it as the Sea Island Farmers Market, on Charleston Collegiate School property, led by Eric Rogers and Kristy Bialas of Two Fat Cooks. City Paper reported more than 30 vendors.[6,7]
2026
Saturdays, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, year-round, per Lowcountry Local First's 2026 guide.[2]
Who sells there
Other days, other stands
- Thanksgiving Farmers Market, Mon Nov 23, 2026, 1–5 pm, Freshfields Village Green, 165 Village Green Ln. Local produce, prepared foods and holiday crafts. The vendors aren't posted yet.[8]
- Stono Market, Rosebank Farms, the Fields farm stand and Ambrose Family Farm post their own hours through the week; each one’s are on the farm map.
- The Johns Island tomato: why the island’s farm stands sell them, and when they’re in season.
- Island Today has Saturday’s forecast; the directory has coffee, lunch and everything else nearby.
Sources
Every source on this page
- Sea Island Farmers Market (official site) · checked
- Lowcountry Local First, Farmers Markets & CSAs 2026 · checked
- Charleston Moms event listing, Sat Sep 19, 2026 · checked
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder (2024 Academy Dr matches 2024 ACADEMY RD) · checked
- ABC News 4, May 10, 2018 · checked
- Charleston City Paper, Jan 2, 2020 · checked
- Charleston Moms, Jan 28, 2020 · checked
- Freshfields Village: Thanksgiving Farmers Market · checked
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