Selinsgrove's Farmers' Market Goes Holiday After This Saturday. Here's the Rest of the Season, Week by Week
November 12, 2026
November 12, 2026
Saturday, November 14, is the last regular day of the Selinsgrove Farmers' Market this year. The market opened May 9 and has run every Saturday since, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. After this weekend, the Commons at Market and Pine Streets stops hosting a weekly Saturday market. Downtown's holiday season runs on a short list of dates instead, and each one has its own hours.
Most of those dates fall on three Saturdays and two Tuesday nights between now and mid-December. The Selinsgrove Projects market page and the Selinsgrove Area Chamber of Commerce events calendar list them together:
The three holiday markets on Nov. 21, Nov. 28 and Dec. 5 are add-ons to the regular season. They open at 10 a.m. and close at 2 p.m., one hour later on both ends than the regular Saturday market. If you're used to arriving at 9 a.m., you'll find the Commons still setting up.
Vendors also pay a separate fee for each special market. Each holiday Saturday is its own sign-up, so don't assume the stand you've visited all summer will be there on all three dates. If you depend on one farm or baker, ask them on the 14th whether they plan to come back.
The live music continues. The market's Music at the Market series runs Saturdays with support from the Rudy Gelnett Trust and Selinsgrove Borough. On the Dec. 5 calendar, the performance is listed as free to everyone visiting the market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Questions about the market go to Farmers' Market Manager Kevin Dressler or the Selinsgrove Projects, Inc. office.
The first Saturday of the holiday run has the most going on. The Susquehanna Valley Mall's holiday parade is listed for Saturday, November 21, at 9 a.m. in front of the mall. Participant check-in starts at 7 a.m. The mall invites community groups and businesses to march, and registration closes Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 5 p.m. If your church group, scout troop or shop wants a spot, that Wednesday deadline comes before the weekend does.
The parade ends just before the Thanksgiving Market opens downtown at 10 a.m. with produce, baked goods and art. That gives you time to watch the parade and then shop for Thanksgiving week from local vendors.
The same day, the Chamber's Holiday Passport begins, and it runs through Saturday, Dec. 19. Stop at participating shops, restaurants and service businesses, write each business's number in your passport, and turn it in by Monday, Dec. 21, for the Chamber's end-of-year giveaway. The passport lasts four weeks, so the stops can fit into errands you're already running.
There's also a new place to eat at the mall. The Daily Item reported that Kirsy Mendoza's Bread of Life Cafe was set to open at the Susquehanna Valley Mall on Saturday, Oct. 24. The paper described a menu with Puerto Rican and Argentinian influences, including pastries, empanadas, paninis, pork sandwiches, soup and specialty coffee. It listed hours of 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Those posted hours start at 10, an hour after the parade begins.
Two days before Thanksgiving, the Chamber holds its annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in the Commons on Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The tree goes up in the same park where the market sets up. Selinsgrove Projects calls the Commons a downtown park where farmers sell on Saturday mornings.
On Saturday, Nov. 28, the market returns for Small Business Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Chamber calendar also lists Black Friday on Nov. 27. Passport holders can make several stops that weekend.
The season's final market has more planned than any other day on the calendar. The Selinsgrove Farmers' Market calendar for Dec. 5 lists awards for the Kids' Stocking Decorating Contest and the Gingerbread House Decorating Contest, a petting zoo, a Stocking Stuffer, visits with Saint Nicholas, and Santa's Pet Parade. The Chamber lists the Holiday Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with gifts alongside the usual produce, baked goods and art.
The pet parade starts as the market ends. Santa's Pet Parade asks owners to register in the Sharon Lutheran parking lot by 1:30 p.m. The parade goes down Market Street at 2 p.m., and costumes for both people and animals are encouraged. First Class Male Barber Shop sponsors the parade. If you're shopping with a dog in a reindeer sweater, finish at the market by about 1:15 so you can walk over to the Sharon Lutheran lot in time to register.
| Dec. 5 time | What's happening | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 10 a.m. | Holiday Market opens | The Commons, Market and Pine Streets |
| 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Live music, contest awards, petting zoo, Saint Nicholas | Market grounds |
| By 1:30 p.m. | Pet parade registration | Sharon Lutheran parking lot |
| 2 p.m. | Santa's Pet Parade steps off; market closes | Market Street |
Selinsgrove Projects lists Dec. 5 as the final market of the season.
The season's last big night out has the busiest schedule. Late Night Selinsgrove runs Tuesday, Dec. 8, from 6 to 10 p.m. The Chamber says the evening features downtown dining, shopping, art, music and treats, and "maybe even a visit from Santa."
Across town that same night, Susquehanna University holds its Christmas Candlelight Service at 7:30 p.m. in Weber Chapel. The service is in its 60th year. The university's event page describes the end of the evening this way:
"As hundreds of candles illuminate Weber Chapel, more than 1,500 students, faculty, staff, alumni, families and community members join together to sing Silent Night."
The program includes readings, prayers and music from the University Choir, University Chorale, University Wind Ensemble, Chamber Singers, Handbell Choir and Brass Quintet. Canned goods and other nonperishables are collected at the door for the local community.
Since the two events overlap, plan the evening ahead of time. Late Night Selinsgrove starts 90 minutes before the service, so you have time for dinner downtown before heading to Weber Chapel. If you want to stay downtown, the service airs live on Susquehanna's radio station, WQSU 88.9 FM, and a recording will be shown on WVIA. You can walk Market Street with the broadcast on in the car or on your phone and still hear "Silent Night." If you plan to attend in person, bring a few cans for the donation at the door.
Three days later, on Friday, Dec. 11, Susquehanna's fall semester classes end, according to the Chamber calendar. Dec. 8 is the last of the six dates. The Holiday Passport keeps running after that, through Saturday, Dec. 19, and completed passports are due Monday, Dec. 21.
For more of the county's seasonal schedule, our look at Snyder County's fall calendar covers the months leading up to this stretch, and the Snyder County neighborhood page covers the wider area.
At CENTURY 21 Mertz & Associates, we know Selinsgrove by its calendar as well as its streets. Whether you're preparing for next season's market or wondering what your home near the Commons would sell for this winter, we're happy to talk it through. Start with a free home valuation, and we'll get back to you promptly.
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