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DEC 17-21, 2025
HOLIDAY MARKET SERIES

Rail Yards Market is  a non-profit-operated Farmers' Market open December 13-21, 2025 for our Holiday event series. Stay up to date with our most current news and events by following our social media pages on instagram and facebook. Visit our "About" page for more information on parking, what to expect, directions and more.  Video made by Frederick Trazon Diaz 

Upcoming Themes & Events

One thing that makes the Rail Yards Market unique that every market's  programming is guided by weekly themes. Every Sunday during May-October visitors can expect to find over 200 vendors, family activities, music, and more all in a festiv, authentic, and historic environment.When is the Rail Yards Market open? The non-profit operated Farmers' Market currently has these events planned for 2025-2026.

  • December 2025
    • Holiday Market: 200+ Vendors over TWO Weekends
      • Dec 13-14, 2025 & Dec 20-21, 2025
      • 10am-4pm
    • Quiero: Indoor Rail Yards Experience
      • Dec 17-21, 2025 10am-4pm
      • Curated local vendors indoors
      • Workshop experiences
      • Morning: Coffee by Zendo & brunch options
      • Afternoon: Local beer & cocktails by Sidetrack Brewery
  • February: Valentine Market Feb 14-15, 2026
  • May-October 2026: Sunday Market Series 10am-2pm

Follow our social media for ongoing updates and news.

QUIERO: A NEW INDOOR EXPERIENCE AT THE RAIL YARDS Dec 17-21, 2025

QUIERO is the premier indoor Rail Yards experience. Expect curated vendors, indoor hang-out space, local beverages and workshops.

Step into the Quiero Cafe & Indoor Mercado where a hands-on workshop experience awaits you! Why choose between hand-crafting your own goodies or local shopping? Get the best of both worlds by signing up for a workshop experience at QUIERO. Workshops are perfect for a group of 4-8, a date idea, or just to meet some new friends! Spaces are limited to 24 participants per workshop, so register your ticket today!

  • Coffee by Zendo
  • Ancho Businesses: New Mexico Community Capital & Moonberry Surpise
  • Local beer & spirts by Sidetrack Brewery
Program QUIERO 2025 by Rail Yards Market

Become a Vendor at the Rail Yards 

The Rail Yards Market prioritizes farm and farm vendors.

Holiday & Valentine Market applications are 100% closed.

Summer Season: Growers of Raw Produce booths start at $5 /day, and all other vendor booths start at $25/day. 

SCAM Alert: The Rail Yards Market is a certified 501(c)3 and WILL NEVER solicit money nor application via private message or email. Never send money to random individuals on the internet! The only way to apply to the Rail yards Market is on our website, and applications take 30-90 days to process. If you have been victom to scam, please report the individual to the Attorney General, on the platform where the scam occured, and dispute charge with your financial institution.  

 

WORK AT THE RAIL YARDS MARKET

Do you love building community, and you're passionate about putting in hard work behind the scenes?? Become a part of the magic that happens at the Rail Yards with a part-time job.

Working at the Farmers' Market is perfect for youth and busy students. You your a member of your family might be perfect for a job at the Rail Yards Market ABQ .

Event Operations Team : Rail Yards Market job opening

  • 🕑 ~5-20 hours per week
  • 💲 Hourly job starting at $13/hour with raise opportunities at 6 months & annually
  • 🗓 Sundays May-October, Saturdays in October & special weekend events in December & February

Please share with your community networks, and help us spread the word!!

Rail yards market veggie box: GET FRESH PRODUCE ALL SUMMER

The Rail Yards Market brings together several local farms from around Albuquerque and the middle Rio Grande Valley, to provide you with a bountiful assortment of seasonal local veggies & fruits! Every week is a little different and includes a variety produce from participating farms. Most weeks feature 5-8 produce varieties, including vegetables and fruits as seasonally available. Support the market and support local farmers; 75% of sales go directly to farms, and 25% is donated to the market.

Preorder your veggie box by Thursday at 12pm May through October for guaranteed pickup at the market Sunday! Subscribe and save 10% plus 

Check out our instagram each week to see who is featured @railyardsmarket.abq

BECOME A GROWER AT THE RAIL YARDS

The Rail Yards Market prioritizes farm and farm vendors.Whether you grow fruits and veggies in your back yard or the wide open field, we want you at the Rail Yards Market! Did you know that...

  • Rail Yards welcomes Raw Produce Growers year-round
  • Raw produce booths are only $5/Sunday May-Oct
  • More than 100,000 people visit the Rail Yards annually
  • Rail Yards Market distributed over $150,000 in Food Nutrition Benefits in 2022, like SNAP, WIC and Double Up Food Bucks
  • Growers have the simplest application process
  • Business Registrations are NOT required for Raw Produce sales in New Mexico

RAIL YARDS MARKET GRATITUDE

Dear Fellow Burqueños/as/x

Thank you for your support! You may know me as the Rail Yards Market. To you, I am so much more than a typical Farmers' Market.  I am...

  • A resilient hub for food, education, and community 30 weeks out of the year
  • Home to more than 400 local farmers, makers, bakers and chefs
  • A place to gather diverse communities around a shared space
  • The source of that green chile aroma all around
  • An affordable staple of nourishment and creativity
  • A historic treasure in the heart of our City
  • An ode to all things local and fresh
  • A neighbor who is always there to build connection
  • That special & important weekly ritual for you and your family
  • Seeded by the community, for the community
  • The Sunday intersection of New Mexican cuisine, art, and culture
  • A stakeholder of economic development and job creation
  • An idea once thought impossible, but now a must-visit destination to our magical State

RAIL YARDS MARKET IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM...

VISIT US


10am-2pm, Sundays, May-October

10am-4pm Holiday & Valentine Markets

777 1st Street SW
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
Email: RailYardsMarket@gmail.com
Voicemail: 505-600-1109