The Otago Farmers Market sets up every Saturday morning, rain or shine, at 36 Anzac Avenue in central Dunedin. Established in 2003, it is one of New Zealand's oldest authentic farmers markets, with up to 65 vendors from across greater Otago selling at their own stalls, and it has been voted Coast Kiwis' Favourite Farmers' Market several times, most recently in 2025.
A good farmers market is as much about the people as the produce. Shopping with the southern seasons pays off — stone fruit and berries in summer, root vegetables as the weather cools — and asking a stallholder what's picking this week is half the point of buying direct. Regulars arrive early for the best choice, then linger over coffee and brunch while buskers play.
Dogs stay at home, though they can be tied up by the front fence, and few starts to a Saturday in Ōtepoti beat a slow circuit of the stalls.