This article has been updated with additional information.
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - The Rehoboth Farmers’ Market will return to Grove Park beginning Tuesday, Sept. 15, with several changes to parking and the setup for vendors.
The city said all trucks, vans and trailers used by vendors will be parked and set up in the Grove Street parking lot. The lot will be closed to public parking and through traffic while the market is operating.
Pat Coluzzi, founder of the Rehoboth Farmers Market, says this is to ensure newly planted trees are protected.
“Well, because the trees that are down, they have a planting plan, and we are not going to be positioning our cars in that area. All the heavy vehicles will be outside of the park and there will be some cars inside the park, so it should work out pretty well.”
Only cars and tents will be allowed inside Grove Park. Cars will be positioned closer to the parking lot, while tents without cars will be set up closer to the bathrooms and pavilion side of the park.
The Rehoboth City Manager, Taylour Tedder, says this will not interfere with parking to the local visitor center or museum.
“We actually met with both the museum, the Mainstreet executive director and the chamber's welcome center yesterday, and they are not concerned at all. They say that typically on market days, it's foot traffic, and they actually get a really good turnout at the museum because of the farmer's market. So people are able to park on any of the permit streets nearby for free. “
For market vendor, Millie Crotty, this is exciting news. Millie creates handmade pottery and sells at the Rehoboth Farmers Market each month.
"I feel like the farmer's market should be in a park. You know, everybody wants to go to the park and buy fresh vegetables and stuff. Yeah. So I'm excited to be back in there.”
Recent changes to the Rehoboth Farmers Market come after the city found several trees in Grove Park had bacterial leaf scorch. Those trees were cut down and resulted in the market moving to the convention center's parking lot temporarily.
The Rehoboth Farmers’ Market is expected to remain at Grove Park for the rest of the 2026 season.
