2025/2026 Winter Season Hours
Thanksgiving Market
12:30 to 3:00
the Sunday before Thanksgiving (November 23, 2025)
plus
2nd & 4th Saturdays January through March
Noon to 3:00 pm
2026 Dates:
January 10 & 24 | February 14 & 28 | March 14 & 28
Visit Us
at Afterglow Brewing (nextdoor to the Railyard)
2330 Bowdens Ferry Rd, Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23508
Look for us on the lawn behind the brewery
Weather Policy:
Markets are rain or shine unless weather is severe. Look for any necessary updates on our website and social media.
If it’s a chilly day, after you shop you can warm up by the brewery’s fire tables, inside the heated tent or inside in the taproom!
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Here Is Our 2025/2026 Winter Market Vendor Lineup!
Aurora's Bakery is a micro bakery from Smithfield,VA. We use fresh Milled Flour from Virginia for most of our baked goods. We care deeply about the ingredients that we use and over 60% of our ingredients are locally source. They make everything from scratch from the brown sugar to all the pastries and breads. All their seasonal pastries are made with seasonal fruits that they locally source. They also sell the flour they use for the baked goods and have wheat berries available if customers wish to purchase them and grind their own flour. All their flours are organic, and they don't use any seed oils.
The Big Belly Food Truck serves Asian/Pacific Islander inspired street/comfort food. Top sellers include Asian BBQ Bowls, Pork Belly Steam Buns, beef bulgogi fries, moco loco and Musubi. Attends select dates.
Bradley Family Farm is a veteran owned farm, located in Suffolk. They provide us with pasture and woods raised Berkshire pork, pastured Angus beef, pork tallow soaps, homemade pickles, locally produced sauces, and more. Attends most dates.
Located in Chesapeake, BrownTown Organics is a family farm growing produce using organic practices, with no chemical fertilizers or chemical pesticides. The Brown family takes pride in growing healthy food for the community.
Bulldog Brew Bites bakes up homemade dog treats from local brewers wet grains and minimal additional ingredients. They have pumpkin, peanut butter, and bacon flavor options. Attends East Beach full time and attends Winter Market and Harvest Market select dates.
Cactus Moon Trading is a Native American and Latina woman owned business that makes handmade beaded jewlery and art that that incorporates cultural heritage and practices with modern concepts. Attends select dates.
Based in Newport News, Canine Barkery hand crafts dog treats in various flavors. Markets are dog-friendly, so you can bring your BFF (Best Fur Friend) along! Attends most dates.
The Proa family brings us authentic, handmade Mexican street food including empanadas, Mexican street corn, churros and horchata. Attends select dates.
Charcuterie Chariot offers a unique and convenient way to enjoy gourmet charcuterie boards on the go. Charcuterie Chariot is a mobile charcuterie business that brings customized cheese, meats, fruits, nuts, and other fine accompaniments directly to the market. Customers enjoy high-quality, beautifully arranged charcuterie boards at the market or to take to the beach, their boat or just home for dinner on a Sunday night! Attends select dates.
Cheesecakes Unlimited can make any favorite dessert flavors into a cheesecake! What dessert makes you smile? Is is all things chocolate or tangy and tart key lime? Whatever the flavor they bring them to life in their unique cheesecakes! They bring individual sizes to the market, or you can special order larger sizes with advance notice.
Crunch On Snacks makes freeze dried snacks. Amy and her team freeze dry candy, fresh fruit, fresh veggies and more—even ice cream! Sweet or savory, they’ve got you covered for snacking. These also make great care package gifts!
Dee’s Peanut Butter makes 5 flavors of handcrafted peanut butter, all sourced with local, Virginia peanuts! Attends select dates.
Edgewood Apiaries and Farm brings us Virginia honey, personal care and household products, including soaps, beeswax candles and more, all made from honeybee products.
Ellie’s Cellar offers eco-friendly, non toxic cleaners, laundry soap, dish soap, scrubbing paste and essential oil air fresheners. Made in Suffolk, VA. Attends select dates.
At Everling Coastal Farm, located in VA Beach, they process and bottle extra virgin handcrafted Artisan Oils. They started with Pecan Oil and Sunflower Oil with more to come! They use a cold pressed method to produce a unrefined, nutrient-filled oil for culinary use. Their Pecan Oil has a smoke point of 470 degrees so it’s perfect for sautéing, roasting meats, seafood and vegetables. Their Sunflower Oil tastes like biting into a sunflower seed and is great for vinaigrettes, dipping with bread or drizzled over hot popcorn. Their oils are non-GMO, too. They also bring us artisan vinegars from Modena, Italy and their own pecan butter! The commercial kitchen they use for all their processing is VDACS approved. They use seeds and nuts grown in the USA to produce the highest quality oils available. Attends East Beach full time. Attends Winter Market and Harvest Market select dates.
Fizz Craft Soda Co. is a modern craft soda company serving up dirty sodas with a clean twist. They mix house-made syrups from local fruit, fresh cream, and bold flavor combos to create refreshingly original drinks.
Fresh Crunch Pickles everything -- from crowd pleasing Classic Dill Spears to Citrus-Ginger-Beets to Balzy Carrots to Wasabi Green Beans; handcrafted in small batches at their commercial kitchen in Falls Church, VA, these unique cold-brined pickled vegetables are a great snack or complement to your meal. Attends select dates.
Glazed & Infuzed specializes in hot., fresh made to order donuts with a variety of flavorful infused sugars. They are great alone or paired with a nitro coffee or one of their plant based energy drinks!
Gold Rush Kettlecorn is a popcorn business specializing in making fresh kettle corn on premises and offering a variety of sweet and savory flavors. Come get some fresh-popped goodness!
Lightweight polymer clay jewelry and accessories made by hand. Custom and seasonal designs available. Nina makes studs, dangles, hoops, bracelets, keychains and pendants for necklaces. Attends Winter Market at Afterglow full time and East Beach on select dates only.
Holy Cannoli is a family-run dessert cart serving authentic homemade cannoli made with the freshest ingredients. From classic favorites to fun seasonal flavors, every bite is a little piece of joy. Both large and mini cannoli are offered in classic, chocolate chip, triple chocolate and seasonal/limited edition flavors.
Holy Cold Pressed Juice Shop is a mobile juicing business based in Virginia Beach, offering handcrafted cold-pressed juices made with fresh, locally sourced produce. They prioritize clean, plant-based ingredients and strive to use organic and pesticide-free fruits and vegetables whenever possible. Their mission is to promote holistic health and community wellness through great-tasting, nutrient-rich beverages served in eco-conscious packaging.
Chef-created condiments, including hot sauces, BBQ sauce, marinades, dressings and seasoning blends. Check out their fun apparel, too! Full time at Harvest Market. Attends select dates at East Beach.
Based in Hampton, Infinite Variations Pottery is a small ceramic studio specializing in functional ware and flower vessels.
Former special education teacher turned full-time maker of all things, Sarah is the owner of Juniper & Jam, a cozy bakery and lunch spot in Norfolk’s Selden Arcade. Market goodies typically include a wide variety of jams & jellies, spicy crackers, candied nuts, and baked goods. Attends select dates at Harvest Market. Full time at East Beach and Winter Market.
Based in Virginia Beachh, Koh Art brings us a visual blend of coastal serenity and vibrant influences in the form of locally handmade functional ceramics. Pieces include mugs, dishware, vases, and more! Attends select dates.
Baking fresh sourdough is a passion for Chesapeake-based baker Elisabeth. She makes both plain and flavored sourdough loaves, as well as English muffins and scones. Sourdough pancakes mixes and sourdough starter are also available!
Matt of MaD Seasoning is a local chef that cooks to Make a Difference. He's an executive chef and a graduate of Johnson and Wales University. Chef Matt teaches cooking classes at Kitchen Barn in VB. He is a social media influencer with his cooking videos have been viewed Millions of times on Tiktok and Instagram. As a cooking instructor he wanted to give his students something to help them cook better. That is why he created and now sells MaD Seasoning. You use the original anywhere you would use salt & pepper. There’s even a low salt version! Also try the BBQ and seafood seasoning blends! It Makes-a-Difference. Attends select dates.
Mane Events is a mobile beverage service that operates out of a refurbished, vintage horse trailer. At the market, they serve scratch-made non-alcoholic sodas, slushees, smoothies and lemonades with locally sourced ingredients and produce. In the cooler months, hot beverages such as coffee, cider, tea and hot chocolate round out the offerings. In addition, they provide pre-batched craft mixers in cocktail kits that guests then take home and add their own spirits while following recipes provided. Attends select Winter Market dates.
Mary Made creates custom designed hats and offers a charm bar. This is an interactive customer experience where customers design their own jewelry, and she builds it for them!
NuLand Hot Stuff Company’s family farm is a Certified Century Farm (meaning it’s been in their family for over a century) and is located in Pasquotank Co, NC, which is referred to as Newland. The farm is where they grow hot peppers, and they manufacture their hot sauces and blood mary mixes at in Norfolk. They enjoy crafting fun flavors of “hot stuff,” where the flavors are surprising and unusual, with heat that builds (that does not offend). Between the bloody mary mixes and many varieties of hot sauce (and seasonal flavors), have some samples at the market and see what pleases your palate! Try their salad dressing, too!
Made in Virginia Beach, PAC Granola’s delicious, crunchy granolas have no seed oils, no preservatives and are made with organic ingredients. They’re also gluten free!
Pasta e Pani by Salvatore brings us fresh pastas, delectable pasta sauces, fresh hand-pulled mozzarella, Italian bread, Salvatore's nona's meatballs and more! Born in Naples, Chef Sal makes everything in the Italian tradition--using traditional family recipes. We see many delicious (and easy) Italian dinners in our future!
Peanut City Candle Co. is a small, female-owned, SCC-registered business in Suffolk, VA. They offer 100% USA-grown soy wax candles, all hand-poured. Their goal is to provide customers with non-toxic, highly-fragrant wax products that are produced with sustainable and safe products. Their candles are dye-free and are scented with American-made, Pthalate-free fragrances. Packaging and containers are reusable, recyclable and American-made, as well. Attends select dates.
Riffle Farms raises grass-fed and finished bison meat. A veteran-owned small business tucked in the wild and wonderful mountains of West Virginia. Bison meat is heart healthy, has less fat in it than chicken, more protein than salmon, and more omega-3 fatty acids than even grass-fed beef! Their Bison Hot Dogs are also a big hit at the markets!
Nikki brews Kombucha, a probiotic tea, at her studio/brewery in Norfolk. Kombucha has been around for centuries and is a a brewed beverage that is rich is probiotics and has digestive benefits. She has a set of flavors that are customer favorites that she offers year-round, as well as special seasonal flavors. Attends full time at East Beach and select dates at Harvest Market.
This Virginia Beach husband and wife team specializes in quality, handmade woodworking. Attends select dates.
Danielle Stuck from Stuck Sweets handcrafts macarons in her Portsmouth home bakery.
Craving something sweet? Camie from Sugarbee Treats has you covered. She enjoys baking all kinds of sweet treats in her home-based bakery. Selections and flavors vary, but you can expect to find a nice variety of freshly baked cookies, scones, cakesicles, mini bundts, whoopie pies & pretzel buns.
The baked goods from Sweet Peaz Bake-House are always vegan friendly—no eggs and no dairy. Only all natural ingredients go into each of their creations. They strive to deliver delightfully delicious vegan pastries and desserts to those looking for a little healthier alternative to commercially baked goods. No preservatives, no fake ingredients, and no compromise to taste. Attends most dates.
The Flower Farm at ONECommunity Museum offers locally grown cut flower bouquets, bulbs, and seasonal plants. The organization is a non-profit and all proceeds support their mission of improving health, wellness, education and sustainability in the community.
Tasha’s Own at The Home Farm is a family owned and operated farm business making all natural goat’s milk soap with milk from their own herd, honey from their own hives and botanicals they grow or gather. They make jams and marmalades, including no sugar and low sugar recipes, from Virginia-grown fruit when possible. You’ll also find pickles and elderberry syrup.
Tidewater Mushroom Co. is a Norfolk-based urban gourmet mushroom farm. They supply us with maitake, several varieties of oyster, king trumpet, lions mane and nameko fresh mushrooms, as well as dried oyster mushrooms and grow-bag kits.
Top This Salsa Topping is homemade with fresh produce and a family recipe passed down from father to son. Now they are excited to share it with the Hampton Roads community. Enjoy it on its own with chips or as a topper for so many of your favorite dishes.
Up In Smoke takes quality cheeses and smokes them to add unique flavor! They offer three varieties. Enjoy them on their own, as part of an interesting cheese board, or in your favorite recipes. Kevin also sometimes brings some extra surprises for us, like hot peppers from his garden, Virginia pecans covered in milk chocolate and handmade charcuterie boards.
