Become a BFM Vendor
Applications are now OPEN for the 2025 Season through April 1st! We encourage you to apply early within this time period as we evaluate applications on a rolling basis and we have limited availability and space. A balanced vendor mix, with a priority on farms, fishers and ranchers, is our ultimate goal in supporting local agriculture and small business. In addition to farms, we are seeking an increased variety of food processors and prepared foods and new in 2025, crafters/artisans in select categories and on a limited basis as part of a pilot expansion during our regular season. For this pilot expansion, BFM is accepting artisan/crafters in the following categories only: personal accessories/jewelry, ceramics, fiber and knitted goods, housewares (including kitchenware, home decor, candles, garden art and live plants), paper goods, pet products and woodworking.
Please make sure to review all of the below information and our 2025 BFM Rules & Regulations before applying for important information on our policies, vendor criteria and needs, stall fee schedule, licensing and insurance requirements to vend, and more. Your application will include your agreement to these Rules & Regulations.
MARKET LOCATION
1717 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, just north of downtown Bellevue
2025 MARKET DATES & TIMES
Weekly Thursday Market:
May 22 - August 28, 3-7:30pm (open 30 minutes later during our peak season)
September 4 - October 2, 3-7pm (close a half hour earlier after Labor Day for the last 5 weeks of our regular season)
Saturday Markets:
Optional - Saturday Markets on October 11, 18 OR 25 (one of these dates to be confirmed in the Spring) and November 22 from 10am-3pm at the same location
APPLICATION FEE: $40 – non-refundable and due at time of application
STALL FEES: see Section III of our 2025 Rules and Regulations as fees depend on the category and stall size
Do you qualify?
Bellevue Farmers Market is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to support and strengthen Washington State farms and small businesses based on the Washington State Farmers Market Association Root Guidelines. Bellevue Farmers Market is committed to providing a desirable and successful marketplace with a healthy number of vendors and diverse mix of locally-grown, high-quality and handmade products.
Bellevue Farmers Market accepts:
Washington State farmers selling their own fresh and value-add products.
Washington State food vendors who make processed artisan foods from scratch using local farm ingredients.
Washington State ready-to-eat food vendors making prepared foods from scratch using local farm ingredients.
NEW in 2025 as part of a pilot expansion: Washington State artisan/crafters who hand make their products in select categories: personal accessories/jewelry, ceramics, fiber and knitted goods, housewares (including kitchenware, home decor, candles, garden art, and live plants), paper goods, pet products and woodworking.
Farm products that are currently under-represented or needed at our market include: sheep and cow artisan cheeses, milk, yogurt, butter, mushrooms, locally-grown nuts, seeds and grains. BFM is also seeking to diversify our prepared food with offerings with ethnic and cultural origins.
Bellevue Farmers Market DOES NOT accept:
Imported or out-of-state agricultural products
Wholesale or resale products of any kind
Out-of-state businesses
Carnival or fairground-type foods (sno-cones, hot dogs, etc.)
Nationally distributed packaged foods, energy drinks, etc.
Locally made products that do not include Washington farm-sourced ingredients
CBD or any other consumable marijuana products
More in-depth information about criteria be found in our 2025 Rules and Regulations.
NOT SURE IF YOU QUALIFY?
If you are a new vendor and are unsure whether you meet our qualifications, you may first submit an inquiry via the Vendor Interest Form. Please note that this is NOT an application to sell - this is simply an inquiry of interest from you to us with an opportunity to share additional detail about your products, which we will review in determining next steps.
Application Process
Farmers and vendors who sold the previous season (and are in good standing regarding rules, fee payments, etc.) are invited to apply to return in the coming season. New vendors can apply during our primary application period. All applicants are required to pay our non-refundable application fee. Feel free to reach out to fresh@bellevuefarmersmarket.org if you have any questions about our application process.
aNNUAL APPLICATION DATES
Our primary application period is between February 1 to April 1, 2025. We will continue to consider vendor interest throughout the season to fill needed categories or if space becomes available.
Instructions to APPLY
The Bellevue Farmers Market uses an online platform called Manage My Market for our application process and communication with vendors throughout the season.
1. CREATE A PROFILE FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Complete a profile for your business on Manage My Market. If you’re applying for the first time, click register now to create an account on Manage My Market. You will select “I’m a Vendor” after clicking “register now”.
When completing your profile, please provide a valid email address and phone number. All future communications will be made via the email address provided.
When you arrive at the “My Products” page of your profile, please list every product that you would like to sell and be specific. The more specific you are, the more it will benefit your application. Uploading photos of your products is appreciated, as are images of your booth set-up.
2. COMPLETE THE MARKET APPLICATION
After completing and/or updating your business profile, you’re ready to begin filling out the application.
Select “Click Here to Apply to a Market” and use the zip code 98004 to find the Bellevue Farmers Market.
Select the correct market you want to apply to and follow the simple directions while filling out each page of the application. Remember to click SAVE at the bottom of each page!
Select only the market days you can attend. Consistent attendance is essential to the success of your business and our market. Vendors who fail to keep their commitments jeopardize the success of the markets as a whole as well as their individual businesses. Note if you have a preferred frequency amongst these dates you are available.
3. Submit the market APPLICATION and the nonrefundable application fee
After payment of the non-refundable application fee, your application will move from "received" to one of the below different application statuses as part of our evaluation of incoming applications:
INCOMPLETE - this indicates missing information on your application. Please check your application for incomplete fields or current licenses/permits that need to be uploaded (note: exceptions are the Certificate of Insurance (COI) and auto insurance that are required only after you have been Approved)
PENDING - your application is being currently evaluated in the context of available space in your category. We will contact you with any questions about your business and products, which could include submission product samples, menus, labels, marketing materials, and price points for review upon our request.
APPROVED - your participation in the 2025 BFM season has been approved. Please check the specific dates on your application to confirm that dates you have been approved for. A COI meeting our insurance requirements (as described in Section IV.e of our Rules and Regulations) and your proof of auto insurance must be uploaded into your Manage My Market profile no later than one week before your first market day. You may also be asked to re-upload any licenses/permits should they have expired between your initial application and your first market day.
WAITLISTED - this may be due to a lack of space or surplus of vendors selling the same or similar products as yours at the market. You will be asked if you would like to be contacted should space become available in your category, whether on a consistent or pop-in basis, during the season should conditions change.
DECLINED - this may mean your business/product does not meet our criteria, same or similar products as yours are already approved to the extent we don't anticipate any openings in your cateogry, or a lack of space.
