Lake Union Park Floating Market The FarmBoat Floating Market aboard the Virginia V at Lake Union Park is closed for good. We are sincerely appreciative of all those who supported our efforts to make this an amazing one-of-a-kind Seattle attraction over the last several years. Unfortunately, Seattle's growing bureaucracy and increasingly stringent policies against small businesses and independent nonprofits are more than we can handle. Look for us in other Ports! Special thanks goes out to the Virginia V Foundation for hosting this great grass roots community event. We hope that people continue to visit and support the SS Virginia V! For more information about the senseless bureaucratic actions that closed the Lake Union Floating Market, see "FarmBoat Under Siege." The FarmBoat Floating Market was held aboard the historic steamship Virginia V docked at Lake Union Park Wharf from 2010 to 2013. Vendors displayed locally grown produce, specialty foods and artisan crafts on board the 125' wooden vessel--just as it was done a century ago. Market visitors were able to tour the ship for free and learn about Puget Sound agricultural and maritime heritage while they shop. The FarmBoat Floating Market shared the old-world charm and ambiance once enjoyed by Northwest seaport residents during the age of sail and steam. Hundreds of ships like the Virginia V traveled the waterways of Puget Sound at the turn of the 20th century--transporting farm goods and people before there were highways. The Virginia V was originally built to transport farm products from Vashon Island to Pike Place Market in 1922. Participating Vessels: Steamer Virginia V - A classic 125' wooden steamship. Fulley restored with an original tripple expansion steam engine dating back to the late 1800's. LEARN MORE >>

Market Day & Time:

Thursdays, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

June - October Market Location:

Lake Union Park Wharf

860 Terry Avenue North

Seattle, WA

2013 Lake Union Park Floating Market Schedule DATE TIME THEME Thurs. Jun 06 11:00AM - 03:00PM Thurs. Jun 13 11:00AM - 03:00PM Thurs. Jun 20 11:00AM - 03:00PM Thurs. Jun 27 11:00AM - 03:00PM Thurs. Jul 04 10:00AM - 05:00PM Local Cherries on the Cvita Thurs. Jul 05 10:00AM - 05:00PM Local Cherries on the Cvita Thurs. Jul 06 10:00AM - 05:00PM Local Cherries on the Cvita Thurs. Jul 07 10:00AM - 05:00PM Local Cherries on the Cvita Thurs. Jul 11 11:00AM - 03:00PM Thurs. Jul 18 11:00AM - 03:00PM The FarmBoat Floating Market aboard the Virginia V at Lake Union Park is closed.