The Bethel Park Farmers Market's 2026 outdoor season ran Tuesdays from May 5 through Sept. 29 at the South Park VIP parking lot off Corrigan Drive, near the ice rink. That was its 20th season, and the market dates back to 2006. The Tuesday slot is still running. From 4 to 7 p.m. it now sits in the Bethel Park Community Center lot at 5151 Park Ave. Food trucks come every week, the farmers market moves indoors once a month, and the stretch ends with a Saturday market on the evening of the municipal Tree Lighting.
As of this Thursday, five Tuesdays are left on the posted fall schedule. Here's how they line up.
The Community Center has the Tuesdays on both ends of the year
Bethel Park Recreation runs the farmers market and the food truck nights. The market's own FAQ describes No Cook Tuesday as "seasonal food truck evenings at the BP Community Center during the months before and after the farmers market season." So the Corrigan Drive season is the middle of the year. The Community Center has the Tuesdays before and after it.
The spring end has already happened. No Cook Tuesday was back at the Community Center on April 14. One more night followed on April 28, with 2.5 Greeks, Rowdy BBQ, Bado's and 111 Juice Pittsburgh, and then the market opened on May 5. The fall end started Oct. 6. The market's announcement called it "one last taste of food truck season before winter arrives."
The lineups and the seasons change, but the time and place stay the same, Tuesdays from 4 to 7 at the Community Center. The Bethel Park Farmers Market page posts the lineups and the indoor dates.
Who is parking in the lot each week
Here's the lineup the market posted for the rest of the fall.
| Tuesday | Trucks as posted | What else is happening |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 27 | Yovi's Hot Dogs, Bado's Pizza Truck, Cilantro & Ajo | Halloween Bash is the next night |
| Nov. 3 | Franken-fried, Fun Foods, Hibachi Lou | |
| Nov. 10 | Hoshi Food Truck, Forlini's Kitchen, Cilantro & Ajo | |
| Nov. 17 | Cousins Maine Lobster, Franken-fried, R&G's Smokeshack | Indoor farmers market, 4–7 p.m. |
| Nov. 24 | Yovi's Hot Dogs, Hibachi Lou, Cilantro & Ajo | Last date on the posted schedule |
Cilantro & Ajo shows up three times in those five weeks, more than any other truck. The schedule also says Jodikinos Family Farms will join the trucks when the weather allows, and that the organizers are working on adding a sweet treat vendor.
Plan on the lineup shifting from week to week. The preseason schedule listed Bado's Pizza Truck, Rowdy BBQ and Hoshi Food Truck for Oct. 13. On the day, the market posted Bado's, Rowdy BBQ, Hibachi Lou, Cookey and Wild River Kettle Korn in the Playground Lot, with Jodikinos selling apples, pumpkins and fall produce next to the trucks. The day-of post is the one to check before you skip cooking.
Third Tuesdays bring the market inside
Once a month, the Tuesday night gets bigger. The farmers market said it moves into the Community Center building "every third Tuesday from October through December." The dated schedule has two Tuesday indoor markets, Oct. 20 and Nov. 17. December's comes on a Saturday instead. On indoor nights, food trucks are on the schedule too.
The first one was this past Tuesday, Oct. 20, and it was the market's first Trick-or-Treat Market. Kids in costume trick-or-treated from vendor to vendor. The announced lineup was Black & Gold Jerky, Four Soils Farm, Glencoe Gourmet, Hello Hummus, Lettuce Ladies, Lil Debby's DeLights, Old Road Farm, Rainy Day Creations, Rustic Ninety Three, Searchlight, Swope's Berries & Bees, The Brinery at Two Acre Farm, Woven Wellness and Yappy Kitchen. Forlini's Kitchen, Fun Foods and R&G's Smokeshack were on the truck schedule for that night.
That's 14 vendors announced for the first indoor night, "with more still to come." During the outdoor season the market usually draws 50 or more full-season, partial or visiting vendors a week. The indoor market is smaller and closer together. In the municipality's words, it's the "same great market you love... just a lil' cozier!"
The next indoor market is Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 4 to 7 p.m., and the municipality's fall market announcement pitches it as a chance to "get Thanksgiving-ready with local produce, baked goods, gifts, and more." The November vendors haven't been announced yet. The market says vendor reveals go out on its social media pages. Cousins Maine Lobster, Franken-fried and R&G's Smokeshack are on the truck schedule for that night.
After that, the Tuesday trucks have one more night on the schedule, Nov. 24. The last market of the year comes on Saturday, Dec. 5.
The other nights on the same calendar
A few events fall between the Tuesdays, and most of them are a short walk from the Community Center.
- Wednesday, Oct. 28, 6 to 8 p.m. The Bethel Park Halloween Bash is at 5100 West Library Avenue, the Municipal Building. The costume contest has age groups for 0–2, 3–6 and 7–12. Entrants check in at the Library table for a color-coded sticker, results come out between 7:15 and 7:30 p.m., and winners get a 2027 Splash Park season pass. The Halloween Bash announcement says there is no residency requirement.
- Friday, Oct. 30. This is the last day to nominate a house for the Halloween decorating contest. Winners will be announced at the Nov. 9 Council meeting.
- Saturday, Nov. 7. The municipality is holding a free TV and electronics recycling event. Check the announcement for location and hours.
- Saturday, Nov. 28, 1 to 3 p.m. Bethel Park Public Library has a Gingerbread Workshop for children, teens and families, and registration is required. On Monday, Nov. 30, 6 to 7 p.m., the Library's Holiday Open Art Studio for grades 3 through 5 supplies the materials and the wrapping paper, also with registration. Both are on the library's November calendar.
The Gingerbread Workshop lands one week before the gingerbread contest vote, which is where the season ends.
Dec. 5 closes it out on a Saturday
The last indoor market of the year breaks the Tuesday pattern. It's Saturday, Dec. 5, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Community Center, on the same afternoon and evening as the community Tree Lighting. The Bethel Park School District calendar lists the Municipality Tree Lighting Ceremony at the same address for the same hours.
The gingerbread contest vote is that night too. The 2026 contest has two categories. Classic entries stay at 12 inches by 12 inches by 12 inches and go on a table in the lobby. Village entries must be at least 60% cardboard with no edible pieces. On Oct. 14 the municipality cut the Village maximum to 4 feet by 4 feet by 6 feet. Builders who already started under the old dimensions are asked to email [email protected] right away to avoid disqualification. Registration links for both categories are on the contest page.
That makes Dec. 5 the last date on the published calendar for the Community Center's after-season routine. It started with trucks in the lot on Oct. 6, picked up its first indoor market on Oct. 20, and ends with vendors, the tree and a room full of cardboard gingerbread on the first Saturday in December.
If the Tuesday trucks have you thinking about which parts of Bethel Park are a short walk to 5151 Park Ave, Kimberly and Alyssa know the streets around the Community Center and the Municipal Building well, and we're glad to walk you through them. Reach out to The Yot Howley Group and schedule a consultation. We'll probably see you in line at a truck one of these Tuesdays.
