ORANGEVALE, CA (MPG) - What do you get when you put together over 35 vendors, food trucks, live music, and a beer and wine garden together under the trees on a Thursday night?

If you haven’t guessed, it’s the Orangevale Farmers Market! And it’s become “the place to go” every Thursday night from 3 pm - 8 pm at the Orangevale Community Center, located at 6826 Hazel Avenue.

“The best part of this is having our community come together each week to relax, enjoy and mix and mingle with each other,” said Orangevale Farmers Market coordinator Marga Brunner, “that was our goal in putting this all together!”

Originally launched at the Orangevale Dairy Queen back in 2010, the outdoor farmers market quickly gained popularity due to its convenient location at one of Orangevale’s most popular hang outs. Within a few years the market outgrew the space so it was moved to the Orangevale Community Center. After a slow first year, adjustments were made including adding a beer and wine garden to complement the live music, and voila! The new and improved market was off and running "' bigger and better than ever!

According to Marga, the market has doubled in size for both vendors and the attendees. “People come for the many great things happening at the community center and stay for the fun of the farmers market.”

Matt Brunner, Marga’s husband and business partner, credits the success to “the combination of outdoor summer concerts with a farmers market that provides the platform for local musicians and the enjoyment of the music, along with beer and food vendors make the farmers market thrive. They complement each other. It’s a winning combination.”

A big part of that success is the new beer and wine garden, organized by the Orangevale Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber offers an opportunity for local business members to be “pouring sponsors” providing a great way to interface with the community and promote their business.

“I love seeing families coming out to have fun together,” said Kim Bayne, Executive Director of the Orangevale Chamber, “I definitely think the beer and wine garden have been great in not just getting people here but getting people to stay here. It makes the market a destination!”

Regular attendees also have positive things to say about the new and improved Thursday market. “We love coming for the tomatoes, hanging out with our friends and enjoying the music. This year has been way more fun than years past.”

Of course, all of this is made possible thanks to generous sponsors including: The Rotary Club of Orangevale, Easystumps, Les Schwab and the Orangevale Water Company. New sponsors are always welcome to promote the music venue and bring new bands.

For more information call 916.215.7713 or follow the Orangevale Farmers Market on Facebook, Instagram or the Orangevale Chamber on social media too. Be sure to bring a friend and experience the fun “destination” in Orangevale every Thursday night through October. If the parking lot is full, overflow parking is available at the end of the community center parking lot. Hope to see you there!