The Green Dragon Market

Get ready to shop 'til you drop. The Green Dragon comes alive every Friday in the little country town of Ephrata in Lancaster County. Shoppers have visited this marketplace since 1932 for their weekly shopping from over 400 local growers, bakers, merchants, and artisans. Located on a 30-acre site in the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, the Green Dragon Market has grown to be one of the largest Farmers Markets on the East Coast. The market offers visitors the choice of shopping indoors or outdoors. With 7 large market buildings, the Green Dragon merchants offer everything from "soup to nuts". There is a local saying, "if you can't buy it at the Green Dragon, it chust ain't fer sale!" Our day begins with a delicious lunch at Shady Maple, Lancaster County's largest smorgasbord featuring 200 feet of deliciously authentic Pennsylvania Dutch cooking.