Yesterday Tampa Bay held another one of its Fresh Markets at Hyde Park Village. After making sure that the market is truly held on every first Sunday of the month (from 10am to 3pm), I hit up a few friends and in an hour we were on our way down I-275 blasting some Toro y Moi.

After finally finding some complimentary parking (bless), we made our way down to the market. The village was transformed into a market surrounded by people, local cuisines and locally hand crafted trinkets. Vendors displayed their selections of homegrown plants, handcrafted jewelry, homemade cooking, organic cosmetics, freshly grown produce, natural remedies and more.

The atmosphere was mellow as we strolled around with the crowd of families, couples and pets (pets are welcome!). The sounds of live flamenco played in the background as we glanced around at the variety of vendors and food trucks. There were all kinds of smells ranging from the cultures of Thai, Mexican, Jamaican, Parisian food and more. Not only was there a wide selection of local dishes, but there were also many food trucks that had specialty foods like a grilled cheese food truck whose line of eager customers proved to be a pretty good sign.

Although it was our first time experiencing the Hyde Park Village Sunday Market, we all felt blessed that Sunday afternoon that we decided to detour from Club Lib and appreciate the perfect fall weather at Hyde Park Village instead.

For more information on other Tampa Bay market locations, check out the Tampa Bay Market instagram and visit the Hyde Park Village site for other events!