The Market Commons

About Us

The Market Commons is a welcoming resource center providing personal support, resource navigation, and social activities to help community members find stability and thrive.

The Market Commons programs include:

• Food Access Program: assisting low-income shoppers with access to fresh Market produce

• Market Community Safety Net: providing financial support to farmers, merchants, and Market residents facing sudden hardships

• Small Business Fund: supporting Market businesses as they adapt to unforeseen economic and health conditions (such as the COVID-19 pandemic)

• Pike Place Market Secret Garden: growing fresh produce in a community-led garden for the Pike Market Food Bank

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The Market Commons is a program of the Pike Place Market Foundation.

Check out blogs we are included in!

a collage of five women businesses owners at Pike Place Market

Plan Your Visit

Posted on February 16, 2023

250+ Women-Owned Businesses at Pike Place Market

We’re celebrating Women’s History Month this March by highlighting the more than 200 amazing women-run businesses in Pike Place Market. Learn more!

Social Services

Posted on August 18, 2022

10 Nonprofits that Support our Market Community

While Pike Place Market is considered a hub for commerce and tourism, behind the scenes are numerous nonprofits that support our Market community. Read on to learn about the 10 Market organizations that make our community thrive.

For Locals

Posted on January 15, 2019

Get to Know the Pike Place MarketFront

You may know our iconic sign and the main arcade, but what about our MarketFront? The Pike Place MarketFront opened in June 2017 and it plays an integral role in restoring Seattle’s new waterfront and connecting downtown to the Sound.