School may be back and fall may be close behind but Coquitlam Farmers Market still has lots of great family activities planned.

This Sunday, Sept. 20 will be Kids Day at the market and will feature live entertainment and demonstrations from local groups.

This action-packed day includes martial arts demonstrations by Yuen’s Martial Arts, children’s yoga demonstration by Hola Yoga and airbrush tattoos by Mystic Art. You can also learn how to protect your children with the Coquitlam Community Police Department and its Child ID program.

In the market community tent, the VanDusen Master Gardeners will have a display and the group Chapter 11 will provide musical entertainment.

Entrepreneurial youngsters will be on hand selling their locally made treasures and those who want to be a vendor for a day can still get involved by calling or emailing the Coquitlam Farmers Market at info@makebakegrow.com or 604-318-8966.

Also this week is the deadline for registering in the Best Pie in Town Contest, which takes place Sunday, Sept. 27. This is the second year of the contest, which will also feature a visit by Barbara-Jo MacIntosh of Books for Cooks who will be one of the judges of the pie contest.

Prizes will be offered and the Pie Contest is open to all amateur pie bakers. Registration information will be available at the information tent this Sunday.

CLOSE TO HOME

For those who can’t make it to the Coquitlam Farmers Market across from the recreation complex on Poirier Street, there are two local pocket markets.

The Anmore Pocket Farmers Market is located in the parking lot of Anmore village hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday.

And the Port Moody Pocket Farmers Market continues until the end of October in front of the Port Moody rec complex every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A mini market, this one offers many of the goodies of the Coquitlam Farmers Market under a single tent.

WINTER MARKETS

Once gain, the winter markets will take place in the Port Moody rec complex beginning Sunday, Nov. 8th and running every other Sunday until the end of April.

These markets will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and include fresh local produce baked goodies and prepared foods. Visit the website (www.makebakegrow.com) for a full list of dates.

The Coquitlam Farmers Market started as a Community Economic Development project by SFU students in 1996, and has been a gathering place for the community and an outlet for local crafters, bakers, and farmers to sell their goods, ever since.