Things to Do in Flagstaff in November: The Sunday Market Is Back at City Hall

November is the month Flagstaff changes gears. The aspens have dropped, snow starts showing up on the Peaks, the summer crowds are gone and the town belongs to the people who live here. It is also the month the Mountain-Town Market comes back downtown. Here is how to spend a November weekend in Flagstaff, built around the one thing on the calendar you can count on every Sunday.

The Sunday Markets return to City Hall on November 1

The Sunday Markets at City Hall open for the season on Sunday, November 1, in the Flagstaff City Hall parking lot at 211 W Aspen Ave. Every Sunday in November is a market day: November 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, from 9 am to 1 pm. Admission is free, and leashed, friendly dogs are welcome at the City Hall Sunday markets.

The lot itself is free to park in on weekends, so you park right at the venue. If you would rather leave the car, Mountain Line Route 5 (Orange) serves City Hall from the Downtown Connection Center.

What you will find: local produce, heritage-grain bread and pasta, honey and prepared food, Native and local artisans and makers, community tables and live music. The market is listed in the USDA SNAP Retailer Locator at this location, so SNAP and EBT are accepted; ask at the market how it works with each vendor. Bring a card and a little cash, since some vendors are cash-only.

One thing to know before you go: this is the market with the dogs. The summer Sunday market in the same lot, May through October, is run by a different organization with its own rules. From November through April the lot on Sunday mornings is ours. If you are unsure which weekend is which, the this weekend page lists every Mountain-Town Market day in the next seven days.

What wrapped up in October

If you spent your summer at the Pine Forest Saturday Market on the east side, the 2026 season closed on October 31, and the Saturday market returns in May 2027. The Wednesday Market at Heritage Square finished its season on October 28 and comes back in late May. For November, the Sunday market at City Hall is where those growers, bakers and makers set up.

A November Sunday, start to finish

Flagstaff sits at about 7,000 feet, and November Sunday mornings are cold and bright. Dress in layers and bring a tote. Shop the market first, while the lot is busy with neighbors.

When you are done, Wheeler Park sits directly across Aspen Avenue, a wide lawn with a clear view of the San Francisco Peaks on a blue-sky morning. Two blocks east is Heritage Square and the historic downtown, with its brick storefronts and the murals that have spread across downtown walls. Walk rather than re-park: downtown street meters are enforced 9 am to 5 pm on Sundays, and the City Hall lot is free.

If you have the afternoon, Buffalo Park on McMillan Mesa is the classic finish, a flat loop with open views of the Peaks and Mount Elden. For indoor options, Flagstaff has Lowell Observatory, the Museum of Northern Arizona and the Coconino Center for the Arts on Fort Valley Road. Check each one's hours before you go; some change with the season.

If you are staying the night, downtown has an evening plan that starts across the street from the lot. The Flagstaff ghost tour meets at Wheeler Park nightly and walks the same streets the market shares on Sunday mornings; book ahead in winter, the groups are capped at 28.

The Sunday after Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving weekend brings family to town, and Sunday, November 29 is a market day. It is the easiest free outing you can offer a houseful of guests: free parking, a market to wander and the park across the street for anyone who needs air. It also happens to be the last 9 am start of the year, so come early.

Holiday shopping from local makers

If you would rather give a gift made in northern Arizona than something shipped in a box, November is the month to start. The Native and local artisans and makers at the Sunday market carry handmade goods, local pantry items, bread and sweets, and shopping from them keeps the money in Flagstaff. Two dates to put on the calendar now:

• The Holiday Market at the Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N Fort Valley Rd, runs Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6, 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is free. It is a different event from the winter market in the City Hall lot the same weekend, which is run by a different organization, so double-check the address.
• The Sunday Markets at City Hall continue December 13, 20 and 27, with hours shifting to 10 am to 2 pm in December, January and February, when the light comes later.

In the Valley instead?

If your November Sundays are in the Phoenix area, the same market family runs the Tempe City Hall Farmers Market every Sunday at 31 E 5th Street in downtown Tempe, 8 am to noon through the cool months. There is no Tempe market on December 6, 2026. Admission is free, and Sunday parking on the downtown Tempe streets is free.

The short version

• Sundays November 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29: the Mountain-Town Market at the City Hall lot, 211 W Aspen Ave, 9 am to 1 pm. Free, dogs welcome on a leash, free parking in the lot.
• Pine Forest Saturdays and Heritage Square Wednesdays are done for the year; they return in May 2027.
• Wheeler Park, Heritage Square and the downtown murals are a walk from the market; Buffalo Park is a short drive.
• Holiday Market at the Coconino Center for the Arts, December 5 and 6, 10 am to 4 pm.
• December Sundays at City Hall run 10 am to 2 pm.
• Weather calls and day-of changes post on Instagram at @flagstaffmountaintownmarket, and the visit page has parking, transit, dogs and payment in one place.

See you under the Peaks on Sunday.