The second Saturdays in the Park with Chobani event of the 2021 season. The markets will continue for another four weeks, with the final event taking place on Saturday, October 30. (Photo by Dustin Genter of 5th Dimension Photography)

NORWICH — The beloved weekend market, Saturdays in the Park with Chobani, has returned for it's sixth year. For six Saturdays in a row, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., local merchants and artisans set up shop in West Park to sell their products.

The event runs for six weeks, with this year’s last market landing on Saturday, October 30. The first market was last weekend, Saturday, September 25. Norwich B.I.D. Executive Committee Member and Saturday in the Park organizer Mindy Chawgo said this year's season was off to a great start.

"Normally our first one is always a little under, you know, people showing up and coming, but it was packed. It was so nice. So I think people are finally getting used to and accustomed to having something like this in Norwich," said Chawgo. "It was great, and the weather was beautiful, and we had a ton more vendors this year than we did in the past."

This week, the crowds kept coming to browse locally-made products such as candles, honey, clothing, home decor, flowers and produce, baked goods, and more. Local organizations were also set up in the park, such as the Chenango County SPCA, Catholic Charities, the Chenango County Historical Society, and more. Visitors were also able to enjoy the musical stylings of local performer Grady Thompson while they shopped.