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Capital Region Farmers' Market will on Saturday launch the 2021 cherry season with the first boxes of the season up for grabs.
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The market's cherry growers - Hill Lock Orchard, Drive In Orchards, Torry Hill Orchards, Thornbook Orchard and Willayoung Orchard - will have plenty of cherries for sale.
Thornbrook Orchards will also have cherry jam and cherry sauce, Claystone Meats will be creating cherry sausages as well as a rolled cherry stuffed lamb and beef roast.
Sweet Ama'lia will have sour cherry jam tarts, made with jam from Thornbrook Orchards.
Visitors to the markets can also go into a draw to win a box of cherries, with a winner drawn every half hour from 7.30am.
The markets are open until 11.30am.
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