A Brighter Day Cottage Cafe

06/14/2026

🌞 SUNDAY MARKET DAY! 🌞
Join us tomorrow at the Waterway Market at Great Bridge Village!
📍 116 Reservation Rd., Chesapeake, VA
🕚 Sunday | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
We'll be bringing a wonderful selection of fresh baked sourdough favorites and homemade treats from both A Brighter Day Cottage Cafe and Mama Lisa's Comfort Corner.
🥖 Fresh sourdough bread loaves
🧈 Sourdough English muffins
🍥 Sweet sourdough buns and rolls
🍪 Fresh baked cookies
🍫 Brownies and other bakery favorites
Plus, stop by Mama Lisa's Comfort Corner for:
🍌 Our famous Bananas Foster Banana Pudding
🍯 Hunny Bee Healed infused honey
🫙 Exotic jams and jellies
🌶️ Specialty pepper jams
Waterway Market is always a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon, with local farms, makers, artisans, food vendors, and family-friendly fun all in one place. This week even features Fun With Goats and their Jurassic Park-themed play experience!
Whether you're stocking up on your weekly bread, looking for a sweet treat, or searching for a unique local gift, we'd love to see you.
Come shop local, support small businesses, and enjoy everything our community has to offer.
💗 A Brighter Day Cottage Cafe
Always Fresh, Always Sourdough

06/09/2026

🌸☀️ SATURDAY AT SUMMIT POINTE ☀️🌸

We're excited to be back for Second Saturdays at Summit Pointe this weekend and we can't wait to spend the day with our Chesapeake community!

Whether you're looking for your weekly bread, a sweet treat, a unique gift, or simply a reason to get out and enjoy a beautiful Saturday, this is the perfect opportunity to shop local and support small businesses.

📍 Summit Pointe
580 Belaire Ave.
Chesapeake, VA 23320

🗓 Saturday
⏰ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

This week, A Brighter Day Cottage Cafe will be bringing a variety of handcrafted sourdough favorites, including:

🥖 Artisan Sourdough Bread Loaves
🍞 Fresh Baked Focaccia
🧈 Sourdough English Muffins
🍥 Sourdough Sweet Rolls
🍓 Strawberry Fairy Bread Buns
🍪 Fresh Baked Cookies
🍫 Brownies and other sweet treats
🍞 A few surprise sourdough creations making an appearance this weekend

And don't forget to stop by Mama Lisa's Comfort Corner, where you'll find:

🍌 Famous Bananas Foster Banana Pudding
🍯 Hunny Bee Healed Infused Honey
🫙 Exotic Fruit Jellies
🌶️ Pepper Jams
🧂 Signature Spice Blends
💜 And other customer favorites

One of our favorite things about these markets is getting to connect with the people who make this community so special. We love seeing familiar faces, meeting new customers, answering questions about sourdough, and sharing the products we've worked so hard to create.

Bring a friend, bring your appetite, and come spend part of your Saturday with us. We would love to see you there!

💗 Always Fresh, Always Sourdough 💗

06/03/2026

🌸✨ VIRGINIA BEACH FRIENDS… WE’RE COMING TO KING’S GRANT FARMERS MARKET! ✨🌸

Join us this Thursday for an evening filled with handcrafted sourdough goodies, sweet treats, and all the cozy cottage bakery vibes

📍 King’s Grant Farmers Market
873 Little Neck Road, Virginia Beach, VA
🗓 Thursday, June 4th
⏰ 4PM – 7PM

A Brighter Day Cottage Cafe is a family owned and operated Virginia Cottage Food bakery specializing in long-fermented sourdough baked from scratch with quality ingredients and a whole lot of love.
This week you’ll find favorites like:

🥖 Artisan sourdough bread loaves
🥯 Fresh sourdough bagels
🧈 Sourdough English muffins
🍥 Sweet & savory sourdough buns
🍪 Cookies & brownies
🍓 Small-batch jams & jellies

Everything is handcrafted in our home kitchen under Virginia Cottage Food Law and made with our signature touch:
💗 Always Fresh, Always Sourdough 💗
Come shop local, support small businesses, and spend your Thursday evening with us! We can’t wait to see familiar faces and meet new ones 🌸✨

05/31/2026

SEE YOU AT WATERWAY MARKET TOMORROW!

Join us Sunday at Waterway Market at Great Bridge Village for a fun afternoon of shopping local, supporting small businesses, and enjoying all the amazing vendors our community has to offer!

📍 Battlefield Park South
116 Reservation Road, Chesapeake, VA
⏰ 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
We'll be there with a variety of your A Brighter Day Cottage Cafe favorites, including:
🥖 Fresh Sourdough Bread
🥯 Sourdough Bagels
🧈 Sourdough English Muffins
🍪 Fresh Baked Cookies
🍥 Sourdough Sweet Buns

Plus, be sure to stop by Mama Lisa's Comfort Corner for her famous banana pudding, handcrafted jams and jellies, infused honeys, and other customer favorites!
With local farms, artisans, specialty vendors, food, and family-friendly activities, Waterway Market is the perfect way to spend your Sunday.
Come out, shop small, support local, and enjoy a beautiful day with us. We can't wait to see everyone!

05/29/2026

DAY TWO OF THE BOMB-ITTY OF ERRORS!
We're back at the ViBe District tonight for another evening of live theater, music, community, and amazing local vendors!
While you're enjoying the show, be sure to stop by and visit both of our booths:

🫙 Mama Lisa's Comfort Corner will be stocked with customer favorites including handcrafted jams, jellies, infused honeys, and of course her legendary Bananas Foster Banana Pudding. If you've been wanting to try it, tonight is the perfect opportunity!

🍪 A Brighter Day Cottage Cafe will have a delicious lineup of sourdough sweet buns, fresh baked cookies, and a few surprise sourdough treats making their appearance throughout the weekend.
Tonight's performance also features a special pre-show performance by NAT.

📍 ViBe Park
1800 Cypress Ave
Virginia Beach, VA
🕖 7:00 PM

Come enjoy a night of laughter, support local artists and makers, and grab something sweet while you're there. We can't wait to see everyone tonight and all weekend long!

05/29/2026

05/28/2026

Rain may have tried to steal the spotlight last week, but this weekend is looking a whole lot brighter and we are READY. 🌤️🎭
A Brighter Day Cottage Cafe will be back at The Bomb-itty of Errors starting TONIGHT, Thursday May 28th at the ViBe Park in Virginia Beach! Last week almost every performance was rained out, so we are extra excited to finally settle in for a full weekend of amazing performances, good energy, and great food.
We’ll be there for:
📍 Thursday, May 28th
📍 Friday, May 29th
📍 Saturday, May 30th
📍 BONUS Sunday performance!

Come enjoy an incredible show by Rouge Theater Reinvented while grabbing some fresh sourdough goodies, sweet buns, cookies, breads, and more from us throughout the weekend.
There is something really special about outdoor theater, live music, local artists, and community all coming together in one space. We cannot wait to be part of it.

📍 ViBe Park
1800 Cypress Ave
Virginia Beach, VA
🕖 7PM

RSVP online, bring your blanket, and come enjoy an amazing show!

05/28/2026

Season 11 is rolling, and next week’s Kings Grant Farmers Market is going to be packed.
If you’ve been waiting for the perfect Thursday to come out, this is it. (6/4/26)

We’ve got your favorites, your new must‑tries, live music, food trucks, and a full vendor lineup that makes this market what it is — local, fun, and full of energy. Bring a friend, bring the kids, grab dinner, shop the vendors, and enjoy the night. This is what community feels like.

Thursday, June 4
4–7pm
873 Little Neck Road, Virginia Beach
Weather Permitting
KingsGrantFarmersMarket.com

Live Music: Eric Staab
Food Trucks: Solana, Clucks, Pittsburgh’s Best

Season 11 and still growing.
See you at the market.

05/24/2026

Well… Virginia weather officially won this weekend. 🌧️☔

With our events cancelled due to rain, we decided to turn lemons into sourdough and will be offering PORCH PICKUP tomorrow instead! ❤️🍞

📍 Chesapeake Pickup
🗓 Sunday, May 24th
⏰ 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

This week we have fresh:

🍓 Strawberry Ube Crunch Buns
🍯 Honey Buns
🍍 Brazilian Pineapple Cheesecake Buns

PLUS fresh sourdough loaves:

🌶 Habanero Gouda
🧀 Jalapeño Cheddar
🌿 Garlic Rosemary

If you’d like to grab some goodies, please send us a DM to reserve your items before they’re gone! Quantities are limited and everything is first come, first served until claimed.

Rainy weekends call for cozy carbs anyway. 🍞💜