Looking for farmers markets in Los Angeles? LA has one of the best farmers-market scenes in the country, with famous markets running nearly every day across the city. This local guide covers Los Angeles’s farmers markets, what to buy, when to go by season, and how to find the freshest, most current details from people who shop them every week.

Los Angeles’s farmers markets

Los Angeles is a farmers-market paradise — the historic Original Farmers Market at Third and Fairfax (open year-round), the acclaimed Hollywood Farmers Market (Sundays), the chef-famous Santa Monica markets, and dozens of neighborhood markets mean there’s an outstanding market nearly every day of the week.

What to buy at Los Angeles farmers markets

Expect California’s incredible year-round produce — citrus and avocados, strawberries and stone fruit, heirloom tomatoes, and exotic fruits — plus flowers, local honey, artisan goods, and a huge variety of prepared foods and treats.

Seasons & when to go

Thanks to the climate, LA’s markets run year-round with something fresh every season — winter citrus, spring strawberries, and summer stone fruit and tomatoes. Some, like the Original Farmers Market, are open daily. To pair a market run with a walk, see our guide to the best parks in Los Angeles.

What to know about Los Angeles farmers markets

With so many markets on different days, there’s always a great one nearby — check which is closest and its day. The Hollywood and Santa Monica markets are chef-favorites; go early for the best selection. LA is car-oriented, so plan the drive.

What Los Angeles locals recommend

Market days, seasonal hours, and the best vendors change constantly — and locals know which stalls are worth the trip. On Neighborhood Nurturers’ Los Angeles community, real Los Angeles neighbors share their favorite markets and vendors, and what’s in season right now. For more, see our guide to the best things to do in Los Angeles. Join your Los Angeles neighbors free and get real local market recommendations →

Getting the most out of Los Angeles

Each market has its own rhythm, vendors, and best-early hours worth learning. If you are planning a morning at the market in Los Angeles, it helps to build it around the parts of town you already love. Spots like the free Griffith Observatory and Griffith Park anchor the areas locals gravitate to, and the best plans tend to pair one of those with a stop from this guide. Neighbors also point to the Venice Boardwalk when they want something a little quieter or off the usual path. Knowing those anchors makes it far easier to line up a morning at the market that actually fits the day you have in mind, whether you have a couple of free hours or a whole afternoon in Los Angeles.

More Los Angeles guides worth bookmarking

Part of what makes Los Angeles rewarding is how much it packs into a small footprint. If you found this useful, these companion guides cover the same neighborhoods from different angles: Best restaurants in Los Angeles, Things to do in Los Angeles, Parks in Los Angeles. Between them you can plan an entire day — or an entire weekend — without ever leaving town.

Ask a Los Angeles neighbor first

Guides get you started, but the freshest tips always come from people who live here. Hours change, new spots open, and locals know which places are worth it right now. The Los Angeles community on Neighborhood Nurturers is where residents swap honest, current recommendations — ask Los Angeles neighbors what they would do, or join your town community free and get answers from real people who actually know Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles farmers markets people actually look for

Los Angeles does not have one farmers market, it has dozens, and they are not interchangeable. Each one has a fixed day, a fixed set of hours and a distinct character, and the single most common mistake is turning up at the right place on the wrong day. Below are the markets that draw the most searches, each with the detail you need before you drive.

One clarification first, because it sends people to the wrong place: the Original Farmers Market at Third and Fairfax is a permanent, everyday market, not a weekly one. The neighborhood markets that follow it are weekly, and they are what most people mean by a farmers market.

The Original Farmers Market (Third and Fairfax)

The Original Farmers Market, 6333 W 3rd St, has operated since 1934 and is open every day — roughly 9am to 9pm Monday through Friday, 10am to 9pm Saturday and 10am to 7pm Sunday. It holds more than 100 stalls, food counters and shops, many of them family-run for decades, and entry is free.

It functions more as a permanent food hall than a produce market, and it adjoins The Grove, which is why it appears in so many visitor itineraries. There is no single main gate — you can walk in from several sides. If you want prepared food and a sense of the city’s history, come here. If you want to buy a week of vegetables from the person who grew them, go to one of the weekly markets below.

Mar Vista Farmers Market

Mar Vista Farmers Market runs Sundays 9am to 2pm at 3826 Grand View Blvd, 90066. It draws more search interest than any other weekly market on the west side, and it is the one to aim for if you want the full Sunday-morning version of the experience — produce, prepared food and a genuine neighborhood crowd rather than a tourist one.

Larchmont Village Farmers Market

Larchmont Farmers Market, 205 S Larchmont Ave, 90004, is one of the few that runs twice a week: Wednesdays 1pm to 5pm and Sundays 10am to 2pm. The Wednesday afternoon session is much quieter and is the better one for actually shopping. It sits on Larchmont Boulevard’s walkable retail stretch, so it combines easily with lunch and browsing.

Atwater Village Farmers Market

Atwater Village Farmers Market runs Sundays 9am to 2pm at 3528 Larga Ave, and it operates year-round with no seasonal break. It is the east side’s Sunday anchor, and it sits a short walk from the Glendale Boulevard corridor — Bon Vivant Market and Cafe at 3155, Proof Bakery at 3156, Black Elephant Coffee at 3195 — which makes it easy to build a morning around.

Silver Lake Farmers Market

Silver Lake Farmers Market is held at Sunset Triangle Plaza, 1500 Griffith Park Blvd — a plaza created by closing a street to cars. It runs Saturdays 8am to 1:30pm and Tuesdays 1:30pm to 7pm, and like Atwater it is year-round with no winter break. The Tuesday afternoon slot is the calmer of the two. See our Silver Lake guide for the rest of the neighborhood.

Westchester Farmers Market

Westchester Farmers Market runs Sundays 9am to 1pm at 6200 W 87th St, year-round. It is the most convenient market to the airport side of the city, and its one-o’clock close is earlier than most — the single most common way people miss it.

Westwood Village Farmers Market

Westwood Village Farmers Market is a Thursday market, 12pm to 5pm, at 1030 Broxton Ave, running year-round. Being a weekday midday market in a university village gives it a different character from the weekend ones: it is smaller, faster, and oriented toward lunch and a bag of produce on the way home rather than a morning out.

How to choose the right market for the day you have

Work backwards from your day rather than from a favorite. Sunday is the strongest day in Los Angeles — Mar Vista, Atwater Village, Westchester and Larchmont all run, so pick by geography rather than by reputation and take whichever is closest. Saturday is thinner than newcomers expect; Silver Lake’s 8am to 1:30pm session is the reliable east-side option.

Midweek is the quiet secret. Tuesday afternoon in Silver Lake, Wednesday afternoon in Larchmont and Thursday midday in Westwood are all materially calmer than the weekend markets, and if your goal is to shop properly rather than to socialise, they are better. Several of these — Atwater, Westchester, Westwood, Silver Lake — run year-round, which matters in a region where plenty of markets go quiet in winter.

Two practical notes that apply almost everywhere. Arrive in the first half of the market for selection and the last half hour for prices, and bring cash — card acceptance is common now but not universal stall to stall. Parking is the real constraint at the popular Sunday markets, so treat the posted opening time as the time to arrive rather than the time to leave home.

Where the farmers markets fit into the rest of the city

A market pairs naturally with the neighborhood around it, and that is usually the better way to plan the day. Atwater Village and Silver Lake sit within a few minutes of each other on the east side; Larchmont sits between Hollywood and Koreatown; Westchester and Mar Vista cover the west and the airport side.

For what to do after the market, our things to do in Los Angeles guide covers the citywide list, the restaurants guide has where to eat, and free things to do in Los Angeles is the companion for a day built around walking a market and a neighborhood rather than spending much. The neighborhoods guide explains the areas these markets sit in.

Frequently asked questions

Where are the best farmers markets in Los Angeles?

The historic Original Farmers Market at Third and Fairfax (year-round), the acclaimed Hollywood Farmers Market (Sundays), the chef-famous Santa Monica markets, and dozens of neighborhood markets.

What is sold at LA farmers markets?

California’s year-round produce — citrus, avocados, strawberries, stone fruit, heirloom tomatoes, and exotic fruits — plus flowers, honey, and prepared foods.

What do locals recommend at LA markets?

LA neighbors share their favorite neighborhood markets, vendors, and seasonal picks in our community.