Looking for farmers markets in Long Beach? This coastal city has a network of neighborhood farmers markets running throughout the week, thanks to Southern California’s year-round bounty. This local guide covers Long Beach’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.

Long Beach’s farmers markets

Long Beach runs several farmers markets on different days across the city — including downtown, Marina, Bixby Park, and southeast-area markets — bringing Southern California farms and food vendors to the neighborhoods nearly every day of the week.

What to buy at Long Beach farmers markets

Expect Southern California’s year-round produce — citrus and avocados, strawberries and stone fruit, fresh greens and vegetables — plus flowers, local honey, artisan goods, and prepared foods and treats.

Seasons & when to go

Thanks to the mild coastal climate, Long Beach’s markets run year-round with fresh produce every season — winter citrus and avocados, spring strawberries, and summer stone fruit and tomatoes. To pair a market run with a walk, see our guide to the best parks in Long Beach.

What to know about Long Beach farmers markets

With markets on different days across the city, there’s almost always one nearby — check the schedule for the closest. They’re walkable, community-friendly outings; the mild climate makes any season a good time to go.

What Long Beach locals recommend

Market days, seasonal hours, and the best vendors change constantly — and locals know which stalls are worth the trip. On Neighborhood Nurturers’ Long Beach community, real Long Beach 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 Long Beach. Join your Long Beach neighbors free and get real local market recommendations →

Getting the most out of Long Beach

Each market has its own rhythm, vendors, and best-early hours worth learning. If you are planning a morning at the market in Long Beach, it helps to build it around the parts of town you already love. Spots like Belmont Shore and Bluff 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 El Dorado Nature Center 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 Long Beach.

Where the markets sit in the city

The markets are spread across neighbourhoods rather than concentrated downtown, which is part of what makes them a good way to see the ordinary life of a specific area. Downtown Long Beach anchors the weekday end of the schedule, while the residential districts — Bixby Knolls to the north, Belmont Shore and the east side near Los Altos, and the Alamitos Beach area — carry the weekend ones. Schedules and locations do shift seasonally and occasionally permanently, so confirm the current day and site before making a trip specifically for one.

More Long Beach guides worth bookmarking

Part of what makes Long Beach 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 Long Beach, Things to do in Long Beach, Parks in Long Beach. Between them you can plan an entire day — or an entire weekend — without ever leaving town.

Ask a Long Beach 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 Long Beach community on Neighborhood Nurturers is where residents swap honest, current recommendations — ask Long Beach neighbors what they would do, or join your town community free and get answers from real people who actually know Long Beach.

Every Long Beach Farmers Market, With Days and Times

Long Beach runs several certified farmers markets across the week, and unlike many coastal cities they operate year round rather than seasonally. Here is the full picture, with the practical detail you actually need.

Alamitos Bay Marina Farmers Market — Sundays, the big one

205 N. Marina Drive, Sundays 9:00am to 2:00pm, in the Alamitos Bay Marina parking lot. This is the largest and most popular farmers market in Long Beach, with more than 40 vendors. The grower list includes established regional names such as Weiser Family Farms, Tenerelli Orchards and Bautista Organic Date Ranch, which is a genuine mark of quality: these are farms that also supply serious markets across Southern California.

Its location is the other advantage. It sits at the marina near Naples Island and Belmont Shore, so a Sunday here pairs naturally with brunch on 2nd Street or the canal walk afterwards. Parking in the marina lot is far easier than parking on 2nd Street.

Bixby Park Certified Farmers’ Market — Saturdays and Tuesdays

130 Cherry Avenue, running Saturdays 9:00am to 2:00pm and Tuesdays 3:00pm to 8:00pm, both year round. The Tuesday afternoon-into-evening slot is genuinely useful and unusual, and it makes this the practical option for anyone who works a standard week.

The market has a waterfront festival character rather than a purely functional one, mixing fresh fruit and vegetables with gourmet specialty foods and handmade goods from local makers, including jewellery, soaps and candles. If you want an outing as much as a shop, this is the one.

Spring Street and Clark Avenue — Sundays

Spring Street at Clark Avenue, Sundays 8:00am to 2:00pm. This is the inland option, starting an hour earlier than the marina market, and it is considerably easier to reach and park at if you are coming from the eastern or northern parts of the city rather than the coast.

What to Buy, and When

Southern California’s growing calendar means these markets carry genuinely different stock through the year rather than the same imported baseline. Stone fruit peaks through the summer, which is when the orchard vendors are at their strongest. Citrus runs through the winter and is the reason the markets stay worth visiting in January. Dates are a year-round Southern California speciality and one of the more distinctive things to take home from the marina market in particular.

On timing: arriving in the first hour gets the best selection, and the final half hour is when vendors are most willing to move remaining stock. The marina market is busiest between about ten and noon on a Sunday. The Tuesday evening market at Bixby Park is the calmest of the three by a clear margin.

Making a Morning of It

The standard local Sunday is the marina market followed by brunch in Belmont Shore, or the reverse if you would rather eat before the crowds. Either way, the Naples Island canal loop is a flat public mile a short walk away and makes the obvious third stop, particularly with bags to carry and a slow walk in mind.

For Saturday, the Bixby Park market sits close to the ocean-front stretch, so pairing it with a walk along the bluffs above the beach works well. Bring cash as well as cards; most vendors take cards now but a few still prefer cash, and bring your own bags, since the volume you leave with is usually more than you planned. See also free things to do in Long Beach and restaurants in Long Beach.

Why the Long Beach Markets Are Worth the Trip

Farmers markets in Southern California vary enormously in seriousness. At one end are markets that are really craft fairs with a produce stall attached; at the other are markets that working cooks actually shop at. Long Beach sits closer to the second category than its profile suggests, largely because the Sunday marina market has attracted established regional growers rather than resellers. The distinction matters: a grower is selling what they harvested, which is why the stock changes visibly through the season and why the quality holds.

The year-round operation is the second thing that sets these markets apart. In much of the country a farmers market is a summer institution that disappears by November. Here the same markets run every week of the year, which changes how people use them. They function as a genuine part of the weekly shop for a lot of residents rather than as an occasional outing, and that steady local demand is what keeps the vendor count high through the quieter months.

There is also a social dimension that is easy to underestimate. The markets are among the few places in a car-dependent city where neighbours reliably run into each other on foot, and the park-based market in particular has the feel of a weekly neighbourhood gathering rather than a transaction. If you have recently moved to the city and are trying to get a feel for a given area, spending a Saturday morning at its market tells you more than an afternoon of driving around it will.

One practical caution: popularity has a cost. The Sunday marina market is genuinely busy in its middle hours, and the aisles get tight. Going in the first hour or the last half hour is the difference between a pleasant shop and a slow shuffle.

Frequently asked questions

Where are the farmers markets in Long Beach?

Long Beach runs several markets on different days — downtown, Marina, Bixby Park, and southeast-area markets — nearly every day of the week.

What is sold at Long Beach farmers markets?

Southern California’s year-round produce — citrus, avocados, strawberries, stone fruit, and greens — plus flowers, honey, and prepared foods.

What do locals recommend at Long Beach markets?

Long Beach neighbors share their favorite market days, vendors, and seasonal picks in our community.