Farmers Markets near Santa Cruz, CA

Santa Cruz

The Westside market runs Saturdays year-round, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Highway 1/Western Drive lot near Natural Bridges. Santa Cruz Community Farmers' Markets has run it as part of a five-market family for three decades, and the vendor mix leans hard organic — more than 30 farms and producers, plus pasture-raised meat, eggs, dairy, and locally caught seafood. A bluegrass band plays most Saturdays, as much a draw as the produce.

A neighborhood farmers market on East Cliff Drive in the Live Oak area east of Santa Cruz, in a coastal county known for strawberries and Brussels sprouts grown around nearby Watsonville.

Santa Cruz

The Live Oak Farmers' Market has anchored Sundays for the Live Oak, Pleasure Point, and Capitola communities since 2000, running 9 AM to 1 PM year-round at 15th and Eastcliff Drive. Tables stack high with organic produce, tree-ripened fruit, fresh bread, sustainable seafood, pasture-raised organic meats, and flowers, alongside celebrated brunch vendors, live music, EBT Market Match up to $15, and a monthly family day with the local school district.

Scotts Valley

Scotts Valley's market runs Saturday mornings, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., from May through November at the Community Center on Kings Village Road. It's a Santa Cruz Mountains neighborhood market — smaller than the coastal markets down in Santa Cruz proper — built around local produce, meat, and baked goods, with the community center lot doubling as the town's Saturday gathering spot for the season.

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Community Farmers' Markets has run for 30 years, operating a family of five markets: Downtown Santa Cruz on Wednesdays, Westside Saturdays, Live Oak/Eastside Sundays (all year-round, rain or shine), plus seasonal markets in Felton and Scotts Valley. The markets showcase regional organic produce, pasture-raised meats, eggs and dairy, sustainably harvested seafood, and artisan goods, with EBT Market Match and pop-up breakfast events.

Aptos

Nearly 90 vendors set up every Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon, year-round in the Cabrillo College parking lot at 6500 Soquel Drive — a market that was voted America's favorite farmers market in California three years running and got a nod from Coastal Living. Beyond produce, stalls cover eggs, cheese, seafood, olive oil, mushrooms, and fermented foods, plus a knife and garden-tool sharpening stand.

Aptos

The Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College, run by Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets, is held every Saturday from 8 AM to noon at 6500 Soquel Drive in Aptos, celebrating over 50 years of farmers markets in the region with plentiful free parking and easy access.

Watsonville

Esperanza Community Farms runs a subsidized CSA out of Watsonville, delivering biweekly boxes of pesticide-free vegetables and fruit to families in the Pajaro and Salinas Valleys. The nonprofit also operates the Esperanza Food Hub, linking small local growers with schools and community organizations, and has run a Farm to Cafeteria program bringing organic salads into area schools. Its focus stays on food security in a farmworker region that grows much of the country's produce.

Los Gatos

Los Gatos Farmers' Market runs weekly in downtown Los Gatos at Town Park Plaza, on Main Street at N. Santa Cruz Avenue. Shoppers find seasonal Santa Clara Valley produce, cut flowers, and prepared foods within walking distance of the town's shops and restaurants, a fixture of the local weekend routine.

Saratoga

Blarney Plaza, at the corner of Big Basin Way and Saratoga Avenue, hosts the second of Saratoga's two weekly markets — smaller and more village-scale than the West Valley College market, mixing certified growers with permitted non-farm vendors selling hummus, kettle corn, and fresh seafood. Parking is behind Village Burger Bar and along Big Basin Way.

Watsonville

Saratoga

West Valley College hosts Saratoga's Saturday market in Parking Lot 3, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with an 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. shopping hour reserved for seniors and high-risk visitors before the crowds arrive. More than 50 local farmers and food producers set up weekly, with a mix that leans toward Asian vegetables, mushrooms, honey, farm eggs, and a rotisserie chicken stand regulars build their Saturday around.

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San Jose

San Jose

The Farmers' Market at Westfield Oakridge — formerly the Blossom Hill Farmers' Market — has served San Jose's Blossom Hill neighborhood for 17 years, every Sunday from 9 AM to 1 PM, year-round. Over 40 growers and food producers set up at peak season, including local organic farms and Santa Clara Valley growers, with public transit access and the association's weekly Crop Watch newsletter.

Cupertino

The Cupertino Certified Farmers' Market, part of West Coast Farmers Markets, has operated Sundays from 9 AM to 1 PM in the De Anza College parking lot on Stevens Creek Boulevard. The market is temporarily closed — check West Coast Farmers Markets' other locations or their site for reopening updates.

Cupertino

The Creekside Farmers' Market, operated by the Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association, runs Fridays from 8 AM to noon year-round at 10455 Miller Avenue in Cupertino, bringing California-grown produce and farm products direct from regional farmers.

Cupertino

Cupertino

This certified market sets up in the Cupertino Oaks Shopping Center parking lot on Stevens Creek Boulevard, in the middle of Silicon Valley's office corridor.

Cupertino

A farmers market at the former Vallco Shopping Mall site on North Wolfe Road in Cupertino, in the Santa Clara Valley — once one of the country's richest fruit-growing regions before orchards gave way to Silicon Valley office campuses.

This market runs on the Kaiser Permanente San Jose campus every Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., organized by the Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association, the oldest and largest farmers' market operator on the West Coast. It's one of five South Bay/East Bay Kaiser sites PCFMA services for staff and patients.

San Jose

The Santa Teresa market runs Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., seasonally from spring through fall at the corner of Santa Teresa Boulevard and Camino Verde — a South San Jose neighborhood stop rather than a downtown destination market. Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association manages the vendor lineup, the same nonprofit behind dozens of Bay Area markets. Expect seasonal produce, baked goods, and flowers.

Marina Certified Farmers' Market sets up on Reservation Road in the city of Marina, on Monterey Bay just north of the Monterey Peninsula. It draws on the Salinas Valley's produce region, one of the most productive farming areas on the Central Coast.

Pacific Grove

Pacific Grove Farmers' Market runs Monday afternoons at Central and Grand avenues, one of six Certified Farmers' Markets the Salinas-based nonprofit Everyone's Harvest operates around Monterey County, alongside markets in Marina, Alisal, Natividad, Seaside, and Salinas. Reach the organization by phone or email for current hours and vendor questions.

San Jose

Located on The Alameda at Hanchett Avenue in San Jose, near the Rose Garden district. Directory listings confirm the location but not a reliable current schedule — check the National Farmers Market Directory or the market's social pages before visiting.

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San Jose

Santa Clara

Monterey

Old Monterey Farmers' Market runs along Alvarado Street in downtown Monterey, between Del Monte and Pearl, a few blocks from Fisherman's Wharf and the city's historic adobe district. Current schedule, vendor list, and contact details aren't confirmed online.

San Jose

A farmers market at North 14th Street and East Santa Clara Street in San Jose, on the east side of downtown in California's Santa Clara Valley.

Sunnyvale

The Sunnyvale Farmers Market runs Saturdays from 9 AM to 1 PM year-round, rain or shine, on historic Murphy Avenue at Washington in downtown Sunnyvale. Run by the Urban Village Farmers' Market Association, it offers EBT and WIC acceptance with a dollar-for-dollar Market Match up to $10 for fruits and vegetables, plus knife sharpening every third Saturday.

San Jose

The Japantown Certified Farmer's Market is a fully volunteer-operated farmer's market at Gordon Biersch Brewery in San Jose. It features over 30 local growers, cottage food producers, and artisans every Sunday; it operates from May to the end of October.

Monterey

Monterey Farmers' Market at MPC is held on the campus of Monterey Peninsula College at 930 Fremont Street. It's one of several certified farmers' markets on the Monterey Peninsula, drawing on Salinas Valley growers just inland.

Seaside

Monterey

This market sets up in the parking area of Del Monte Center, at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 68 — the largest shopping center on the Monterey Peninsula. It draws from the peninsula's coastal growers as well as farms just inland in the Salinas Valley.

Del Monte Center's certified market pulls vendors from the Salinas Valley, often called the salad bowl of the world for its produce output, as well as smaller growers along the Monterey Peninsula itself. The center sits at the junction of Highway 1 and Highway 68 in Monterey.

Los Altos

Thursdays, 4 to 9 p.m., April 30 through October 15, on State Street in downtown Los Altos. Regular vendors include Apricot King Orchards and Bay Area Orchids, drawing evening foot traffic to the Peninsula town's shopping district.

Morgan Hill

Morgan Hill Farmers' Market operates at 3rd and Depot Streets in downtown Morgan Hill, a South Santa Clara Valley city surrounded by orchards, vineyards, and family farms. It's a weekly stop for growers from the valley's remaining agricultural land.

Mountain View

The Mountain View Farmers' Market hosts more than 80 farmers and vendors every Sunday from 9 AM to 1 PM at the Mountain View Caltrain Station on West Evelyn Avenue. Run by the California Farmers' Markets Association, it's known for tree-ripened fruit and just-picked produce, with free city parking nearby and a weekly Crop Watch newsletter tracking what's in season.

San Jose

PCFMA runs the Alum Rock Village Farmers' Market every Sunday, 8 a.m. to noon, year-round at 23 North White Road in San Jose, on the grounds of James Lick High School. Stalls sell the same California-grown produce found across PCFMA's Bay Area markets — seasonal fruit, vegetables, and herbs from small farms — with CalFresh and Market Match accepted for shoppers stretching a grocery budget.

PESCADERO

Pescadero Grown! runs a summer farmers market at 350 Stage Road in Pescadero, across from the community church, from 3 to 7 p.m. starting in June. Vendors include Blue House Farm, Fly Girl Farm, Pie Ranch, and LeftCoast GrassFed, alongside herb, jam, and soap sellers. Run by the nonprofit Puente, the market doubles CalFresh and WIC benefits and matches low-income shoppers dollar for dollar up to $20 a visit.

Gilroy

A certified farmers market at 7351 Rosanna St. in Gilroy, the self-declared Garlic Capital of the World. It has historically offered organic produce, baked goods, hummus, and olive oil from Santa Clara Valley growers. Directory listings disagree on whether it's still operating — call ahead before making the trip.

Salinas

Salinas

This certified organic market takes over the 300 block of Main Street at Gabilan Street every Saturday, 9am to 2pm, rain or shine. The Oldtown Salinas Foundation runs it as a showcase for Salinas Valley farms — arguably the most agriculturally dense stretch of California — alongside flower vendors, food stalls, live music, and a free kids' craft area. It's a bigger production than a typical neighborhood market.

Salinas

San Juan Bautista

Coke Farm is a certified organic food hub in San Juan Bautista that has aggregated and shipped produce from more than 100 regional growers since 1981. The company distributes organic strawberries, carrots, chard, kale, herbs, and heirloom tomatoes across the U.S. and Canada, employing around 114 people.