Here are 12 Bay Area markets worth visiting this summer.<\/p>\n
Downtown San Jose Farmers Market
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The California Bakeshop booth sells freshly baked bread and pastries Wednesdays at the Downtown San Jose Farmers Market. (Dai Sugano\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/p>\n
RELATED:\u00a0How Bay Area farmers markets became a symbol of downtown resilience<\/a><\/p>\n This small midweek market along Paseo de San Antonio serves downtown\u2019s residents, employees and SJSU students with a selection of stands selling fresh produce, artisanal goods and hot food. It\u2019s particularly helpful for those who would otherwise have to take public transportation quite a distance to reach a suburban farmers market. Besides veggies and fruit, we found empanadas and pastries from the California Bakeshop and giftable bags of sweets from Valley Toffee at this collaboration between the Regional Farmers Market Association and the city of San Jose. And we chatted about upcoming events with the San Jose Museum of Art folks, who are here most weeks. Lunch? Hmmm, will it be Thai, tamales or dumplings?<\/p>\n Details: 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Hammer Theatre Plaza, Paseo de San Antonio, between Second and Third streets, San Jose; regfarmar.com\/event-details\/downtown-farmers-market<\/a>.<\/p>\n Walnut Creek\u2019s Diablo Valley Farmers Market For a first-time visitor, the Saturday morning market in the Shadelands office park may be a little hard to find, as it\u2019s nestled behind some Kaiser medical offices off Ygnacio Valley Road. But it possibly provides an even bigger variety of direct-from-the-farm produce and other local goods than Walnut Creek\u2019s popular Sunday morning downtown market. Certainly, parking is easier in the office park. Once here, head to the large stall run by Chong Farms from Fresno, known for growing a wide selection of Asian produce. You can also find white and yellow corn from Brentwood\u2019s famed G&S Farms and avocados from the Fremont farm of Priti and Ramavtar Singh. Pick up delicious, ready-to-heat entrees, including quiches, baked by the nuns at Fraternite Notre Dame in San Francisco\u2019s Tenderloin, and shepherd\u2019s pies and French pizzas from Scotts Valley-based Adorable Bakery. The fresh-baked cinnamon rolls from the Strawberries Fabulous food truck also are worth the wait.<\/p>\n Details: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, North Wiget Lane and Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek. cafarmersmkts.com\/diablo-valley-farmers-market<\/a>.<\/p>\n Los Gatos Farmers Market Location, location, location. This market is perfectly situated for food lovers. Shop for veggies, fruit, baked goods and artisanal products from regional farmers and makers, then stay for brunch at one of the many restaurants just steps away. Or grab a meal to take home from the Roadside Rotisserie chicken truck onsite. This year-round California Farmers Market Association event boasts a high-quality array of organics, in particular. You\u2019ll find the elusive dry-farmed Early Girl tomatoes and zucchini blossoms at the Borba Family Farms of Aromas booth; produce from the long-running Live Earth Farm out of Watsonville; extra-virgin olive oil and marinated olives from the family-owned Bella Vista Ranch, also in Watsonville; plus booths with breads, berries, honey and more.<\/p>\n Details: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays at Los Gatos Town Park Plaza, Main Street at North Santa Cruz Avenue; cafarmersmkts.com\/losgatos-farmers-market<\/a>.<\/p>\n Danville Against the backdrop of a bright-yellow 1890s railway depot that\u2019s now a local history museum, this market is a hive of downtown activity. Customers include shoppers and diners from nearby Hartz Avenue or walkers, runners and cyclists stopping in from the popular Iron Horse Regional Trail. You\u2019ll find some favorite vendors from the farmers-market circuit, including G&S Farms, which grow that famous Brentwood sweet corn, and Cipponeri Family Farms, whose owners raise more than 70 varieties of fruits, vegetables and nuts on their farm in Turlock. Also on hand for some immediate gratification: Dor Bakery\u2019s French-style croissants and mille-feuille; East Bay Artisan, makers of flatbreads and Detroit-style pizzas you can take home to finish baking; and Hayward\u2019s Ace Dumpling, which sells fresh pork shu mai and steamed buns.<\/p>\n Details: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at 205 Railroad Ave., Danville; pcfma.org\/market\/danville-farmers-market<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sunnyvale For people looking for a more extensive farmers market experience, you can\u2019t go wrong with the Sunnyvale Farmers Market, which hosts an estimated 40-60 stalls on a given week (considered medium-sized). This market is one of 10 run by the Urban Village Farmers Market Association, which has been operating since 1997. While the produce and prepared food opportunities are abundant, Yelpers<\/a> recommend the citron crepe from the Europa Crepe stand and the handmade tortillas from Zaida\u2019s Kitchen.<\/p>\n Details: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at 121 W Washington Ave., Sunnyvale; uvfm.org\/sunnyvale-saturday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Martinez Farmers Market Come here to get living microgreens and prime-season stone fruit, walk out with the unexpected like smoked salmon or frozen lasagna. Martinez\u2019s market is quite a scene along the city\u2019s main corridor, with neighboring businesses offering another layer of fun with art and food specials. Chat up the people behind the region\u2019s small ranches and orchards \u2013 Arata Farms, Kai\u2019s Fresh Asian Produce, Alhambra Valley Beef & Pears \u2013 while enjoying live music and treats like fresh mini-doughnuts and Hawaiian-style popcorn. A bonus: The market\u2019s website has interesting recipes to inform your farm-to-table shopping.<\/p>\n Details: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays at 700 Main St., Martinez; pcfma.org\/market\/martinez-farmers-market<\/a><\/p>\n Portola Valley On Thursday afternoons, locals, cyclists, families and other marketgoers convene to stroll through this compact but mighty farmers market with over a dozen stalls. You\u2019ll find grass-fed beef dog treats, fresh galettes and baked treats from Little Sky Bakery and The Baker Next Door, glistening strawberries from Esquivel Farms, and fresh fish and rotisserie chicken, among other offerings. Looking particularly gorgeous on a recent visit were the overflowing boxes of stone fruit varieties from Rojas Family Farms \u2014 delights rendered especially irresistible with a $4-per-pound mix-and-match deal.<\/p>\n Details: 2-5 p.m. Thursdays at 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley; instagram.com\/portolavalleyfarmersmarket<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kensington Farmers Market Half the fun of this market is visiting the charming community of Kensington, a mini British village with its pub and roundabout. \u201cLive music and live produce\u201d is the motto here. Each season, vendors bring in some of the freshest, most flavorful items around, from massive artichokes to Triple Delight blueberries from a farm that grows 10 different varieties (ever had a pink one that tastes like strawberry lemonade?). Diversity is king: There are fresh-cut flowers from Sonoma, live Dungeness crabs and hyperlocal honey from these here hills. A tasty meal can be had immediately from many vendors, including Squabisch Pretzels, Fat Daddy\u2019s BBQ and Lola\u2019s Spanish Cuisine with its seafood paella. Live music, with its jazzy and international flavors, often gathers a ring of boppin\u2019 adults and children.<\/p>\n Details: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays at Colusa Circle (379 Colusa Ave.), Kensington; kensingtonfarmersmarket.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Campbell Farmers Market One of the big daddies of Bay Area markets, Campbell\u2019s stretches like a cross for several blocks and has something for everyone: fresh meat and organic eggs \u2013 including of the ostrich variety \u2013 mounds of juicy citrus and dirt-clinging veggies, artisans with bespoke soap and jewelry. There\u2019s always a line at Beckmann\u2019s Old World Bakery for sourdough loaves and strawberry pies, and food trucks offer everything from Brazilian barbecue to homemade kombucha to British sausage rolls. Nonedible attractions include buskers, balloon animals and monthly knife sharpening.<\/p>\n Details: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays along East Campbell Avenue, between Central Avenue and Third Street, Campbell; uvfm.org\/campbell-sundays<\/a>.<\/p>\n South Berkeley Farmers Market<\/p>\n One of three markets in Berkeley run by the Ecology Center, a nonprofit that strives to improve the \u201cenvironmental well-being\u201d of urban dwellers, this low-key affair has all the produce you\u2019ll need plus much more. Stepladder Creamery offers artisan goat and cow\u2019s-milk cheeses, Greenling Fish has seafood sustainably caught in Bay Area waters, Phoenix Pastificio does fresh pasta. You might recognize farm names from fancy-restaurant tasting menus (Dirty Girl Produce tomatoes, anyone?). A few food trucks provide dinner options, like handmade tamales or rotisserie ducks.<\/p>\n Details: 2-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Adeline and 63rd streets, Berkeley; ecologycenter.org\/food-farming\/berkeley-farmers-markets<\/a>.<\/p>\n San Mateo In a large parking lot on the hilly College of San Mateo campus overlooking the Bay, the San Mateo Farmers Market is a favorite for people looking to enjoy a view with their produce shopping and morning coffee \u2014 plus, ample parking. There are roughly 40-60 stalls each week at this year-round market run by the Pacific Coast Farmers Market Association. Seasonal produce abounds, and it was all made even tastier with a jar of fresh toum from Obour Foods, which added garlicky zest to meals for days after a recent visit.<\/p>\n Details: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd., San Mateo; pcfma.org\/market\/san-mateo-farmers-market<\/a>.<\/p>\n West Oakland Farmers Market<\/p>\n This bustling market is as diverse and intricately sourced as you\u2019d expect from one of America\u2019s top food cities. There are all the usual fruits and vegetables. Then there\u2019s Melgard Flour, a vertically integrated farm whose husband-wife team grows, mills and packages their own grains. Cottage Kitchen offers preserves and spreads made from wild- and farm-sourced ingredients, like Chandler strawberry jam and hot-pepper jelly. Bad Morning Bakery does authentic Lebanese manakish flatbread and baklava. A new addition to the food lineup is Lil Devil Noodle Co., serving Taiwanese hand-pulled noodles in braised-beef noodle soup.<\/p>\n Details: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays at 18th St. at Peralta St., Oakland; westoaklandfarmersmarket.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t
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Organic tulips are for sale at the Thomas Farm booth at the Diablo Valley Farmers’ Market in Walnut Creek on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. The Diablo Valley Farmers’ Market is located on North Wiget Lane and Mitchell Drive in the Shadelands Office Complex. The farmers’ market is held 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays year-round, rain or shine. (Doug Duran\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The Borba Family Farms grow organic vegetables and fruit on Central Coast acreage and sell at numerous Bay Area farmers markets, including the Sunday one in Los Gatos. (Linda Zavoral\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/p>\n
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People buy produce at the farmers market as others visit the Museum of the San Ramon Valley in Danville on Saturday, June 29, 2024. (Ray Chavez\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Shoppers peruse the Sunnyvale Farmer’s Market on Saturday, July 6, 2024. (Karl Mondon\/ Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Miss Bee Haven Honey employee Karlee Rosalez holds a handful of honey oat soaps sold at its booth while at the Martinez Farmers Market on Sunday, June 14, 2026. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/p>\n
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A selection of yellow, flat or donut and white peaches are among the produce offered at Rojas Family Farm stand at the Portola Valley Farmers Market. (Kate Bradshaw\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Fresh fruits tempt marketgoers at the Kensington Farmers Market on Sunday, June 30, 2024. (D. Ross Cameron for the Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/p>\n
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California Ostrich Valley Ranch owner Nataliya Toderica sells a carton of chicken eggs during the weekly Campbell Farmers’ Market on Sunday, March 15, 2026. (Aric Crabb\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Jose Carpio with Rodriguez Farms from Watsonville boxes strawberries for customers at the farmers market at the College of San Mateo on Saturday, August, 14, 2021. The Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association hosts this event and many other markets around the Bay Area. (Anda Chu\/Bay Area News Group)\u00a0<\/p>\n