Best Bay Area Farmers' Markets By County
Farmers' markets have exploded in the Bay Area. The team from Eye on the Bay has sampled the goods at many of the best, and compiled this list of their favorites in each county. If we've left off some of your favorites, be sure to let us know with your comments.Farmers' markets have exploded in the Bay Area. The team from Eye on the Bay has sampled the goods at many of the best, and compiled this list of their favorites in each county. If we've left off some of your favorites, be sure to let us know with your comments.
Alameda County
Alameda Farmers' Market
Location: Corner of Taylor and Webster
Hours: Tuesdays, 9:30am-1pm; Saturdays 9:00am-1pm
Berkeley Farmers' Market
Location: Corner of Center and Martin Luther King Way
Phone: (510) 548-3333
Hours: Saturdays, 10:30am-3pm
Oakland Jack London Square Farmers' Market
Location: Jack London Square, Broadway and Embarcadero
Phone: (800) 949 FARM
Hours: Sundays, 10am-2pm
Oakland Grand Lake Farmers' Market
Location: Grand Ave and MacArthur Blvd.
Hours: Saturdays, 9am-2pm
Phone: 415-472-6100
Oakland Montclair Farmers' Market
Location: LaSalle at Moraga
Hours: 9:00am-1pm
Phone: (510) 745-7100
Contra Costa County
Concord Farmers' Market
Location: Todos Santos Park, Willow Pass and Grant
Phone: (800) 949 FARM
Hours: Tuesdays, 10am-2pm; Thursdays, 4-8pm, May-October
Website: www.pcfma.com/concord.htm
El Cerrito Farmers' Market
Location: 3020 El Cerrito Plaza
Hours: Tuesdays, 9am-1pm; Saturdays, 9am-1pm
Phone: (510) 528-7992
Martinez Farmers' Market
Location: Corner of Court and Main
Hours: Sunday 10am-2pm, May-October
Phone: (800) 949-FARM
Richmond Farmers' Market
Location: Civic Center Drive and McDonald Avenue
Hours: Fridays, 11-5pm, May-November
Phone: (510) 758-2336
Walnut Creek Farmers' Market
Location: North Locust Street
Phone: (925) 431-8361
Hours: Sundays, 8am-1pm
Marin County
Corte Madera Farmers' Market
Location: Corte Madera Town Shopping Center Parking Lot
San Rafael, California 94901
Hours: Wednesdays, 12pm-5pm, May-October
Phone: (415) 382-7846
Point Reyes Station Farmers' Market
Location: Downtown Pt. Reyes Station
Hours: Saturdays, 9am-1pm, June-November
Phone: (415) 663-9667
San Rafael Farmers' Market
Location: Civic Center at Memorial Drive
Hours: Thursdays and Sundays, 8am-1pm
Phone: (800) 472-6100
Napa County
Napa Downtown Farmers' Market
Location: 500 First Street.
Hours Tuesdays 7:30am-noon; Saturday 8am to 12pm
St. Helena Farmers' Market
Location: Crane Park, Crane Avenue
Hours: Fridays 7:30am-noon, May-October
Phone: (707) 486-2662
San Francisco County
San Francisco Alemany Farmers' Market
Location: Corner of Bayshore and Putnam
Hours: Saturdays, 5am-5pm
Phone: (415) 647-9423
San Francisco Ferry Plaza Certified Farmers' Market
Location: Corner of Embarcadero and Green Street
Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am-2pm; Saturdays, 8am-2pm
Phone: (415) 353-5650
San Francisco Heart of the City
Location: Corner of Market Street and 7th
Hours: Sundays, 7am-5pm; Wednesdays, 7am-5:30pm
Phone: (415) 558-9455
San Francisco Stonestown
Location: Corner of Market Street and 7th
Phone: (415) 472-6100
Hours: Sundays, 9am-1pm
San Mateo County
Belmont Certified Farmers' Market
Location: CalTrains Parking Lot, El Camino Real and O'Neill
Phone: (800) 949-3278
Hours: Sundays 9am-1pm, May-November
Burlingame Fresh Market Farmers' Market
Location: Corner of Howard Avenue and Park
Hours: Sunday, 9am-1:00pm
Phone: (650) 334-1735
Menlo Park Farmers' Market
Location: Corner of Crane and Chestnut
Hours: Sundays, 9:00am-1:00pm
Phone: (831) 688-8316
Santa Clara County
Los Gatos Farmers' Market
Location: North Santa Cruz Ave at West Main St.
Hours: Sundays, 8am-12:30pm
Phone: (408) 353-4293
Milpitas Certified Farmers' Market
Location: Town Center Drive and Calveras
Phone: (800) 949-3276
Hours: Sundays, 8am-1pm;
Morgan Hill Farmers' Market
Location: Downtown Train Station-3rd and Depot
Phone: (800) 806-3276
Hours: Saturdays, 9am-1pm, May-December
Mountain View Farmers' Market
Location: 100 Castro Street, rear parking lot
Hours: Sundays, 9am-1pm
Phone: (800) 806-3276
Palo Alto Downtown Farmers' Market
Location: Corner of Hamilton and Gilman
Phone: (650) 328-2827
Hours: Saturdays, 8am-12pm, May-December
San Jose Downtown Farmers' Market
Location: San Pedro Square between St. John and Santa Clara
Hours: Fridays, 10am-2pm, May-December
Phone: (800) 949-3276
San Jose Willow Glen Farmers' Market
Location: Elementary school, Minnesota and Lincoln
Hours: Saturdays, 8:30am-12:30pm, May-November
Phone: (408) 353-4293
Solano County
Fairfield Farmers' Market
Location: Texas and Jefferson Street
Hours: Thursdays 4pm-8pm, May to October
Phone: (800) 949-3276
Vallejo Farmers' Market
Location: Georgia and Main Streets
Hours: Saturdays 9am-1pm
Phone: (800) 949-3276
Sonoma County
Healdsburg Farmers' Market
Location: Corner of North and Vine
Hours: Saturdays, 9am-noon, May-November
Phone: (707) 431-1956
Petaluma Farmers' Market
Location: Walnut Park, 4th and D
Hours: Saturdays, 2-5pm, May-October
Phone: (707) 762-0344
Santa Rosa Original Farmers' Market
Location: Vets Building parking lot, 1351 Maple
Hours: Wednesdays, 8:30am-12pm and Saturdays, 8:30am-12pm
Phone: (707) 522-8629
Sebastopol Farmers' Market
Location: New Town Plaza, Petaluma and McKinley
Hours: Sundays, 10am-1:30pm, April-November
Phone: (707) 522-9305