May 22, 2026 | Friday | My most recent walk to my local Venice Farmers Market was so much fun!…read moreGorgeous flowers, fresh veggies, and fruit, neighbor sightings, and a discovery of several items that were completely new to me! Fun! Sightings | Vibrant Beet Noodles! Toffee almonds, and toffee sunflower seeds! Two separate flower stands with gorgeous flowers of all kinds, as well as friendly people at the stands, who knew the details of the flowers! There was also a long line at the Kombucha stand! I sampled several items, which caught my eye, including Banana Bread Spread(pecans, hazelnuts, freeze dried bananas, raw local honey & sea salt)! Yum!! Busy Bee | It's quite the popular place to be! There were plenty of people throughout the market, even more than I expected, bright, and early at the start of the market! Hours | Each Friday! 7AM-11AM! Parking | Free spaces in the parking lot! Samples | Several throughout the market, which is a great introduction to new items and seems to get me every time, once they spark my taste buds! Haha! To-Go | Several bouquets of vibrant Flowers to add to my colorful vases, Lemons, colorful Carrots, toffee Almonds, toffee Sunflower Seeds, and Banana Bread Spread! I'm still thinking about the beet noodles, which I'll definitely snatch up next time, as I always love beets and have them on hand! Overall I had fun walking around the market, it was great interacting with people at several stands, & I happily, walked back home to the beach with a handful of flowers and goodies! It's always a wonderful idea to support local farmers, as well as have an option to select fresh fruit, and veggies! Also, exciting to find new discoveries/items along the way, & for me, fresh flowers! Let's go!

Perfect Friday Morning Farmers Market -- Fresh, Friendly, and Easy!…read more The Venice Farmers Market is one of my absolute favorite ways to start a Friday morning. It's open every Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and it's the perfect place to pick up fresh essentials for the week. What I love most about this market is how easy and convenient it is. Parking is simple, it's never overly crowded, and you can pop in and out quickly -- even before work since it opens early. All the vendors and farmers are super friendly, and the atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming. You'll find everything here -- fresh produce (including delicious avocados), beautiful flowers, Mexican food, salsa, and so much more. It has all the basics you need without the hustle and bustle of larger markets. I usually go to the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers Market, which is great but much busier and more competitive when it comes to parking. By contrast, the Friday Venice market is much quieter and more relaxed -- truly a hidden gem. If you live nearby and have Friday mornings free, I highly, highly recommend stopping by this market. It's such a lovely and easy way to support local farmers and start your weekend with fresh, high-quality food.

Just a few rows of stand with fresh produce, breakfast offerings, juices, and crafts. I had the…read morebest breakfast burrito of my life here. All of the produce was gorgeous. That's California for you, I guess. People watching was so good here. Two guys playing guitar and singing really brought up the vibe. Easy location, we walked so unsure how easy parking is. Lots of people coming from workout classes, and lots of people with dogs, despite "no dogs" posters at all ports of entry. I don't mind, I like seeing all of the pets out.

Not exactly sure on how I feel about this Farmers Market... Not sure if by definition purely that…read morethis was actually a legit Farmers Market because there were far more vendors selling hot foods and other stuff than there were actual produce! Seemed more like a Day Market! Like it could easily be a street Food Pop Up because the fruit and veggies weren't the main character at all! At the stands that were selling produce, most veggies were $3 or 2 for $5 and just heads up if you're using ebt, they don't price match. I was minding someone else's buisness when found that out! Not sure if I'll go back, wasn't really my speed..

This is a no-brainer. This Farmers Market is your neighborhood go to. Rain or shine, they are open…read morewith the best fresh food provided by friendly, and hard-working local business owners. It's very well run, I love that they always have music and someone there to help you. My only gripe, and it's a big one, is that they should enforce not allowing dogs into the market, which is the law. Especially because the Farmer's Market is run by the City of Santa Monica, and animal control and public resource officers are departments of the city tasked at addressing these issues. Yet, I rarely see them at Farmers Market, let alone the park with off leash dogs running everywhere. There's no excuse for not addressing this issue. It doesn't affect my 5 star rating because I still think it is very well run, it's clean, I want to give small businesses vendors the business they deserve, and I think Farmer's Market is a good resource to the community. Highly recommend! 5 stars all the way! *****

Enjoy the choices they had to choose from. Nothing more than a breath of fresh fish, fruits and…read morevegetables

Staying in Santa Monica and was looking for some lunch snacks and fresh fruit to take to the beach…read more Santa Monica Farmers Market fit the bill. Lovely live music, a variety of prepared food and fresh fruit/veggie stalls, plenty of free samples :) We are staying at a VRBO nearby so no need to deal with parking and can't speak to that but it was a lovely experience. Not a big market but with enough variety to make it a nice stop. Pork dumplings at the Chinese food stall were excellent! Beef, chicken, spinach empanadas were solid and good for beach going eating.

Small but quality…read more They've still got everything you'd want: veggies, fruit, nut butter, meat, eggs, bread and pastries, flowers, fresh juice, crepes, dates, sprouts, dumplings, coffee, jewelry, flowers, clothes. Each week they have a different musical performance- usually a very talented singer, band, occasionally a school performance. Not the biggest or fanciest but high quality with excellent, helpful vendors.

For the first time ever, I took on the daunting task of cooking an entire Thanksgiving meal by…read moremyself. 10 sides and a turkey were to be created all in one day. After hours of food network/cooking channel TiVo recordings, scours of foodie websites, a stack of printed recipes and even a timeline spreadsheet to best coordinate cooking times and temperatures in my single oven, left me one decision: the turkey. Sure I could have hit the local supermarket like many do, but I wanted something special to commemorate my first foray into the Turkey day holiday. Enter Twitter. A single post seeking free-range and organic Turkey sources to my 800+ followers turned up a lot of the usual. Gelson's. Whole Foods. etc. But there was one that stood out: a tweet from Farmer's Market Fairy. Linda stated she could procure anything I desired. Being that my needs were specific (unfrozen, un-brined, free range, organic and butchered into a whole breast, separate thighs/drums/wings) I felt this would be an option that would get me exactly what I wanted and in a timely fashion. After a couple DM's on twitter and some follow up emails, all was arranged. Linda, was knowledgeable, efficient and able to get me my bird that same day. She met me at my place in Downtown (near to where she lives/operates). The bird was exactly what I asked for and very reasonably priced and I never had to leave my place. She even gave me some info on the source of the bird (great fodder to relay to guests). The turkey ended up being amazing. Amazing taste, and thankfully my preparation went off with out a hitch. Quotes from guests proclaimed the best Turkey they ever had and that it almost tasted like a fine steak because it was so rich. Thanks Farmer's Market Fairy!! I know without a doubt that the next time I need a hard to find, or artisanal product, I will call on Farmer's Market Fairy!! Highly recommended!

Linda was such a pleasure to work with. I had a last minute request that she graciously was able to…read moreprocess for me, and she was detailed with every step of the way. She selected excellent items for a gift basket after a brief conversation with me, and she did a stellar job. Highly recommended for the LA area!

Their bone broths are delicious!!! A bit spendy but very high quality. I haven't tried their other…read moredrinks but it's in my list.

Love the 4 days reset . Truly amazing ! I'd recommended to anyone that it's looking for a healthy…read moreand easy way to cleanse and restart over

Super cute and quaint. It's not the biggest, but it has a great selection and such a great sense of…read morecommunity. I tried the bundt cakes, fruit stands, and some Lebanese food, and all were delicious. Everything felt super fresh and flavorful. So nice to see Westwood bustling!

Such a cute little farmers market! Stopped by on a Thursday and they had different vendors with…read moreproduce, gourmet foods, baked goods, and more. There was also some live music! Not sure if I went late but the market was a bit on the smaller side, but still super cool! I'd like to come back and try some of the gourmet food from one of the vendors next time.

Mornings are wonderful in Santa Monica so why not go to the Saturday Farmers Market to start the…read moreday off right and even get some shopping done for local produce. It is interesting to see the difference in produce around the country and around the world. At this market, the vendors were so friendly and loved telling me about their produce for sale. Some vendors offered tastings and others had very unique items. My favorite was the long beans called ice- cream beans. Many of the booths had a price sheet or prices on a chalk board so it was easy to know how much everything would cost either by the piece or pound. The market stretches a few blocks close to the beach and is easily walkable to the pier area.

Cute farmers market! The produce is so amazing too, just pricey. Most of the vendors are super…read morenice, the ones that aren't are only hurting their stands. It was nice to walk around Santa Monica after as well!