The fact that I just read a review claiming the Oceanside Sunset Market is the best farmer's market in San Diego County is slightly alarming. That that person must not leave Oceanside. Ever. The Oceanside Sunset Market is fun and located conveniently next to a beautiful spot to watch the sun retreat for the day, but it is definitely an interesting take on the traditional Farmer's Market. The Sunset Market is more of a blend between street fair (San Diego County Fair) and swap meet, with only slight hints of farmer's market. You can buy everything fried and on a stick or served in a burrito and tons of random knick knacks, but the variety of seasonal, local, and organic produce that fills all the county's other markets is definitely missing (I feel like I only saw 4-6 stands with anything fresh). Oceanside's Sunset Market is a fun place to spend a Thursday evening, listening to live music and getting your fix of all that is eclectic, but if you are looking for fresh produce for the week and farmer's market staples like flowers to spice up the house or organic cheese, meets, apple butters, etc., I would definitely recommend stopping by the markets in Encinitas, Carlsbad or if you are going a little further, OB and La Jolla. read more

A must stop for any tourist or if you're in the area. Parking can be interesting to find, but keep trying until you do because it's worth it! And make sure you bring cash for places that don't accept cards. The live music gives it a very Street Fair vibe more than a casual street market and that's what makes it awesome. It's like attending a small-town festival on a weekly basis and it's also nice for friendly dogs who like to meet other friendly dogs. :) Make sure you go hungry! If you can't decide what to eat, find someone who is good at splitting stuff so you can try a little of everything. I can never decide what to eat and luckily I'm married to a man who will eat just about anything. All I have to do is decide what I want! And when I can't do that, some of the places have food that reheats great and I can have it later, instead of a frozen meal. Yay! I suggest also bringing a shopping tote to put items in, since a lot of places may not have bags. (You love the environment, right?) read more

Absolutely fun and entertaining to walk about with live music while you enjoy eating. Very packed. Plenty of options for food and desserts. From, turkey legs, gyros, street tacos, Korean bbq, Hawaiian bbq, Filipino food, Vietnamese food, hotdogs, bratswurst, philly cheese fries, stuffed hash browns, grilled cheese, lobster and crab rolls, crepes, cheesecake in a cup, hummus, expensive beef jerky, lemonades, virgin mojitos, and cotton candy to name a "few". Definitely an enjoyable stroll on Thursday nights in North County. read more

This is the weekly Thursday madhouse in downtown Oceanside that has no fewer than 50 stalls for food and shopping. Every food type imaginable is available from Southern soul food, smoked tri-tip, Hawaiian pork, Jamaican jerk, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, miniature cheesecakes...even Thai hamburgers. Live music, kid friendly, dog friendly. Two warnings though. First, it gets insanely crowded so can be overwhelming for children, dogs, and even adults. Second, seating is minimal. There are few tables around where the live music is performed, but you need to be prepared to eat sitting on the edge of the sidewalk. Alternatively, if you are a pro, you can get your food and bring it into Stone Brewing's tasting room for a much better relaxed time to pair alongside cheap, delicious beer. My only other comment is that parking can be quite difficult given the sheer volume of people that flock for this event on a weekly basis. 5-stars because this event alone is what makes Oceanside an awesome city to live in. Gets people out of the house and interacting. read more

I always love coming here every Thursday. They have a live band and plenty of food. (I mostly come for the food). Here's a tip: make sure to bring CASH because most of them dont accept card. Although there is an ATM around you don't want to be charged 4 dollars per widrawal do you? By the way, the farmers market is held in the mornings, not at night. If you came at night for that then, you are mistaken. Please check out their website for more info about that. Also, they have a yelp page. This isn't it! This page is ONLY for the Sunset Market (evening event). The Farmer's market is at 9-1pm and they do have a separate business page. read more

I really enjoyed checking the sunset market out. It was full of people fast but it was worth it. There was a great variety of vendors with a great diversity. My mother went for empanadas while I went for Salvadoran food. I ended up with an enormous quesadilla, the masa was just delicious. It was so filling but be warned, their salsa is SPICY! A burn that is relentless. Fantastic for those looking for some real spice. read more

Sunset Market - Enormous Salvadoran Quesadilla - Street Vendors Near Me - Oceanside, California

COME HUNGRY WITH CASH! this place has the best fooood everrrrrr! or I was just hungry :D this place just makes Oceanside more amazing! safe friendly environment ,live music, different foods, fresh fruits with the beach(pier) right next door and the theater too. great spot to have a good Thursday night. read more

Great vegan options and vibes here! Thursday's are only fun because this exists. Well they used to be but some of move onto better jobs that require us to stay late ONLY on Thursdays to miss our beloved sunset market. Definitely check out this place, it's very hard to not enjoy! read more

We visited this street market last night for the first time. It is very popular so arrive early. The later it got the busier it got. We tried 4 vendors. 1st vendor was the Wicked Maine Lobster ( we need to research the names of the vendors ). For $15 a sandwich it was quite pricey but it was worth it! I have never liked lobster but my husband was enjoying the sandwich so much he asked me to give it a try. I took one bite and was in heaven. It was lightly dressed with mayo ( I don't generally like mayo either) and it tasted like sweet crab. My husband saw another customer ask for a lobster roll warmed up with just melted butter then put on the bread which we also want to try. Both of us wanted another one but we were determined to try more booths 2nd vendor was a Vietnamese booth that served coconut pancakes ( they where also serving all sorts of dinner items). These were dollar sized and cooked I'm an aebleskiver pan. They were crisp on the outside and chewy and sweet in the middle with a light coconut taste. They were 4 for $1 and we eventually split $4 worth between 3 of us and still wanted more 3rd vendor was a different Vietnamese booth that served "burgers" between sticky rice buns. The burgers are Bbq pork, satay, tofu and a couple I'm forgetting. We had the BBQ Pork and it was pretty good. It was a seasoned ground pork patty with a light sweet sauce on top sandwiched between sticky rice pattys. It was a little on the messy side but tasted so good my 4 year old took it over and gobbled it up. At $6 a piece it was a great deal 4th vendor was the booth selling corn dogs and hot dogs. Nothing special except they are definitely there for the kiddos that don't want to try anything new. My son begged for a hot dog with ketchup so we got him one. He liked it. T was $3.50. The vendors were very nice and it looked like a family affair because they had a kid helping hand the hot dog to the customers. Lots of different types of vendors including Hawaiian candles, purses, cheese, desserts and more. It's a one block walk from the Oceanside pier and they were set up for a surf competition so was super fun to wander to the beach and eat our goodies while watching the surfers practice read more

Love the food, the music, the people and the pier! I always grab spam masubi, Thai burger, empanadas and some Delicious Jamaican food.

Being an Oceanside local for a good portion of my life I got to see the evolution of the sunset market & it really has come quite a long way. It started off as just being a summer thing( if I remember correctly) then became a solid every Thursday ordeal. The market has a plethora of different kinds of food... I mean everything from a Maine style lobster roll to Jamaican jerk chicken & everything in between. Some of my personal favorites are the lobster rolls, yeah they are not cheap but I mean you are getting lobster here what do you expect? The Hawaiian stand is really popular always has a huge line. There's a Thai stand that makes this fruit drink with coconut milk that I love. Not a place to go if you're on a diet but they do have a good share of healthy options as well. Of course they have things like funnel cakes, kettle corn & cotton candy. I even saw a stand with gluten free deserts. They also have live music, always a band that likes to engage the crowd. Besides the food they also have quite a few vendors that make their own jewelry and trinkets. One of my favorites is this guy that makes jewelry and wind chimes out of silverware really cool! There's also a vendor with tons of Rock & roll tees for girls & guys with great prices. I stop there twice a month & stock up. One downside of the market is the parking. I always tell people to get there early because it does get packed. Overall, I love the sunset market, kid friendly, great food & something for everyone glad it's in my hometown; ) read more

The sunset market operates year round but to me it feels like a quintessential summer outing. It is like going to the Del Mar fair but without the rides and exhibits. Isn't the real reason we all go to the fair to eat some greasy monstrosity? Well, now you can indulge in such things weekly. In fact, many of my friends and family members do. Most of the food from the vendors is mediocre or a little better but being served on a stick or other mobile contraption somehow elevates it. Most search out the new meats but I tend to go for something using fresh fruit or veg from the season. You definitely feel a sense of community and O'side love here. Last time we were here my family all stood around near the roasted nut vendor (no jokes please). There was a deal of buy two bags get one free....alas, my family is not that coordinated most of the time. So one went and bought a bag. Then another went and bought a bag. None of us noticed other than happily munching on warm nuts (i said no jokes...) well the guy selling his nuts (I know...go ahead.) noticed and came over and gave us our third free bag. He said he saw us all standing around together and he wanted to make sure we got what we paid for. How cool is that? read more

Pretty big assortment of foods and shopping items. I love how it is close by the free public parking. The marketplace is setup in a cross shape so it is easy to navigate. Music everywhere, and food located towards the middle. I come here just for 2 items: Lamb Gyro and Belgian Waffles It is pretty pricey, $7 for the gyro and $6 for the waffles ( has whipped cream and fresh fruit). The gyro is super tasty and moist, and the waffles are the best I've ever had. I highly recommend it. Save some money and bring your own drinks. The drink selection is really limited, and pricey. read more

More than just a mere farmers market; this place is a mini street fair! I love the variety of vendors strewn throughout the site. Anything from kabobs to fresh juice to trinkets and clothing. You'll find it ALL here. There's always live music and plenty of exciting new foods to try and a slew of people from everywhere to come take it all in. Every time I go, I find something I hadn't discovered before. Just a couple minutes to walk to the beach from here- grab a bite, enjoy the tunes and the gorgeous sunset on the waves, just let loose and enjoy the night! read more

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I FLIPPIN' LOVE THE SUNSET MARKET. Located by Pier View Way/Coast Highway. Every Thursday 5 pm-9 pm Such a great Thursday night outing. Sample everything from sushi, to cheesecake cups, to nuts! You can stock up weekly on fresh fruit, bread, salsas, hummus dips, sea salt candies..the list goes on! Performers keep the entertainment alive while visitors and locals roam the streets of Oceanside checking out booth after booth of different goodies. Come with cash. Come hungry. Come experience Oceanside's Sunset Market! read more

I love this "Farmer's Market", I really do. But I'm giving it 3 stars instead of 5 because I feel the term "Farmer's Market" is not a real representation of what goes on here. This is more of a weekly street fair. A cool, eclectic street fair, but a street fair nonetheless. If you're interested in local live music, walking around and sampling food from a dozen or more local vendors, and checking out arts and crafts, this is a great place to go. If, like me, you wandered in the first time in search of some actual produce, you're outta luck. I've gone twice, and both times I found only 2 or 3 stalls (out of the dozens and dozens of booths there) that sold produce. Bottom line: Go to check out the music, to shop for arts & crafts, to sample local food, and to people watch. Don't go for the produce. You won't find any. read more

A lot of fun! Not much space to sit, but soooooo much food!! Love the whole atmosphere and idea of it too!!

I love coming here on a Thursday night whenever I get the chance! Great food, by the beach, good vibes everywhere, what more can you ask for? I just recently discovered their Cuban mojitos and I fell in love with it. It only caught my attention because the drink looked so pretty and trendy so I had to buy one of my own. I got the strawberry mojito and it was delicious! They only accept cash so make sure you have some! I also got the $1 tacos which were right by the side of the movie theatre and they weren't that great I mean they were a dollar so I wasn't expecting the best taco. But their Lengua was more chewy than tender which I'm used to at other taco places. I also split a plate of takoyaki (fried octopus balls) and it was pretty good. It melted in your mouth and the octopus pieces were tender enough to chew. As from past visits, If it's your first time visiting you should try the philly cheese steak fries. Those are to die for and are great for first timers. It really breaks the ice. Their gluten free desserts are also pretty good. I got a Oreo cheese cake brownie and you can't even tell its gluten free. It made me question whether it really is GF. There's a Wow wow Waffle stand but they only sell lemonade at that stand and not waffles like their store more south of San Diego. If you buy their mason jars you can bring it back at a discounted price. My favorite flavor is the lilikoi (passion fruit). This stand can be expensive tho. So I suggest splurging on the mason jar of you plan on coming again anytime for the rest of the year. My friends also got the beignets and they were okay. I suggest splitting it because it's on the pricier side and it's a heavy dessert. I wasn't much of a fan of it just because I prefer the ones at Disneyland because it's more hollow in the inside as opposed to the one here in Oceanside. Don't be afraid to ask for samples because some stands do offer them! There's so many other stands I want to try for future visits like the famous Thai burger, pho burger, Belgium fries, smothered tots, and more! It's seriously food galore here and the perfect spot for every foodie out there! read more

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Awesome event that goes on every Thursday evening. Fun for all ages, great food and entertainment. read more

Sunset Market - The calm before the storm. - Street Vendors Near Me - Oceanside, California

I love, love the sunset market!! I look forward to Thursdays!! Takoyaki, steak caesar salad, Jamaican food, and sweet potato cake are the ones I enjoy eating :) Most of all, we get to try all kinds of food. It's just a fun place for a food lover like me. read more

Sunset Market - Takoyaki: $5 for 6 pieces. Very flavorful and very authentic. This is what I am looking forward to on Thursday! :) - Street Vendors Near Me - Oceanside, California

The Sunset Market is a trip....the people watching alone is worth your time. I think all the street people put on their cleanest dirty shirts and head over to listen and dance to the bands playing. They do have a great variety of food vendors and you'll notice the Hawaiian Kuala pork booth always has a line. Great food at this booth. If you are not interested in the food booths there are several restaurants to choose from. The market also has some produce vendors from the farmer's market earlier in the day and fresh cut flowers as well as jewelry, T-shirts etc. So it's eclectic so say the least. As you read other reviews bring cash most food vendors do not have the card swipe but the other vendors jewelry, t-shirts (goods) usually do. Again, this is a corky little street fair, pretty good size and very entertaining. read more

I try to make it out here at least once a month on Thursday. Can't remember the vendors names but my favorites are: The Lobster roll guy: Sells the Lobster Roll Melt Belgian Fries: Can't miss him, always there. Indian Food, I've seen him at the Vista Fair on Saturday too: Gotta have there Samosas, loved that their filled with meat when most restaurants only offer vegetarian. Italian Ice: Usually sets up close the movie theater wearing the Tie Dye shirt, very legit and takes me home to New York. Jamaican food is pretty legit as far as San Diego offers. Usually the fair has a wide variety so if your looking for something to do, eat, , shop, hang out, listen to live music or just people watch... Thursday's afternoon/evenings by the Oceanside Pier is a good place to start. read more

So. Much. Food. Great place for family outings! Just make sure you don't lose your kids or significant other in the large crowd. There's a ridiculously large amount of vendors for basically everything from food to clothing. I recommend getting "The Crepes" by Tabuna. The lady making the Crepes is ja cruelly really fun to watch! She has both savory and sweet Crepes, and they're amazing regardless of what you get I also recommend getting some "wowowwaffles" these authentic Belgian leige waffles will blow your mind. Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, you'll never go back to ego waffles. Overall a great experience if you want to try out different foods! read more

OMG! Was starving so my friend took us over here. You've got to got to eat - Jamaican Jerk Hut by Lloyd and Becky. I swear they were sold out in 15-minutes ...yep! they are that good. I also had oil free Bavarian nuts - pecans, cashews and almonds - for those interested the owner said they are diabetic friendly. Great music! The dessert of desserts - Cheesecake in a Cup (they give FREE samples to boot) My 3 favs are Blackberry, Key Lime and Strawberry. This is a can't miss! read more

Let me just say the parking sucked, can't find it anywhere unless you Wana park like 5 blocks down, which I don't mind but not when I have one 4 year old and a baby with me. I was hoping it would have more fruit stands but only two n they weren't even organic stands. I asked the guy if he was organic n he just non-chalantly said yeah. I felt like he was lying to me just to get my money. I asked him again thinking he didn't hear me n still the same kind of reply, I walked away. I don't appreciate being lied to. Also this great for people who eat SAD (standard American diet) food...nothing healthy. Won't be coming back here again. read more

The Oceanside Sunset is what people think of when they think of a Local type street faire. Tons of great local food, local music and gifts. This faire has it all,,, literally when it comes to food. You can get everything from Thai, Japanese, Indian, Mexican, Salvadorean, Hawaiian and everything in between... they even have Cheesecake in a cup! Many great music acts from jazz, rock, mariachi and even gospel... and some great booths with unique gifts and rides for the kids. You know it is a great destination when they do this every week, and it is packed...every week! read more

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Great place to come and walk around, meet some people, try different food, Listen to some musand best of all " Socialize your pets". It can get crowded, it can be hard to find parking, and find a table with chairs to eat, but screw it, I don't mind joining the rest to sit on the curves/ sidewalks and enjoy my Indian Food " Chicken Ticka Masala " from one gentleman's stand (which I don't have the name, but he is the only one there that sells Indian food). We come every week and look forward to any new stands. Good way to get out of the house and just hang out. read more

Love this place. It get crazy busy in the summer like Delmar Fair status. Live music of different kinds of genre, depends who is playing that day. Parking is a pain like with any fair, anytime of the whole duration of the event. As for food it floats my boat if im in the mood for Hawaiian, Indian, Thai, or southern BBQ. They all pretty good! For those who are into GF (gluten free) desserts they have couple of booths that sell just that. Im not really into Gluten free desserts but I tried thema nd they pretty good. Plus they have the baby beer garden from Stone. So get some grub and get beer and listen to the Live music and chill. When it rains no fair obviously. read more

I thought this was more of a Farmers Market, but I considered it more of a street fair. I went last night for the first time, and was unable to find even ONE booth that sold actual fresh food. I was looking to do my vegetable shopping for the week, but all I could find, and i am pretty sure I walked the enitre thing, was street tacos, food on a stick, fried food, etc. Definitely a fun little walkabout for the night, but not really a Farmer's Market. Willgo back, but for entertainment more than my fresh veggie needs. read more

Tucked away in a corner unit off Mission Ave in Oceanside CA is this amazing office. They help to service the downtown oceanside community and businesses with their re-development and community outreach efforts. The "MSO"- Main Street Oceanside group is wonderful in organizing and coordinating the world famous Oceanside Farmers Market and Sunset Market events held every Thursday morning and afternoon. With the expertise of Cathy Nykiel and her wonderful staff, the events are successful and attendance is soaring as patrons from all over north county and elsewhere attend to enjoy the good food, products, music, and camaraderie. I visited with Gumaro Escarcega, and got a business membership to help support the Oceanside community efforts and my business as well. He was instrumental in educating me about the intent and focus of the organization, and how they intend to revamp downtown oceanside to create a destination Mecca of restaurants, hotels, entertainment venues, and more. I was quite impressed by all that this office does for Oceanside and I'm excited for what's to come. read more

Came to the Market when on a visit last October. We had the most fun! The food vendors are amazing...so many varities of items to try! This is not your back yard variety street fair! We will be in the area again soon and are making this our first stop on the trip! Plan to be in Oceanside on a Thursday night, you will not be disappointed!! read more

Another great find! We have a each place and always try and come on Thursdays for sure just for this ! There are easily 60 different Booths with 30 of probably being food. The food is from all reaches of the world and we love that!! Chicken masala is amazing! Tritip or slider are delicious and just tried the pulled pork last night...,new all time favorite I think !!! read more

Sunset Market - Street Vendors Near Me - Oceanside, California

This place is fun, though the crowd is a bit different due to it being in downtown Oceanside. Lots of good food vendors, and artsy vendors. I'm not much into the merchandise sold there, I go for the food. It's mostly a younger crowd that visits this place. If you don't like being around younger, rowdy people, this probably wouldn't be something you'd enjoy. I was there around 7:30PM, and it was elbows to elbows, though the wait for food at the various vendors wasn't too terribly long. It's fun though - walking distance to the ocean, and everything else in downtown Oceanside. Great for newly stationed military personnel to check out as well. read more

Love this Market, great people great atmosphere! http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuaommen/ read more

Love this vibe out in OsideSoCal super chill and great open and friendly ambiance. So many booths and for the most part it's usually the same vendors. I've got to say there is one booth as far as desserts go, he makes all the cakes from scratch and OMG is his red velvet cake orgasmic!!!! There are a couple of Gluten free dessert booths but believe it or not they were more sweet than the southern cake guy! (Too much for my taste, but still very very good) There is a Gyro guy whose falafel a are the best in the west! NO JOKE! And lots of cool knick knacks for the house, even a bath salt booth to a NFL towel embroidery guy. This is the perfect date night, actually what my husband and I do on Thursdays, take our dog, get falafel a walk around, maybe stop by the Stone garden and then grab a dessert and head home. It's a great way to get out and see all our Oceanside neighbors and enjoy this amazing California weather! read more

Great time on Thursday's afternoon! I love the food, so many choices. Delicious food stsnds! Love the cupcakes and the Salvadoran fresh waters. read more

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Very nice venue every Thursday night. My child loves the food and ice cream. ( so do i) . Free entertainment, and good food . A great way to start your weekend . read more

Sunset Market - Back side of some eateries here at the sunset market - Street Vendors Near Me - Oceanside, California

As others have said, it's not much of a "farmers market" but is a great little street fair with great food, decent live music, lots of local businesses with fun products. Plan to take a few bucks for buying something at a local B&M shop if you need to use the restroom and you're not a fan of port-o-potties. Tip: if you're after a true "farmers market" go in the morning between 9am-noon for tons of great produce and lovely flowers at great prices. Even fresh fish can be found here! read more

We came here on a whim because our hotel was nearby-we had a great time! There was live music and a ton of different vendors of different cuisines and gifts! It's not so much a farmer's market, although there a couple of fruit, veggie and flower strands. This is more of a carnival food venue-and they have a ton of options! We sampled a ton of things: cinnamon roasted nuts, hummus dips, cheesecake in a cup, sea salt candies and delicious strawberries...for free! We had pupusas (there's only one stand that sells pupusas)-they were awful and greasy, do not recommend. We had coffee from one stand on the far north end-yummy, though light. Finally, we bought red velvet cake from a bakery with a southern/home made twist (the one that also sells sweet potato pies). Best red velvet cake we've ever had! $3.50 a slice...cannot be beat! Our great night ended on the Oceanside pier where people were fishing and having a great time. read more

Allot of variety & diversity but very crowded...well I went 7/3 so I expected it. Had some Japanese octopus skewered meatball type which was okay. It was too gooey inside, maybe less batter & more cooking time? Got a gluten free choco cream cheese cake that was okay as well. My friend got a Thai ice iced which was so-so. I'd go back to try other food stands but not in any rush to go back. read more