The downtown Santa Monica markets on Arizona Avenue are the standard other California markets get measured against. The Wednesday market, running since 1981, is one of the largest certified markets in the country and the one LA chefs shop; Saturday brings the city’s highest concentration of certified-organic growers.
CDFA certifies these as four separate markets, and we list them separately too, because the day you go changes what you find:
- Saturday — Downtown (Arizona Ave) — the organic-grower concentration
- Wednesday — Downtown (Arizona Ave) — the chefs’ market, running since 1981
- Saturday — Pico
- Sunday — Main Street
Schedules sourced from the California Department of Food and Agriculture certified farmers market directory (as of 1 July 2026). Call ahead before a long drive.
Days and hours are checked against the operator’s own listing when we add a market and re-checked annually. Seasonal markets change without notice — call ahead before a long drive.