1000+ Family Friendly Attractions for San Diego:
Street Market: A marketplace typically set up outdoors where vendors sell various goods, food, and sometimes services, directly to customers. These markets can feature a wide range of items like fresh produce, clothing, handmade crafts, and more. They often have a lively, bustling atmosphere and are a great place to find unique and local products.
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Community Street Markets[]
Venue | Location | Calendar | Notes | |
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01: Harney Street Market | Old Town San Diego | Sat & Sun: 10AM-4PM | Offers a diverse range of products, including jewelry, photography, pottery, clothing, paintings, hand-painted glass, woodworking, and much more. A great variety of Old Town dining venues nearby. | |
02: La Jolla Open Aire Market | Girard Street @ La Jolla | Sundays: 9AM-1PM | Family fun days, field picnics, weekly musicians, located at La Jolla Elementary School. | |
03: Kobey's Swap Meet | San Diego Sports Arena | Fri / Sat / Sun 7AM-1PM |
San Diego’s Largest Outdoor Marketplace! A bargain-hunter’s paradise drawing more than 1,000 sellers and 20,000 shoppers weekly. | |
04: Lane Field Park Market | San Diego Bayfront - Corner of Broadway and Harbor Dr | ?? | Showcasing 40 of San Diego's best food and craft vendors. | |
05: Oceanside Sunset Market | Pier View and Coast Hwy | Thursday: 5PM-9PM | Featuring up to 200 merchants and spanning four city blocks, hot food from around the world, gourmet goodies and desserts, eclectic shopping and live entertainment. | |
06: Fallbrook Main Avenue Farmers & Artisans Market |
Main Avenue | Sat: 9AM-1:30PM | Support food availability, local farmers & growers and engage the community. | |
07: Vista Farmers Market | Vista County Courthouse | Sat: 8AM-Noon | Consists of 5 marketplaces: Specialty Foods, Certified Farmers, Worlds Fare, Artisans Market and Gardeners Market. | |
08: San Marcos Farmers Market | 251 North City Drive | Tues: 3-7PM | Coming to the farmers market makes shopping a pleasure rather than a chore. | |
09: Escondido Farmers Market Escondido Arts Partnership |
Heritage Garden Park Grand Ave |
Tues: 2:30PM-Sunset | Support local agriculture and businesses. | |
10: Hidden Farmers Market | Grape Day Park Escondido | Sun: 9AM-1PM | ||
11: Main Street Farmers Market | Valley Center | First and Third Thursdays (May through October) / 4:00-8:00 PM | ||
12: State Street Farmers Market] | Carlsbad | Wedz: 2:30-7PM [Mar-Nov] |
a fresh-air grocery store with plenty of artisan food vendors to round out your shopping experience, | |
13: Leucadia 101 Farmers Market | Paul Ecke Central Elementary School | Sun 10AM-2PM [Except Easter] |
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14: Cardiff 101 Farmers Market | San Elijo College | Sat: 10AM-2PM | Encinitas is known for its agricultural history and was once the “flower-growing capital of the world.” | |
15: Ocean Beach Farmers Market | 4900 Block of Newport Ave | Wedz: 4PM-8PM | The OBMA team enjoys answering questions about the community and local merchants. | |
16: Coronado Farmers Market | Coronado Ferry Landing | Tues: 2:30-6PM | ||
17: Mira Mesa Farmers Market | Mira Mesa High School | Tues: 2:30 - 7PM | ||
18: Otay Ranch Farmers Market | Otay Ranch Town Center | Tues; 4PM-8PM. | ||
19: Pacific Beach Tuesday Farmers Market | 901 Hornblend Street | Tues: 2PM-7PM | The essential outdoor grocery store offering the unique opportunity for customers to meet the farmers and makers of the freshest fare from the small local businesses that they love! | |
20: Little Italy Mercato | Date St & Kettner Blvd | Sat: 8AM-2PM Wed: 9:30AM-1:30PM |
The Saturday market is San Diego County's largest, filling six city blocks on West Date Street from west of Kettner Blvd to Front Street. | |
21: Mt Hope Community Garden | 4296 Market St | Wedz: 11AM-1PM | ||
22: Santee Farmers Market | Santee Pathway Center | Wedz: 3PM-7PM | it’s healthier to buy food from farmer’s markets. | |
23: Linda Vista Farmers Market | Linda Vista Plaza | Thur: 2PM-7PM | ||
24: North Park Thursday Market | 30th St & North Park Way | Thur: 3PM-7:30PM | We have activities for kids, live music, and much more.
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See Also:[]
- Edible San Diego - Guide to local markets.
- San Diego Farm Bureau -
Buy Local San Diego Produce by visiting one of the Certified Farmers’ Markets (CFM) in San Diego County allows you to experience agriculture. Farmers’ Markets provide venues for farmers to sell directly to consumers and supports small farming operations.
Many of our county’s growers operate small family farms. They have developed a reputation for quality, high-value specialty crops. Buying local is simply the concept of buying food and floral products produced, grown, or raised as close to your home as possible.
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