Farmer’s Markets
San Luis Obispo County hosts farmer’s markets everyday of the week. The largest and most diverse market is held in downtown San Luis Obispo Thursday evenings. If you are in the area, it is worth going downtown on Thursday. Higuera street is blocked off, live entertainment is showcased each block, local restaurants set up booths, there are vendors selling all types of goods and many informational booths.
Monday
- Baywood Park, 2nd & Santa Maria Street 2 pm -5 pm
Tuesday
- Paso Robles, 14th & Park Street 10 am - 1 pm
- Pismo Beach, Dolliver & Main 4 pm - Dusk
Wednesday
- Arroyo Grande, Spencer Market Plaza 9 am - 11:30 am
- Santa Maria, 100 South Broadway 1 pm - 5 pm
- Atascadero, City Hall Sunken Gardens 3 pm - Dusk
Thursday
- Morro Bay, Young’s Giant Food 3 pm - 5 pm
- San Luis Obispo, Downtown Higuera St., 6 pm - 9 pm
Friday
- Cambria, Main Street @ Vet’s Hall, 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
- Avila Beach, Front Street 4 pm - 8 pm
- Paso Robles, 12th & Park St. 5:30 pm - 8 pm
Saturday
- San Luis Obispo, Madonna Plaza near Embassy Suites 8 am - 10 am
- Templeton, 6th & Crocker Steet, 9:30 - 1 pm
- Arroyo Grande, Village Gazebo off Branch Street, Noon - 2:30 pm
Sunday
- Nipomo, Tefft Street across from Post Office 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
A few quick notes:
We have not visited all the Farmer’s Markets and welcome comments from locals on each market.
The Nipomo market is very small and limited.
The Avila market is right on the beach and includes local fish markets. It is a great place to hang out on a Friday night, watch the sunset, enjoy dinner, drinks or wine tasing at one of the local venues.
Although not large, the Arroyo Grande markets and the Saturday morning SLO markets have a great selection of local produce and other goods.
When I was creating this list, I discovered we had a market at Pismo Beach which I did not know existed, so I will be checking that out soon.
