Manhattan Beach Farmers Market

The Manhattan Beach Farmers Market is one of the best small farmers markets in Southern California, and it runs every single Tuesday — including all of July. Fifty-plus vendors fill the downtown corridor with local and certified organic produce, artisan prepared foods, fresh flowers, sustainably sourced seafood, and small-batch goods you won’t find anywhere else. In July, summer produce is at its absolute peak: heirloom tomatoes, stone fruit, corn, peppers, and melons from inland farms that supply some of LA’s best restaurants.

The market draws a genuine cross-section of the community — longtime residents, new transplants running an errand between beach sessions, visitors who wandered off the Pier. It doubles as a weekly social gathering for people who live here. If you’re new to the area, showing up on a Tuesday morning is one of the fastest ways to start feeling like a neighbor.

Arrive between 11am and 11:30am if you want first pick of the best items. By noon it gets busy, and the best produce vendors tend to sell out before 1pm. Free parking in the downtown structure on Parking Way.

More info: downtownmanhattanbeach.com