Monterey Farmers Markets: Days, Hours & Locations
Open today, Monday 5 October: Pacific Grove Certified Farmers' Market, 3–7pm (6pm in winter) at Central Avenue & Grand Avenue, Pacific Grove.
There is a farmers market somewhere in Monterey County every day of the week. In Monterey itself, the two year-round markets are Tuesday afternoon on Alvarado Street and Friday morning at Del Monte Shopping Center. Around the Peninsula, Pacific Grove has Mondays, Seaside and Carmel-by-the-Sea Thursdays, and Marina Sundays; Salinas has Wednesday and Saturday markets all year. Every day, time and address here comes from the market operators' own sites.
Looking for the other county? Santa Cruz County farmers markets.
Farmers markets by day
| Monday | Pacific Grove Certified Farmers' Market |
| Tuesday | Old Monterey Marketplace & Farmers Market Carmel Farmers Market at The Barnyard Alisal Certified Farmers' Market |
| Wednesday | Natividad Certified Farmers' Market |
| Thursday | Seaside Certified Farmers Market Carmel-by-the-Sea Farmers' Market North County Farmers' Market (Castroville) Soledad Certified Farmers' Market |
| Friday | Monterey Farmers Market (Friday) Salinas Valley Health Certified Farmers' Market |
| Saturday | Salinas Farmers Market (Oldtown) |
| Sunday | Del Monte Farmers Market (Sunday) Marina Certified Farmers' Market |
Which market fits your visit
Monterey's two year-round markets are different kinds of outing. Tuesday on Alvarado Street is an evening street market with crafts and food stalls as well as produce. Friday at Del Monte Center is a morning market for doing the week's food shopping. Some common situations:
- — A weekend on the Peninsula between October and April. This is where plans most often go wrong. Monterey's Sunday market at Del Monte Center is summer-only and finished on 27 September. The Peninsula's Sunday option is Marina (10am–2pm, Reservation Road). On Saturday the nearest is Oldtown Salinas (9am–2pm), or the Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz County.
- — Paying with CalFresh on a Friday. EBT at Del Monte Center stops at 11am, an hour before the market closes. The operator gives the start as 9am on its homepage and 8am on its services page, so come between 9 and 11.
- — Only carrying a card on a Friday. Buy Farmers Market Big Bucks at the Information Booth with your card. Every vendor accepts them like cash.
- — After work on a Tuesday in winter. From October to April the Alvarado Street market closes at 7pm, an hour earlier than in summer. If you drive, have coins or the ParkMobile app ready: the City's meters have not taken cards since 1 October 2026.
- — Without a car. Everyone's Harvest is the only operator that publishes bus routes. From Monterey Transit Plaza, MST routes 1 and 2 reach the Pacific Grove market (get off at Fountain and Lighthouse); routes 18 and 20 from Marina Transit Exchange reach Marina; and the three Salinas markets it runs are on routes from Salinas Transit Center. Each market's route is listed below.
- — A Monday in Pacific Grove. The market at Central and Grand runs 3–7pm, but closes at 6pm in winter, and its operator does not say which months count as winter. Arrive before 6 from late autumn to spring.
Monterey Peninsula
Old Monterey Marketplace & Farmers Market
- — Tuesdays, 4–7pm (Oct–Apr) · 4–8pm (May–Sep) · Year round
- — Alvarado Street, downtown Monterey — Alvarado Street, between Del Monte Avenue and Pearl Street, Monterey, CA 93940. The market fills three and a half city blocks of Alvarado Street. Open in Maps
- — Parking: Bicycle parking is provided along Alvarado Street — the association asks that you do not ride through the market itself.
- — Parking: The association publishes no car-parking guidance for the market. Downtown parking is the City's: its lots and on-street meters take the ParkMobile app.
- — Parking: From 1 October 2026 credit cards cannot be used at City parking meters, because the City's meter vendor stopped operating. Coins and ParkMobile still work. The City calls this temporary.
- — The association does not publish whether stalls take cards or EBT/CalFresh. Bring cash and ask at the stall.
- — Runs every Tuesday, year round, rain or shine.
- — October through April it closes at 7pm; May through September it runs an hour later, to 8pm.
A street market as much as a farmers market. Running since 1991, it mixes certified and certified-organic produce — growers come from Salinas and Watsonville and from as far as Fresno and Sacramento — with arts and crafts, handmade jewelry, clothing, flowers and international food stalls: Indian, Japanese, Korean, Mexican, Mediterranean and barbecue, plus pastries and breads in what the association calls Baker’s Alley.
It is also Monterey’s weekly social event. The association says that in summer it is the largest gathering of people in Monterey County, at more than 10,000 locals and visitors, with live music, SPCA dog adoptions and voter registration on some weeks, and costumed carolers in December.
The event listing gives admission as free.
Old Monterey Business Association · checked 3 October
Monterey Farmers Market (Friday)
- — Fridays, 8am–noon · Year round
- — Del Monte Shopping Center — 1410 Del Monte Center, Monterey, CA 93940. Open in Maps
- — Parking: Free parking at the shopping center.
- — EBT / CalFresh: the operator's site gives two different windows — 9–11am at a booth near the food vendors on its homepage, 8–11am at the Gatanaga Nursery booth on its services page. Come between 9 and 11 and you are covered by both; either way, EBT stops an hour before the market closes.
- — Credit cards: buy Farmers Market Big Bucks with a card at the Information Booth. Every vendor takes them like cash.
- — Open every Friday, year round, rain or shine.
- — Knife and garden-tool sharpening runs 8–11:30am every Friday.
The serious shopping market. The operator describes it as a bustling, fast-paced market of about fifty farmers and vendors, most certified organic or farming sustainably.
What is sold, per the operator: pasture-raised meat and poultry, sustainable fish and oysters, handmade cheese, local olive oil, fresh pasta and sauces, juices, breads and pastries, honey, mushrooms, eggs, flowers, potted plants, seedlings and herbs, alongside California-grown fruit, vegetables and nuts.
Who sells at Monterey Farmers Market (Friday)
49 names on the operator's published vendor list. Each is shown with its home town and the operator's own production label. Stalls vary week to week, so this tells you who trades here, not who will be there on a given day.
Organic growers (14): Big Guy Organics (Hollister), Blue Heron Farms (Watsonville), Borba Family Farms (Aromas), CE Farm (Paicines), Cortez Farms (Santa Maria), Donna Dirt Farms (Santa Cruz), Fogline Farm (Santa Cruz), Kitchen Table Cultures (Monterey), New Natives | Greensward (Watsonville), P & K Farms (Watsonville), Phil Foster Ranch (Pinnacle) (San Juan Bautista), Prevedelli Farms (Watsonville), Spade & Plow Organics (San Martin), Sumano Mushrooms (San Juan Bautista).
Organic and conventional (1): Kirk Williams (Soledad).
Conventional growers (20): Astone’s Protea (Aptos), Bay Area Orchids (Half Moon Bay), Belle Farms (Watsonville), Brokaw Ranch Company (Santa Paula), Cavanaugh Color Nursery (Watsonville), Clara’s Eggs Farm (Watsonville), Coastal View Farms (Salinas), Fernandez Farms (Hollister), Gatanaga Nursery (Salinas), Ichigo Farms (Salinas), K T Farms (Fresno), Market Farms (Watsonville), Minazzoli Farms (Stockton), Munak Ranch (Paso Robles), Murakami Farms (Watsonville), Pacific Rare Nursery (Watsonville), Pulido Farms (Hollister), Rancho Padre Farms (Exeter), Schletewitz Family Farms (Sanger), Stackhouse Orchards (Hickman).
Bakers, makers and prepared food (14): Amen Bee Products (San Martin), Bay Living Culinary (Watsonville), Beckmann’s Old World Bakery (Santa Cruz), Bigoli Fresh Artisan Pasta (Sand City), Companion Bakeshop (Santa Cruz), Foustman’s Salami (San Juan Bautista), La Marea of the Sea | Monterey (Santa Cruz), Living Swell Kombucha (Santa Cruz), MIF Seafood (Seaside), Rocky Oaks Goat Creamery (Clovis), Schoch Family Farmstead (Salinas), Sweet Elena’s Bakery (Sand City), Wise Goat Organics (Hollister), Zena Foods (Sacramento).
Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets · checked 3 October · payment rules
Del Monte Farmers Market (Sunday)
- — Sundays, 8am–noon · May–Sep · closed for the season
- — Del Monte Shopping Center — 1410 Del Monte Center, Monterey, CA 93940. In the back parking area behind California Pizza Kitchen, just off Highway 1 and Munras Avenue. Open in Maps
- — Parking: Free parking at the shopping center.
- — The operator's services page lists EBT/CalFresh and card-bought Big Bucks at its Friday Monterey market and Saturday Aptos market. It does not list them for this Sunday market.
- — Seasonal: Sundays from May through the end of September, rain or shine.
- — The 2026 season's final market was Sunday 27 September. The operator says it will be back next spring and has not published a 2027 opening date.
A small, relaxed early-morning market. The operator singles out cut flowers from Gatanaga Nursery, organic strawberries from P&K Farms, seasonal produce from Munak Ranch and Minazzoli Farms, and ready-to-eat food from Bay Living Culinary.
Its published vendor list is five names long, so come for a few specific stalls rather than a big shop — the Friday market at the same address is the full-size one.
Who sells at Del Monte Farmers Market (Sunday)
5 names on the operator's published vendor list. Each is shown with its home town and the operator's own production label. Stalls vary week to week, so this tells you who trades here, not who will be there on a given day.
Organic growers (2): Big Guy Organics (Hollister), P & K Farm (Watsonville).
Conventional growers (3): Gatanaga Nursery (Salinas), Minazolli Farms (Stockton), Munak Ranch (Paso Robles).
Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets · checked 3 October · payment rules
Pacific Grove Certified Farmers' Market
- — Mondays, 3–7pm (6pm in winter) · Year round
- — Central Avenue & Grand Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA. Open in Maps
- — By bus: MST routes 1 and 2 via Asilomar from Monterey Transit Plaza; get off at Fountain and Lighthouse.
- — Every Monday, year round, rain or shine, including holiday weekends.
- — Winter hours are 3–6pm, but the operator does not say which months count as winter. Plan on a 6pm close from late autumn until spring and check the operator's page.
Everyone's Harvest has run Pacific Grove's market since 2008. Monday sellers in its directory include certified-organic Inzana Ranch and La Milpa, Lake Family Forest with mushrooms, microgreens and seedlings from Carmel Valley, Clara's Egg Farm, and food from Ad Astra Bread Co., Ely's Pupusas and Zum Zum Tea.
Everyone's Harvest · checked 3 October · payment rules
Seaside Certified Farmers Market
- — Thursdays, 3–7pm · No season stated
- — Laguna Grande Regional Park — 1259 Canyon Del Rey Boulevard, Seaside, CA 93955. Open in Maps
- — By bus: MST routes 20, A and B; get off at Del Monte or at Fremont.
- — Parking: Free parking next to the market, or across the street in the City Hall lot.
- — Market Match is bigger here than at the operator's other markets: a City of Seaside grant raises it to $1.50 for every $1 of EBT, up to a $45 match a day. One older notice on the same page gives a different figure, so confirm at the Information Booth.
- — Every Thursday. The operator's page gives no season; it was running, with live music, on 1 October 2026.
The operator's newest market, opened in 2023 at Laguna Grande Regional Park and sponsored by the City of Seaside, which also pays for its bigger Market Match. Thursday sellers in the operator's directory include Gallardo Organic Farm, Jose's Flowers, Luna Dorada Organic Farm, Rodriguez Bros. Ranch and Stackhouse Brothers Orchards, with food from Ely's Pupusas and Mr. Falafel. Live music on some Thursdays.
Everyone's Harvest · checked 3 October · payment rules
Marina Certified Farmers' Market
- — Sundays, 10am–2pm · Year round
- — Marina Village Shopping Center — 215 Reservation Road, Marina, CA. At the corner of Vista Del Camino and Reservation Road. Open in Maps
- — By bus: MST routes 18 and 20 via Marina Transit Exchange; get off at Marina Village Shopping Center.
- — Every Sunday, year round, rain or shine.
The operator's first market, opened in 2003, and the largest roster in its directory. It is the one to visit for Asian vegetables: F.T. Fresh Produce grows more than 100 varieties, from squash, beans and tomatoes to Asian vegetables, guava and dates, and Moua's Produce is there every Sunday.
Everyone's Harvest · checked 3 October · payment rules
Carmel
Carmel-by-the-Sea Farmers' Market
- — Thursdays, 10am–2pm · No season stated
- — Sixth Avenue, downtown Carmel — Sixth Avenue between Junipero Street and Mission Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. Open in Maps
- — Neither the City nor Good Roots publishes EBT or card arrangements for this market.
- — Every Thursday. The City's page gives no season, but its 2026 events calendar lists the market's Third Thursday events on 17 September and 15 October.
The City lists certified organic produce, eggs, plants, cut flowers and specialty foods such as olive oil, hummus, pizza and bread. Sustainable Carmel is often on site to answer composting and recycling questions.
Dogs are not allowed inside the market area — the City cites a Health Department requirement.
Good Roots, Inc., listed by the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea · checked 3 October
Carmel Farmers Market at The Barnyard
- — Tuesdays, 9am–1pm · May–Sep · closed for the season
- — The Barnyard Shopping Village — 3690 The Barnyard, Carmel, CA 93923. Off Highway 1 at Carmel Valley Road. Open in Maps
- — Parking: Free parking at the shopping village.
- — The operator's services page lists EBT and card-bought Big Bucks only at its Friday Monterey and Saturday Aptos markets, not here.
- — Seasonal: Tuesdays from May through September, rain or shine.
- — The 2026 season's final market was Tuesday 29 September. The operator says it will be back next spring and has not published a 2027 opening date.
Intimate in scale, in the operator's words: a curated selection of California-grown produce, fresh-baked goods, cut flowers and potted plants, set among The Barnyard's brick-lined courtyards, garden paths and patios.
Who sells at Carmel Farmers Market at The Barnyard
12 names on the operator's published vendor list. Each is shown with its home town and the operator's own production label. Stalls vary week to week, so this tells you who trades here, not who will be there on a given day.
Organic growers (4): Blue Heron (Watsonville), Kashiwase Farms (Sanger), P & K Farms (Watsonville), Phil Foster Ranch (Pinnacle) (San Juan Bautista).
Conventional growers (7): Coastal Paradise Nursery (Salinas), Cortez Farms (Santa Maria), Gatanaga Nursery (Salinas), Kirk Williams (Soledad), Minazzoli Farms (Stockton), Munak Ranch (Paso Robles), Triple Delight Blueberries (Caruthers).
Bakers, makers and prepared food (1): Sweet Elena’s Bakery (Sand City).
Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets · checked 3 October · payment rules
Salinas
Salinas Farmers Market (Oldtown)
- — Saturdays, 9am–2pm · Every Saturday, rain or shine
- — 300 block of Main Street, Salinas, CA. Open in Maps
- — The operator publishes no EBT or Market Match arrangement for this market.
- — Every Saturday, rain or shine. The operator does not use the words "year round", so this page does not either.
- — New operator since July 2026: the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce Foundation took over the market from the Oldtown Salinas Foundation.
Running since January 2000; it outgrew its first site on West Gabilan Street. Salinas Valley farmers with certified organic produce, plus handmade soaps, cut flowers, crafts and hot and cold food, with tables and chairs and a local musician.
The operator says it draws thousands every Saturday, and lists 29 of what it calls 80-plus artisans on its VIP Vendors page. It has a Spanish-language page, and the market manager takes calls and texts on (831) 287-9852.
Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce Foundation · checked 3 October
Alisal Certified Farmers' Market
- — Tuesdays, 11am–4pm · 2 June – 20 October 2026
- — Next to the WIC nutrition center, East Salinas — 632 E Alisal Street, Salinas, CA 93905. Open in Maps
- — By bus: MST routes 41 and 42 via Salinas Transit Center; get off at East Alisal and Wood.
- — Parking: Free parking next to the market.
- — Summer season: Tuesdays, 2 June to 20 October 2026, 11am–4pm.
- — A winter season runs from 28 October 2026 into June 2027, but the operator has not published its day or hours yet — and 28 October is a Wednesday, so the day may change. This page lists only the summer schedule until it does.
Opened in 2010 beside the WIC nutrition center in East Salinas. It is small — the operator's directory lists five Tuesday sellers: Avalos Farm, J & J Ramos Farm, Ledesma Farm, Antojitos Mexicanos and Chava's Corn — and it runs cooking demonstrations.
Everyone's Harvest · checked 3 October · payment rules
Natividad Certified Farmers' Market
- — Wednesdays, 10am–2:30pm · Year round
- — Natividad Medical Center, outside Building 200 (Outpatient Services) — 1441 Constitution Boulevard, Salinas, CA 93906. Open in Maps
- — By bus: MST routes 41 and 46 via Salinas Transit Center; get off at Medical Center Drive and Hospital.
- — Parking: Free parking in the Natividad Medical Center lot.
- — Every Wednesday, year round.
Hosted and funded by Natividad Medical Center since 2010. It is part of the operator's Fresh Rx program, in which doctors prescribe produce to young patients at risk of going without, redeemable for $35 of produce a week. Wednesday sellers include Gallardo Organic Farm, Golden Flowers, Rodriguez Bros. Ranch and Stackhouse Brothers Orchards.
Everyone's Harvest · checked 3 October · payment rules
Salinas Valley Health Certified Farmers' Market
- — Fridays, 11:30am–4:30pm · 8 May – 6 November 2026
- — Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital — 450 E Romie Lane, Salinas, CA 93901. Open in Maps
- — By bus: MST route 43 via Salinas Transit Center; get off at East Romie Lane and Los Palos.
- — Parking: Free parking next to the market.
- — Seasonal: Fridays from 8 May to 6 November 2026. The last market of the season is Friday 6 November.
Opened in 2013 at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital and funded by Salinas Valley Health, whose doctors prescribe produce through the same Fresh Rx program. Friday sellers include Golden Flowers, Ledesma Farm, Rodriguez Bros. Ranch, Stackhouse Brothers Orchards, Blazin' Bayou Barbecue, Coastal Kettlecorn and Tacos Don Beto.
Everyone's Harvest · checked 3 October · payment rules
North County
North County Farmers' Market (Castroville)
- — Thursdays, 2–7pm · No season stated
- — North County Rec Center — 11261 Crane Street, Castroville, CA 95012. Open in Maps
- — Accepts EBT, with a $15 Market Match program.
- — Every Thursday. The district gives no season; its listing shows the market running on 1 October 2026.
Pitched by the district as a family outing: fresh organic fruit and vegetables and food from local vendors, with cooking demonstrations, a bounce house and a kids' arts and crafts table.
North County Recreation and Park District · checked 3 October
Salinas Valley
Soledad Certified Farmers' Market
- — Thursdays, 4–8pm · Apr–Sep · closed for the season
- — Soledad Street, in front of the museum — 137 Soledad Street, Soledad, CA 93960. Open in Maps
- — The Historical Society publishes no EBT or card arrangement.
- — Seasonal: Thursdays, April through September, 4–8pm. The 2026 season is over.
- — The Historical Society has announced the 2027 season for April through September, Thursdays 4–8pm, without a first date.
Sponsored by the Soledad Historical Society, which calls it its major fundraiser — booth fees support the Society. It is held in front of the Society's museum in the old International Harvester building, which opens during market hours.
Soledad Historical Society · checked 3 October
Who runs these markets
Payment rules are set by each operator rather than by each market, so they are written out once here.
Everyone's Harvest
Runs Pacific Grove Certified Farmers' Market, Seaside Certified Farmers Market, Marina Certified Farmers' Market, Alisal Certified Farmers' Market, Natividad Certified Farmers' Market, Salinas Valley Health Certified Farmers' Market.
A nonprofit founded in 2002 that runs six markets in Monterey County. It says more than half its farmers are certified organic and come from within 100 miles.
Accepts EBT / CalFresh, WIC and Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program benefits. SunBucks are accepted too.
Market Match: every $1 of EBT is matched with $1 for fresh produce, up to $30 a day. Ask at the Information Booth. Seaside's match is larger — see that market.
Fresh Rx: at the Natividad and Salinas Valley Health markets, patients whose doctors prescribe produce redeem it for $35 of fruit and vegetables a week.
Only service animals are allowed. The operator asks that pets be walked around the outside of the market, on the sidewalk.
Its Pacific Grove, Marina, Alisal and Natividad pages say they close for about two weeks around Christmas and New Year's Day; the open-today line at the top of this page does not know those dates.
Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets
Runs Monterey Farmers Market (Friday), Del Monte Farmers Market (Sunday), Carmel Farmers Market at The Barnyard.
EBT / CalFresh and card-bought Big Bucks are offered only at its Friday Monterey market and its Saturday Aptos market, and only until 11am. Its homepage and its services page disagree on the start, 9am against 8am, so come between 9 and 11.
Big Bucks are bought with a credit card at the Information Booth and every vendor takes them like cash.
Founded in 1976, it requires its farmers to sell only what they grow themselves.
Animals are not allowed except service animals, which the operator attributes to the California Health and Safety Code.
What's in season
In late September 2026 the Del Monte markets' operator said these were starting to fill the tables: apples, pears, persimmons, pomegranates, Brussels sprouts, winter squash, pumpkins, eggplants, nuts, dried fruit. That was one reading at the turn of the season, not a weekly list. Year round, the Friday market at Del Monte Center has the widest published range on the Peninsula: 49 vendors, 14 of them labelled organic and 14 bakers, makers and prepared-food stalls.
What the operators do not publish
- Holiday closures in Monterey. Christmas Day and New Year's Day 2027 both fall on a Friday, and the Del Monte operator does not say whether the Friday market runs on them. The Everyone's Harvest markets do say: most close for about two weeks over the holidays.
- A season for Seaside, Carmel-by-the-Sea and Castroville. All three were running in October 2026, but none of their operators says whether they continue through winter.
- The Alisal market's winter schedule. Its winter season starts 28 October 2026 — a Wednesday, where the summer market is on Tuesdays — with no day or hours published yet.
- Payment on Tuesdays in Monterey. The Old Monterey Business Association lists no EBT or card arrangement for the Alvarado Street market.
- The Friday market's old location. Older listings still put it at Monterey Peninsula College. It moved to Del Monte Shopping Center in March 2020.
Common questions
- Is there a farmers market in Monterey today?
- Yes. Open today, Monday 5 October: Pacific Grove Certified Farmers' Market, 3–7pm (6pm in winter) at Central Avenue & Grand Avenue, Pacific Grove. In the City of Monterey itself, the year-round markets are Tuesday afternoon on Alvarado Street and Friday morning at Del Monte Shopping Center.
- What day is the Monterey farmers market?
- Monterey has two year-round markets: Tuesday, the Old Monterey Marketplace on Alvarado Street downtown (4–7pm October to April, 4–8pm May to September), and Friday, the Monterey Farmers Market at Del Monte Shopping Center (8am–noon). A third runs at Del Monte Shopping Center on Sundays from May through September only.
- What day is the Salinas farmers market?
- Saturday in Oldtown, on the 300 block of Main Street (9am–2pm), and Wednesday at Natividad Medical Center (10am–2:30pm), year round. Salinas Valley Health's Friday market (11:30am–4:30pm) runs until 6 November 2026. The Alisal market on East Alisal Street runs Tuesdays 11am–4pm until 20 October 2026; its winter day and hours have not been published.
- What are the hours of the Monterey farmers markets?
- Old Monterey (Tuesday): 4–7pm October to April, 4–8pm May to September. Del Monte Center (Friday): 8am–noon. Pacific Grove (Monday): 3–7pm, closing at 6pm in winter. Seaside (Thursday): 3–7pm. Carmel-by-the-Sea (Thursday): 10am–2pm. Marina (Sunday): 10am–2pm.
- Are Monterey County farmers markets open year round?
- Five say so: Old Monterey (Tuesday), Del Monte Center (Friday), Pacific Grove (Monday), Marina (Sunday) and Natividad (Wednesday). Oldtown Salinas runs every Saturday, rain or shine. Seaside, Carmel-by-the-Sea and Castroville were running in October 2026, but their operators state no season. The Del Monte Sunday, Carmel Barnyard and Soledad markets are summer-only and have finished for 2026.
- Can I use EBT, CalFresh or Market Match?
- At the Everyone's Harvest markets — Pacific Grove, Seaside, Marina, Alisal, Natividad and Salinas Valley Health — yes: EBT, WIC and senior benefits are accepted, with Market Match on EBT. Castroville takes EBT with a $15 match. At the Friday market at Del Monte Center, EBT stops at 11am; the operator gives the start as 9am on one page and 8am on another, so come between 9 and 11.
- Can I bring my dog?
- Not to most of them. Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets (Del Monte Center, Carmel Barnyard) and Everyone's Harvest (Pacific Grove, Seaside, Marina and the three Salinas health and Alisal markets) allow service animals only, and the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea says dogs are not allowed in its Thursday market. The Old Monterey, Oldtown Salinas, Castroville and Soledad operators publish no pet policy.
Checked and left off this page
- — Monterey Peninsula College (Fridays). Not a separate market: the operator moved the Friday market from MPC to Del Monte Shopping Center in March 2020.
- — Paseo Night Market (Fridays, Alvarado Mall). Listed by the Old Monterey Business Association as a Good Roots Events market, but its day, hours and season could not be confirmed with Good Roots Events itself.
- — Carmel Valley (Sundays, Mid Valley Shopping Center). Its operator's website no longer resolves, so nothing could be confirmed from the operator.
- — Salinas City Center market (Saturdays, Main Street). A second state certificate on the same block as the Oldtown market; no operator page confirms it as a separate market.
- — CSUMB (Seaside). A spring-only campus market whose operator page could not be retrieved; out of season now either way.
- — Greenfield and King City. No operator or city page found, and neither is on the state's July 2026 list of certified farmers markets.
Sources, checked Saturday 3 October 2026: Old Monterey Business Association — The Farmers Market at Old Monterey Marketplace · Old Monterey Business Association — market event listing · Old Monterey Business Association — parking meter payment change · City of Monterey — Pay by Phone with ParkMobile · Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets — Monterey Farmers Market · MBCFM — Services (EBT, Big Bucks) · MBCFM — homepage (EBT hours) · Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets — Friday vendor list · Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets — Del Monte Farmers Market · Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets — last market days of the season · Monterey Bay Certified Farmers Markets — Sunday vendor list · Everyone's Harvest — Pacific Grove market · Everyone's Harvest — Seaside market · Everyone's Harvest — Marina market · City of Carmel-by-the-Sea — Farmers' Market · City of Carmel-by-the-Sea — events calendar · MBCFM — Carmel Farmers Market · Salinas Farmers Market — Oldtown market · Salinas Farmers Market — about (July 2026 ownership change) · Everyone's Harvest — Alisal market · Everyone's Harvest — Natividad market · Everyone's Harvest — Salinas Valley Health market · North County Recreation and Park District — farmers market · Soledad Historical Society · Soledad Historical Society — future events · Everyone's Harvest
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