Are you visiting Sonoma County, CA and looking for something to do? Visiting the local farmers markets is one thing that should definitely be on your list! Known for it's agricultural bounty, in the summer, Sonoma is a wonderful place to find apples, berries, apricots, plums, and all sorts of delicious fruits. The fall brings an abundance of pumpkins, squash, melons, and grapes.
In addition to the fruits and veggies found at the farmers markets in Sonoma, you can find other goodies like cupcakes and sausages. Flowers and coffee can also be purchased along with gifts.
Here are some local farmers markets going on in Sonoma this year:
Bodega Bay Community Farmers Market
Sundays (Memorial Day-October): 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 2255 Highway 1 (behind the Community Center)
Cloverdale Community Market & Exchange
Tuesdays (April 4-Dec. 19, rain or shine): 3-6 p.m., 225 North Cloverdale Blvd. (in the empty lot next to Plank)
Cotati Community Farmers Market
Thursdays (June-August): 4:30-7:30 p.m., La Plaza Park (Old Redwood Highway and West Sierra Avenue)
Forestville Farmers Market
Tuesdays (June-October): 4-7 p.m., Forestville's new downtown park, 6990 Front St.
Healdsburg Farmers Market
Saturday (May-November): 8:30 a.m.-noon, West Plaza Parking Lot
Wednesday (June-October): 4-7 p.m., in the Cerri Lot on North Street between Grove and Foss streets
Kenwood Community Farmers Market
Sunday (June-September): 10 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Patricks Church, 9000 Sonoma Highway 12
Occidental Farmers Market
Fridays (June-October): 4 p.m.-dusk, downtown Occidental
Petaluma East Side Farmers Market
Tuesdays (year-round), 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Lucchesi Park, 320 N. McDowell Blvd.
Petaluma Walnut Park Farmers Market
Saturdays (May 13-Nov. 18), 2-5:30 p.m., in Walnut Park, on the corner of D Street and Petaluma Boulevard
Petaluma Theatre District Farmers Market
Wednesdays (June 7-Aug. 30), 4:30-8 p.m., on 2nd Street between B and D Streets.
Rohnert Park Farmers Market
Fridays (June-August): 5-8 p.m., Rohnert Park Plaza, 500 City Center Drive (library parking lot)
Santa Rosa Farmers Market
Wednesdays (year-round): 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 1351 Maple Ave.
Saturdays (year-round): 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., in the same location as the Wednesday market
Sebastopol Farm Market
Sundays (year-round): 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., in Sebastopol Plaza on Weeks Way in downtown Sebastopol
Sonoma
Tuesdays (May-September): Valley of the Moon Certified Farmers Market, 5:30 p.m.-dusk, in front of and behind City Hall on the Sonoma Plaza
Fridays (Year-Round): Sonoma Valley Certified Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., in the Arnold Field parking lot at 241 First St. W.
The Springs Community Farmers Market
Sundays (July 9-Sept. 10): 4-7 p.m., Larson Park, 329 DeChene Ave., Boyes Hot Springs
Windsor Certified Farmers Market
Sundays (April to mid-December): 10 a.m.-1 p.m., on Windsor Town Green, 701 McClelland Dr.
Thursdays (mid-June through August): 5-8 p.m., same location as Sunday
