La Quinta Farmers Market Reopens for the Season With Local Produce and Artisan Goods
The Old Town La Quinta Certified Farmers Market reopened for its 2026–27 season on Sunday, October 4, bringing a regular Sunday food-shopping option back to La Quinta.
At the market, shoppers can find locally grown fruits and vegetables along with flowers, eggs, and honey. The official market information also lists gourmet chef-prepared foods and artisan goods among the offerings.
The reopening was announced by the market ahead of October 4, and the City of La Quinta events calendar also lists the recurring farmers market in Old Town La Quinta. A KESQ report published October 4 reported that the outdoor certified farmers market had returned for the season.
The Market Is Back for the Season
The Old Town La Quinta Certified Farmers Market is held at 78100 Main St., La Quinta, CA 92253. Its regular schedule is Sundays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., October through May, according to the Certified Farmers Market’s La Quinta page.
That schedule gives La Quinta-area residents a recurring Sunday destination for shopping for produce and other food items, as well as flowers and artisan goods, during the market season.
The Old Town La Quinta market page also provides information about the certified farmers market and its Old Town location.
For people planning a visit, the regular Sunday schedule is the key detail: the market operates from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the October-through-May season. The market operator’s current information also says the market is closed on Christmas.
What Shoppers Can Find
Food and agricultural products make up a central part of the market’s offerings. The official description lists locally grown fruits, vegetables, flowers, eggs, and honey. Shoppers can also find gourmet chef-prepared foods and artisan goods.
Those categories give visitors several ways to shop during a Sunday stop, whether they are looking for produce, eggs and honey or want to browse prepared foods and handmade goods at the same market.
The market does not describe every product sold there as locally grown. Instead, its local-sourcing statement applies specifically to the flowers, fruits, eggs, honey, and vegetables it identifies as locally grown.
That distinction is important for shoppers interested in where those agricultural products come from.
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What the Market Says About Local Sourcing
According to the market, its locally grown flowers, fruits, eggs, honey, and vegetables are grown within about 100 miles of the Coachella Valley.
That sourcing information comes from the market itself and applies to those listed locally grown products. It should not be read as a statement that every item or every product sold at the market comes from within that distance.
The market’s location and operating information is also reflected in public local listings. The Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner’s farmers-market directory includes the La Quinta market and lists Christiana Green as the market manager.
For shoppers, the reopening means those listed locally grown foods and agricultural products are once again available through a recurring Sunday market in La Quinta, alongside chef-prepared foods and artisan goods.
When and Where to Go
The Old Town La Quinta Certified Farmers Market is located at:
78100 Main St.
La Quinta, CA 92253
The market’s regular schedule is Sundays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., October through May. Anyone planning a Sunday visit can check the Certified Farmers Market La Quinta page or the City of La Quinta events calendar for current market information.
With the October 4 reopening, La Quinta residents once again have a regular Sunday place to shop for locally grown fruits and vegetables, flowers, eggs and honey, along with gourmet chef-prepared foods and artisan goods, at the Old Town La Quinta market.
