Walnut Creek Certified Farmers' Market

The 1700 block of Locust St. is the setting for Walnut Creek Certified Farmers' Market, an outdoor Sunday market where shoppers can buy locally grown produce from California farmers while live music plays nearby. That combination gives the market a clear shape: produce is the core draw, and the experience stays rooted in an open-air downtown block rather than an enclosed hall or plaza. For anyone planning a weekend grocery stop in Walnut Creek, the market pairs a fixed weekly schedule with a street setup that centers shopping outside. The emphasis here is straightforward and practical: California-grown produce, open-air browsing, and music woven into the morning visit.

What you'll find there

California-grown produce is the clearest focus at Walnut Creek Certified Farmers' Market, and the market frames that produce shopping within an outdoor street setting with live music rather than a broader catalog of prepared goods or nonfood vendors. The result is a market visit oriented around filling bags with farm-grown items while moving through an open-air block in downtown Walnut Creek.

• -Shop locally grown produce from California farmers.
• -Catch live music while shopping outside on the market block.

Live music is part of the market experience, with the music happening while shoppers browse outdoors.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the detail most likely to change plans before you head to Locust Street. Parking is also unusually specific here: Grower's Square donates the first hour of free parking to farmers' market customers on Sundays, a useful perk if you are timing a quick produce run. The garage address is 1646 N California Blvd, with the entrance at Cole Street, and the garage has a pay station that accepts credit cards.

The market takes place outside on the 1700 block of Locust St., so the shopping experience is tied to an open-air downtown street rather than an indoor venue. Because the market is positioned around buying locally grown produce from California farmers, it works well for a focused grocery stop instead of a market built around a long list of activities. Live music is part of the regular feel of the market while you shop outdoors, adding atmosphere without changing the market's produce-first emphasis.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Walnut Creek Certified Farmers' Market, an important detail for shoppers planning to use nutrition benefits on a Sunday produce trip. Payment details are also clear at the nearby Grower's Square garage, where the pay station accepts credit cards if you stay beyond the first free hour offered to market customers on Sundays. The market's own materials confirm payment methods are clearly communicated, which helps reduce guesswork before arrival.