At the Market

Open year round, rain or shine, you will find a wide range of fruits and vegetables, including certified organic produce, as well as fresh meat, fish, cheese, wine, dried fruit & nuts, jams, baked goods, flowers, plants and specialty gifts. Everything sold in the market is either grown by or made by the seller. NO DOGS allowed inside the Market, except for service dogs. Leashed dogs are welcome in the rest of Central Park during Market hours.

Read more about supporting farmers, their markets and our communities here.

Picnic in the Park

Break out the picnic blankets and baskets!!

The Picnic in the Park Market, with live music and food vendors, is Wednesdays, mid-March through October, 4:30 p.m. till sunset at 4th and C Streets in Davis.

More on Picnic in the Park

Davis Food Co-op sponsors live music from local bands every Wednesday. Shop the farmers market, buy dinner at the International Food Faire, visit Soroptimist International of Davis’ beer and wine garden, and entertain your kids with family fun. Children’s entertainment includes Central Park’s bicycle-powered carousel, Bouncing Bungalows, face painting, pony rides by Greenwich Acres and balloon-maker Dilly Dally the Clown.

Picnic in the Park’s International Food Faire offers picnickers a wide array of dinner specialties to tantalize worldly palates, including pizza, Mexican, Indian, Chinese, hot dogs, burgers, tri-tip, poke, bread, desserts, ice cream and kettle corn.

Local bands provide a wide variety of music: bluegrass, Americana, rock ’n’ roll, folk, blues, Dixieland, big band, rockabilly, dance music, R&B, world music, Latin fusion and more. Music usually begins at 5 p.m. and continues until dark. Check its Facebook page for details each week.