Friday, October 21, 2011

Street Fairs and Markets

                                                                       Street Fairs and Farmers Markets
                                                                                  
                                                                               Palm Springs Village Fest
  

Every Thursday night except Thanksgiving , offers blocks of vendors, art, music and food.   Located on Palm Canyon starting at Baristo, great people and pet watching, fun things to buy including produce stands.    The Palm Springs Art Museum is free to the public on Thursdays and is right around the corner from Village Fest.  All downtown stores, bars and eateries are open also.
                                                                           College of the Desert
 Located in Palm Desert on Monterey  between Fred Waring & Parkview.  Open Saturdays and Sundays at 7:00am.  This is the biggest, weekly street fair in the desert; big food court and enough items for sale that everyone in your group no matter what age or gender will find something.  A large food court and close enough to El Paseo that you can head there after shopping for a nice lunch.
                                                                Palm Desert Farmers Market
Only open seasonally,  this open air market features farm and food vendors offering organic and transitional produce, herbs, lavender, cheese, bread, honey, nuts, eggs, olives and olive oil, fresh cut flowers, orchids and plants and California wine.   Wednesdays, 8 am - 12:30pm September - June
Palm Desert Visitor Center at 72-567 Highway 111 (at Hwy 74 ) in Palm Desert, California
                                              Certified Farmers Market at Old Town La Quinta
This seasonal market (September-May)  is open every Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Old Town La Quinta.    Vendors offering fresh vegetables and fruit (no spray and organic), cut flowers, honey, eggs, nuts, herbs, bread, cheese and plants.   Music, vendors, and close to great coffee, dogs are welcome.
78100 Main Street in Old Town- La Quinta, CA 92253

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