For more than two decades, Hancock Park's Sunday morning began on a parking lot at 209 N. Larchmont Boulevard. In late 2025 the neighborhood fought to keep that lot as it is. Then in May 2026 a second farmers market opened on the Wilshire/La Brea station plaza, on the same day of the week and during the same four hours. Both markets set up at 10 a.m. and pack up at 2 p.m.
The overlap says something about the neighborhood. One Sunday square is held in place by the people who live around it. The other was set up by a transit system for people who arrive by train. Each one makes more sense next to the other.
A Lot the Neighborhood Decided to Keep
The Larchmont Village Farmers Market sits on city Lot 694, a 34-space municipal lot on the west side of the boulevard. The Clock Tower stands there too. California Certified Farmers Markets runs it. In 2025, Larchmont Buzz reported that CCFM Markets Director Melissa Farwell had managed the market since 2004. The state's certified-markets list, current as of October 1, 2026, has it running year-round on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 1 to 5 p.m.
A year ago its future was less certain. In October 2025 the Larchmont Chronicle reported a proposed deal that went back to the mid-1980s. Under it, the city would ground lease Lot 694 to a private party. In exchange, the city would complete its option to buy Lot 732, the 167-space lot across the street next to the former Rite Aid, for $1. Supporters said the market could move to a larger space across the street.
The neighborhood answered within weeks:
- November 13, 2025. LADOT told a packed hearing that no draft agreement existed and that the item was informational, so commissioners took no vote, Larchmont Buzz reported.
- November 17, 2025. At a Windsor Square town hall, Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez opposed developing Lot 694, according to Larchmont Buzz.
- December 11, 2025. The LADOT Board agenda carried an item titled "Withdrawal of Proposed Ground Lease Agreement with Larchmont Properties, LTD. for Municipal Lot No 694."
In a December holiday letter published by Larchmont Buzz, the Larchmont Boulevard Association said it had worked with the Windsor Square Neighborhood Association, the Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association and the Larchmont United Neighborhood Association to defeat the lease. In its words, the effort saved "our beloved Farmers Market, as well our our little town square that hosts annual events like the Taste of Larchmont, and the Larchmont Family Fair."
The term "town square" fits. On Sundays the market is the main event on the boulevard. Josh Zad, founder of Alfred Coffee, is building a shop at 201 N. Larchmont, and he told Larchmont Buzz why he chose the street: "Neighbors run into each other on the sidewalk. The farmers market takes over on Sunday. People are on foot, on purpose."
Six Months Later, the Same Four Hours on Wilshire
The first section of the D Line extension opened on May 8, 2026, with new stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega. Metro planned the first 90 days around partnerships with nearly a dozen local small businesses. One of them was Farm Habit, which signed on to run weekly farmers markets at two of the new stations.
According to Metro's The Source, the Tuesday market at Wilshire/Fairfax started May 12 and the Sunday market at Wilshire/La Brea started May 17. Farm Habit's own listing has the La Brea market every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. LAist described the stalls as fresh fruits, vegetables and local products, and Farm Habit adds artisanal food and live music to the mix.
Lined up side by side, the weekly schedules show how much the two operators now overlap:
| Larchmont Village Farmers Market | Farm Habit Metro Farmers Market | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Lot 694, 209 N. Larchmont Blvd., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Wilshire/La Brea station plaza, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
| Weekday | Wednesday, 1 to 5 p.m., same lot | Tuesday afternoon, Wilshire/Fairfax station |
| Operator | California Certified Farmers Markets | Farm Habit |
| Setting | A city parking lot beside the Clock Tower | A subway station plaza |
| Origin | A neighborhood fixture for more than two decades | Launched with the D Line extension in May 2026 |
The weekday markets fall on different days, so households in between could shop on both Tuesday and Wednesday. The Sunday markets fall in exactly the same window. Anyone who wants both has to pick an order.
What the Older Market Sells
Larchmont's draw is a roster of regulars built up over many years. Larchmont Buzz profiled the Wednesday market in 2025, and those profiles give a fair picture of the lot, though stalls can change from season to season.
- Maust Family Farms and Dry Dock Fish Company sold at the Wednesday market, and Larchmont Buzz said both also sold on Sundays.
- The Chicken Guys and ChickenHood Farm filled out the Wednesday food lineup in the July 2025 profile.
- Häsi Bread, Jyan Isaac Bread and Le Saint Honoré were the bakery stalls in the August 2025 profile.
So the Wednesday afternoon market matters to the comparison too. On a weekday it brings fish, poultry and bread to the same lot, with none of the Sunday crowd.
A Two-Week Detour to the Petersen
This fall showed how closely the newer market depends on the train line. Metro closed the D Line extension stations from 2 a.m. October 23 through 4 a.m. November 2 for maintenance. Shuttle 855 ran every 10 minutes to Wilshire/Western while the stations were shut, Beverly Press reported. The Sunday market moved with the schedule. On October 25 and November 1 it set up on the Wilshire/Fairfax station plaza near the Petersen Automotive Museum, per Beverly Press.
The closure was scheduled to end in the early hours of November 2. The Sunday market's regular home is Wilshire/La Brea, and November 8 is the next Sunday on the calendar.
Through both of those Sundays, the Larchmont market stayed on Lot 694, the lot its neighbors kept a year ago.
Walking Wilshire Between Them
The station plaza has started sending people along Wilshire beyond the market. Apollonia's Pizzeria, at 5176 Wilshire Blvd., told Larchmont Buzz in October that some customers now ride the D Line from LACMA to the restaurant. The same trip works in reverse on a Sunday. A visitor can get off at La Brea, shop the plaza and walk the boulevard east.
A few notes for planning a Sunday:
- Timing. Both markets close at 2 p.m. If you plan to shop both, give yourself a little extra time at the first one.
- Weekdays. Larchmont's Wednesday market runs from 1 to 5 p.m. Farm Habit's weekday market is on Tuesday afternoons at Wilshire/Fairfax.
- Arriving by train. The La Brea market is built for D Line riders. Before heading out, check Metro's service notices to confirm the stations are running normally.
- Arriving on foot. Lot 694 has only 34 spaces, so the Larchmont market works best for people who walk to it.
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