San Pedro Now Has an After-Work Farmers Market, at the Water End of Sixth Street

Until this month, a San Pedro resident with a regular weekday job had three ways to reach a certified farmers market: a Friday lunch hour downtown, a Saturday morning in Torrance, or a Sunday morning drive up to the Peninsula.

That changed on Tuesday, October 20, when the West Harbor Waterfront Farmers Market opened at Berth 77 Park. It runs every Tuesday from 3 to 8 p.m. That puts a second certified market on Sixth Street, at the opposite end from the Friday market at 6th and Mesa. It also fills the one time slot no nearby certified market covered: after work.

Four certified markets, one evening slot

The California Department of Food and Agriculture keeps a statewide list of certified farmers markets. Its edition dated October 1, 2026 lists the new market as "West Harbor Farmers Market" at 1332 S. Harbor Blvd. at 6th St., open Tuesdays from 3 to 8 p.m. all year, with Rocky Dhupar as manager. Put it next to the other certified markets within a short drive and the gap it fills is easy to see.

Three of the four close by early afternoon. West Harbor opens at 3 p.m., and it is still open at 7:30. Every source lists all four as year-round, so the Tuesday evening market is part of the weekly calendar, not a summer pop-up. The City of Torrance runs its market on Tuesday too, but in the morning. On paper, a resident could now shop Torrance at 9 a.m. and the waterfront at 6 p.m. on the same day.

Two ends of the same street

The Friday market is the one most longtime residents know, and it has moved around a lot. In spring 2021, San Pedro Today wrote about it at Pepper Tree Plaza by City Hall. By 2022 it was in Little Italy. A market notice on the San Pedro Calendar said it would leave Little Italy because construction was starting on the piazza there, and that it would move on September 16 to 396 W. 6th St., the parking lot on Mesa between 5th and 6th Streets. That piazza is now finished, and the market never went back. Four years later it is still in the Mesa lot.

VenaVer Events organizes the Friday market. Its listing describes 20-plus local vendors and mentions pupusas, aguas frescas, locally grown produce, tamales, dumplings, and candy made in San Pedro. The CDFA list names Evelin Thao as manager and shows Friday hours of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., all year. VenaVer says its certified markets accept EBT and offer Market Match, though it says this about its markets in general rather than about San Pedro by name. Some older guides, including a city tourism page, still list a San Pedro market at 1300 W. 7th St. The current CDFA list and the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce both point to 6th and Mesa.

The two markets are close enough to share a street name but not a time slot. Friday's market sits downtown during the workday. Tuesday's sits at the harbor end of Sixth Street, by the Los Angeles Maritime Museum and the town square at Sixth and Harbor, and runs into the evening. Neither one replaces the other.

What Tuesday at Berth 77 offers

West Harbor's market page promises more than 35 vendors, against the Friday market's 20-plus. The categories are farm produce, seafood, eggs, flowers, bread and pastries, specialty foods, and prepared dishes. The page specifically mentions sourdough, tamales, dumplings, French pastries, local honey, and fresh seafood. Several of those also show up in descriptions of the Friday market, so some overlap between the two is likely.

The one vendor that has announced itself publicly is Say Cheese Los Angeles. Its Eventbrite listing says it will be at the Tuesday market from October 20 with cheesemonger Allison Martin Holt and artisan cheeses. The opening was billed with live music, a petting zoo, pony rides, and $5 market tokens for people who arrived in the first two hours, while supplies lasted. The Port of Los Angeles events calendar lists the same October 20 opening and the same weekly hours.

A note on dates: a Daily Breeze preview referred to a "Saturday debut" in the same paragraph that gives the Tuesday start. West Harbor, the Port, and the CDFA all say Tuesday. The next two markets after this post goes up are Tuesday, November 3, and Tuesday, November 10.

Parking costs more on the water than people may expect. West Harbor's visit page lists the main lot at 1332 S. Harbor Blvd. as free for the first hour, then $2.50 an hour, with a $25 daily maximum. The Berth 84 Premium Lot charges $2.50 an hour on weekdays. The page doesn't list any market validation. A quick produce run that stays under an hour costs nothing. A two-hour dinner at the market costs $2.50.

The market is the first weeknight reason to be at the water

At the moment, the market is most of what West Harbor offers on a weeknight. The Daily Breeze reported in mid-October that San Pedro Fish Market, Starbucks, Harbor Breeze Cruises, Wheel Fun Rentals, and tall-ship sailing with the Los Angeles Maritime Institute are operating. The promenade and the main parking lot are open too. Well Harbor, a waterfront wellness series of yoga, strength training, and mindfulness classes, continues at Berth 77 Park, the same lawn the market uses.

More businesses have signed leases than have opened. The same Daily Breeze report lists three new tenants that have signed but not yet opened:

• Wagbar, an off-leash dog park and social bar of more than 21,000 square feet, serving beer, wine, cider, coffee, and non-alcoholic drinks, with planned adoption partnerships and dog-focused events
• Tierra Azul Baja Coastal Grill & Bar, serving made-from-scratch Mexican food inspired by Baja, with a tequila-focused bar
• SnoSwell, described as rooted in the San Pedro community, selling Hawaiian-style shave ice made with real fruit purées, along with soft-serve and Dole Whip

The holiday calendar builds on the same evening crowd. Harbor Glow, a timed-ticket light experience, takes over the amphitheater space from November 20 through January 3. Holidays by the Sea returns December 5, run with the Port and Council District 15, with a tree lighting and visits with Santa near Berth 84 Park and the Los Angeles Maritime Museum. Two Tuesday markets fall inside Harbor Glow's first two weeks: November 24 and December 1.

Here's how a Tuesday could go, using only things that are open or scheduled now:

1. Park in the West Harbor lot at 1332 S. Harbor Blvd. after 3 p.m. and keep track of the free first hour.
2. Buy produce, eggs, and bread first, before the dinner crowd thins out the stalls.
3. Get prepared food from the market, or walk to San Pedro Fish Market.
4. Walk the promenade toward the Maritime Museum while the port works across the channel.
5. From November 20 on, book a Harbor Glow time slot for after dinner.

The Friday market at 6th and Mesa is still there for anyone with a free lunch hour, as it has been through every move since 2021. For everyone else, Tuesday from 3 to 8 at Berth 77 Park is now the certified market that fits after work.

If you're wondering whether an evening market at the bottom of Sixth Street changes anything for your block, I'm happy to talk it through with you. At Gary Krill, we follow what opens along the San Pedro waterfront, and we can give you a clear, local answer to "What's Your Home Worth?" whenever you want one.