Kirkland Wednesday Market

I love coming here on a Wednesday afternoon. There's always a variety of different vendors selling veggies, fruits, honey, sweets, snacks and home goods. My favorite thing to get is produce! You can see it's always so fresh.

This is a nice summer farmer's market in downtown Kirkland that takes place every Wednesday. Though it's small, the selection is good, with local farmers, bakers, florists, specialty foods stands, artists, craft makers and food trucks. Located at Marina Park, this is a great location to spend a Wednesday evening. The market is quite popular and coming from Bellevue, Lake Washington street and most of downtown Kirkland is already packed with cars. Get here early or after rush hour, to avoid downtown traffic. The different vendors will set up around the sidewalks at the park and under the park's gazebo. It won't take long at all to walk through all of the vendors, but the variety of businesses is the appeal here. In addition to businesses, they have an informational table, live music playing and even someone making balloon animals for kids! I just love that dogs are welcomed here, which isn't always the case for other markets. I enjoy coming here, and encourage anyone to do so at this annual summertime event.

For some reason, I expected the market to be bigger, but it was pretty small. There was a couple of food stalls, one food truck, and a few vendors. The nice part was that it was right at the waterfront so you can enjoy the view while checking out the market. I went and tried the blue box bakery at the market band it was really good. I'm sucker for macaroon and lucky for me, I was able to get the very last one and it was delicious. It was crunchy on the outside and filled with soft coconut​ pieces on the inside. It was very coconutty and delicious. I think the pastries here was the best part.

The market is open back today on 6/6. Not like last year, I have seen a lot more of food trucks for this year's which is good. However I didn't see much greens or fresh veggies from local farms. More vendors this year with a wide range of stuffs. It's good to pay a visit, eat some food and enjoy the nice view of the bay

I was on an adventure taking pictures at Kirkland Waterfront and came across the Farmers Market on Wednesday. Honestly, this is truly one of the best in the area. It is not that the items are that much different than neighboring towns, but they have moved to a new location down a street with art galleries that are open and wonderful sassy shops and restaurants. On a nice day, it feels like the whole area is alive and having fun.Mark this on your must do's for the summer time. Enjoy the market and then take a nice walk at the marina at sunset. Perfection!

Beyond the fabulous market vendors, the location and atmosphere is as good as it gets. I've been to many markets that are located in parking lots, but this one right on the shores of Lake Washington with incredible views makes for a great stop. You can actually sit down and eat your fresh meal or fresh fruit on the grass and take it all in!

It's a pretty small farmer's market in Marina Park in Kirkland's downtown/waterfront area. I believe you could transverse all of the stands in 15 minutes or less. I mostly saw pastries, hot sauces and flowers for sale. Not really somewhere you could actually get produce, grass fed meats, farm to table products or really what you'd expect from the title "farmer's market." It's more of fair's food stand collection than an actual farmer's market.

The market is very limited if you are looking for local produce. It's small to begin with and over half the booths are craft vendors. A little disappointing from a produce viewpoint. Located at the marina, so it's a beautiful setting.

TL;DR: small market.Parking: paid lot or street parking if you don't mind walking. I came here expecting lots of options but saw less than 20 stalls. There wasn't much variety in terms of produce - only one stall had veggies, the rest all had berries and another had berries and some tree fruit. Produce quality was definitely there though; everything looked perfect. Flowers were about $20 a bouquet and the least expensive berries were $5 for a pint. Only two stalls sold cooked food, the others were pre-made. Overall, don't expect to spend more than 20 minutes at the actual market. The water front view is nice though.

The downtown Kirkland Wednesday Market, so named to avoid confusion with the Juanita market on Fridays, has pleasantly grown in size since its initial days. Today, I counted about 10-ish produce/flower stands, a pastry booth, plant sale, one food booth, one food truck, a dentist office, a financial advisor company, and several craft booths. From where people are stopping and holding, you can tell the produce and the pastries are the sirens of this market. You won't need to spend much time here. Find what you need and leave. Parking is tricky. Street parking and the marina lot if you are lucky. The parking under the library is a sure thing.There's an information booth if you have any questions.