Neighborgood Markets

This is a weekly night market every Thursday from 4 pm to 8 pm near Big Horn Blvd and Civic Center Drive.There are farmers and food trucks, artisan stands, prepared foods, hot foods, and musicians... many of whom you'd find at other farmers markets around Sacramento.It's a great friends and family hang out as there are a good number of parking spaces, tables/chairs, and lawn area for picnics. My only gripe is that it begins too early at 4 pm and ends too soon at 8 pm. I'm lucky if I'm off work by 6 pm so I don't get to enjoy this market as frequently as I'd like.

The new farmers market has arrived to Elk Grove! The same creators as the Midtown Farmers Market, Gather Oak Park, and more, have brought their magic to our city! You can catch the market every Thursday from 4-8pm at the Elk Grove Aquatic Center. If you've been to the other markets in town, it's pretty similar! There are vendors for food, desserts, food trucks, produce, and retail! This was their first week so there were about 5-7 food vendors such as Lumpia Truck and Sacto Pop Up Truck, Love & Macarons, Wheel Lemonade, as well as about 4-5 produce stands. There was live music, and plenty of benches, chairs, and tables to sit at! Many of them are in the sun though, so it would also be wise to just bring a picnic blanket and pick a nice spot in the shade and stay socially distanced!

Even at 5 pm, most places still weren't open. They were still setting up, some just getting stuff out of a van/truck. For a place that closes at 8, that was disappointing. Luckily, the place I came to try was one of the few places ready to go. For this reason though, I would def recommend coming after 6.It's nice and spread out, so plenty of space to distance. But everything is still walkable. Definitely bring your own chairs or blanket to sit on cus they don't really have any seating. Food trucks in the large parking lot. There were about 6 I think. There are two parking lots that don't connect. Google maps had us go to the senior center side, which is maybe a bit farther of a walk but I think a lot less busy. Overall, my first experience was rather disappointing. Probably won't come back for awhile or unless there is someplace specific that I know will be there and want to eat.