It's market season. We rounded up every major farmers market around Greater Victoria, from the big weekly grocery stops to the evening markets that are really just an excuse to grab dinner and wander around.
Editor’s Note: If you're only going to visit one market this summer, go to Moss Street. If you're looking for fun day trips with the kids, cute date spots, or to discover your new favourite farms, read on. Dates and hours as of June 2026, but if you're driving a long way a quick peek at the market’s website or Instagram the night before never hurts.
Downtown & the Inner Core
Moss Street Market
Saturdays, 10am to 2pm, May to October (closes at 1pm in the winter season)
Sir James Douglas School grounds, 401 Moss St
If you only hit one, this is the one. Moss Street is the grande dame, and 2026 is its 35th season. It's the most produce-serious market on the list. The rule for vendors is "make it, bake it, or grow it," the farms are all certified organic, and there are over 100 stalls sprawled across the school grounds and out along the boulevards. Most of it is farms (seasonal veg, ethically raised meat, eggs, honey, preserves), but there are also crafters and artisans. There’s live music every week and a playground for the kids, plus free bike lockup if you pedal in (which you might want to since parking can be brutal).
James Bay Community Market
Saturdays, 9am to 3pm, May 2 to October 3
Corner of Menzies & Superior, 494 Superior St
This one's celebrating 30 years, and it's the easiest "proper" farmers market for visitors to reach since it’s a short walk from the harbour. There are about 60 tents, with a more even split than Moss Street between farm produce and handmade stuff (woodworking, body care, jewellery, clothing, art), plus a strong ready-to-eat game. It's volunteer-run and has a lovely neighbourly feel, plus pets are welcome.
Bastion Square Public Market
Thursday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm, late April to early October
Bastion Square
This is a purely craft and artisan market. You’ll find jewellery, clothing, crafts, just no food. Tourists wander into it all the time off Government Street, and it is conveniently located between a batch of pubs and restaurants if you want to make it into an outing. It’s lovely for a browse, and there’s lunchtime music on market days.
Esquimalt
Esquimalt Farmers Market — Thursdays
Thursdays, 4:30pm to 7:30pm, April 2 to early September (it moves indoors at Esquimalt Rec Centre October to December)
Memorial Park, 1200 Esquimalt Rd
They call themselves a "food-first market" and a "foodie's dream," and they make a strong case for it. You’ll find lots of farm-fresh produce, meat, eggs, baking, and a hot-food lineup that's a real draw. Loads of people come just for dinner. There’s music twice a night, a playground for the kids, and a solid artisan corner (soap, hand-printed tea towels, clothes, jewellery). Family-friendly and lively, a touch less polished than Moss Street in the best way. One catch: no pets, due to food-safety rules.
Esquimalt Gorge Park Market — Mondays
Mondays, 4:30pm to 7:30pm, June 15 to early September
Esquimalt Gorge Park & Pavilion, 1070 Tillicum Rd
Same crew as the Thursday market, totally different mood. Tourism Victoria has dubbed it "Victoria's Prettiest Farmers Market," and the waterfront setting on the Gorge is why. Music twice a night, rotating food trucks, and perfect grass to picnic on. Smaller and mellower than Memorial Park — and unlike the Thursday market, well-behaved dogs are welcome here. This is "evening by the water," not a good place to grocery shop. Fun note: this market is accessible by kayak, canoe, or paddleboard (at the main beach of the park).
Oak Bay
Oak Bay Village Night Market
4pm to 8pm on July 8, Aug 12, Sept 9
2100 & 2200 blocks of Oak Bay Avenue
This is a monthly street party instead of a weekly market. Oak Bay Avenue shuts to traffic from Municipal Hall down to Monterey and the Village goes full European-market mode. Around 100 vendors, seasonal produce from southern Vancouver Island, plus beer, wine, cider and spirit tastings from local makers, which most markets can't do. Restaurants throw open their patios, shops run special tastings and demos, there's live music at every one, and games, a photo booth and family activities on the Municipal Hall lawn. It's a block party with a farmers-market core.
The Peninsula (Saanichton, North Saanich, Sidney)
Peninsula Country Market
Saturdays, 9am to 1pm, June 6 to October 10
Saanich Fairgrounds, 1528 Stelly's Cross Road
The most genuinely country market of the bunch. Go visit for wide-open fairground grass, families on picnic blankets, and friendly dogs of all shapes and sizes. Expect over 60 local food producers leaning hard on Peninsula farms: fruit and veg, jams, honey, homemade bread, local lamb and beef, fresh baking. It’s a particularly family friendly market, and there’s morning circle time, face painting, and the Peninsula Co-op Kid Zone with weekly activities, contests, and prizes. There’s also easy parking, which will feel like a luxury after the downtown markets.
North Saanich Farm Market
Saturdays, 9:30am to 12pm, June 6 to October 10
10990 W Saanich Road
The Peninsula's cozier Saturday option, and now in its 19th season. It’s smaller and folksier than Peninsula Country Market, with the focus squarely on growers, bakers and makers from right around here. Music's a big deal, and they book a lineup for the whole season. If Peninsula Country is the big Saturday market, this is the warm little one, but both are worth a trip on different weekends. (Heads up on the hours: it wraps at noon, earlier than most markets.)
Sidney Street Market
Thursdays, 5:30pm to 8:30pm, June 4 to September 10
Beacon Avenue, downtown Sidney
One of the most spectacular street markets in BC, full stop. Beacon Avenue closes and over 150 vendors line the whole street end to end (usually pared down from over 300 applicants). The mix leans artisans/clothing/jewellery/gifts and food trucks more than produce, though local farms do show. Three live-music acts are spread along the street, it’s family-friendly, and thousands of people show up every week. The 2026 theme is the daisy (last year, the sunflower). There's a free Capital Bike valet at 9813 Fourth Street during market hours. Consider using it, because parking is rough. Bike, walk, or bus it. Think summer-evening festival, not quiet farmers market.
The West Shore
Goldstream Station Market
Saturdays, 10am to 2pm, May 2 to October 10
New 2026 home: Danbrook Park, 744 Danbrook Ave
Heads up if you've been before: for the 2026 season the market has moved to Danbrook Park while Veterans Memorial Park gets a makeover. It's expected to head back to Veterans Memorial in 2027. Everything else is the same lovable small-town market: a strict "you grow it, you make it, you bake it, you sell it" policy, around 30 vendors a week, farm produce, breads, preserves, arts and crafts, live music, community and non-profit booths. This is the everyday-shopping market for West Shore folks — low-key and neighbourly.
Metchosin Farmers Market
Sundays, 11am to 2pm, Mother’s Day to the last Sunday of October
Metchosin Municipal Grounds, 4450 Happy Valley Road
This one is rural and tiny, and that's the whole charm. A true farm-community gathering with growers from the most farm-dense corner of the CRD (Metchosin has more working farms than any other Greater Victoria municipality). This is where you actually meet the people growing your food, at a market that's never been buffed up for tourists. There's crafts, baking, honey, fruit and veg, and live music, set right by the Pioneer Museum and the Old Barn Bookstore. Worth pairing with a stop at Bilston Creek Farm, whose Lavender Festival runs most Sundays through the summer (check their event calendar before going).
Sooke
Sooke Country Market
Saturdays, 10am to 2pm, April 18 to October 10
New 2026 home: Woodside Farm, 7149 West Coast Rd
Big news for 2026: the market packed up from the old firehall field and moved out to Woodside Farm, which means room for 60 vendors (up from about 30), better parking, washrooms, and a setting that actually feels like visiting a farm. You'll find fresh veg, plants, meat, honey, baking, and handmade goods (jewellery, crafts), plus live music, a kids' area, and hot food. If you're coming from Victoria, budget for about a 45 minute drive each way and make a day of it — tack on Sheringham Distillery, Sooke Brewing, or a meal at Wild Mountain (that would be our pick).
Sooke Night Market
Thursdays, 5pm to 8pm, June 4 to August 27
Sooke Region Museum Grounds, 2070 Phillips Road
A strict "make, bake, or grow" rule means it’s smaller and more curated than the Saturday Country Market. Strong on local craft and food, and the museum grounds make a cool backdrop; you can wander the outdoor exhibits while you're there. Free to get in, easygoing evening feel, food trucks and local vendors. (Parking's tight — they suggest the Journey Middle School lot, a 10-minute forest walk away on the Stickleback Trail. Note: no pets, service animals only.)
