Market Night

Some of my fondest memories of living
here in Redlands are of walking to town
for Market Night on a warm summer's
evening, with my mental list of all the
places I want to be sure to visit. I would
skimp on lunch just so I'd be good and
hungry enough to fit in at least a couple
of carne asada tacos and a bag of freshly
made mini-donuts, too hot to eat right
away and sprinkled with gobs of
cinnamon sugar. Then hopefully I'd still
have enough room left for something new
to try. There was the booth that sold
dates, several varieties even. There was
the one booth that sold the sweetest Red
Flame Grapes that are beyond compare,
and the toughest task was trying to
decide who had the best strawberries for
the best price. Besides the tempting
smells all around I think I liked best the
sounds of music coming from the various
musicians on different street corners.
Market Night is the one night a week that
the city blocks off their main street to
traffic, and locals and out-of-towners
come out to sell their fresh produce and
specialty items. Over the last 15 years
that I've been going to our Redland's
Market Night, many vendors have come
and gone and many have been here
nearly all 15 years. In any case, there
are definitely some places that make the
Thursday night trip worthwhile. Be sure
and skip dinner at home, eating here is
half the fun!

Listed below are some others:

Arroyo Grande

Behind the buildings on East Branch Street, Saturdays from noon to 3:00 p.m.

Cerritos

at Park Plaza Drive, just south of Cerritos' Towne Center Shopping Center on
Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to noon.

Escondido

on the corner of Grand Ave. and Broadway, Tuesday nights from 2-6

Grass Valley

at the Fairgrounds Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to noon

Long Beach

1. at the Long Beach Marina on Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m

2. at Signal Hill on the northwest corner of 27th Street and Walnut Avenue on
Thursdays 3-8 p.m. Apr-Oct and 2-7 p.m. Nov-Mar.

3. now open September 2002 is the Huntington Park Market located between E.
Florence Ave. and Saturn Ave. on Bissell Street.

4. in Downtown Long Beach on a parking lot on the west side of Long Beach
Blvd., just south of Broadway , a block or so east of Pine Ave. on Friday's 10:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Pismo Beach

on Pomeroy Street Tuesday afternoons from 2-5 p.m.

Riverside

on Main Street 6-9 p.m. every Wednesday night.

San Diego

in Old Town on the corners of Twiggs and Juan Streets, 8 to noon every
Saturday.

San Luis Obispo

on Higuera Street every Thursday night from 6:30-9 p.m.

Yucaipa

on California Street evert Friday night starting at 6:00 p.m.