The West Palm Beach GreenMarket: How to Do Saturday Morning on the Waterfront
Here is the short answer. The West Palm Beach GreenMarket runs every Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the Great Lawn at 100 N. Clematis Street, right on the downtown waterfront. The 2026-27 season opened October 3 and runs through May 22, 2027, with two Saturdays off: February 6 and March 20. Park free in the City Center, Clematis or Sapodilla garages during market hours. Get there early, bring a bag, and plan to walk the waterfront after. Every date, hour and parking rule below came from the City of West Palm Beach and its official partners this week.
We are Brad and Justina, founders of Yours Truly Hospitality. We manage vacation homes across Southeast Florida, from Pompano Beach and Lighthouse Point through greater Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Miami. Guests staying anywhere near Palm Beach County ask us some version of the same Saturday question: is there anything worth getting up for? This is the answer we give most often.
What the GreenMarket Actually Is
The GreenMarket is the City of West Palm Beach's own Saturday market, run by the city and held on the waterfront at the foot of Clematis Street. Mayor Keith A. James has recalled that it started with just 13 vendors in a small parking lot. It now fills the Great Lawn along the Intracoastal every Saturday of the season.
This is the market's 32nd season, and the city's theme for it is "The World, Right Here." The official season listing describes vendors representing Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and beyond. Expect European pastries, Mediterranean specialties, Latin American favorites, tropical produce and international drinks.
The everyday categories are the ones that make it useful for a vacation week: fresh produce, baked goods, coffee and tea, plants and flowers, spices, specialty foods, home goods, and health and wellness items.
Season Dates, Hours and the Two Skipped Saturdays
The schedule is simple, with two traps.
What | Detail |
Day | Saturdays only |
Hours | 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. |
Season | October 3, 2026 through May 22, 2027 |
No market | February 6 and March 20, 2027 |
Where | Great Lawn, 100 N. Clematis St., West Palm Beach |
Phone | (561) 822-1515 |
The first trap is the skipped weeks. If your trip covers February 6 or March 20, there is no market that day. Plan the morning around something else and come the next Saturday instead.
The second trap is the end of the season. The market closes for the summer after May 22. Guests booking a June stay sometimes find old listings online and show up to an empty lawn.
The city notes that its events are subject to change or cancellation, so check wpb.org/greenmarket the morning you go, especially if the weather looks unsettled.
Parking: Use the Free Garages
Parking is where most visitors lose time and money downtown. The market makes it easy if you know which garage to pick.
During market hours, three city garages are free:
City Center Garage, 401 Banyan Boulevard
Clematis Street Garage, 500 Banyan Boulevard
Sapodilla City Garage, 640 Clematis Street
The Banyan Garage, 200 Banyan Boulevard, and the Evernia Garage, 333 Evernia Street, are the closest to the lawn. They charge the city's all-day weekend flat rate of $5. If you have small kids or a cooler to fill, the $5 is worth the shorter walk. Otherwise, take a free garage and enjoy the stroll down Clematis.
Some listings give the Clematis Street Garage a different Banyan Boulevard number, so put the garage name, not just the address, into your map.
Getting There Without the Car
If you are staying downtown or in Northwood, leave the car where it is.
West Palm Move runs a fixed route every 10 minutes between the Norton Museum of Art and Northwood Village for $1 a ride. On-demand rides are $2 and can be booked in the West Palm Move app or by phone at 561-264-0458.
Riding a bike? The city lists a free bike valet at 143 N. Narcissus Avenue, at the corner of Clematis Street, open Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
When to Go and How to Shop It
The market runs five hours, and the best of it happens early.
Go at opening if you are buying produce, bread or flowers. The selection is widest before the crowd builds, and the morning is cooler on an open lawn with little shade. October and November mornings can still feel like summer here. Bring water and a hat.
Go after 11 if you are there for the scene rather than the shopping. The live music is going, the line for coffee has eased, and you can graze your way through lunch.
A few habits that help:
Walk the whole loop once before buying. Vendors repeat categories, and the second bakery may be the one you wanted.
Bring a sturdy reusable bag, or two. Produce adds up fast.
If you are cooking in a vacation rental, shop for one dinner, not the week. Ripe fruit does not last long in this heat.
Ask vendors where their product comes from. The good ones love the question.
What Is New This Season
The city welcomed five new vendors this season: Ba Café, Arya Tea Bar, Macaroner, Sayblee Products and Truffle Smiles.
Four longtime vendors were named Legacy Vendors, a status the city gives to vendors who have been at the market for 15 years or more and no longer need to compete for their spot: Leila, Macy's Smoked Fish Dip, Makebs and Mozzarita. If you want a short list of proven stops, start there.
The season also brings weekly workshops and the Master Chef Showcase, a chef-to-chef cooking competition. The city has not published a dated schedule for these, so treat them as a bonus, not the reason to go.
How We Would Do the Morning
Park free in the City Center Garage a little after eight. Walk down Clematis to the waterfront and be on the lawn at 8:30. Do a slow first loop, then buy breakfast and the evening's produce. Take your coffee to the seawall and watch the boats on the Intracoastal.
When you are done, drop the bags at the car and keep the morning going. Our Clematis Street and waterfront guide covers the rest of downtown on foot. If you have a boat or a water taxi in the plan, our Peanut Island day trip guide picks up from there. Both are on our blog.
The Bottom Line
The GreenMarket is the easiest good Saturday in Palm Beach County. Go early, park free, skip it on February 6 and March 20, and walk the waterfront after. If you want a home base close enough to make it a weekly habit, take a look at our South Florida vacation homes.
Updated October 2026. Season dates, skipped Saturdays, hours, location, vendors, programming and parking verified from the City of West Palm Beach, The Palm Beaches official visitor listing, and WPTV's season report. West Palm Move fares and the bike valet from the city's GreenMarket parking page.
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