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Ojai food calendar
What is in season in Ojai, what to eat right now, the food festivals worth planning around and the months to be careful with. Tap a month.
January in Ojai
The best of January: Ojai farmers market.
On the calendar
- Ojai farmers marketSundays
9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).
Nothing of this kind in January. Try Everything.
February in Ojai
The best of February: Ojai farmers market.
On the calendar
- Ojai farmers marketSundays
9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).
Nothing of this kind in February. Try Everything.
March in Ojai
Peak seasonThe best of March: Ojai Pixie tangerines and Ojai farmers market.
In season
- Ojai Pixie tangerinesspring
Melissa's puts the 2026 Pixie season at March through May, with a lighter crop.
Mar–May
On the calendar
- Ojai farmers marketSundays
9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).
Nothing of this kind in March. Try Everything.
April in Ojai
Peak seasonThe best of April: Pixie tangerine month, Ojai Pixie tangerines and Ojai farmers market.
In season
- Ojai Pixie tangerinesspring
Melissa's puts the 2026 Pixie season at March through May, with a lighter crop.
Mar–May
Eat it now
- Pixie tangerine monthApril
Ojai has marked April as Pixie month in past years; ask at the market.
On the calendar
- Ojai farmers marketSundays
9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).
Nothing of this kind in April. Try Everything.
May in Ojai
Peak seasonThe best of May: Ojai Pixie tangerines and Ojai farmers market.
In season
- Ojai Pixie tangerinesspring
Melissa's puts the 2026 Pixie season at March through May, with a lighter crop.
Mar–May
On the calendar
- Ojai farmers marketSundays
9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).
Nothing of this kind in May. Try Everything.
June in Ojai
The best of June: Gelato on Ojai Avenue and Ojai farmers market.
Eat it now
- Gelato on Ojai Avenuesummer
Sanders & Sons and Ojai Ice Cream, both on Ojai Avenue.
Jun–Sep
On the calendar
- Ojai farmers marketSundays
9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).
Nothing of this kind in June. Try Everything.
July in Ojai
The best of July: Gelato on Ojai Avenue and Ojai farmers market.
Eat it now
- Gelato on Ojai Avenuesummer
Sanders & Sons and Ojai Ice Cream, both on Ojai Avenue.
Jun–Sep
On the calendar
- Ojai farmers marketSundays
9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).
Nothing of this kind in July. Try Everything.
August in Ojai
The best of August: Gelato on Ojai Avenue and Ojai farmers market.
Eat it now
- Gelato on Ojai Avenuesummer
Sanders & Sons and Ojai Ice Cream, both on Ojai Avenue.
Jun–Sep
On the calendar
- Ojai farmers marketSundays
9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).
Nothing of this kind in August. Try Everything.
September in Ojai
The best of September: Gelato on Ojai Avenue and Ojai farmers market.
Eat it now
- Gelato on Ojai Avenuesummer
Sanders & Sons and Ojai Ice Cream, both on Ojai Avenue.
Jun–Sep
On the calendar
- Ojai farmers marketSundays
9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).
Nothing of this kind in September. Try Everything.
October in Ojai
Shoulder seasonThe best of October: Farmhouse Chef Culinary Series.
On the calendar
- Farmhouse Chef Culinary SeriesOct 23 2026
A guest-chef dinner at Ojai Valley Inn's Farmhouse; book on Tock.
- Ojai farmers marketSundays
9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).
Nothing of this kind in October. Try Everything.
November in Ojai
Shoulder seasonThe best of November: Suzanne Goin guest-chef dinner.
On the calendar
- Suzanne Goin guest-chef dinnerNov 28 2026
Farmhouse at Ojai Valley Inn, $395 with wine pairings.
- Ojai farmers marketSundays
9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).
Nothing of this kind in November. Try Everything.
December in Ojai
The best of December: Ojai farmers market.
On the calendar
- Ojai farmers marketSundays
9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).
Nothing of this kind in December. Try Everything.
Festival dates move from year to year, so check this year's dates before you book. Seasons are how growers, markets and local guides describe them; edges vary with the weather. Know something we missed? Tell us.