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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.

Peak seasonShoulderHard monthFestival or event

January in Ojai

The best of January: Ojai farmers market.

On the calendar

  • Ojai farmers market
    Sundays

    9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).

    Ask Chef for the 2027 dates

February in Ojai

The best of February: Ojai farmers market.

On the calendar

  • Ojai farmers market
    Sundays

    9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).

    Ask Chef for the 2027 dates

March in Ojai

Peak season

The best of March: Ojai Pixie tangerines and Ojai farmers market.

In season

  • Ojai Pixie tangerines
    spring

    Melissa's puts the 2026 Pixie season at March through May, with a lighter crop.

    Mar–May

On the calendar

  • Ojai farmers market
    Sundays

    9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).

    Ask Chef for the 2027 dates

April in Ojai

Peak season

The best of April: Pixie tangerine month, Ojai Pixie tangerines and Ojai farmers market.

In season

  • Ojai Pixie tangerines
    spring

    Melissa's puts the 2026 Pixie season at March through May, with a lighter crop.

    Mar–May

Eat it now

  • Pixie tangerine month
    April

    Ojai has marked April as Pixie month in past years; ask at the market.

On the calendar

  • Ojai farmers market
    Sundays

    9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).

    Ask Chef for the 2027 dates

May in Ojai

Peak season

The best of May: Ojai Pixie tangerines and Ojai farmers market.

In season

  • Ojai Pixie tangerines
    spring

    Melissa's puts the 2026 Pixie season at March through May, with a lighter crop.

    Mar–May

On the calendar

  • Ojai farmers market
    Sundays

    9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).

    Ask Chef for the 2027 dates

June in Ojai

The best of June: Gelato on Ojai Avenue and Ojai farmers market.

Eat it now

  • Gelato on Ojai Avenue
    summer

    Sanders & Sons and Ojai Ice Cream, both on Ojai Avenue.

    Jun–Sep

On the calendar

  • Ojai farmers market
    Sundays

    9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).

    Ask Chef for the 2027 dates

July in Ojai

The best of July: Gelato on Ojai Avenue and Ojai farmers market.

Eat it now

  • Gelato on Ojai Avenue
    summer

    Sanders & Sons and Ojai Ice Cream, both on Ojai Avenue.

    Jun–Sep

On the calendar

  • Ojai farmers market
    Sundays

    9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).

    Ask Chef for the 2027 dates

August in Ojai

The best of August: Gelato on Ojai Avenue and Ojai farmers market.

Eat it now

  • Gelato on Ojai Avenue
    summer

    Sanders & Sons and Ojai Ice Cream, both on Ojai Avenue.

    Jun–Sep

On the calendar

  • Ojai farmers market
    Sundays

    9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).

    Ask Chef for the 2027 dates

September in Ojai

The best of September: Gelato on Ojai Avenue and Ojai farmers market.

Eat it now

  • Gelato on Ojai Avenue
    summer

    Sanders & Sons and Ojai Ice Cream, both on Ojai Avenue.

    Jun–Sep

On the calendar

  • Ojai farmers market
    Sundays

    9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).

    Ask Chef for the 2027 dates

October in Ojai

Shoulder season

The best of October: Farmhouse Chef Culinary Series.

On the calendar

  • Farmhouse Chef Culinary Series
    Oct 23 2026

    A guest-chef dinner at Ojai Valley Inn's Farmhouse; book on Tock.

    Ask Chef for the 2027 dates
  • Ojai farmers market
    Sundays

    9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).

    Ask Chef for the 2027 dates

November in Ojai

Shoulder season

The best of November: Suzanne Goin guest-chef dinner.

On the calendar

  • Suzanne Goin guest-chef dinner
    Nov 28 2026

    Farmhouse at Ojai Valley Inn, $395 with wine pairings.

    Ask Chef for the 2026 dates
  • Ojai farmers market
    Sundays

    9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).

    Ask Chef for the 2026 dates

December in Ojai

The best of December: Ojai farmers market.

On the calendar

  • Ojai farmers market
    Sundays

    9 am to 1 pm, year-round, at 300 E Matilija St behind the arcade (county market list, 2026).

    Ask Chef for the 2026 dates

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.

Going to Ojai?Plan every meal around what is in season, and keep the festivals in your trip.
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