The Pacific Palisades Farmers Market returned Aug. 19 for the first time since the January 2025 wildfire, drawing longtime vendors and residents to a ribbon-cutting on Swarthmore Avenue inside Palisades Village.

The 26-year-old market is operating at about half its original size, the City of Los Angeles said. More than a dozen vendors now sell produce, fresh eggs, flowers, prepared foods and artisanal goods along the Swarthmore Avenue stretch of Palisades Village every Wednesday from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., the Los Angeles Times reported. The season runs through Dec. 30.

The market previously ran on Sunday mornings on Antioch Street, the Palisadian-Post reported. The January 2025 fire destroyed nearly 6,800 structures and killed 12 people in Pacific Palisades, forcing the closure of much of the neighborhood's business district.

Councilwoman Traci Park, developer Rick Caruso, Palisades Recovery Coalition founder Maryam Zar, Jennifer McColm, Melissa Farwell and Allison Holdorff Polhill cut the ribbon at the Aug. 19 ceremony, according to the Palisadian-Post.

Chef Timothy Hollingsworth, who opened Alphabet Bar & Grill at Palisades Village, told the Los Angeles Times the moment carried weight. "The community has gone through so much and now it's time to rebuild," Hollingsworth said. "To have an opportunity to be a part of that is a really cool thing."

The market's return came days after Palisades Village itself reopened Aug. 15 following more than $100 million in repairs over 19 months.

The broader recovery remains slow.

As of Aug. 13, renovation had begun on 1,000 homes in Pacific Palisades and just 35 primary residences had received certificates of occupancy, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal, citing the Pali Rebuild Map. The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation estimated in a June 2026 update that annual household spending losses from delayed reoccupation in the fire area reached roughly $79 million. As of April 2026, only 0.31 percent of destroyed residential structures had received final certificates of occupancy, the LAEDC found. Vacancy rates in the Palisades fire area had not declined in the months after the blaze, unlike the Eaton fire area, which saw some improvement.

Raw Inspiration, the nonprofit that presents the market, lists it at 1035 Swarthmore Ave. in Pacific Palisades. The next market day is Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 1:30 p.m.