Where do you buy from a farmer's table on this mountain in January? The Sunday market on Rim of the World Highway closed last weekend. Big Bear's Friday market wraps up tomorrow. Running Springs keeps its Saturday morning going for a few more weeks. After that, one certified farmers market is left in the San Bernardino Mountains, and it sets up on Thursday afternoons at a Masonic Lodge on Highway 189 in Twin Peaks.
The Twin Peaks Farmers Market doesn't shut down for winter. The state's roster of certified farmers markets, dated October 1, 2026, lists it as open year-round on Thursdays. Once Running Springs closes on November 21, it is the only certified market left on the Rim, and the winter week up here gets planned around it.
The mountain's market calendar shrinks in four weeks
The California Department of Food and Agriculture's certified farmers market roster shows each market's season. Here is the mountain section as of October 1, 2026:
| Market | Day and hours | Location | 2026 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rim of the World Farmers Market | Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | 27400 CA-18, Lake Arrowhead | April 12 to October 25 |
| Big Bear Lake Farmers Market | Friday, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. | 41216 Park Avenue, Big Bear Lake | April 3 to October 30 |
| Running Springs Certified Farmers Market & Artisan Faire | Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | 2645 Whispering Pines Dr., Running Springs | April 25 to November 21 |
| Twin Peaks Farmers Market | Thursday, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. | 26012 CA-189, Twin Peaks | Year-round |
The Sunday market at 27400 Rim of the World Highway had its last listed day on October 25. Big Bear's last Friday is October 30. That leaves two markets running into November, on Thursday and Saturday, and after November 21 only Thursday remains.
Running Springs gets the last word on the season, and its market has history behind it. In a Mountain News profile of this year's market, market manager Kevin Somes described it as "the original Rim of the World Farmers Market." The paper reported that the Running Springs Area Chamber of Commerce organizes it and that 2026 is its 15th season. That leaves four more Saturdays on Whispering Pines Drive, starting October 31, and Saturday, November 21 is the last chance this year to shop two mountain markets in one week.
What keeps Twin Peaks open is a thermometer
Twin Peaks follows a weather rule, not a seasonal end date. The October 1 events listing in the Alpine Mountaineer puts it plainly: the market "continues year-round and will be canceled only if the temperature goes below 40 degrees or it snows." The organizer, California Farmers Market Collective, says on its Twin Peaks page that the market runs year-round and closes only in extreme cold or heavy snow.
Every other mountain market closes by date. Twin Peaks closes only for bad weather. A clear, crisp Thursday in December is a market day. A snowy Thursday in early November is not. Before driving over on a cold afternoon, check the organizer's channels. The collective's FAQ says extreme-weather cancellations go up on its website and social media pages, and that its mountain markets can close for snow and road conditions. The Twin Peaks page links to the market's Instagram account, @twinpeaksfarmersmarket.
Daylight matters too, because the closing time moves with it. San Bernardino County's certified farmers market listings show Thursday from 2 to 7 p.m. The collective's own page says 2 p.m. "to dusk," and the Alpine Mountaineer says "until dark." The Crestline Chamber's listing for the November 12 market already ends it at 6:30 p.m. As the evenings get shorter, the earlier in the afternoon you arrive, the better. The chamber's organizer calendar already lists Twin Peaks market dates through December 31, 2026 and into January 7, 2027.
Two conditions, then, decide a winter market day:
- The temperature stays at 40 degrees or above, with no snow.
- You arrive with enough daylight left, since the market closes at dark.
A certified market at a Masonic Lodge
The site is part of what makes this market different. It sets up at the Rim of the World Masonic Lodge #711, 26012 Highway 189. It looks like a community-hall event, but the state's roster lists it as a certified farmers market alongside Running Springs and the Rim of the World Sunday market. All three appear in the same CDFA table. The CDFA roster also lists the same organizer team for the Twin Peaks market and the Rim of the World Sunday market. In practice, the collective that ran the Sunday market until last weekend is the same one keeping Thursday going all winter.
The lodge also hosts more than the market. The same Alpine Mountaineer listing notes that Rim of the World Lodge #711, Free and Accepted Masons, holds a dinner open to the public at 6 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month, ahead of its 7 p.m. stated meeting. RSVPs go through the lodge's website. Across November and December, this one building on Highway 189 has something open to the public on the first Wednesday and every weather-permitting Thursday.
What the tables carry
California Farmers Market Collective describes the Twin Peaks market as focused on local, pesticide-free produce. It lists seasonal fruits and vegetables along with a rotating set of artisan foods that may include fresh-baked goods and bread, local eggs, kombucha, fresh cheeses and local honey.
The collective's 2025 profile names three vendors the market "often features." Hook Creek Farms is a local microgreen farm. The other two are Cast Away Seafood and Bonjour Yogurt. Vendor lineups change from season to season, so take those names as examples of what the market has carried, not a promise of who will be there this Thursday. The photo gallery on the same page shows fresh salmon, handmade salsa, BBQ brisket, fresh-squeezed orange juice, pastries and flower arrangements.
Microgreens and seafood suit a winter market well, since neither depends on the summer harvest the way stone fruit does. For a cabin kitchen in December, a stand of greens grown nearby is the kind of fresh food that is hardest to find up here once the weekend markets close.
Fitting Thursday into a November week
From now until Thanksgiving, the Thursday market overlaps with several other dates on the mountain calendar, so it can share an afternoon with other plans.
- Thursday, November 12. The market runs 2 to 6:30 p.m. per the chamber listing. That same afternoon, the Lake Arrowhead Business Expo opens at Lake Arrowhead Resort & Spa, 27984 Highway 189. The chamber lists displays from 3:30 to 8 p.m., workshops from 4 to 7 p.m. and a mixer from 6 to 8 p.m., with up to 50 businesses and organizations taking part. Both are on Highway 189, so you can shop the market first and then go to the expo.
- Saturday, November 14. Top Town Fall Fest runs 1 to 4 p.m. at Hearth & Sage General Store, 23443 Crest Forest Drive in Crestline, with live music, food, crafts and games.
- Saturday, November 21. This is the last Running Springs market of the season, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Whispering Pines Drive.
- Thanksgiving weekend. According to a Mountain News report on a joint MAC meeting, a Lake Arrowhead chamber board member said this year's Holidays in the Pines celebration will begin that weekend.
Thanksgiving falls on November 26 this year, a Thursday. Neither the county nor the chamber listing includes a holiday closure, so check the organizer's website or Instagram that week before planning a Thanksgiving afternoon shop. The weather rule decides every other Thursday. A forecast at or above 40 degrees with no snow means the tables should be up on Highway 189 from 2 p.m. until dark.
At Crestline Real Estate, we pay attention to the details that shape a real mountain week, including which Thursday afternoons still bring fresh greens and fish to Twin Peaks in January. If you own here and are thinking about how your home fits a year-round mountain routine, or how to present that routine to the next owner, schedule a free home consultation with our local mountain experts.
