LA Flower Market: Hours, Badges, Parking, and Getting Flowers Back to the Shop
A florist's guide to the Original Los Angeles Flower Market: trade and public hours, the badge program, admission and parking, and moving stems back to the shop.
The Original Los Angeles Flower Market is a wholesale flower market at 754 Wall Street in downtown LA, between 7th and 8th Streets, open Monday to Saturday and closed Sunday. Trade buyers with a badge shop first, from 4 a.m. on weekdays, and the public shops after 8 a.m. for $2 admission (Original LA Flower Market).
This guide is for florists, event planners, and other floral businesses: when to go, what the badge gets you, where to park, and how to get a morning’s buying back to the shop.
Key takeaways
- Trade hours are 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. Monday to Friday and 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday. Public hours follow, until noon or 2 p.m.
- Trade buyers need a badge and a valid resale certificate. The market lists the badge membership at $80 for a calendar year, with two badges included.
- Badge holders get free admission and validated parking during wholesale hours. The public pays $2 per person.
- The market has 35 or more vendors on a 55,000 square foot main floor, and it’s part of the wider Los Angeles Flower District.
When is the LA Flower Market open?
The market’s badge program page gives these hours (Original LA Flower Market):
| Day | Trade (badge holders) | Public |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Thursday | 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. | 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. |
| Friday | 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. | 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
| Saturday | 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. | 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
| Sunday | Closed | Closed |
The market’s visit page shows a simpler “5am – 1pm, Monday to Saturday,” so hours around holidays and individual vendor hours can differ. Check before a big event order.
Trade hours exist “to provide better shopping conditions for the trade”: fewer shoppers, full stock, and first pick before the public arrives.
Who can get a badge, and what does it cost?
The Los Angeles Flower District runs a Badge Member program for people in the floral industry. More than 4,500 individuals hold badges, representing over 2,000 retail florists, 600 interior decorators, 300 event planners, and wholesalers and shippers (Original LA Flower Market).
To shop trade hours, you need a badge and “valid, proper and legal resale certificates” (Original LA Flower Market). As listed in October 2026:
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Membership, one calendar year, two badges included | $80 |
| Online purchase processing fee | $5 |
| Extra or replacement badge | $5 each |
Memberships run by calendar year and aren’t prorated. The market lists these benefits:
- Shopping during wholesale hours
- Free validated parking during wholesale hours
- Free admission
- An exemption from sales tax on purchases, though each vendor is a separate business and decides how it handles sales tax
How much is admission and where do you park?
General admission is $2 per person per day, and children 16 and under get in free with an adult. Badge members get in free (Original LA Flower Market).
The market has a rooftop parking structure. Its entrance is on the west side of San Julian Street between 7th and 8th Streets, with a parking address of 723 San Julian Street. Several lots surround the market and street parking is limited. The structure takes cash and cards.
Badge holders get free validated parking during wholesale hours. The market says trade parking is validated at the main entrance at 754 Wall Street before 8 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Badge holders who shop during public hours pay for parking.
What can you buy there?
The market sells “bulk quantities of flowers and greens directly from growers and farmers” at below-retail prices. Its 35-plus vendors cover cut flowers, greens and foliage, potted orchids, tropicals, and floral supplies, and some offer shipping and delivery (Original LA Flower Market).
The market dates to 1919, when about 30 growers founded the American Florists’ Exchange, and moved to the 700 block of South Wall Street in the early 1920s (market history).
How do you get flowers back to the shop?
Most florists drive in, load the car, and drive back. That works until a wedding weekend or a holiday, when the buying trip runs into the hours you need for design. A few ways to handle it:
- Buy during trade hours. Trade runs until 8 a.m. on weekdays, before the public is admitted, so the floor is quieter and stock is fullest.
- Ask vendors about their own delivery. Some vendors list shipping and delivery among their services.
- Send a courier for the pickup. Pay at the stall, then have a courier collect the order and bring it to the shop or straight to the venue, while you stay at the bench.
For the third option, a cargo van or SUV keeps buckets upright and out of the sun, and the pickup goes on the calendar like any other order. We run scheduled and same-day routes as a courier service in Los Angeles, from downtown to the Westside, the Valley, and Orange County. Every pickup and drop-off has live tracking and a photo. Our florist delivery service handles market runs, arrangement deliveries, and event setups. Enter the market’s address and yours in the delivery cost calculator to see a price range.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the LA Flower Market hours?
Trade buyers with a badge shop from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. Monday to Friday and 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday. The public shops from 8 a.m. to noon Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, and 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. It’s closed Sunday.
Is the LA Flower Market open to the public?
Yes, during public hours, for $2 admission per person. Children 16 and under get in free with an adult.
How do I get a badge for the LA Flower Market?
Buy one online or at the market. You need to work in the floral industry and hold a valid resale certificate. The market lists the membership at $80 per calendar year, with two badges included.
Where do you park at the LA Flower Market?
In the market’s rooftop structure, entered from the west side of San Julian Street between 7th and 8th Streets, or in nearby lots. Badge holders get validated parking during wholesale hours.
What day is best to go to the LA Flower Market?
For florists, early on a weekday during trade hours, when stock is fullest and the floor is quietest. Saturday trade hours last only an hour.
The Bottom Line
The Original LA Flower Market rewards early starts: trade buyers with a badge and resale certificate shop from 4 a.m., get free parking, and are out by 8. The public pays $2 and shops later in the morning. For busy weeks, the buying is the quick part and the drive is what costs you, so put the market pickup on a courier route and stay at the design table. To price the run, use the delivery cost calculator.