Printed takeout bags for Hawthorne, a city that just started throwing food parties.

Hawthorne is putting food front and center

Something new is going on in Hawthorne. In 2026 the city ran its first official restaurant week and opened a brand new weekly farmers market. The city itself is now pushing people to eat local.

Hawthorne already had the food: taco trucks, burger stands, Mexican kitchens and family bakeries. What it's getting now is a crowd that is actively looking for new places to try. That's the best moment to put your logo on every order, because a first time customer decides on the walk home if they'll ever come back.

Ten dollar plates and a fair outside City Hall

Hawthorne Eats!, the city's first restaurant week, ran January 25 to 31, 2026. Local restaurants offered a special $10 menu item, and the week ended with a Street Eats Fair outside City Hall with food trucks and local vendors.

Think about who shows up for a $10 deal. Mostly people who have never been inside your place. They try one thing, they like it, and a week later they've forgotten the name. A plain bag lets that happen. A printed bag sits on their counter, gets folded into a drawer, gets reused for lunch. Your name stays in front of them long after the deal is over.

Sunday mornings at the sports center

The Hawthorne Farmers Market opened on Sunday, April 19, 2026, and it runs every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Betty Ainsworth Sports Center parking lot. It's new, so lots of neighbors are still finding it for the first time.

If you have a stall there, your bag is your sign. Shoppers stroll for an hour holding whatever you handed them. Our bag stands 14″ tall with a 3.5″ gusset on each side and a flat bottom, so trays of tamales, pan dulce or a bag of grilled corn sit upright. It holds up to 22 lb, enough for a family haul from three stalls in one trip.

Running a cart or pop up table

Want to sell outside your four walls? Hawthorne charges $175 for a sidewalk vendor permit, good for twelve months, and you need a business license too. Food sellers also need LA County Public Health approval. Vending is allowed from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., or 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in residential areas.

Once the papers are in, pick a design that reads fast from a few feet away. A short name and a bold one color logo on brown kraft works great outdoors. Your print area is 12 × 14 in on the front, and there's no charge to print it. For more on the whole county, check out printed takeout bags for Los Angeles restaurants. Selling from a truck? Read the food truck bag guide for how trucks stock and hand off orders.