Liquid ejecting apparatus and method of cleaning head

The present invention provides a liquid ejecting apparatus and a method of cleaning a head, and contamination of a recording medium occurring by foreign materials adhered to a head is suppressed. A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a head in which a nozzle ejecting liquid onto a recording medium is provided; a first wiping member which performs a first wiping process of wiping off foreign materials adhered to a nozzle opening surface of the head by moving a relative position thereof with respect to the head to the other side from one side in a predetermined direction, in a state of being in contact with the nozzle opening surface; and a second wiping member which performs a second wiping process of removing the foreign materials adhered to a side surface of the head at the other side in the predetermined direction.