If Thursday evening in downtown Los Altos has meant walking to State Street around 5 for produce and dinner, what does it mean now?
The farmers' market held the final night of its 2026 season on Thursday, Oct. 29. Its run went from April 30 to Oct. 29, 4 to 8 p.m. at 200 State St., presented by the Los Altos Village Association and the Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association. State Street won't host a Thursday evening event again until the Holiday Market on Dec. 10. Until then the downtown calendar goes from a weekly event to a few single nights, mostly Fridays. The Thursday routine moves about a block, to a food hall that has always stayed open later than the market did.
Five Thursdays with nothing on the street
From Nov. 5 onward, here are the Thursdays with no State Street event:
- Nov. 5
- Nov. 12
- Nov. 19
- Nov. 26, which is Thanksgiving
- Dec. 3
That is the gap. The Downtown Los Altos events calendar runs from Oct. 29 to Dec. 17 and lists seven events in total. It opens with the Oct. 29 Fall Fest finale and a Halloween trick-or-treat on Friday, Oct. 30. After those two, no event falls on a Thursday until December.
The gap sits right next to a building that has been serving dinner on State Street the whole time.
The Thursday hours at 170 State St.
State Street Market sits at 170 State St., a short walk from where the farmers' market set up its stalls. The farmers' market closed at 8 p.m. Most of the food hall's posted Thursday hours run later than that.
| Vendor | What it serves | Thursday hours |
|---|---|---|
| Little Blue Door | Street food inspired by the Indian subcontinent | 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| The Good Salad | Custom and signature salads | 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Konjoe Eatery | Pizza, pasta, barbecue, sandwiches | 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Laughing Monk Brewing | Craft beer, cocktails, spirits, wine | 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| The Penny Ice Creamery | Seasonal ice cream made from scratch | Noon to 9 p.m. |
| Little Sky Bakery | Naturally leavened bread, pastries, cookies | 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Orenchi Ramen | Japanese ramen and street food | 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 5 to 8 p.m. |
| Orenchi Sushi | Sushi and Japanese dishes | 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 5 to 8 p.m. |
Konjoe Burger is also in the building, serving burgers, chicken sandwiches and fries. Its hours change from day to day, so check its listing before you go.
Five of the counters above stay open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays, an hour after the farmers' market used to pack up. Little Sky Bakery is the closest match to what the market sold. Its naturally leavened bread and pastries cover the loaf you might have picked up at a stall.
Laughing Monk Brewing is fairly new. The Los Altos Town Crier reported that it soft-opened on March 6 in the space Murdoch's Bar used to hold. On Fridays and Saturdays the bar stays open until 10 p.m. That matters on the two Friday event nights coming up below.
The morning half arriving at the same address
Coffeebar is coming to the same building, and it covers the hours the food hall doesn't. In September, The Almanac listed Coffeebar Los Altos among the Peninsula's most anticipated openings and expected it in early October. In mid-October, Coffeebar's locations page still showed 170 State St. as "Coming October 2026." Check that page before planning a morning around it.
The chain was founded in Truckee in 2010, and Los Altos will be its fourth Bay Area location, after Menlo Park, Redwood City and Sunnyvale. According to the Town Crier, the Los Altos store has a pastry production center near the front, between Third and State streets. Its baking will supply the Menlo Park, Sunnyvale and Redwood City cafes too. The Almanac adds that while the cafe is in its soft opening, pastries will come from Menlo Park. The fall drinks on that list included a pistachio rose mocha, a marzipan latte and a yuzu caramel latte.
Founder Greg Buchheister told the Town Crier that customers line up "right in front of all the pastries." He also said the store will have a separate outdoor patio, because "one of the nice things about Los Altos is that it's really nice all the time."
Once Coffeebar is open, the building runs from breakfast through 9 p.m. on Thursdays. Over the next five weeks, that may be the steadiest thing on State Street.
The nights the street fills again
After Halloween weekend, the public calendar picks back up in mid-November. The events are on Fridays and one Saturday, so they fall right after the food hall's later weekend hours begin.
- Holiday Stroll, Friday, Nov. 13, 5 to 9 p.m. This is the Los Altos Village Association's 23rd annual stroll through downtown, with shopping specials, holiday lights and strolling carolers. As of late October, LAVA's event page still lists the participating shops and musicians as to be announced.
- Small Business Saturday, Nov. 28. This is the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The downtown association presents it as a day to support the small businesses downtown.
- Holiday Tree Celebration, Friday, Dec. 4, 6 to 8 p.m. It takes place at Veterans Community Plaza, at the corner of Main and State, with student performances, trolley rides and photos with Santa.
- Holiday Market, Thursdays, Dec. 10 and Dec. 17, 4 to 8 p.m. The market sets up on State Street with local vendors, live music and visits from Santa.
The last two items are where the season comes back around. The Holiday Market uses the farmers' market's old slot, Thursdays from 4 to 8 p.m. on State Street. It returns six weeks after the season finale and runs for just two nights. The tree lighting the Friday before is the closest event to State Street before then, held at the plaza where State meets Main.
For residents who still want a farmers' market on the weekend
For produce, three Sunday markets close to Los Altos keep running after the Thursday season ends.
- California Avenue Farmers Market, Palo Alto. Its operator lists it as weekly, year-round and rain or shine, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., on California Avenue at El Camino Real. Schedule here.
- Mountain View Farmers' Market. Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Caltrain station at 600 W. Evelyn Ave. On Sunday, Nov. 8, the market moves to the Hope Street lots because of a 49ers home game. The operator's page also lists Dec. 13 among its upcoming dates, so check the location before you head out.
- Westfield Oakridge Farmers' Market, San Jose. Year-round on Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Thornwood Drive and Winfield Boulevard. Details here.
Put together, a Sunday morning market in Palo Alto or Mountain View and a Thursday dinner at 170 State St. cover the weeks until the Holiday Market returns to the street on Dec. 10.
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