Wine Strolls and Makers Markets Fill the Weekend
Los Altos, CA · October 23, 2026
Dust off your witch hats before heading out tonight — tasting glasses start pouring along Main and State streets right at six. Between evening costume walks and Sunday craft browsing, autumn is settling in across the village in full force.
The Lead
Downtown streets will welcome costumed crowds this evening as the annual Witches and Warlocks Wine Stroll launches a busy autumn weekend in the village triangle. Organized by the Los Altos Village Association, tonight’s gathering brings together 19 regional wineries pouring across Main and State streets, accompanied by eight live musical acts performing from sidewalk parklets and shop fronts.
The stroll marks the opening act of an unusually lively three-day stretch for local merchants. Foot traffic is expected to remain high straight through Sunday afternoon, when the open-air Head West marketplace takes over the village core with dozens of regional craft artisans, ceramicists, and textile designers. For downtown shopkeepers, the coordinated weekend calendar serves as the traditional kickoff to holiday retail browsing. Wristbands and tasting maps distribute starting at five o'clock outside Veterans Community Plaza.
Local Pulse
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Vice Mayor Hosts Community Office Hours Today City Hall Residents can discuss neighborhood priorities directly with Vice Mayor Larry Lang at the community center starting at ten this morning.
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Today's Outlook
- High 68°F · Low 56°F — Overcast
- Keep a light layer handy under today's calm, cloud-covered autumn skies.
What's On Around Town
Today
Vice Mayor Office Hours Los Altos Community Center (97 Hillview Ave), 10:00 AM–12:00 PM · Free Drop in to discuss neighborhood priorities directly with local leadership.
Witches & Warlocks Wine Stroll Downtown Los Altos, 6:00–9:00 PM · Paid Nineteen regional wineries, live music, and costumes through the downtown triangle.
Tomorrow
- Neighborhood Clean-Up Day Foothill College Parking Lot 6, Los Altos Hills, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM · Free
- Halloween Hoopla Family Fun Day Los Altos Community Center (97 Hillview Ave), 10:00 AM–1:00 PM · Free
Sunday
- HEAD WEST Marketplace Downtown Los Altos, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM · Free
- Trick or Treat Paint & Sip Laughing Monk Brewing (170 State St), 1:30–3:30 PM · Paid
Spotlight & Story
- Los Altos Hardware
- Family-owned for more than 35 years, this First Street mainstay is run by Henry and Nina Nesmith. In an era dominated by sprawling big-box chains, neighbors still head down the alley off San Antonio Road for key cutting, specific plumbing valves, and unvarnished counter advice.
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