Main Street • Half Moon Bay

Our Makers' Marketplace merges with Nights of Lights on Friday, December 6 - parade night - and transforms a block of Kelly Avenue into a warm and welcoming Winter Night Market from 4-8 pm, offering an array Coastside made goods to explore. Come downtown early, find a parking spot and enjoy all that Downtown Half Moon Bay has to offer all along the parade route!

Speakers' Space will continue to be presented on the first Thursdays
at Ink Spell Books throughout the winter.
Next up: Thursday, December 5, from 5-7 PM.

Join us on the 1st Thursday of the month to catch an artist’s demonstration in our local Makers Marketplace, and listen in as Musicians, Poets, Writers, and storytellers perform among the eclectic array of Shops, Bookstores, Nurseries, Restaurants, Wine Bars, Cafes and Galleries that grace 5 blocks of Half Moon Bay’s historic Main Street.

Make it Main Street is an economic recovery initiative designed as a public/private partnership to elevate, promote, and preserve the creative community of the Coastside. All events associated with Make It Main Street are free to the public.

Speakers' Space

Please join us for Speakers' Space on the first Thursday of the month.

Feature Author Hilary King

The featured author for the evening is Hilary King, who hails from the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. At age 50, after spending most of her life in the South, she moved with her husband and children to the Bay Area. She is currently a graduate student at San Jose State, getting her masters in creative writing. Her book of poems, Stitched on Me, was published in October 2024.

Make It Main Street's Speakers’ Space is supported by
Coastal Literary Arts Movement & San Mateo Country Arts Commission.

Nice and Nervous November Poem

Makers Marketplace

Coastside Makers of diverse and beautiful objects offer their works for sale, and share the process of how they are made. Every month the Makers Marketplace will feature a demonstration with glass blowers, or potters, or plein-air painters, weavers or...

To accommodate for the change of time and dropping of temperatures, we're moving Make It Main Street events indoors and giving our artisans a break to create and reset for the Holiday season and get set for the 3rd Annual Make It Main Street Winter Marketplace in downtown Half Moon Bay during Nights of Light, on Friday, December 6.

There are just a few spots left for Coastside residents to participate in our artists and makers section. Contact us at makeitmainstreet@coastside.net for information. Please include your name, community of residence, and a few photos of your work to be considered.

View our Makers

Live Music

Professional Coastside musicians perform at various times and locations on Main Street. Stroll towards the sounds of a world-class jazz piano duo, down the street to a singer-songwriter, or be drawn towards a trio of bluesmen or a chamber ensemble. The lineup, genres, and locations will vary every month.

Art Galleries
Open Late

Explore the vibrant Coastside art scene on Main Street! Many of our galleries and fine art studios stay are open late, offering a new experience for local art enthusiasts to visit after work or school. Enjoy browsing diverse artworks by local and regional artists, and indulge in lite refreshments until 6:30 PM. Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the creativity and charm of Half Moon Bay and Make it Main Street.

Thanks to New Leaf Community Markets and Half Moon Bay Winery for supporting the Coastside creative community.

Shops & Cafés Open Late

As the sun sets, Main Street comes alive during the Make it Main Street. Experience the charm of local shops and cafes staying open late, offering a delightful shopping and dining experience well into the evening. Discover unique treasures, indulge in delicious cuisine, and savor the vibrant atmosphere of this lively coastal town.

Make it Main Street is an economic recovery initiative designed in collaboration with The City of Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County Office of Arts & Culture, Coastal Literary Arts Movement, generous investments from Half Moon Bay Winery, along with many Coastside community members and enterprises.