Kirkwood Farmers Market Fall 2026: From Night Market to Tree Lot

On Thursday, October 15, the Kirkwood Farmers' Market stays open into the evening for its Night Market on Argonne. In the market's 50th season, that evening falls on a weeknight, with Argonne closed to cars in front of the market and the Bedlam Brothers playing. The fall calendar runs on a different schedule from the one most people picture when they think of East Argonne.

The market began in 1976. The City of Kirkwood founded it as a bicentennial project, the city still owns the facility, and the Downtown Kirkwood Special Business District runs it. This year the district is marking 50 years in downtown Kirkwood. No separate anniversary event has been announced. The way the anniversary season ends says more about how the market works now.

The Saturday Tables Ended in Summer. The Market Didn't.

The Saturday vendor market opened on April 4 this year. It ran from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., with live music from 10 to noon and food and coffee trucks, artisans, produce and locally raised meats on the lot. St. Louis Magazine's 2026 farmers market guide lists that special Saturday vendors market as running through August 1. The district's own pages don't give a final Saturday.

What keeps the site busy after that is The Summit All Seasons Market, which is open seven days a week. Its 2026 season opened March 28, with hours of 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The Summit is a family business. The Webster-Kirkwood Times has profiled owners Kris Clark and Dan Mitchell and their mother, Carol Mitchell, who founded the family produce business and opened the Kirkwood Summit Produce location in 1984. In that profile, Dan described how the business grew into plants, pumpkins, Christmas trees, seasonal décor, local foods, baked goods and family experiences. That list is close to an outline of the fall and holiday calendar.

West Argonne picked up a new neighbor this summer as well. Fox's Finest Meats, Seafood & Marketplace opened at 159 W. Argonne on July 22, 2026, combining a butcher and seafood counter with prepared foods, grocery goods and bakery items, St. Louis Magazine reported. The district notes that part of the market's role over the years has been helping vendors grow into brick-and-mortar shops downtown.

Thursday, October 15, on East Argonne

The district says it holds three special evening Night Markets each season. Its vendor page lists June 26 and September 25 for 2026. The September edition closed Argonne Drive to cars from 4:30 to 8 p.m. and brought in makers, food trucks, a 4 Hands beverage truck and music by Teddy McReady.

The October 15 Night Market follows that pattern, with dozens of vendors, food trucks, the 4 Hands beverage truck, the Bedlam Brothers on stage and Argonne closed in front of the market. The posted start time varies by page. The district's event page says 5 to 8 p.m., while the main market page and The Summit both say 4:30 to 8 p.m., with music from 5 to 8. Admission is free.

The Witches Walk runs the same evening and starts in the same place. Check-in is at the Farmers' Market, and from there the walk is a costume-encouraged stroll through downtown businesses. Along the way are merchant specials, samples and drinks, and a best-dressed-witch contest with downtown gift cards and gift baskets as prizes. A Moonlight Market with vendors, treats and drinks rounds it out. So for one Thursday, the market lot serves as both the vendor hall and the starting line for the whole downtown district.

The Patch Runs Every Day Through Halloween

From September 25 through October 31, The Summit runs its Great Pumpkin Patch and Fall Fun Zone daily.

Shopping the Fall Farm Market and walking the pumpkin patch are free. The Fall Fun Zone is the paid part, with rides and play attractions. On weekends, The Summit's schedule lists Stonies on the grill, Jeannie the Face Painter and Tyler the Balloon Guy.

The pumpkins come from Missouri and Illinois growers. In September, Fox 2 reported that growers expected an average to above-average crop after a wet spring and summer, with healthy, larger pumpkins. The same report said the late-summer heat wave may have shortened the growing season by making blossoms drop early.

Two weeks after the Night Market, downtown closes its streets again, this time for children. The Halloween Walk on Thursday, October 29, offers trick-or-treating at participating businesses from 5 to 7 p.m. Kirkwood Road between Monroe and Adams, along with East and West Argonne and Jefferson, is set to close from about 4 to 7:30 p.m. That closure takes in the blocks around the market, so the evening's traffic and parking effects reach well past Kirkwood Road itself.

The Weeks Between, Mapped

The seven weeks from mid-October to early December are packed. Here are the dates within walking distance of the market sheds:

The Wine Walk fills the gap between Halloween and the holiday start. It features tastings at more than 20 downtown businesses and live music at Ken Connor Park. KPAC's November calendar keeps going alongside it, with Winter Opera St. Louis performing The Most Happy Fella on November 6 and 8, and a Jesse Robinson Coffee Concert on November 17.

November 21, When the Market Hands Off to KPAC

On Saturday, November 21, the season switches over to the holidays at both ends of downtown on the same day.

At the market, The Summit opens its Christmas Tree Lot and heated Gingerbread Shoppe on November 21. It describes a 1.5-acre lot with fresh-cut trees, wreaths and garlands. The district lists daily hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through December 23. The Summit's contact page says the lot and Gingerbread Shoppe stay open until December 24, closing at 1 p.m. on Christmas Eve. For a last-minute tree, The Summit is the one to call about the final days.

The same day, the district begins its Holiday Walk and kicks off the first Kirkwood Festival of Trees, with Santa at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. Area businesses, organizations and community partners are decorating trees and wreaths for display in the KPAC lobby, and some will include gift cards, products and themed décor. Raffle tickets give visitors a chance to win a favorite tree or wreath, and the drawing is Friday, December 4, at 2 p.m. Proceeds go to the Kirkwood Arts Foundation and KirkCare. The Holiday Walk page still shows a 2025 activity schedule, so the 2026 programming details are still to come.

Through the fall, the market lot is the center of downtown's evenings, starting with the Night Market and Witches Walk check-in and continuing through the Halloween Walk closures around it. On November 21, two holiday anchors open downtown, the lot full of Christmas trees on East Argonne and a lobby full of decorated ones at KPAC.

At Jill Azar & Jacque Mileusnic, we follow downtown Kirkwood's calendar as closely as we follow its streets. If you live near Argonne and are curious how your home's value looks heading into the tree-lot season, we're happy to put together a thoughtful, no-pressure home valuation for you, and to talk through what we're seeing across Kirkwood.