Dublin's Night Market Has One Friday Left This Year, and H Mart Is Now Next Door

On the north side of St. Patrick Way, between Golden Gate Drive and Regional Street, a public art installation runs for nearly 400 feet. The City of Dublin and AvalonBay built it alongside the street extension, and the city's strategic plan update describes two jobs for it. It is meant to create "a sense of place in a future civic gathering space downtown" and to provide "a visual barrier along the back of a large retail center."

So the city treated this block as a gathering place before anyone was gathering there. Three years later, that plan has two things to show for it. One is a city-run Night Market that closes the street a few Fridays each fall. The other is the large retail center behind the art piece, which now has a food hall. The last market of 2026 is Friday, November 13, from 5 to 9 p.m.

A street with a name before it had a crowd

"St. Pat's Row" is a byname, not an official street name. The Dublin City Council chose it on March 7, 2023, for the stretch of St. Patrick Way in front of the Avalon West residential project, between Golden Gate Drive and Regional Street. The city's own documents treat the segment as more than a connector. By the time it opened to pedestrians, bikes and cars, it was already listed in Dublin's downtown strategy as the start of a future civic space.

A name like that sets an expectation. A street called a "Row" is supposed to have people on it. For most of the week, this one carries ordinary traffic past apartments on one side and the back of a shopping center on the other. The Night Market is when the city closes the street and uses it as the name suggests.

Two seasons in, the market got longer and ends sooner

Dublin's Parks & Community Services department announced the Night Market in May 2025 and asked artisans, food trucks and performers to apply for a short fall series on St. Pat's Row. The city brought it back in 2026 with one more date and a start in late summer.

The 2026 season added a date in August and ends eight days earlier than last year's finale. If you counted on a late-November market the way 2025 ran, November 13 is the date to circle.

Each market follows the same basic setup. According to the city, a section of St. Patrick Way closes to vehicles and fills with food vendors, live music and vendors selling a range of goods. The city's event listing describes "food vendors, handmade goods, and live music." Some nights add a featured program. Patch's preview of the September 25 market reported a 5 to 6 p.m. block sponsored by the East Bay chapter of Asian Pacific American Advocates, with kung fu, traditional dance and tai chi. It also listed outdoor dining and family games. The city has not posted a specific program for November 13, so the vendor mix that night may differ.

What changed behind the art wall

The 2026 notice explains why the city expected a bigger season. It says the first year "drew strong community support," and that "with H-Mart now open next door, the City expects even more foot traffic this season." The Independent reported the same expectation and placed the store in the Dublin Retail Center, the shopping center just behind St. Pat's Row.

Pleasanton Weekly covered the opening day. H Mart opened at 7884 Dublin Blvd. on Thursday, March 26, 2026, as the chain's first East Bay store, after more than four years of development. Hundreds of shoppers, local officials and company leaders came out that morning. Before Dublin's store opened, the closest H Mart was in San Jose, the paper noted ahead of the opening.

The building was a hardware store before this. The Shelby Report says the store fills about 27,237 square feet that used to house an Orchard Supply Hardware. About 8,552 square feet of that is a food hall with outdoor seating and a small play area. Nearly a third of the store's space is a place to sit and eat, which is unusual for a grocery store. That puts a daily food stop right behind a street the city has been trying to turn into a gathering spot.

At opening, the food hall had six counters, according to The Shelby Report:

• Oh K-Dog & Egg Toast, Korean-style corn dogs and toast
• Kyodong Noodles, Korean-style Chinese cuisine
• Chodang, Korean-style soft tofu specialties
• BBQ Chicken, Korean-style fried and roasted chicken
• Daeho, Korean cuisine
• Tous Les Jours, a French-Asian bakery and desserts

That was the opening lineup, so check what's open before you go. The location matters more than the list. Before March, a Night Market Friday ended when the street reopened. Now there's an indoor food hall a short walk away that is open on the other Fridays too.

Dublin Mayor Sherry Hu said at the opening that the store "brings new energy, new experiences and a place for residents to gather, explore and enjoy," The Shelby Report quoted her as saying. "Gather" is the same idea the city used for the art installation on the other side of the wall.

Planning the November 13 finale

The market runs only four hours, and the city has said parking nearby is tight. A few things help:

1. Take BART if you can. The city says St. Pat's Row is about a five-minute walk from the West Dublin BART Station.
2. Don't count on street parking. Street parking in this part of Downtown Dublin will be limited, and the city suggests rideshare, biking, walking or transit.
3. Know the boundaries. The market covers St. Patrick Way between Golden Gate Drive and Regional Street, and that stretch is closed to cars during the event.
4. Arrive early for the featured programs. In September, the cultural performances ran in the first hour, from 5 to 6 p.m. If November has a similar program, arriving at opening gives you the best chance of seeing it.
5. Check the city's event page that week. The city keeps a Night Market page and a calendar listing for November 13. Those are the places to look for last-minute changes.

The rest of Dublin's calendar through early December

The Night Market is one of several city events in Dublin's 2026-27 Fall/Winter Activity Guide. Here are the guide's other dates between now and early December.

The first event is this Saturday, November 7. The Dublin Senior Center hosts its annual Holiday Craft Boutique from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 7600 Amador Valley Boulevard, with handcrafted items for early holiday shopping. The center's number for questions is 925-556-4511. The same day, Dublin Heritage Park & Museums holds one of its Weekend Wonders Saturdays.

The Night Market closes its season the following Friday, November 13. Then the city moves to holiday events: the Holiday Tree Lighting at the Dublin Civic Center on Thursday, December 3, Holiday DancEscape at the Dublin Senior Center on Friday, December 4, and Breakfast with Santa at Shannon Community Center on Saturday, December 5. November 13 is the last date on the city's 2026 Night Market schedule. After that, St. Pat's Row goes back to being a regular street until the city announces a new season.

The food hall behind it stays open after the market ends.

If you're a Dublin neighbor thinking about how Friday nights downtown have changed this year, or about what new spots like these mean for the blocks around them, we'd be glad to talk it over. Reach out to Realm Real Estate and let's connect.