Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival

The world-famous Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival is the season’s big event, drawing hordes of visitors to the “World Pumpkin Capital” for a fun-filled festival on historic Main Street. This year’s 42nd annual festival will be held on October 13-14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

Massive, mind-boggling, Volkswagen-sized weigh-off champion pumpkins on display, the mesmerizing and remarkably talented “Picasso of pumpkin carvers” sculpting and shaping a monster 1,200+ pound pumpkin into… Show more a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, harvest-inspired crafts by America’s top artists plus the debut of “Made on the Coast”—a new “local artists block”, the richest/creamiest/tastiest pumpkin pie on the planet.

Three stages of blockbuster entertainment, everyone’s favorite home-spun parade, the Comcast Take 5 Lounge with giant screen TV, the debut of Spider Jump’s super fun bungee jump, enchanting events and contests for the whole family, the never-ending search for the Great Pumpkin, and a bumper crop of 3,000+ tons of the beloved orange orb waiting to be picked from one of the many rustic pumpkin patches around town are among the featured, not-to-be forgotten attractions. It’s the real thing … the authentic “autumn classic”.

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