October 19-20, 2019, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
October 19, 2019 9
a.m. - 5 p.m.
October 20, 2019 9
a.m. - 5 p.m.
Main Street between Miramontes & Spruce
Half Moon Bay, CA
Free admission - no pets!
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Great Pumpkin Parade Saturday, October 19, 2019, 12 p.m. on Main Street features the champion pumpkin and grower, marching bands, classic cars, floats, ghouls, gargoyles, goblins and ghosts.
7 a.m. Pancake
Breakfast both days
Saturday 10 a.m. Costume
Contest
Saturday 12 Noon Great
Pumpkin Parade
Pie Eating Contests both days
3 p.m. Smashing Pumpkins: Battle of the Bands
both days
Sunday 8 a.m. Pumpkin 5k Run
& Stroll
Sunday 10 am. Pumpkin
Carving
HALF MOON BAY, CALIF. -- Half Moon Bay 49th annual Art & Pumpkin Festival is the season's signature event known throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and California. Art & Pumpkin Festival is a celebration of pumpkins, music, community and art.
PUMPKIN WEIGH-OFF
Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off October 14, 2019, 7
a.m., 735 Main Street. Free to see. The 46th Annual Safeway big pumpkin
weigh off previously featured a
California-grown 1,535-pound Atlantic
Giant pumpkin.
Then in 2018 grower Steve Daletas
registered his 2,170-pound mega-gourd, obliterating a formidable field
of heavyweight contenders. Veteran growers contend for the $30,000 world
record prize in 2019.
FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE
MADE ON THE COAST October 20, 2019
Artists sell quality arts and crafts, offer demonstrations
FINE ART
&
CRAFTS October 19 & 20, 2019
275 of
America's top artists and craftmakers
sell sculpture, paintings,
photography, glass, ceramics, textiles,
jewelry, leather, wood, metal and mixed
media, hand-blown glass pumpkins, vases, flatware, clocks, dishes, wall
and table decorations, paperweights,
stained and beveled glass, etchings, photography, oil and
watercolor paintings, beadwork, gold and
silver jewelry, vests, handbags, hats,
wallets, footwear, windchimes
PUMPKIN FOOD
Pumpkin pancakes | pumpkin
pie | pumpkin bread | pumpkin muffins |
pumpkin cake rolls | pumpkin cheesecake
|
pumpkin cookies | pumpkin ice cream |
pumpkin smoothies | pumpkin churros |
pumpkin-infused chili (regular and
vegetarian) | pumpkin pie fudge | chicken
pumpkin sausages | pumpkin seeds | macaroni and
cheese with pumpkin seeds and spice | baked potatoes with
pumpkin curry
CALIFORNIA COASTAL CUISINE
Brussels sprouts / marinara sauce | steamed artichoke hearts |
Portuguese linguisa | bratwurst and
Italian sausage sandwiches | tamales
| hot beef
sandwiches | corn dogs | roasted turkey
legs | turkey sandwiches |
garlic fries | clam chowder in
sour dough bread bowls | hamburgers |
veggie burgers | grilled corn on the cob
|
garlic fries | kettle
corn | caramel apples
CRAFT BEER, PREMIUM WINE AND COCKTAILS
FARMER MIKE PUMPKIN CARVER
Farmer Mike, the Picasso of Pumpkin
Carvers has been a top draw and the
Pumpkin Festival's official carving
expert for over 30 years. On his Pumpkin
Festival stage, Farmer Mike has created
whimsical faces, movie characters like
MEGAMIND, a Wells Fargo stage coach,
Puff the Magic Dragon, and even
enshrined Pigeon Point Light House into
the shell of a pumpkin. The Atlantic
Giant variety of pumpkins he carves
range in size from 300-pounds to more
than 1,500-pounds. Most of his
incredible detail work is done using a
folding Buck knife and a variety of
simple chisels and he loves to interact
with his audience, providing carving
tips and answering questions. Be sure to
stop by to see Farmer Mike carving one
of his masterpieces.
PANCAKE
BREAKFAST October 19 & 20, 2019, 7-11 a.m. $15 at City Hall parking lot,
Main Street at Kelly Avenue
Plain or pumpkin
pancakes, grilled sausage links, fresh
orange juice, and hot coffee.
COSTUME CONTEST October 19,
2019, 10 a.m. at Half Moon Bay Library parking lot, at Church and Correas
Streets
Hundreds of ghosts, goblins, ghouls and more model their
ingeniously creative Halloween attire in the Costume Contest, a popular
time-honored festival tradition before walking in the big parade. The
costume contest is open to all ages with individual and group divisions.
Winners receive movie tickets and other prizes!
PIE-EATING CONTESTS
October 19 & 20, 2019, 2 p.m. in the Bank of America parking lot,
620 Main Street (open to all ages with categories 11 years & under | 12
and older
PUMPKIN CARVING
Non-competitive Pumpkin Carving October 20, 2019, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Bank of America, 620 Main
Street.
GREAT PUMPKIN RUN/WALK
October 20, 2019, 7 a.m. at
Hatch School (on Kelly Avenue, just west
of Highway 1).
New Half Marathon
plus a 5K & 10K Run and Kids Fun
Run/ Registration: seniorcoastsiders.org
XFINITY TAKE 5 LOUNGE
NFL and NCAA football and MLB playoff
games on a giant LED screen
Half Moon Bay Brewing Company beers &
ales
Italian sausage or bratwurst sandwiches
for sale
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
4 pumpkins from the weigh-off
Spider Jump bungee jump in the Gazebo
area.
High School Art Department's face
painting booth
Create a magic wand and mask
Kiddieland creative station with Mexican
Paper Flower Crown and Waterballerz
GOURDY, THE PLAYUL PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
MASCOT
Gourdy's mascot costume is a
one-of-a-kind custom design by
prestigious design fabricator Carol
Flemming.
MERCH
Festival t-shirts, sweatshirts, tank
tops, baseball shirts, trucker hats,
beer mugs, shopping bags and more.
ORGANIC, HEALTHY & GREEN PRODUCTS
SHOWCASE
HOME & GARDEN EXHIBITS
SPECTACULAR SPONSORS
Formed by Main Street Beautification
Committee in 1971, this Zero Waste
festival is title sponsored by Safeway.
DIRECTIONS
The free-admission festival will be held on October 19-20 from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. on Main Street between Miramontes and Spruce Streets in Half Moon
Bay. To get to Half Moon Bay, take 101 or 280 to Highways 92 or 84 west.
You can also get to Half Moon Bay via Highway 1 from both north and
south.
PARKING
Handicap accessible parking on Purissima Street between Correas Street
and Kelly Avenue
South end of Main Street at Metzgar
Half Moon Bay High School (Main St. just north of Hwy. 92)
Our Lady of the Pillar Church
Community Center/Shoreline Station complex on Kelly Avenue just east of
Highway 1.
Bicycle parking is available behind the Bike Works at 520 Kelly Avenue
near Highway 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days $5 donation per bicycle
Ride SamTrans bus service to the festival
STREET CLOSURES
Main Street closed from Mill Street south to Monte Vista Lane throughout
festival weekend
NO PETS
Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.