CANCELED!! CITY COUNCIL DENIED THE EVENT ITS PERMIT

 

Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival MiniFest 49.5

October , 2021, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Main Street between Miramontes & Spruce
Half Moon Bay, CA
Free admission - no pets! miramarevents.com

Art Festival Exhibits
Food + Drink
Bands and Music
Pumpkin Patch

• 7 a.m. Pancake Breakfast, City Hall Lot, Main St. @ Kelly Ave.
• 8 a.m. 43rd Annual Pumpkin Run Benefiting Senior Coastsiders
• Kid's Fun Run, 5K, 10K and Half Marathon
  Start and finish at Hatch Elementary School - 490 Miramontes Avenue call 650-726-9056
• 9 a.m. Festival Opens
• 10 a.m. Costume Contest, Half Moon Bay Library, Church & Correas Streets
• 10 a.m. Pumpkin Carving For Fun (not a contest), Bank of America lot
• 2 p.m. Pie Eating Contest (age 11 and under), Bank of America lot
• 2:15 p.m. Pie Eating Contest (age 12 and over), Bank of America lot
• 5 p.m. Festival Closes

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.

HALF MOON BAY, CALIF. -- Half Moon Bay 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 October 11, 2021
Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off  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 from years past - and return as a 2-day event in 2022 so we're keeping it posted

• Volkswagen-sized weigh-off champion pumpkins on display
• Pumpkin Carver Farmer Mike (the Picasso of pumpkin carvers)
• Harvest-inspired crafts by America's top artists
• Sunday's Made on the Coast Locals Artists Block f
• Live music
• Food and drink
• Pumpkin pie
• Pumpkin Parade
• Artist Peter Hazel's 10,000-pound world's largest mosaic pumpkin sculpture (12' x 11')  Castroville has the Giant Artichoke, New York City has the Big Apple and Half Moon Bay commissioned the world's largest pumpkin sculpture made by Reno-based artist Peter Hazel. Made of steel, cement, and ceramic tile for festivalgoers to  see.
• Xfinity Take 5 Lounge with giant screen TV
• Bungee jumping
• Waterballerz
• Gourdy, Pumpkin Festival mascot
• Pumpkin patches

MADE ON THE COAST
Artists sell quality arts and crafts, offer demonstrations

FINE ART & CRAFTS
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

CRAFT BEER, PREMIUM WINE AND COCKTAILS 


PANCAKE BREAKFAST   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  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  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 at Bank of America, 620 Main Street. 

GREAT PUMPKIN RUN/WALK 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
 

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.